The Bank of Canada Releases Its Annual Report for 2019

The Bank of Canada Releases Its Annual Report for 2019

May 6, 2020
Cryptocurrency Blockchain SmartContract

Skip to content

[ Home ][1]

Search the site

Search __

[FR][2]

[ __Home ][3] Toggle navigation [FR][2] Toggle Search __

Search the site Search __

  • [About The Bank ][4]

[About the Bank][4]

* [The Bank's History][5]
* [The Bank's Head Office][6]
* [Regional Offices][7]
* [Photos & Videos][8]
* [Contact][9]
* [Archives][10]
* [Background materials][11]

Corporate Governance

* [Board of Directors][12]
* [Governing Council and Senior Management][13]
* [Governance Documents][14]

[Educational Resources][15]

* [Explainers][16]
* [Financial Education Resources][17]

[ ![][18] ][19]

[Careers][19]

Take a central role at the Bank of Canada.

  • [Core Functions ][20]

[Core Functions][20]

* [Monetary Policy][21]
* [Financial System][22]
* [Currency][23]
* [Funds Management][24]
* [Key Interest Rate: Target for the Overnight Rate][25]
* [Unclaimed Balances][26]

[ ![][27] ][28]

[Toward 2021][28]

Reviewing the Monetary Policy Framework.

[ ![][29] ][30]

[Financial System Hub][30]

Promoting a stable and efficient financial system.

  • [Markets ][31]

[Markets][31]

* [About Financial Markets][32]
* [Market Notices][33]
* [Term Repos][34]
* [Market Operations and Liquidity Provision][35]
* [Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee][36]
* [Canadian Fixed-Income Forum][37]
* [Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group][38]

[Government Securities Auctions][39]

* [Calls for Tenders and Results][40]
* [Schedules and Results][41]
* [Rules and Terms][42]
* [Forms and Certificates][43]
* [Data][44]
* [Definitions and Formulas][45]

[ Market Notices ][46]

May 4, 2020

[Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of

Government of Canada securities (May 11-May 22)][47]

April 30, 2020

[Operational details for the Provincial Bond Purchase

Program][48]

[See More][46]

  • [Bank Notes ][49]

[Bank Notes][49]

* [Bank Notes Past and Present][50]
* [Bank Note Redemption Service][51]
* [Counterfeit Prevention][52]
* [Images][53]
* [Training and Education Materials][54]
* [Videos][55]

[ ![][56] ][57]

[The next bank NOTE-able Canadian][57]

Learn how the selection process for the portrait subject of the $5 note will unfold.

[ ![][58] ][59]

Find out what removing legal tender status means and which bank notes are affected.

  • [Publications ][60]

[Publications][60]

* [Annual & Quarterly Report][61]
* [Bank of Canada Review][62]
* [Business Outlook Survey][63]
* [Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations][64]
* [The Economy, Plain and Simple][65]
* [Financial System Hub][30]
* [Monetary Policy Report][66]
* [Senior Loan Officer Survey][67]
* [Books and Monographs][68]

[Browse Publications][69]

Browse and filter Bank of Canada publications by author, JEL code, topic and content type.

Statistical Publications

* [Summary of Government of Canada Direct Securities and Loans][70]

[ ![][71] ][72]

[Monetary Policy Report - April 2020][72]

Canada’s economy faces two significant shocks–the plunge in global oil prices and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • [Research ][73]

[Research][73]

* [Browse Research][74]
* [Staff Analytical Notes][75]
* [Staff Discussion Papers][76]
* [Staff Working Papers][77]
* [Technical Reports][78]

People

* [Economic Staff][79]
* [Author List][80]

[Awards][81]

* [Research Paper Awards][82]
* [Scholarship Awards][83]
* [Fellowship Program][84]
* [The Governor's Challenge][85]

[Collaboration][86]

* [Financial System Research Centre][87]
* [Visiting Scholar Program][88]
* [Conferences, Seminars and Workshops][89]
* [PIVOT Program][90]

[ ![][91] ][92]

[Digital Currencies and Fintech][92]

Understanding digital currencies and related financial technologies is an important part of our research agenda.

