Market Notices

• March 22, 2018

  Bank of Canada Announces Lower Target for Settlement Balances to Reinforce the Target for the Overnight Rate

  Effective Thursday, 22 March 2018, the Bank is reducing the target for the minimum daily level of settlement balances to $250 million, from its current level of $500 million.

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• March 21, 2018

  Bank of Canada announces creation of working group to develop new term risk-free interest rate benchmark

  The Bank of Canada today announced the creation of the Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group (CARR), sponsored by the Canadian Fixed-Income Forum (CFIF), to identify and seek to develop a new term risk-free Canadian dollar interest rate benchmark.

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• February 27, 2018

  Summary of Comments – 2018–19 Debt Management Strategy Consultations

  Today, the 2018–19 Debt Management Strategy Consultations Summary is being published in conjunction with the release of the Government of Canada’s Debt Management Strategy for 2018–19.

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• February 5, 2018

  The Government will not proceed with next week’s Ultra-Long bond auction

  The Government of Canada announced today that its criteria for ultra-long bond issuance were not met and as a result, the Government will not be issuing ultra-long bonds this quarter.

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• December 21, 2017

  Bank of Canada Announces a Reduction to the Minimum Amount of Government of Canada Nominal Bonds it Acquires at Auction

  The Bank of Canada announced today that it is decreasing its minimum purchase amount of nominal bonds at auctions to 13 per cent from the current 14 per cent level, effective immediately.

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• December 13, 2017

  Discontinuation of weekly statistical reporting via Market Trade Reporting System

  The Government of Canada and the Bank of Canada announced today that, starting in January 2018, Government Securities Distributors (GSDs) will no longer be required to submit weekly statistical reports via the Market Trade Reporting System (MTRS) operated by the Bank of Canada.

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• September 21, 2017

  Debt Management Strategy Consultations – 2018-19

  The Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada are seeking 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 2018-19 and beyond.

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• August 17, 2017

  Government of Canada considering issuing more ultra-long bonds

  The Government of Canada announced today that it is considering issuing more ultra-long bonds in the near future, subject to favourable market conditions.

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• April 4, 2017

  Release of the 2016 Bank of Canada FMI Oversight Activities Annual Report

  The Bank of Canada today published the 2016 annual report on its oversight of payment clearing and settlement systems, which are also known as financial market infrastructures or FMIs.

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• March 22, 2017

  Summary of Comments – 2017–18 Debt Management Strategy Consultations

  Today, the Summary of Comments – 2017–18 Debt Management Strategy Consultations is being published in conjunction with the release of the Government of Canada’s Debt Management Strategy for 2017–18.

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