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3 unusual facts about Bank of Canada


Bank of Canada

Prime Minister John Diefenbaker central bank monetary policy was directed towards increasing the money supply to cause low interest rates, and have full employment.

Canadian federal election, minor party positions

Monetary policy: The Canadian Action Party promoted a change to monetary policy to allow the Bank of Canada to fund all government debt.

Ulysses Ricci

bronze doors at Bank of Canada, Marani, Morris & Allen, architects, Ottawa, Canada


Randall Wright

In addition to his academic position, Wright is a Research Associate at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, the Bank of Canada, NBER, and Panthéon-Assas University.

Yvon Marcoux

Prior to his political career, Marcoux held several important administration positions including vice-president for the Bank of Canada, Laurentian Bank and Trust La Laurentienne, in the early 1980s as well as key positions at the province-run "Société général de financement du Quebec" (SGF) as well as private supermarket Provigo.


see also

Centura

Centura Bank, a bank headquartered in Rocky Mount, North Carolina until 2001, when Royal Bank of Canada acquired the company and changed its name to RBC Centura

Citizens Bank of Canada

On April 9, 2008, Citizens Bank of Canada became the first North American bank to claim to be fully carbon neutral, as announced publicly by David Suzuki.

Continental Bank of Canada

On December 8, 2013 the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, signed Letters Patent of Continuance for Continental Bank of Canada (“Continental”), thereby chartering Canada’s newest bank.

David Dodge

David A. Dodge (born 1943), Canadian economist and Governor of the Bank of Canada from 2001 to 2008

Edward Kenny

The first born, Thomas Edward Kenny, born October 12, 1833 in Halifax, later became president of the Royal Bank of Canada.

First Nations Bank of Canada

First Nations Bank of Canada plans to expand its Community Banking Centres to Baker Lake, Kugluktuk, and Pond Inlet in 2014.

Frazee

Rowland Frazee (b. 1921), former CEO of the Royal Bank of Canada.

IDMS

Users included the Strategic Air Command, Ford of Canada, Ford of Europe, Jaguar Cars, Clarks Shoes UK, AXA/PPP, MAPFRE, Royal Insurance, Manulife, Hudson's Bay Company, Cleveland Clinic, Bank of Canada, General Electric, Aetna and BT in the UK.

Imperial Bank of Canada

The Imperial Bank of Canada branches expanded beyond Toronto and were found in St. Catharines, Ingersoll, Welland and Port Colborne.

Royal Bank Building

Royal Bank Plaza, a Toronto office complex which serves as the defacto headquarters of the Royal Bank of Canada