July 29, 2019
Changes to Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s (the Bank) Standing Liquidity Facility
As part of an ongoing review of the Bank’s collateral policy related to the Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), the Bank is announcing two changes effective immediately. First, the Bank will introduce one new asset category (Other Public Sector), which combines the two previously-announced asset categories (Foreign Official Sector and Other Public Sector) into one category.