Bank of Canada Bank of Canada The Bank of Canada (or BoC) () is a Crown corporation and Canada's central bank. Chartered in 1934 under the "Bank of Canada Act", it is responsible for formulating Canada's monetary policy, and for the promotion of a safe, sound financial system within Canada. The Bank of Canada is the sole issuing authority of Canadian banknotes, provides banking services and money management for the government, and loans money to Canadian financial institutions. The Bank of Canada headquarters are located at the Bank of Canada Building, 234 Wellington Street in the nation's capital, Ottawa. The building also used
Capital punishment in Canada to the US's position; in 2004 only 48 percent of Canadians favoured death for murderers compared to 62 percent in 2010. According to one poll, support for the death penalty in Canada is approximately the same as its support in the United States, at 63 percent in both countries as of 2013. A 2011 poll by the "Toronto Sun" found that 66 percent of Canadians favored capital punishment, but only 41 percent would actually support its re-introduction in Canada. Since abolition only two parties were known to have advocated to bringing it back: the Reform Party of Canada (1988–2000) and