April 9, 2020 Addition of One Government Securities Distributor for Government of Canada Securities The Bank of Canada, on behalf of the Government of Canada, announces the addition of one new Government Securities Distributor for Government of Canada marketable bonds and treasury bills. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
April 9, 2020 Bank of Canada announces changes to eligibility requirements of Term ABS in the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility Collateral Policy The Bank of Canada continually reviews its collateral policy for the Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) and its term repo operations. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Standing Liquidity Facility
April 9, 2020 Temporary changes to the Government of Canada securities auction The Bank of Canada today announced temporary changes to standard terms for auctions of Government of Canada securities to support the liquidity and well-functioning of financial markets. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
July 19, 2010 Economic Research at the Bank of Canada, 1935-65 A retrospective of economic research at the Bank of Canada from 1935 to 1965. Content Type(s): Publications, Books and monographs
April 6, 2020 Results of today’s Provincial Money Market Purchase program As part of the Bank of Canada’s Provincial Money Market Purchase (PMMP) program, the Bank was allocated $188.8 million of provincial treasury bills and/or promissory notes. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Provincial Money Market Purchase Program
April 6, 2020 Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations—First Quarter of 2020 The Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations (CSCE) focuses on respondents’ views on inflation, the labour market and household finances. The survey for the first quarter of 2020 was conducted between January 29 and February 19, 2020. Results were therefore obtained before COVID‑19 became a major concern for Canadians and affected their outlook. This is the second quarterly publication of the results of the CSCE. Data collection began in the fourth quarter of 2014. Content Type(s): Publications, Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations
March 31, 2020 Bank of Canada welcomes use of new liquidity facility by financial institutions The Bank of Canada today welcomed the move by a number of Canadian banks, including the six largest, to draw on its new Standing Term Liquidity Facility (STLF). Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Standing Term Liquidity Facility
March 31, 2020 Results of today’s Canada Mortgage Bond purchase operation Today the Bank of Canada purchased $ 235,000,000 of Canada Mortgage Bonds in the secondary market. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canada Mortgage Bond Purchase Program
July 15, 2020 Bank of Canada will maintain current level of policy rate until inflation objective is achieved, continues program of quantitative easing Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of ¼ percent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
May 20, 2021 Financial System Review Summary—2021 Tiff Macklem, Timothy Lane, Lawrence L. Schembri, Paul Beaudry, Toni Gravelle The Canadian financial system proved resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic—thanks to strong risk management and unprecedented fiscal and monetary policy support. Content Type(s): Publications, Financial Stability Report