Market Notices

• November 13, 2019

  Bank of Canada’s Intention to Introduce a Standing Term Liquidity Facility

  The Bank of Canada (Bank) is announcing its intention to introduce a new liquidity facility, the Standing Term Liquidity Facility (STLF). The STLF will complement the Bank’s current tools for the provision of liquidity and will strengthen the Bank’s role as lender of last resort.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Standing Term Liquidity Facility
• September 10, 2019

  Debt Management Strategy Consultations – 2020-21

  The Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada are seeking the views of government securities distributors, institutional investors, and other interested parties on issues related to the design and operation of the Government of Canada’s domestic debt program for 2020-21 and beyond.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• August 21, 2019

  Expansion of Term Repo Operations for balance sheet management purposes

  As part of the regular management of the Bank of Canada’s (Bank) balance sheet, the Bank acquires assets to offset its liabilities, which consists mainly of bank notes in circulation and government deposits.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Term repo operations
• August 20, 2019

  Government of Canada Real Return Bond Consultations

  A consultation document on issues pertaining to the design and operation of the Real Return Bond program, prepared jointly by the Department of Finance (DoF) and the Bank of Canada (BoC), is being published today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• August 1, 2019

  Changes to publication of interest rate statistics

  Effective October 1, 2019, the Bank of Canada will no longer publish the monthly Chartered Bank Interest Rates. As well, the weekly rate will be relocated on our website.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• July 29, 2019

  Changes to Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s (the Bank) Standing Liquidity Facility

  As part of an ongoing review of the Bank’s collateral policy related to the Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), the Bank is announcing two changes effective immediately. First, the Bank will introduce one new asset category (Other Public Sector), which combines the two previously-announced asset categories (Foreign Official Sector and Other Public Sector) into one category.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Standing Liquidity Facility
• July 16, 2019

  Results from the CARR Consultation on Enhancements to the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average

  This document provides a summary of consultation results on enhancements to the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
• March 27, 2019

  Release of the 2018 Bank of Canada FMI Oversight Activities Annual Report

  The Bank of Canada today published the Bank of Canada Oversight Activities for Financial Market Infrastructures 2018 Annual Report (the Report) on its oversight of payment clearing and settlement systems, which are also known as financial market infrastructures (FMIs).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• March 19, 2019

  Summary of Comments – 2019-20 Debt Management Strategy Consultations

  Today, the 2019-20 Debt Management Strategy Consultations Summary is being published in conjunction with the release of the Government of Canada’s Debt Management Strategy for 2019-20.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• February 26, 2019

  Bank of Canada publishes the Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group’s Consultation Paper on Proposed Enhancements to the Canadian Dollar Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA)

  The Bank of Canada, on behalf of the Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group (CARR), has published a consultation on proposed enhancements to the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA) risk-free interest-rate benchmark.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group