October 13, 2015
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October 13, 2015
The minimum bid rate for today's 28-day Term Repo operation is 0.49%.
Bank of Canada Announces the Minimum Bid Rate for Today's Term Repo Operation
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October 9, 2015
The Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct a term repo operation.
Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term Repo Operation
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September 30, 2015
The Bank announces changes to its framework for financial market operations and emergency lending assistance policies and provides summaries of its public consultations.
Completion of Public Consultations: Bank of Canada's Framework for Financial Market Operations and its Emergency Lending Assistance Policies
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September 30, 2015
As announced today, the Bank of Canada is introducing 1- and 3-month Term Repo operations that will be built up to a target portfolio size of $7 billion to $10 billion over a 6 month implementation period. Below is the preliminary schedule and amounts for the October to December quarter.
Preliminary Quarterly Term Repo Schedule
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August 6, 2015
Following the release of the draft Terms for Auctions of Government of Canada Ultra-Long Bonds (proposal) by the Bank of Canada, a three-week consultation period, ending 10 July 2015, was held.
Completion of Public Consultation: Draft Terms for Auctions of Government of Canada Ultra-Long Bonds
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July 2, 2015
As part of an exercise to test the operational readiness of existing standing swap arrangements with other central banks, the Bank of Canada will conduct a small-value Canadian-dollar operation with the Bank of England, drawing British pounds against Canadian dollars.
Operational Test of Standing Central Bank Swap Arrangements
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June 15, 2015
As part of the ongoing review of the collateral policy related to the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), the Bank has revised the margin requirements applied to certain securities accepted as SLF collateral.
Changes to Margin Requirements for the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF)
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June 15, 2015
The Government of Canada is considering moving to a modified auction format for any future issuance of 50-year bonds (ultra-long bonds).
Public Consultation: Draft Terms for Auctions of Government of Canada Ultra-Long Bonds
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June 12, 2015
In December 2014, the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act was amended to give the Bank of Canada responsibility for identifying and overseeing payments systems that have the potential to pose payments system risk (these will be referred to as prominent payment systems).
Proposed Criteria and Risk-Management Standards for Prominent Payment Systems
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