With the cessation of Canadian Dollar Offer Rate’s (CDOR) publication in June 2024, it is expected that Bankers’ Acceptance (BA) will cease to exist as a money market instrument.
The announcement today confirms that efforts are underway to develop a 1- and 3-month Term CORRA benchmark with the objective of making such benchmarks available for use by the end of Q3-2023.
The Canadian Alternative Reference Rate working group (CARR) has been laying the groundwork to ensure a smooth transition of financial products referencing the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR).
To offer Canadians an opportunity to directly support Ukraine, the Government of Canada announced that it will issue a Ukraine Sovereignty Bond. The five-year, $500 million bond, denominated in Canadian dollars, will be issued in late November 2022.
The Government of Canada Market Functioning Steering Group (GMF) published a consultation paper and an FAQ document today on a proposed fee for failing to settle GoC bond and bill transactions.
Today, the Fall 2022 Debt Management Strategy Consultations Summary is being published in conjunction with the release of the Government of Canada’s Economic and Fiscal Update 2022.
The Bank of Canada and the Department of Finance are announcing the resumption of the Government of Canada Cash Management Bond Buyback (CMBB) program.