Sentences with phrase «canadian policy interest»

The overnight rate is the base rate at which banks lend money to one another on a regular basis in Canada; in other terms, it is the Canadian policy interest rate.

Not exact matches

A former federal and provincial deputy minister, his research interests include Canadian manufacturing and federal and provincial fiscal policy.

The divergence in policy between the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Canada is happening: the Fed likely will raise interest rates at least a few times in 2017, while the Canadian central bank likely will do nothing at all.

His interest in Canadian policy debates was rekindled a few years ago, he says, around the time he was invited to participate in a 2010 «thinkers» conference put on by then - Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff in Montréal.

On the second day of the hearings, the telecom regulator heard from Telus, the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, OpenMedia.ca and academics.

Much of the effectiveness of Canadian monetary policy depends on the Bank of Canada's credibility: managing expectations for the future is at least as important as setting short - term interest rates.

Although Mark Carney has been unable to compel Canadians to stop borrowing as long as his interest rate policy encourages the opposite, credit growth has at least begun to slow.

Speaking in Montreal on Thursday, central bank governor Stephen Poloz called household debt a major risk to the Canadian economy, suggesting the fear of stoking more borrowing as one reason he has not been even more dovish on interest rate policy.

If both businesses and law enforcement give prompt, upfront disclosure of what technology is being used and in what manner, it will make it easier for startups to do business and help ease people's concerns, says Tamir Israel, a staff lawyer with the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic at the University of Ottawa.

------------------- Chris MacDonald and Katherine Rittershaus «Conflict of Interest Policies at Canadian Banks» April 8, 2015 from 2 - 3:30 pm TRS 3 - 099

A recent report by the Conference Board of Canada estimates that, based on the pace of the Canadian economy (and ignoring factors that are constraining our maneuvering space on monetary policy, such as the situation in Europe and the Fed's interest rate target), our key interest rate right now should be 2.5 per cent.

Vietnam has emerged as the number one market for Canadian interests in ASEAN due to the country's FDI - oriented policies and its favourable geostrategic position to mainland Southeast Asia and maritime Southeast Asia.

The report suggests that combining human rights priorities with broader Canadian strategic interests — including trade and investment policies — can support a prosperity strategy that strengthens Canada's influence in the region.

Policy makers also are worried that a decade of ultra-low borrowing costs has made Canadians extra-sensitive to interest - rate increases, which could force the central bank to take a slower path back to normal.

He also holds fellowships with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and the Centre for International Governance Innovation (Waterloo), where his research interests are focussed on the nexus between innovation and trade, and quantifying the economic impact of the digital transformation, along with the C.D. Howe Institute (Toronto), where he focuses on Canadian trade policy issues.

After the unexpectedly rapid turnaround in monetary policy by the Bank of Canada — with July's increase in Canadian interest rates coming almost a year earlier than had been widely predicted only a few weeks earlier — the attention of market participants turned to Australia, where interest rates remained at record lows.

The BOC and its Governor are responsible for setting monetary policies, printing money and determining the Canadian banks» interest rates.

Participating organizations are based in either Washington, DC, San Francisco, CA, Ottawa or Toronto, Canada and include: American Library Association, Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, Center for Democracy and Technology, Citizen Lab, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Creative Commons, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Future of Music Coalition, Internet Education Foundation, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Media Access Project, National Hispanic Media Coalition, New America Foundation, Progress and Freedom Foundation, Public Knowledge, TechFreedom, and Technology Policy Institute.

Over the course of this grant, FOI: (1) is producing professional development materials to help staff representing multiple state agencies better understand the basic science of child development generally and the promotion of executive function and self - regulation skills more specifically; (2) is supporting the creation of small learning communities, building on existing relationships at the site and policy level and connecting to other learning communities across North America; (3) is supporting the Washington cross-agency working group to sustain its current gains and momentum during the upcoming executive branch transition in January and to share lessons learned with the broader national FOI community of states and Canadian provinces; and (4) is beginning conversations with stakeholders at the community level to explore mutual interests and is beginning to chart a path toward enhanced collaboration within the state.

We anticipate low Canadian interest rates, anchored by still low global inflation and broadly accommodative monetary policy.

Though interest rates aren't likely to rise until about mid-2011, policy makers are worried that too many Canadians won't be able to handle higher payments when they do.

The Bank of Canada's current interest policy encourages debt accumulation and they have steadily provided Canadians with some great incentives to fulfill their home ownership dreams.

OTTAWA — The financial health of Canadian households improved ever so slightly in the final three months of 2013, a development that will give some comfort to the Bank of Canada in maintaining its low - interest - rate policy.

The central bank is keeping its key interest rate in place with the Canadian economy showing signs of improvement — but it also warns of the significant uncertainty tied to potential policy changes by the United States, its largest trading partner.

He is Vice-Chair of the Basic Income Canada Network, and a member of the Social Policy Interest Group of the Canadian Association of Social Workers.

As Canada's federation of SPCAs and humane societies, Humane Canada (also known as the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies) advances the welfare of animals, with a strong national voice promoting animal welfare interests and concerns to government, policy makers, industry and the public.

