Press

• March 20, 2020

  Bank of Canada Announces Additional Measures to Support Market Functioning

  The Bank is announcing four measures today designed to support market functioning given the rapidly evolving uncertainty around the impact of COVID-19.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Contingent Term Repo Facility, Term repo operations
• March 20, 2020

  Coordinated Central Bank Action to Further Enhance the Provision of U.S. Dollar Liquidity

  The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, and the Swiss National Bank are today announcing a coordinated action to further enhance the provision of liquidity via the standing U.S. dollar liquidity swap line arrangements.

  Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
• March 19, 2020

  Bank of Canada launches the Standing Term Liquidity Facility

  The Bank of Canada (the Bank) is announcing the launch of its new liquidity facility, the Standing Term Liquidity Facility (STLF), effective March 30, 2020.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Standing Term Liquidity Facility
• March 19, 2020

  Revised operational details for the first Banker’s Acceptance Purchase Facility operation

  As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (Bank) will conduct the first operation under the Banker’s Acceptance Purchase Facility (BAPF) on Monday, March 23, 2020. The operational details have been adjusted based on market conditions to the following

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Bankers’ Acceptance Purchase Facility
• March 19, 2020

  Results of today’s Canada Mortgage Bond purchase operation

  Today the Bank of Canada purchased $305,000,000 of Canada Mortgage Bonds in the secondary market.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canada Mortgage Bond Purchase Program
• March 18, 2020

  Bank of Canada Announces Temporary Expansion to the List of Eligible Securities for its Term Repo Operations and Changes to Upcoming Operations

  The Bank of Canada (Bank) is committed to supporting the efficient and continuous functioning of financial markets during the current period of uncertainty in which conditions are evolving rapidly.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Standing Liquidity Facility, Term repo operations
• March 18, 2020

  Bank of Canada employees to work remotely

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it has completed arrangements for all employees to telework until further notice to protect the health of our staff and reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19.

  Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
• March 18, 2020

  Additional Temporary Changes to the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility Collateral Policy Regarding the Non-Mortgage Loan Portfolio and Settlement Balances

  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 Payments Canada. Loans made by the Bank of Canada must be fully collateralized.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Standing Liquidity Facility
• March 18, 2020

  Press Conference Opening Statement – March 18, 2020

  Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada has been working hard to ensure the financial system has sufficient liquidity so that credit continues to be available to businesses and households.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
• March 18, 2020

  Operational details for the upcoming Expansion of the Bank of Canada’s Bond Buyback Program

  Consistent with the announcement that the Bank of Canada (the Bank), acting as fiscal agent, will extend its buybacks across all benchmark maturity sectors, The Bank is announcing today the following operations for this week and next week

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices