September 30, 2015
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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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May 5, 2015
The Bank of Canada undertook public consultations to update its framework for financial market operations and its emergency lending policies to reflect the evolution of the Canadian financial system and lessons learned globally during the 2007–09 financial crisis. As part of the public consultations, the Bank released two consultation papers that proposed several changes to its market operations and to its Emergency Lending Assistance (ELA) policies. The comment period for the consultations ended on 4 July 2015.
Public Consultations on the Bank of Canada’s Framework for Financial Market Operations and its Emergency Lending Assistance Policies
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April 21, 2015
Today, the Summary of Comments – 2015–16 Debt Management Strategy Consultations is being published in conjunction with the release of the government’s Debt Management Strategy for 2015–16.
Summary of Comments – 2015–16 Debt Management Strategy Consultations
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March 31, 2015
The Bank of Canada announced on 29 January 2015 its intention to add certain Canadian-dollar term asset-backed securities (ABS) to its list of assets eligible as collateral under the Bank of Canada’s SLF.
Changes to Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF)
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