Canada: Transition to a Floating Canadian Dollar and Commodity-Linked Volatility (1970-1990)

1. Canada pegs dollar at US$0.925

   May 2, 1962Labels: Canadian dollar, Bank of

   • Bank of Canada
   • TIME

2. Canada floats the Canadian dollar

   May 31, 1970Labels: Floating dollar, Bank of

   • US Historian
   • Bank of Canada

3. Canadian dollar rises to around parity

   Jan 1, 1972Labels: Canadian dollar, Exports

   • Global News
   • BoC Speech

4. Canadian dollar reaches 1970s-era peak

   Apr 24, 1974Labels: Canadian dollar, Commodity cycle

   • CCL Insight
   • Global News

5. Quebec election adds political risk premium

   Nov 15, 1976Labels: Parti Qu, Quebec election

   • CCL Insight
   • Britannica

6. Quebec referendum defeats sovereignty proposal

   May 20, 1980Labels: Quebec referendum, Sovereignty referendum

   • lections Qu bec
   • Wikipedia

7. National Energy Program reshapes energy incentives

   Oct 28, 1980Labels: National Energy, Federal government

   • CanEncyc
   • OSTI

8. Interest rates surge amid early-1980s inflation fight

   Jul 30, 1981Labels: Interest rates, Inflation fight

   • UPI
   • BoC Rates

9. Two Canadian banks fail during mid-1980s stress

   Sep 3, 1985Labels: Canadian Commercial, Northland Bank

   • CCB
   • Northland

10. Canadian dollar falls below US$0.70

    Feb 4, 1986Labels: Currency low, Canadian dollar

    • LA Times
    • Global News

11. Canada–U.S. Free Trade Agreement is signed

    Jan 2, 1988Labels: Canada U, Trade agreement

    • CRS
    • UPI

12. Inflation-control targets announced, shaping end-state

    Feb 1, 1991Labels: Inflation targets, Bank of

    • BoC Targets
    • BoC Paper