April 3, 2008
Results of the 3 April 2008 Term PRA Transaction
The results of today's term PRA operations are as follows:
Market Notices
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March 31, 2008
Eligibility Criteria and Conditions for Accepting Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP) as Collateral for the Bank of Canada's Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF)
On 5 March 2008, the Bank released for comment its proposed eligibility criteria for accepting ABCP and noted that two broad policy objectives guided the Bank's assessment. First, the eligibility criteria should mitigate any risks to the Bank that might be associated with accepting ABCP securities as collateral for the SLF. -
March 20, 2008
Operational Changes to the Bond Buyback Program
As announced in the Debt Management Strategy 2008-2009, minor operational changes will be made to the bond buyback program to broaden the eligible basket of securities available for buyback operations. The changes are as follows: -
March 20, 2008
Results of the 20 March 2008 Term PRA Transaction
The results of today's term PRA operations are as follows: -
March 11, 2008
Bank of Canada Announces New Term PRA Transactions as part of Co-ordinated G10 Central Bank Actions
Since the co-ordinated actions taken in December 2007, the G10 central banks have continued to work together closely and to consult regularly on liquidity pressures in funding markets. Pressures in some of these markets have recently increased again. -
February 26, 2008
Summary of Comments - 2008/09 Debt Strategy Consultations
Today, a Summary of Comments on the Debt Strategy Consultations for 2008/09 is being published on the Bank of Canada's website in conjunction with the release of the government's Debt Management Strategy for 2008/09 on the Department of Finance's website. -
January 18, 2008
Changes in Minimum Bank of Canada Nominal Bond Purchases at Auctions
Section 5.1 of the Statement of Policy Governing the Acquisition and Management of Financial Assets for the Bank of Canada's Balance Sheet states that "The Bank's holdings of Government of Canada nominal bonds and treasury bills are structured to broadly reflect the composition of the federal government's stock of nominal domestic marketable debt." -
January 7, 2008
Summary of the Survey on Canadian Corporate Foreign Exchange Hedging
Each year since 2004, the Bank of Canada has undertaken a questionnaire with banks that are active in the Canadian dollar foreign exchange market through offices in Toronto and/or Montréal. -
January 4, 2008
Update on monitoring of short-term funding markets
On 12 December 2007, the Bank of Canada announced that it would enter into term purchase and resale agreements (term PRAs) extending over the calendar year with maturities on 4 January and 10 January 2008. -
December 23, 2007
Bank of Canada welcomes restructuring announcement by Pan-Canadian Investors Committee
The Bank of Canada welcomes the announcement that an agreement-in-principle has now been reached among parties to the Montreal Accord for the restructuring of non-bank asset-backed commercial paper.