加拿大銀行(英語:Bank of Canada;法語:Banque du Canada)是加拿大的中央銀行,其依據1934年的《加拿大銀行法案》(英語:Bank of Canada Act)而建立。它自身定位為一家非商業銀行,不向公眾提供銀行服務,而是專門負責國家的貨幣政策制定、法定貨幣發行、金融機構監管等事務,以維護加拿大經濟與金融系統之穩定;同時它也是一家由財政部全資擁有的國有公司,但不屬於政府部門,與加拿大聯邦政府其他部門相比具有相當大的獨立性[3] 。 它的總部設於威靈頓街和渥太華下城區銀行街之間的加拿大銀行大廈(英語:Bank of Canada Building)[4]。
「WHEREAS it is desirable to establish a central bank in Canada to regulate credit and currency in the best interests of the economic life of the nation, to control and protect the external value of the national monetary unit and to mitigate by its influence fluctuations in the general level of production, trade, prices and employment, so far as may be possible within the scope of monetary action, and generally to promote the economic and financial welfare of Canada.」 「茲於加拿大設立央行之用意為,在金融措施範疇內為增進加拿大總體經濟與金融之福祉,去規範信貸與貨幣以維護國民經濟生活的最高利益,去管控及保護國家貨幣單位之匯價以及減輕匯價波動對生產,貿易,物價與就業總體水平之影響。」
Stephen S. Poloz. Bank of Canada. [2014-07-07]. (原始內容存檔於2014-07-04) (英語). Mr. Poloz was appointed Governor of the Bank of Canada, effective 3 June 2013, for a term of seven years. As Governor, he is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank.
About the Bank. Bank of Canada. [2014-07-07]. (原始內容存檔於2014-07-03) (英語). The Bank of Canada is the nation's central bank. We are not a commercial bank and do not offer banking services to the public. Rather, we have responsibilities for Canada's monetary policy, bank notes, financial system, and funds management. Our principal role, as defined in the Bank of Canada Act, is 「to promote the economic and financial welfare of Canada.」 .The Bank is not a government department and conducts its activities with considerable independence compared with most other federal institutions
Former Governor (1934 - 1954)-Graham Towers. Bank of Canada. [2014-07-07]. (原始內容存檔於2014-04-17) (英語). Mr. Towers was appointed Governor of the Bank of Canada on 8 September 1934 and served three 7-year terms, retiring on 31 December 1954.
Former Governor (1955 - 1961)-James Coyne. Bank of Canada. [2014-07-07]. (原始內容存檔於2014-04-17) (英語). James Coyne was appointed Governor of the Bank of Canada and President of the Industrial Development Bank on 1 January 1955.He resigned from the Bank on 13 July 1961.
Former Governor (1961 - 1973)-Louis Rasminsky. Bank of Canada. [2014-07-07]. (原始內容存檔於2014-04-17) (英語). Mr. Rasminsky was appointed Governor of the Bank of Canada and President of the Industrial Development Bank in July 1961. He was re-appointed for a second 7-year term in 1968.He resigned from the Bank on 1 February 1973.
Former Governor (1973 - 1987)-Gerald Bouey. Bank of Canada. [2014-07-07]. (原始內容存檔於2014-04-17) (英語). Mr. Bouey was appointed Governor of the Bank of Canada and President of the Industrial Development Bank on 1 February 1973. He served two 7-year terms, retiring on 1 February 1987.
Former Governor (1987 - 1994)-John Crow. Bank of Canada. [2014-07-07]. (原始內容存檔於2014-04-17) (英語). Mr. Crow was appointed Governor of the Bank of Canada on 1 February 1987 for a term of seven years.Mr. Crow resigned from the Bank on 1 February 1994 and currently resides in Toronto, Ontario.
Former Governor (1994 - 2001)-Gordon Thiessen. Bank of Canada. [2014-07-07]. (原始內容存檔於2014-04-15) (英語). Mr. Thiessen was appointed Governor of the Bank of Canada on 1 February 1994, for a term of seven years, retiring on 31 January 2001.
Former Governor (2001 - 2008)-David Dodge. Bank of Canada. [2014-07-07]. (原始內容存檔於2014-04-15) (英語). Mr. Dodge, appointed Governor of the Bank of Canada, effective 1 February 2001 for a term of seven years, retired on 31 January 2008. As Governor, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank.
Former Governor (2008 - 2013)-Mark Carney. Bank of Canada. [2014-07-07]. (原始內容存檔於2014-04-14) (英語). Mr. Carney was appointed Governor of the Bank of Canada, effective 1 February 2008, for a term of seven years.After five and half years of service as Governor, Mr. Carney departed the Bank of Canada on 1 June 2013 to become the Governor of the Bank of England. He was appointed to this position on 26 November 2012, with an effective date of 1 July 2013.