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Bank of Canada Announces Details of its 27 Day Term Loan Facility

In accordance with the schedule of Term Loan Facility (TLF) auctions announced on 20 January, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will enter into a 27-day TLF transaction as follows:

Amount Auction Date Settlement Date Maturity Date
$2 billion 17 February 2009 18 February 2009 17 March 2009

Terms and conditions for the TLF are available at https://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/notices_fmd/2008/term_tlf_121108.html.

The auction will be held on 17 February at 10:00 (ET) and the results of this operation will be announced on the Bank's web site at 11:00 (ET). The total amount of assets acquired through this TLF operation will be announced on the Bank's web site on the settlement day by 16:45 (ET). These transactions will also be reflected on the Bank of Canada's balance sheet.

The Bank will continue to provide additional term liquidity as long as conditions in financial markets warrant.

For further information, please contact:

613 782-8782

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