August 1, 2019
Market notices
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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. -
July 16, 2019
Results from the CARR Consultation on Enhancements to the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average
This document provides a summary of consultation results on enhancements to the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average. -
March 27, 2019
Release of the 2018 Bank of Canada FMI Oversight Activities Annual Report
The Bank of Canada today published the Bank of Canada Oversight Activities for Financial Market Infrastructures 2018 Annual Report (the Report) on its oversight of payment clearing and settlement systems, which are also known as financial market infrastructures (FMIs). -
March 19, 2019
Summary of Comments – 2019-20 Debt Management Strategy Consultations
Today, the 2019-20 Debt Management Strategy Consultations Summary is being published in conjunction with the release of the Government of Canada’s Debt Management Strategy for 2019-20. -
February 26, 2019
Bank of Canada publishes the Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group’s Consultation Paper on Proposed Enhancements to the Canadian Dollar Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA)
The Bank of Canada, on behalf of the Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group (CARR), has published a consultation on proposed enhancements to the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA) risk-free interest-rate benchmark. -
January 10, 2019
Bank of Canada publishes the Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group principles for enhancements to fallback language
The Bank of Canada today published the Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group (CARR) principles for enhancements to fallback language for cash products. -
November 23, 2018
Expansion of Assets the Bank of Canada will Acquire for Balance Sheet Management Purposes
As part of the regular management of its balance sheet, the Bank of Canada acquires securities to offset its liabilities, which consist mainly of bank notes in circulation and Government of Canada deposits. -
November 13, 2018
Changes to publication of interest rate statistics
As of January 2019, the Bank of Canada will no longer publish the daily, weekly or monthly prime commercial paper (CP) or bankers’ acceptance (BA) rates. The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) will start publishing for informational purposes only the 1- and 3-month transaction based BA rates on the same date. -
November 6, 2018
Government of Canada Cash Management Bond Buyback Program
The Bank of Canada and the Department of Finance are announcing today that the pilot for the Government of Canada Cash Management Bond Buyback program will be made permanent.