Speech by Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada

OTTAWA , Dec. 14 /CNW Telbec/ - On Wednesday, 16 December 2009 , Mark Carney , Governor of the Bank of Canada , will speak to the National Forum (Canadian Club of Toronto and Empire Club of Canada ).

    
    Topic:            Current Issues in Household Finances

    Time:             13:05 (Eastern Time)

    Place:            Fairmont Royal York, Concert Hall
                      100 Front Street
                      Toronto, Ontario

    Lock-up:          At 11:20 (ET), copies of the speech will be made
                      available to journalists, under embargo, at a lock-up
                      to be held at the Bank's head office in Ottawa. The
                      embargo will be lifted at 12:50 (ET). (Please use the
                      East Tower entrance at 245 Sparks Street and have your
                      press card with you.) For security reasons, those
                      wishing to attend the lock-up must confirm by calling
                      Stephanie Bento at 613 782-7183 before 17:00 (ET) on
                      Tuesday, 15 December.

    Distribution:     The Governor's text will be available at 12:50 (ET):
                      -  on site
                      -  on the Bank's website
                         (http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/speeches/index.html)

    Press Conference: After the speech, at approximately 14:00 (ET), the
                      Governor will hold a press conference in Salon A.

    Webcast:          Audio webcasts of the speech and the press conference
                      will be accessible from this location.
                      (http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/real/)
    

For further information: Jeremy Harrison, Tel. [phone]