About the Bank

Farid Novin was appointed Senior Representative (Economics) at the Bank's Regional Office for British Colombia and Yukon in 1999. In this capacity, he directs research and analysis on economic and financial developments in the region. He also plays a major role in the Office's activities in communicating the Bank's messages to a variety of external audiences and promoting an exchange of views on the economy and monetary policy.

Mr. Novin was born in Isfahan, Iran and moved to Canada in 1979. He received a B.A. in Economics from the National University of Iran in 1971; a Post Graduate Diploma in Socio-Economic Planning from The Hague, Netherlands in 1976; and a Post Graduate Diploma in Economic Development from Manchester University in 1977. Mr. Novin also holds a master's degree in Economics from Manchester University (1978) and a PhD in Economics from Queen's University (1983).

Mr. Novin joined the Bank of Canada in 1984 as an Energy Specialist in the Research Department. From 1986 to 1990, he worked as an Industrial and Sectoral Analyst and then as a Senior Analyst in the Special Studies/Projection Group. In 1992, he pursued his career as a Senior Analyst, Credit Markets in the Department of Monetary and Financial Analysis. In 1996, he was appointed Senior Analyst at the British Columbia and Yukon Regional Office and held this position until he was appointed Senior Representative in 1999.

Mr. Novin also pursued an academic career, teaching at Queen's University, Concordia University, the University of Ottawa, and Sauder School of Business at University of British Columbia, where he teaches an MBA course on banking and capital markets . He received the Avesina Scholarship Award in 1975-78, the R. Samuel McLaughlin Fellowship (Queen's University) in 1979-82, and the Queen's University Graduate Award in 1982 and 1983. Mr. Novin is a member of the Association of Professional Economists of British Columbia and the National Association of Business Economics.