In light of the effect on its balance sheet of the extraordinary transactions being undertaken to provide term liquidity, the Bank of Canada is adjusting its purchase of nominal bonds at auctions.
In accordance with the schedule of Term Loan Facility (TLF) auctions announced on 12 November, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will enter into a 26-day TLF transaction as follows:
The Bank of Canada announced today it will sell $0.75 billion of its holdings of treasury bills. This transaction will partially offset the temporary increase in assets associated with the term purchase and resale transactions announced today.
In accordance with the schedule of term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) auctions announced on 3 November, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will enter into a 28-day term PRA transaction as follows:
In accordance with the schedule of term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) auctions for private sector money market instruments announced on 31 October, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will enter into a 14-day term PRA transaction for private sector money market instruments as follows:
Consistent with its commitments under the G7 Plan of Action, the Bank of Canada announced on 14 October measures to provide exceptional liquidity to the Canadian financial system. Further to these measures, the Bank today announced plans for a Canadian Dollar Term Loan Facility (TLF).