January 16, 2009 Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term PRA Facility for Private Sector Money Market Instruments In accordance with the schedule of term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) auctions for private sector money market instruments announced on 28 November, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will enter into a 14-day term PRA transaction for private sector money market instruments. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 12, 2009 Addition of a Government Securities Distributor for Government of Canada Securities The Bank of Canada, on behalf of the Government of Canada, announces the addition of a new Government Securities Distributors for Government of Canada marketable bonds and treasury bills. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 12, 2009 Bank of Canada Announces the Minimum Bid Rate for Today's Term PRA Facility for Private Sector Money Market Instruments The minimum bid rate for today's 14-day Term PRA Facility for Private Sector Money Market Instruments is 1.985%. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 4, 2008 Update on monitoring of short-term funding markets On 12 December 2007, the Bank of Canada announced that it would enter into term purchase and resale agreements (term PRAs) extending over the calendar year with maturities on 4 January and 10 January 2008. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
August 21, 2003 Summer 2003 Consultations Views Sought on Issues Relating to the Design and Operation of The Real Return Bond Program A consultation document on issues relating to the design and operation of the Real Return Bond program, prepared jointly by the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada, is being published today. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
May 1, 2003 Changes to the Bank of Canada Commodity Price Index (BCPI) Effective 15 May 2003 the following changes will be made to the Bank of Canada Commodity Price Index (BCPI). Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
April 8, 2003 Change in timing of auction of Government of Canada treasury bills from 12:30 p.m. to 10:30 a.m. (Ottawa time) starting 17 June 2003 In its Debt Management Strategy 2003/04, the government announced that the auction time for treasury bills would be moved to 10:30 a.m., on a trial basis, starting 22 April 2003. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
March 21, 2003 Debt Management Strategy: Market Consultations for 2003/04 - Summary of Comments In December 2002, officials from the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada consulted with market participants on a number of issues related to domestic debt programs. Comments received were taken into consideration in the development of the debt strategy for 2003/04. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
August 15, 2002 Operational Enhancements to Government of Canada Debt Programs The government conducts regular consultations with market participants to support its strategic objectives of raising stable, low-cost funding and maintaining a well-functioning market for Government of Canada securities. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 5, 2009 Bank of Canada Announces Details of its 28 Day Term PRA Transaction n accordance with the schedule of term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) auctions announced on 1 December, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will enter into a 28-day term PRA transaction Content Type(s): Press, Market notices