May 16, 2024 Move to T+1 settlement for Government of Canada securities auctions As of 3 June 2024, all Government of Canada auctions of its treasury bills, bonds and Cash Management Bond Buybacks (CMBB) will be subject to T+1 settlement. This move will follow the Canadian secondary market’s own transition to T+1 settlement, expected to occur on Monday, 27 May 2024. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
May 13, 2024 CARR publishes illustrative examples on determining fallback rates on floating rate notes that reference CDOR CARR is publishing two presentations to clarify how CARR’s recommended fallback rate for floating rate notes that reference CDOR should be implemented for calculating the coupon and accrued interest post June 2024. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
April 30, 2024 CARR reiterates that market participants with CDOR-based loans, derivatives or securities must prepare for CDOR’s cessation post June 28, 2024 Refinitiv Benchmark Services (UK) Limited (RBSL), the administrator of CDOR, today reaffirmed that all three tenors of CDOR will cease to be published after June 28, 2024. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
April 25, 2024 CFIF announces the establishment of the Collateral Infrastructure and Market Practices Advisory Group The Canadian Fixed-Income Forum today announced the establishment of the Collateral Infrastructure and Market Practices Advisory Group. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Collateral Infrastructure and Market Practices Advisory Group
April 25, 2024 Bank of Canada plans to re-introduce its securities lending program The Bank of Canada is planning to restart later this year its securities lending program (SLP) which is designed to support the liquidity of Government of Canada (GoC) securities markets. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Securities Lending Program, Securities Repo Operations
April 17, 2024 Introduction of one-month treasury bill In line with the announcement in the federal 2024 Budget, the Government of Canada will be introducing a temporary one-month treasury bill. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
April 15, 2024 CARR to begin publishing data on the transition of CDOR based loans to CORRA To facilitate the monitoring of the transition away from CDOR based loans to CORRA and Term CORRA, CARR will publish a monthly report on the aggregated outstanding amount of CDOR loans that have not transitioned to other benchmarks, as well as the volume of new loans, including any transitioned loans, referencing CORRA and/or Term CORRA. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
March 14, 2024 Release of the 2023 Bank of Canada FMI Oversight Activities Annual Report The Bank of Canada today published the Bank of Canada Oversight Activities for Financial Market Infrastructures 2023 Annual Report. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
February 14, 2024 Start date for the morning auction of Receiver General cash balances The Bank of Canada (the “Bank”), in its role as fiscal agent for the Government of Canada, previously announced the government’s intention to reintroduce morning auctions of Receiver General (RG) cash balances. Today, the Bank is announcing that RG auctions will commence on February 21st, 2024, and be conducted daily at 9:15 am. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
February 8, 2024 Webpage for Government of Canada purchases of Canada Mortgage Bonds The Bank of Canada is today launching a new webpage with details on the Government of Canada’s purchases of Canada Mortgage Bonds (CMBs). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canada Mortgage Bonds: Government purchases and holdings