Market Notices

• March 2, 2022

  Bank of Canada cancels today’s Securities Repo Operation due to internal systems issue

  The Bank of Canada has cancelled the Securities Repo Operation (SRO) for March 2, 2022 after a data processing issue prevented the settlement of this morning’s auction. The affected primary dealers have been informed.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Securities Repo Operations
• March 2, 2022

  Bank of Canada announces changes to its operations to reinforce its target for the overnight rate

  Today the Bank confirmed that monetary policy will continue to be implemented via a floor system where the interest rate on the deposit facility is equal to the target for the overnight rate. To reinforce the Bank’s overnight target rate in a floor system with excess settlement balances, the Bank is also announcing changes to its Overnight Reverse Repo (ORR) operations.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Overnight repo operations, Overnight reverse repo operations
• February 18, 2022

  Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (February 28-March 11)

  As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
• February 7, 2022

  Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (February 14-25)

  As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
• January 31, 2022

  CARR welcomes RBSL consultation on the potential cessation of CDOR

  The Canadian Alternative Reference Rate working group (CARR) welcomes the publication by the administrator of CDOR, Refinitiv Benchmark Services (UK) Limited (RBSL), of a consultation document on the potential permanent cessation of the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
• January 25, 2022

  CFEC Releases Results of October 2021 Foreign Exchange Volume Survey

  The Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee (CFEC) released today the results of its October 2021 semi-annual survey of foreign exchange volumes in Canada.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee
• January 24, 2022

  Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (January 31-February 11)

  As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
• January 13, 2022

  Notice of memorandum of understanding between the Autorité des marchés financiers, the British Columbia Securities Commission, the Ontario Securities Commission and the Bank of Canada

  In support of its mandate as the resolution authority for Canadian financial market infrastructures (FMIs), the Bank of Canada has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Autorité des marchés financiers, the British Columbia Securities Commission and the Ontario Securities Commission.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• January 10, 2022

  Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (January 17-28)

  As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
• December 22, 2021

  Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (January 3-14)

  As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program