Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement

    08:00          Lock-up: Journalists are invited to review the press                   release, under the usual conditions of a lock-up, at the                   Bank's head office in Ottawa. (Please use the East Tower                   entrance at 234 Wellington Street and proceed to the                   reception desk. Be sure to have your press card with you.)                   For security reasons, those wishing to attend must confirm                   by calling Nathalie Smith at 613 782-7382 before noon on                   Tuesday, 4 September.    09:00          Lock-up ends and embargo lifted    Note:          There will be no briefing.    Distribution:  The press release will be distributed as follows:    09:00          - on the Bank's website at www.bankofcanada.ca    Between 09:00  - on Canada NewsWire    and 10:00                   - through the Parliamentary Press Gallery    

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