Governor of the bank of Canada - wikipedia Governor of the bank of Canada The Governor of the Bank of Canada is chief executive officer and the chairman of the board of directors of the Bank of Canada ; the incumbent governor is Stephen S. Poloz, who assumed the office on June 3, 2013. Poloz was formerly the head of Export Development Canada. The Governor and Deputy Governor shall be appointed by the directors with the approval of the Governor in Council. ( See Bank of Canada Act 1985, Section 6 ( 1 ) http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/b-2/FullText.html ) Contents 1 Roles and responsibilities 2 Governors of the Bank of Canada 2.1 Senior Deputy Governors of the Bank of Canada 3 See also 4 References Roles and responsibilities Hold the bank 's capital ( one hundred thousand shares ) on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada. The governor and deputy governor sign each series of Canadian banknotes. The Governor is ex-officio the Alternate voter on the IMF. Governors of the Bank of Canada Stephen S. Poloz ( 2013 -- present ) Mark Carney ( 2008 -- 2013 ) David A. Dodge ( 2001 -- 2008 ) Gordon Thiessen ( 1994 -- 2001 ) John Crow ( 1987 -- 1994 ) Gerald Bouey ( 1973 -- 1987 ) Louis Rasminsky ( 1961 -- 1973 ) James Coyne ( 1955 -- 1961 ) Graham Towers ( 1934 -- 1954 ) Senior Deputy Governors of the Bank of Canada Carolyn Wilkins ( 2014 -- Present ) Tiff Macklem ( 2010 -- 2014 ) Paul Jenkins ( 2003 -- 2010 ) Malcolm Knight ( 1999 -- 2003 ) Bernard Bonin ( 1994 -- 1999 ) Gordon Thiessen ( 1987 -- 1994 ) John Crow ( 1984 -- 1987 ) R. William Lawson ( 1973 -- 1984 ) Gerald Bouey ( 1972 -- 1973 ) John Robert Beattie ( 1955 -- 1971 ) James Coyne ( 1950 -- 1954 ) Donald Gordon ( 1938 -- 1950 ) J.A.C. Osborne ( 1935 -- 1938 ) See also Crown corporation Governor of the Bank of England ( UK ) Chairman of the Federal Reserve ( US ) References Jump up ^ http://www.bankofcanada.ca/2012/11/press-releases/bank-canada-governor-mark-carney-appointed-governor-bank-of-england/ Jump up ^ S.R., ch. B - 2, art. 17.2 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_the_Bank_of_Canada&oldid=735155467 '' Categories : Governors of the Bank of Canada Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from November 2012 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Edit links This page was last edited on 18 August 2016, at 22 : 45. About Wikipedia

Question: who appoints the governor of the bank of canada
Answer: the directors with the approval of the Governor in Council