The Parliamentary Budget Officer will post a report on the parliamentary website in response to a motion passed November 17, 2010 by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. Call 613-992-8026.
The Canadian Young Farmers’ Forum presents a virtual roundtable discussion with Minister of State (Agriculture) Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Jonquiere-Alma, QC). Visit www.agr.gc.ca/youngfarmers.
The British Council and the Migration Policy Group will release a study comparing and ranking Canada with countries in Europe and the United States during a 30-minute webcast and press conference. Visit http://mipex.eventbrite.com to receive your access code and attend the webcast.
The Winter issue of the Bank of Canada Review will be released on the bank's website. Call 613-782-8782.
The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy will release a new report examining the climate change policy relationship between Canada and the United States on their website, www.nrtee-trnee.ca. Call 613-943-2054.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) will post two new briefing notes entitled “Monitoring Update on the Government’s Operating Freeze” and “A Comparison of PBO and IMF Projections” on the Web site at www.parl.gc.ca/pbo-dpb.
The Bank of Canada will announce its decision on the target for the overnight rate on its website www.bankofcanada.ca.
The Winter issues of the Business Outlook Survey and the Senior Loan Officer Survey will be released on the Bank of Canada website. Call 613-782-8782.
An audio Webcast of a press conference by Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada and Tiff Macklem, Senior Deputy Governor, following the release of the Monetary Policy Report will be available at http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/real/index.html.
To recognize UNESCO International Literacy Day, CCL will release a new report that examines the state of adult literacy in Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal from 2001 through 2031. The report will be available online. Call 613-782-2959 ext. 6252.