  • [Press ][93]

[Press][93]

* [Announcements][94]
* [Press Releases][95]
* [Selected Media Activities][96]
* [Speeches][97]
* [Upcoming Events][98]
* [Webcasts][99]

[Browse Press][100]

Browse and filter Bank of Canada press content by topic, author, location and content type.

Info

* [Media Advisories][101]
* [Media Contacts][102]
* [Blackout Guidelines][103]
* [Principles for External Communication][104]

[ ![][105] ![][106] ][107]

[Monetary Policy Report - Press Conference (Webcasts) - April

2020][107]

Release of the Monetary Policy Report - Press conference by Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins. (10:30 (ET) approx.).

  • [Statistics ][108]

[Statistics][108]

* [Daily Digest][109]
* [Exchange Rates][110]
* [Interest Rates][111]
* [Price Indexes][112]
* [Indicators][113]
* [Banking and Financial Statistics][114]
* [Inflation Calculator][116]
* [Investment Calculator][117]
* [Official International Reserves][118]
* [Credit Conditions][119]

[Staff Economic Projections][120]

These forecasts are provided to Governing Council in preparation for monetary policy decisions. They are released once a year with a five- year lag.

Search the site

search

  • [Home][121]
  • [Press][122]
  • [Press Releases][123]

The Bank of Canada Releases Its Annual Report for 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

[Media Relations][124]

[613-782-8782][125]

May 6, 2020

[ __][126][ __][127][ __][128][ __][129]

The Bank of Canada’s Annual Report for 2019 was tabled in the House of Commons today. The Report will be available at 14:00 (ET) on the Bank’s [website][3].

For more information, please contact at 613-782-8782.

Content Type(s): [Press][130], [Press Releases][131]

May 6, 2020

[Annual Report 2019][132]

[![][133]][132]

The Annual Report outlines the Bank’s activities and achievements in 2019. It includes the financial statements and a message from Governor Stephen S. Poloz.

Content Type(s): [Publications][134], [Annual Report][135]

About

  • [Contact][9]
  • [Careers][19]
  • [Press][93]
  • [Educational Resources][15]

Affiliate Sites

  • [Bank of Canada Museum][136]
  • [Credit Conditions][119]
  • [Canada Savings Bonds][137]
  • [Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee][36]
  • [Unclaimed Balances][26]
  • [Terms & Conditions][138]
  • [Privacy][139]
  • [Access to Information & Privacy (ATIP)][140]
  • [Info Source][141]
  • [Internet Scams][142]

Follow the Bank

  • [__Twitter - News][143]
  • [__Twitter - Jobs][144]
  • [__Youtube][145]
  • [__Flickr][146]
  • [__LinkedIn][147]
  • [__Upcoming Events][148]
  • [__RSS Feeds][149]
  • [__Email Alerts][150]

    1. www.bankofcanada.ca/ (Home)
    2. www.banqueducanada.ca/2020/05/publication-rapport-annuel-2019/
    3. www.bankofcanada.ca/
    4. www.bankofcanada.ca/about/
    5. www.bankofcanada.ca/about/history/
    6. www.bankofcanada.ca/about/bank-head-office/
    7. www.bankofcanada.ca/about/contact-information/regional-offices/
    8. www.bankofcanada.ca/about/photos-and-videos/
    9. www.bankofcanada.ca/about/contact-information/
    10. www.bankofcanada.ca/about/archives/
    11. www.bankofcanada.ca/search/?content_type%5B%5D=background-materials
    12. www.bankofcanada.ca/about/board-of-directors/
    13. www.bankofcanada.ca/about/governing-council/
    14. www.bankofcanada.ca/about/governance-documents/
    15. www.bankofcanada.ca/about/educational-resources/
    16. www.bankofcanada.ca/about/educational-resources/explainers/
    17. www.bankofcanada.ca/about/educational-resources/financial-education-resources/
    18. www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/careers-menu.jpg
    19. www.bankofcanada.ca/careers/
    20. www.bankofcanada.ca/core-functions/
    21. www.bankofcanada.ca/core-functions/monetary-policy/
    22. www.bankofcanada.ca/core-functions/financial-system/
    23. www.bankofcanada.ca/core-functions/currency/
    24. www.bankofcanada.ca/core-functions/funds-management/
    25. www.bankofcanada.ca/core-functions/monetary-policy/key-interest-rate/
    26. www.bankofcanada.ca/unclaimed-balances/
    27. www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/leadbg-red-500x250.jpg
    28. www.bankofcanada.ca/toward-2021-renewing-the-monetary-policy-framework/
    29. www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/FShub-500x250.jpg
    30. www.bankofcanada.ca/core-functions/financial-system/financial-system-hub/
    31. www.bankofcanada.ca/markets/
    32. www.bankofcanada.ca/markets/about-financial-markets/
    33. www.bankofcanada.ca/markets/market-notices/
    34. www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/indicators/market-operations-indicators/term-repos/
    35. www.bankofcanada.ca/markets/market-operations-liquidity-provision/
    36. www.cfec.ca/
    37. www.bankofcanada.ca/markets/canadian-fixed-income-forum/
    38. www.bankofcanada.ca/markets/canadian-alternative-reference-rate-working-group/
    39. www.bankofcanada.ca/markets/government-securities-auctions/
    40. www.bankofcanada.ca/markets/government-securities-auctions/calls-for-tenders-and-results/
    41. www.bankofcanada.ca/markets/government-securities-auctions/#sched
    42. www.bankofcanada.ca/markets/government-securities-auctions/#rules
    43. www.bankofcanada.ca/markets/government-securities-auctions/#forms
    44. www.bankofcanada.ca/markets/government-securities-auctions/#data
    45. www.bankofcanada.ca/markets/government-securities-auctions/#def
    46. www.bankofcanada.ca/?content_type=notices&post_type%5B0%5D=post&post_type%5B1%5D=page
    47. www.bankofcanada.ca/2020/05/operational-details-upcoming-secondary-market-purchases-government-canada-securities-may-11-may-22/
    48. www.bankofcanada.ca/2020/04/operational-details-provincial-bond-purchase-program/
    49. www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/
    50. www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/bank-note-series/
    51. www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/bank-note-redemption-service/
    52. www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/counterfeit-prevention/
    53. www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/image-gallery/
    54. www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/audience-specific-resources/
    55. www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/bank-note-videos/
    56. www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/5_callout-500x250.jpg
    57. www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/banknoteable-5/
    58. www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/header-image-500x250.jpg
    59. www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/upcoming-changes-to-legal-tender-status-for-older-bank-notes/
    60. www.bankofcanada.ca/publications/
    61. www.bankofcanada.ca/publications/annual-reports-quarterly-financial-reports/
    62. www.bankofcanada.ca/publications/boc-review/
    63. www.bankofcanada.ca/publications/bos/
    64. www.bankofcanada.ca/publications/canadian-survey-of-consumer-expectations/
    65. www.bankofcanada.ca/publications/the-economy-plain-and-simple/
    66. www.bankofcanada.ca/publications/mpr/
    67. www.bankofcanada.ca/publications/slos/
    68. www.bankofcanada.ca/publications/books-and-monographs/
    69. www.bankofcanada.ca/publications/browse/
    70. www.bankofcanada.ca/publications/summary-of-government-of-canada-direct-securities-and-loans/
    71. www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/MPR-April-500x250-1586884466.jpg
    72. www.bankofcanada.ca/2020/04/mpr-2020-04-15/
    73. www.bankofcanada.ca/research/
    74. www.bankofcanada.ca/research/browse/
    75. www.bankofcanada.ca/research/browse/?content_type%5B%5D=20191
    76. www.bankofcanada.ca/research/browse/?content_type%5B%5D=33
    77. www.bankofcanada.ca/research/browse/?content_type%5B%5D=31
