Governor of the Bank of Canada

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The governor of the Bank of Canada (French: gouverneur de la Banque du Canada) is the chief executive officer of the Bank of Canada and acts as chair of its board of directors.[1] The Bank of Canada Act, 1985, S. 6(1),[2] provides that the governor and deputy governor shall be appointed by the directors with the approval of the Governor-General-in-Council.

Tiff Macklem serves as the current governor. He assumed office on June 3, 2020.[3]

Roles and responsibilities

The governor and deputy governor sign each series of Canadian banknotes and the governor is the ex-officio alternate voter on the International Monetary Fund.

Lists

Governors[4]
No.NameTerm
1Graham Towers1934–1954
2James Coyne1955–1961
3Louis Rasminsky1961–1973
4Gerald Bouey1973–1987
5John Crow1987–1994
6Gordon Thiessen1994–2001
7David A. Dodge2001–2008
8Mark Carney2008–2013
9Stephen Poloz2013–2020
10Tiff Macklem2020–present
Senior deputy governors[4]
No.NameTerm
1John Robert Beattie1970–1971
2Gerald Bouey1972–1973
3R. William Lawson1973–1984
4John Crow1984–1987
5Gordon Thiessen1987–1994
6Bernard Bonin1994–1999
7Malcolm Knight1999–2003
8Paul Jenkins2003–2010
9Tiff Macklem2010–2014
10Carolyn Wilkins2014–2020
11*Carolyn Rogers[5]2021–present

The position of Senior Deputy Governor was created in 1970, with its responsibilities previously divested in one or more deputy governors.[4]

Deputy Governor Timothy Lane assumed such duties as providing the Deputy Governor's signature for banknotes between the resignation of Carolyn Wilkins and the naming of Carolyn Rogers as Senior Deputy Governor.

See also

References

  1. ↑"Organization Profile - Bank of Canada". Government of Canada. January 14, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  2. ↑"Bank of Canada Act"(PDF).
  3. ↑"Tiff Macklem Appointed Governor of the Bank of Canada". Bank of Canada. May 1, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  4. 123"Historical Leadership at the Bank of Canada". Bank of Canada. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  5. ↑Rendell, Mark (July 12, 2021). "Carolyn Rogers named senior deputy governor of the Bank of Canada". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved July 21, 2021.