environment. We also consider whether a central bank digital currency (CBDC) would address unmet payment needs in a cashless …

The authors present a detailed discussion of the Bank of Canadas' framework for the implementation of monetary policy … implementation of monetary policy. An assessment of the effectiveness of the Bank of Canadas' framework is also provided, including …

on data from the Bank Note Distribution System and from consumer surveys conducted in April and August 2021. Our key …

the methods of payment in Canada. We present insights drawn from the Bank Note Distribution System and from a recent … survey conducted by the Bank of Canada in collaboration with our survey provider, Ipsos, and technical advice from Statistics …

financial system and perhaps the wider economy. This paper addresses the question of whether a central bank should issue digital … currency that could be used by the general public. It begins by discussing the possible motivations for a central bank to issue … a digital currency. The paper then sets out a benchmark central bank digital currency (CBDC) with features that are …

imposed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic were relaxed during the summer of 2020. We find that bank notes in … circulation continued to rise in July due to ongoing cash withdrawals and decreased cash deposits in the Bank Note Distribution …

opportunities, it recovered as containment measures eased. We explore the potential two scenarios for issuance of central bank …