Market Notices

• December 21, 2010

  Bank of Canada Announces Extension of Expanded Swap Facility with U.S. Federal Reserve

  The Federal Open Market Committee has authorized an extension through 1 August 2011, of its temporary U.S. dollar liquidity swap arrangements with the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, and the Swiss National Bank. The swap arrangements, established in May 2010, had been authorized through January 2011.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• December 17, 2010

  Summary of the 2010 Survey on Canadian Foreign Exchange Hedging

  Since 2004, the Bank of Canada has undertaken an annual questionnaire with banks that are active in Canadian foreign exchange (FX) markets, including the eleven members of the Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee (CFEC), to gauge FX hedging activities of Canadian corporate customers.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee
• December 16, 2010

  Results of the 16 December 2010 Term Repo Operation for Balance Sheet Management Purposes

  Today's results of the Term Repo Operation for Balance Sheet Management Purposes.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• December 15, 2010

  Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term Repo Operation for Balance Sheet Management Purposes

  The Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct a Term Repo Operation for Balance Sheet Management Purposes.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• December 9, 2010

  Results of the 9 December 2010 Term Repo Operation for Balance Sheet Management Purposes

  Today's results of the Term Repo Operation for Balance Sheet Management Purposes

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• December 8, 2010

  Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term Repo for Balance Sheet Management Purposes Operation

  Primary dealers are asked to submit their bids to the Bank of Canada between 09:15 and 09:30 (ET) on the day of the auction. The results of this operation will be announced on the Bank’s web site by 10:00 (ET). Winning bidders must notify the Bank of Canada of the securities that will be used in the operation by 11:00 (ET) on the day of the auction.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• November 18, 2010

  Debt Management Strategy Consultations - 2011-12

  The Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada are seeking the views of government securities distributors, institutional investors, and other interested parties on issues relating to the design and operation of the domestic Government of Canada debt program for 2011-12 and beyond.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• November 4, 2010

  Time change: Government of Canada 10 November 2010 2-year bond auction

  The Government of Canada 2-year bond auction scheduled for 10 November 2010 will be held at 10:30 (ET) instead of at the usual auction time of 12:00 (ET)

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• October 28, 2010

  Change in Minimum Bank of Canada Nominal Bond Purchases at Auctions

  The Bank of Canada is increasing its purchases of nominal bonds at auctions to 15 per cent effective immediately. This will assist in bringing its holdings of Government of Canada securities more in line with the composition of the government's stock of nominal domestic marketable debt, consistent with the Bank of Canada's policy for managing its balance sheet.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• October 26, 2010

  Reform of Over-the-Counter (OTC) Derivatives Markets in Canada: Discussion Paper from the Canadian OTC Derivatives Working Group

  Today, the Canadian OTC Derivatives Working Group published a paper that sets out preliminary recommendations for implementing Canada's G-20 commitments related to OTC derivatives.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices