March 31, 2015 Historical Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility – March 31, 2015 to June 14, 2018 The Bank of Canada, through its Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), provides access to liquidity to those institutions that participate directly in the Large Value Transfer System (LVTS). Content Type(s): Collateral Policy Source(s): Standing Liquidity Facility
December 18, 2012 Bank of Canada Margin Call Practice for Domestic Market Operations For transactions outstanding against securities purchased or sold under a term purchase and resale agreement, the Bank values the securities daily, and compares that value to the contract valuation to ensure the Bank is adequately protected.
April 6, 2015 Senior Loan Officer Survey - First-Quarter 2015 The survey results indicate that, overall, business-lending conditions were broadly unchanged during the first quarter of 2015, but tightened for the oil and gas sector.” Content Type(s): Publications, Senior Loan Officer Survey
April 6, 2015 Business Outlook Survey - Spring 2015 In the spring Business Outlook Survey, lower oil prices continue to dampen the overall sales outlook of firms, weighing on investment and hiring intentions. However, a majority of businesses are benefiting from the strong economic outlook in the United States and the boost in competitiveness from the weaker Canadian dollar. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
March 31, 2015 Changes to Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) 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. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
March 27, 2020 Rules Governing Advances to Financial Institutions These Rules serve as policy guidelines and administrative procedures for financial institutions and financial market infrastructures seeking to obtain loans (advances) from the Bank of Canada.
November 26, 2015 Banking and Financial Statistics - November 2015 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Banking and Financial Statistics
December 2, 2015 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1/2 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases