Government of Canada bonds outstanding by currency of payments (formerly K8)

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Typically published by the third Friday of the month.

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Total currencies

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Canadian dollars

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Foreign currencies

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United States dollars

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Euro

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Swiss francs

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Pound sterling

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Japanese yen

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Other

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Notes

Source: Bank of Canada, Statistics Canada

Effective November 2020, the Bank will only publish Government of Canada securities data. As a result, table Bonds outstanding by currency of payments and issuers (formerly K8) will be renamed as Government of Canada bonds outstanding by currency of payments.

Historical data of the discontinued series remain available in downloadable format.

Bonds outstanding by currency of payments and issuers (formerly K8) was previously named Bonds outstanding: Government of Canada, provincial, municipal, corporate and other bonds (K8).

Bonds outstanding are shown at par value. As of March 2017, bonds payable in foreign currencies have been converted into Canadian dollars using the average exchange rate for the last business day of the month. Effective January 2014, Eurodollar classification is no longer reported.

Other currencies of payment are all currencies excluding United States Dollar, European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) Euro, Swiss Francs, Pound Sterling and Japanese Yen.

Government of Canada and provincial direct and guaranteed bonds do not include treasury bills.

Municipal bonds do not include issues guaranteed by the provinces (already included in provincial securities) and issues sold directly to provinces and their agencies. Effective January 2017, the source of bond data for Ontario municipalities has changed from Bank of Canada to Statistic Canada, as is the case for all the other municipalities. As such, the data have been revised back to January 2015 to reflect this new methodology.

Corporate bonds include all assets of Canadian corporations payable in Canadian dollars or in other currencies with the exception of finance company and commercial paper with an original term to maturity of one year or less and issues sold to a parent company, whether this parent is incorporated in Canada or abroad. As of November 28, 2016, corporate bonds have been revised historically to include Euro Medium Term Notes.

Included under foreign debtors are those issues payable in Canadian dollars of The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) and certain foreign governments and corporations.

Term securitizations include instruments issued under the National Housing Act (insured mortgage-backed securities program, as reported prior to January 2000 by the program trustee, Computershare Trust Company of Canada, and since January 2000 by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation), as well as other term securities issued by special purpose corporations.

Other institution bonds include issues of Canadian religious, nursing care homes, hospital and educational institutions.