    78. www.bankofcanada.ca/research/browse/?content_type%5B%5D=35
    79. www.bankofcanada.ca/research/economic-staff/
    80. www.bankofcanada.ca/research/author-list/
    81. www.bankofcanada.ca/research/?#awards
    82. www.bankofcanada.ca/research/research-paper-awards/
    83. www.bankofcanada.ca/careers/scholarships/
    84. www.bankofcanada.ca/research/fellowship-program/
    85. www.bankofcanada.ca/research/governors-challenge/
    86. www.bankofcanada.ca/research/?#collaboration
    87. www.bankofcanada.ca/research/financial-system-research-centre/
    88. www.bankofcanada.ca/research/visiting-scholar-program/
    89. www.bankofcanada.ca/research/conferences-workshops/
    90. www.bankofcanada.ca/research/partnerships-in-innovation-and-technology-pivot-program/
    91. www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/digital-postcallout-500x250-1573688506.jpg
    92. www.bankofcanada.ca/research/digital-currencies-and-fintech/
    93. www.bankofcanada.ca/press/
    94. www.bankofcanada.ca/press/announcements/
    95. www.bankofcanada.ca/press/press-releases/
    96. www.bankofcanada.ca/press/selected-media-activities/
    97. www.bankofcanada.ca/press/speeches/
    98. www.bankofcanada.ca/press/upcoming-events/
    99. www.bankofcanada.ca/press/webcasts/
    100. www.bankofcanada.ca/press/browse/
    101. www.bankofcanada.ca/press/media-advisories/
    102. www.bankofcanada.ca/press/contacts/
    103. www.bankofcanada.ca/core-functions/monetary-policy/key-interest-rate/blackout-guidelines/
    104. www.bankofcanada.ca/about/governance-documents/principles-external-communication-members-governing-council/
    105. www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/mpr-500x250.jpg
    106. www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/themes/parent-build/images/play-button.png
    107. www.bankofcanada.ca/multimedia/monetary-policy-report-press-conference-webcasts-april-2020/
    108. www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/
    109. www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/daily-digest/
    110. www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/exchange/
    111. www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/interest-rates/
    112. www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/price-indexes/
    113. www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/indicators/
    114. www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/banking-and-financial-statistics/
    115. www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/related/
    116. www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/related/inflation-calculator/
    117. www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/related/investment-calculator/
    118. www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/related/international-reserves/
    119. www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/related/credit-conditions/
    120. www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/staff-economic-projections/
    121. www.bankofcanada.ca (Home)
    122. www.bankofcanada.ca/press/ (Press)
    123. www.bankofcanada.ca/press/press-releases/ (Press Releases)
    124. www.bankofcanada.ca/profile/media-relations/
    125. tel:6137828782 ()
    126. www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bankofcanada.ca%2F2020%2F05%2Frelease-annual-report-2019%2F (Share this page on Facebook)
    127. twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Currently+reading%3A&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bankofcanada.ca%2F2020%2F05%2Frelease-annual-report-2019%2F (Share this page on Twitter)
    128. www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bankofcanada.ca%2F2020%2F05%2Frelease-annual-report-2019%2F&title=The+Bank+of+Canada+Releases+Its+Annual+Report+for+2019 (Share this page on LinkedIn)
    129. mailto:?Subject=The%20Bank%20of%20Canada%20Releases%20Its%20Annual%20Report%20for%202019&body=Currently%20reading%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bankofcanada.ca%2F2020%2F05%2Frelease-annual-report-2019%2F (Share this page by email)
    130. www.bankofcanada.ca/content_type/press/
    131. www.bankofcanada.ca/content_type/press/press-releases/
    132. www.bankofcanada.ca/2020/05/annual-report-2019/
    133. www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2019-Annual-Report-cover-EN-90x90.jpg
    134. www.bankofcanada.ca/content_type/publications/
    135. www.bankofcanada.ca/content_type/publications/annual-report/
    136. www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca/
    137. csb.gc.ca
    138. www.bankofcanada.ca/terms/
    139. www.bankofcanada.ca/privacy/
    140. www.bankofcanada.ca/about/contact-information/atip/
    141. www.bankofcanada.ca/about/contact-information/atip/info-source/
    142. www.bankofcanada.ca/2019/06/fraudulent-investment-scheme/
    143. twitter.com/bankofcanada
    144. twitter.com/BoC_Jobs
    145. www.youtube.com/user/bankofcanadaofficial
    146. www.flickr.com/photos/bankofcanada/
    147. www.linkedin.com/company/12682
    148. webcal://www.google.com/calendar/ical/webadmin%40bankofcanada.ca/public/basic.ics
    149. www.bankofcanada.ca/rss-feeds/
    150. www.bankofcanada.ca/email-alerts/