Market Notices

• June 29, 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 for Balance Sheet Management Purposes operation.

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• June 17, 2010

  Operational Changes to the Bond Buyback Program

  In April 2010, officials from the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada sought the views of institutional investors, government securities distributors, and other interested parties on issues relating to the management of the cash flow profile of Government of Canada securities over the medium term and on the demand for long-term bonds (nominal and Real Return).

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• June 17, 2010

  Changes to Eligible Securities and Margin Requirements for the Bank of Canada's Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF)

  As part of an ongoing review of collateral policy related to the Bank of Canada's Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), the Bank is broadening the list of assets acceptable as collateral and revising its margin requirements.

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• May 17, 2010

  Bank of Canada and U.S. Federal Reserve Publish Text of Swap Arrangement

  Further to the 9 May 2010 announcement that the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve have agreed to the re-establishment of the US$30 billion swap facility (reciprocal currency arrangement), the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve today published the text of that swap arrangement.

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• May 9, 2010

  Bank of Canada Announces Swap Facility with U.S. Federal Reserve as part of Coordinated Central Bank Actions

  In response to the re-emergence of strains in U.S. dollar short-term funding markets in Europe, the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, and the Swiss National Bank are announcing the re-establishment of temporary U.S. dollar liquidity swap facilities.

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• April 30, 2010

  Bank of Canada announces Terms and Conditions for Term Repo Operations for Balance Sheet Management Purposes

  The Bank of Canada announced today its Terms and Conditions for Term Repo Operations for Balance Sheet management purposes.

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• April 20, 2010

  Bank of Canada Announces Updated Substitution Schedule for Outstanding Bank of Canada Term PRA Operations

  In accordance with today's policy rate announcement, no further Term PRA operations are scheduled. The last operation was conducted on 12 April 2010.

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• April 12, 2010

  Results of the 12 April 2010 Term PRA Transaction

  The results of today's term PRA operations.

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• April 9, 2010

  Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term PRA Operation

  In accordance with the schedule of term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) auctions announced on 19 January (see schedule), the Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct a term PRA operation.

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• April 9, 2010

  Spring 2010 Debt Management Strategy Consultations - Views Sought on Issues Relating to the Government's Domestic Debt Program

  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 management of the cash flow profile of Government of Canada securities over the medium term, and demand for long term bonds (nominal and Real Return).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices