Chronology of Crisis Response Measures

• December 12, 2007

  Expansion of List of Securities Eligible as Collateral for Use Under Bank of Canada Standing Liquidity Facility

  Under its Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), the Bank of Canada is prepared to provide liquidity on a daily basis to financial institutions that participate directly in the payments systems operated by the Canadian Payments Association. Loans made by the Bank of Canada must be fully collateralized.

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• December 12, 2007

  Bank of Canada Temporarily Expands List of Securities Eligible for Term PRA Transactions

  Today, the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, and the Swiss National Bank are announcing measures designed to address elevated pressures in short-term funding markets.

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