They've written letters to the government demanding that Ottawa stop a swarm of activist groups backed by foreign billionaires from hijacking — as the prime minister himself put it — the hearings over the Canadian Northern Gateway pipeline that would carry our oil from Alberta to B.C. Canadians have been calling into radio shows and writing blogs, and spreading the word in their communities about the fact that this crucial decision over Canada's national energy policy is being infiltrated by what are essentially the well - paid lobbyists of wealthy and powerful foreign interests.

Although Canadians have made some commitments to combat climate change (e.g., their ratification of the Kyoto Protocol and Alberta's greenhouse gas emissions legislation), industry interests pushing forward on extraction are dominating climate concerns and leaving Alberta's regulators struggling to successfully implement their policies.

It's an interesting study and one that policy - makers should pay attention to as the long - term effects of poor public health become more serious and financially burdensome, for both the Canadian government and individuals.

Among the intervenors were Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Samuelson - Glushko, Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, NetCoalition, British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, Canadian Newspaper Association, Ad IDEM / Canadian Media Lawyers Association, Magazines Canada, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, Writers» Union of Canada, Professional Writers Association of Canada, PEN Canada and Canadian Publishers» Council.

Among the intervenors were Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Samuelson - Glushko, Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, NetCoalition, British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, Canadian Newspaper Association, Ad IDEM / Canadian Media Lawyers Association, Magazines Canada, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, Writers» Union of Canada, Professional Writers Association of Canada, PEN Canada and Canadian... [more]

For instance, the Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law wanted to learn how many legitimate applications use BitTorrent to distribute content.

On November 17, 2017, the B.C. Public Interest Advocacy Centre (BCPIAC), the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives — BC Office (CCPA - BC), the Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS), the Poverty and Human Rights Centre, and West Coast Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (West Coast LEAF) made submissions to the government in support of a common vision for the BC Human Rights Commission (Commission).

Tamir is staff lawyer with the Samuelson - Glushko Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, where he conducts research and advocacy on various digital rights - related topics, with a focus on online privacy and anonymity, net neutrality, intellectual property, intermediary liability, spam, e-commerce, and consumer protection generally.

They've released an open letterSignatories include, Association for Media and Technology in Education in Canada, Atlantic Provinces Library Association, BC Civil Liberties Association, BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, BC Library Association, Colin Bennett, Professor of Political Science, University of Victoria, Canadian Association of University Teachers, Canadian Federation of Students, Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, Canadian Library Association, CLUE: The Canadian Association for Open Source, Consumers Association of Canada, Electronic Frontier Canada, Electronic Frontier Foundation, FLORA.org, Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa, Marsha Hanen, Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, University of Victoria, Ian Kerr, Canada Research Chair in Ethics, Law & Technology at the University of Ottawa, Library Association of Alberta, Online Rights Canada, Ontario Library Association, Bruce Phillips, former Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Privaterra, Pubic Interest Advocacy Centre, Teresa Scassa, Director of the Law and Technology Institute and Associate Professor at Dalhousie Law School, Val Steeves, Professor, Faculty of Criminology, University of Ottawa, Paul Van Oorschot, Canada Research Chair in Network and Software Security, at Carleton University.

The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) at the University of Ottawa released a white paper yesterday that calls on the federal government to enact a data security breach notification law.

The report, by Block G Privacy and Security Consulting, said: «Until national policies are established or court challenges arise... the use of UAVs by Canadian policing bodies will likely continue to be somewhat ad hoc and primarily constrained by the SFOC process and [law enforcement agencies»] interests in avoiding public pushback of UAV - based practices.»

The plaintiff was opposed by Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC), who was granted intervener status.

«The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic filed two separate complaints with the Privacy Commissioner.

it is in the national interest to effectively protect and promote Canadian interests internationally, including through the development of consistent regulatory policies for capital markets;

In May 2008, University of Ottawa law students and The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) in Ottawa filed a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada over alleged poor privacy practices by social networking site Facebook.

Report of Findings into the Complaint Filed by the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) against Facebook Inc..

Last month, the Privacy Commissioner issued a report on an in - depth investigation triggered by a complaint from the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic.

again, that is interesting, but I doubt that in Canadian legal publishing we need to do a ton of work on the document itself before we can start the policy or legal analysis.

The cuts to refugee health care are also being challenged by two public interest groups who bring additional expertise and resources to the fight: Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care, a group of doctors who treat refugees across the country, and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, a national organization of lawyers and academics who are concerned with refugee law and policy.

* Philippa Lawson is legal counsel with the Yukon government and was formerly Executive Director of the Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC)

Prior to joining Blakes, Laurie worked in Ottawa as a policy fellow for the Samuelson - Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) where she worked on advocacy issues that arise at the intersection of law & technology, including copyright, privacy and geographic information sypolicy fellow for the Samuelson - Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) where she worked on advocacy issues that arise at the intersection of law & technology, including copyright, privacy and geographic information syPolicy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) where she worked on advocacy issues that arise at the intersection of law & technology, including copyright, privacy and geographic information systems.

On November 17, 2017, the B.C. Public Interest Advocacy Centre (BCPIAC), the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives — BC Office (CCPA - BC), the Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS), the Poverty and Human Rights Centre, and West Coast Women's Legal Education Read More

The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC), based at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, has asked the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to investigate alleged violations of Canadian privacy law by the popular social networking site, Facebook.

On March 23, 2016, Open Media Engagement Network (OpenMedia) filed an Intervenor Submission by Tamir Israel, a staff lawyer with the Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic and Christopher Parsons, a post-doctoral fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto.