June 15, 2015 Changes to Margin Requirements for the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) 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. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
June 15, 2015 Public Consultation: Draft Terms for Auctions of Government of Canada Ultra-Long Bonds The Government of Canada is considering moving to a modified auction format for any future issuance of 50-year bonds (ultra-long bonds). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
June 12, 2015 Weekly Financial Statistics - 12 June 2015 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
June 12, 2015 Proposed Criteria and Risk-Management Standards for Prominent Payment Systems 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). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
June 11, 2015 Release of the Financial System Review Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Ottawa, Ontario Press conference following the release of the Financial System Review. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
June 11, 2015 Bank of Canada says risk to financial stability is slightly higher, but system is more resilient Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The overall risk to financial stability in Canada has risen in the face of lower oil prices, but the resilience of the system continues to improve, the Bank of Canada said today as it released its biannualFinancial System Review (FSR). The FSR is intended to raise awareness of the key vulnerabilities, possible triggers and risks […] Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
June 11, 2015 Assessing Vulnerabilities in the Canadian Financial System Financial System Review - June 2015 Ian Christensen, Gitanjali Kumar, Césaire Meh, Lorie Zorn The authors present the four common cyclical vulnerabilities that appear in financial systems, providing examples of qualitative and quantitative indicators used to monitor these vulnerabilities across different sectors. They also discuss other inputs to the vulnerability assessment and to the internal process used at the Bank of Canada for identifying, evaluating and communicating vulnerabilities and risks, and highlight some of the key challenges in assessing financial system vulnerabilities and risks. Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles JEL Code(s): G, G0, G01, G1, G10, G2, G20