<time datetime="2014-11-20T14:26:55-05:00">November 20, 2014</time>

Canada needs a better and faster payments system, according to a report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “A Speedier and More Efficient Payments System for Canada,” author Mati Dubrovinsky finds…

<time datetime="2013-09-04T13:45:38-04:00">September 4, 2013</time>

Predicting recessions in real-time could be made possible by mining vast new sources of electronic data, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Predicting Recessions…

<time datetime="2012-09-05T13:45:06-04:00">September 5, 2012</time>

Financial regulators should turn their attention to the potential threats to financial stability lurking in the shadow banking system, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe…

<time datetime="2012-06-21T13:45:48-04:00">June 21, 2012</time>

Canadians are avid users of debit cards, credit cards and online payments, but our payment system needs reform to spur innovation, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute.…

<time datetime="2012-04-04T13:45:09-04:00">April 4, 2012</time>

Canadian households are saddled with unprecedented amounts of debt through bank loans, credit cards and lines of credit, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe…

<time datetime="2011-09-13T17:17:11-04:00">September 13, 2011</time>

As part of the consultation process on proposed reforms by the Task Force for the Payments System Review, Philippe Bergevin, Policy Analyst at the C.D Howe Institute, and Todd J. Zywicki from the…

Intelligence Memos
From: Jeremy M. Kronick and Duncan T. Munn To: Financial Sector Regulators Date: March 27, 2023 Re: Six Banking Lessons From the Moment With the implosion of systemically important…
Intelligence Memos
From: Eloise Duncan To: Provincial Policymakers Date: March 21, 2023 Re: Financial Resilience Index Highlights Provincial Differences: Quebec a Leader A little over a year ago, I highlighted the…
Op-Ed
The Bank of Canada’s ballooning balance sheet has received lots of attention lately. From $120 billion in early March 2020 it grew over the next 12 months to $575 billion and it still stands at…