Market Notices

• March 19, 2015

  Release of upcoming Quarterly Bond Schedule

  A standalone debt management strategy will be published on or before the end of March 2015, as required by the Financial Administration Act.

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• February 25, 2015

  Operational Test of Standing Central Bank Swap Arrangements

  As part of an exercise to test the operational readiness of existing standing swap arrangements with other central banks, the Bank of Canada will conduct a small-value Canadian-dollar operation with the European Central Bank, drawing euros against Canadian dollars.

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• January 29, 2015

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

  Following a regular review of the Bank’s policy in relation to Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), the Bank is planning to add certain Canadian-dollar denominated term asset-backed securities (ABS), including those backed by residential mortgages, to the list of eligible collateral, effective 31 March 2015.

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• January 9, 2015

  Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) - Exceptional Temporary Access to Non-Mortgage Loan Portfolio

  The Bank of Canada will continue, in exceptional circumstances, to allow participants in the Large Value Transfer System (LVTS) to submit, on a same-day basis, requests to lift the 20 per cent limit of total collateral value pledged that can be the non-mortgage loan portfolio (NMLP).

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• December 19, 2014

  Results of the 19 December 2014 Term Repo Operation for Balance Sheet Management Purposes

  Results of today's term repo for balance sheet management purposes operation.

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• December 18, 2014

  Bank of Canada Announces Details of a Term Repo for Balance Sheet Management Purposes Operation

  The Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct a Term Repo for Balance Sheet Management Purposes operation.

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• December 15, 2014

  Results of the 15 December 2014 Term Repo Operation for Balance Sheet Management Purposes

  Results of today's term repo for balance sheet management purposes operation.

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• December 12, 2014

  Bank of Canada Announces Details of a Term Repo for Balance Sheet Management Purposes Operation

  The Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct a Term Repo for Balance Sheet Management Purposes operation.

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• November 27, 2014

  Public Consultation: Policy guidance on the Bank of Canada’s risk-management standards for designated financial market infrastructures

  The Bank of Canada today published draft policy guidance related to its risk-management standards for designated Canadian financial market infrastructures (FMIs).

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• November 20, 2014

  Government of Canada reopens its ultra-long bond

  Today, the Government of Canada announced that it successfully issued $1 billion in 50-year bonds through the syndication process.

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