Market notices

• April 17, 2024

  Introduction of one-month treasury bill

  In line with the announcement in the federal 2024 Budget, the Government of Canada will be introducing a temporary one-month treasury bill.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• April 15, 2024

  CARR to begin publishing data on the transition of CDOR based loans to CORRA

  To facilitate the monitoring of the transition away from CDOR based loans to CORRA and Term CORRA, CARR will publish a monthly report on the aggregated outstanding amount of CDOR loans that have not transitioned to other benchmarks, as well as the volume of new loans, including any transitioned loans, referencing CORRA and/or Term CORRA.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
• March 14, 2024

  Release of the 2023 Bank of Canada FMI Oversight Activities Annual Report

  The Bank of Canada today published the Bank of Canada Oversight Activities for Financial Market Infrastructures 2023 Annual Report.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• February 14, 2024

  Start date for the morning auction of Receiver General cash balances

  The Bank of Canada (the “Bank”), in its role as fiscal agent for the Government of Canada, previously announced the government’s intention to reintroduce morning auctions of Receiver General (RG) cash balances. Today, the Bank is announcing that RG auctions will commence on February 21st, 2024, and be conducted daily at 9:15 am.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• February 8, 2024

  Webpage for Government of Canada purchases of Canada Mortgage Bonds

  The Bank of Canada is today launching a new webpage with details on the Government of Canada’s purchases of Canada Mortgage Bonds (CMBs).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canada Mortgage Bonds: Government purchases and holdings
• February 5, 2024

  CFEC Releases Results of October 2023 Foreign Exchange Volume Survey

  The Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee (CFEC) released today the results of its October 2023 semi-annual survey of foreign exchange volumes in Canada.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee
• February 2, 2024

  Reintroduction of the morning auction of Receiver General cash balances

  The Bank of Canada (the “Bank”), in its role as fiscal agent for the Government of Canada, said today it will reintroduce the morning auction of Receiver General (RG) cash balances in the coming weeks.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• January 16, 2024

  Operational Details for Government Purchases of Canada Mortgage Bonds

  In the 2023 Fall Economic Statement, the Canadian government announced its intention to purchase Canada Mortgage Bonds (CMBs), beginning in 2024, up to an annual maximum of $30 billion while ensuring that the pace and volume of these purchases are appropriate for market conditions.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canada Mortgage Bonds: Government purchases and holdings
• January 11, 2024

  GMF publishes the final framework on a fee for failing to settle GoC securities transactions

  The Government of Canada Market Functioning Steering Group (GMF) published today the final framework on a fee for failing to settle Government of Canada (GoC) bond and bill transactions.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Fixed-Income Forum
• January 3, 2024

  Bank of Canada conducts Overnight Repo operation

  The Bank of Canada today conducted an Overnight Repo (OR) operation, which is a regular tool that is part of the Bank’s standard operating framework for implementing monetary policy.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Overnight repo operations