September 25, 2018
Market notices
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August 21, 2018
Summary of Comments – Government of Canada Debt Distribution Framework Review Consultations
A Summary of Comments received from the March 2018 Government of Canada Debt Distribution Framework Review Consultations is being published on the Bank of Canada’s website -
July 23, 2018
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 several changes to the assets accepted as collateral under its SLF. -
April 9, 2018
Release of the 2017 Bank of Canada FMI Oversight Activities Annual Report
The Bank of Canada today published the 2017 annual report on its oversight of payment clearing and settlement systems, which are also known as financial market infrastructures or FMIs. -
March 27, 2018
Government of Canada Debt Distribution Framework Review Consultations
A consultation document pertaining to the design of the Government of Canada debt distribution framework, prepared jointly by the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada, is being made public today. -
March 22, 2018
Bank of Canada Announces Lower Target for Settlement Balances to Reinforce the Target for the Overnight Rate
Effective Thursday, 22 March 2018, the Bank is reducing the target for the minimum daily level of settlement balances to $250 million, from its current level of $500 million. -
March 21, 2018
Bank of Canada announces creation of working group to develop new term risk-free interest rate benchmark
The Bank of Canada today announced the creation of the Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group (CARR), sponsored by the Canadian Fixed-Income Forum (CFIF), to identify and seek to develop a new term risk-free Canadian dollar interest rate benchmark. -
February 27, 2018
Summary of Comments – 2018–19 Debt Management Strategy Consultations
Today, the 2018–19 Debt Management Strategy Consultations Summary is being published in conjunction with the release of the Government of Canada’s Debt Management Strategy for 2018–19. -
February 5, 2018
The Government will not proceed with next week’s Ultra-Long bond auction
The Government of Canada announced today that its criteria for ultra-long bond issuance were not met and as a result, the Government will not be issuing ultra-long bonds this quarter. -
December 21, 2017
Bank of Canada Announces a Reduction to the Minimum Amount of Government of Canada Nominal Bonds it Acquires at Auction
The Bank of Canada announced today that it is decreasing its minimum purchase amount of nominal bonds at auctions to 13 per cent from the current 14 per cent level, effective immediately.