August 10, 2001
Market Notices
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August 9, 2001
Expansion of List of Securities Eligible as Collateral for use in Bank of Canada Standing Liquidity Facility
Under its Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), the Bank of Canada is prepared to provide liquidity on a daily basis to financial institutions that participate directly in the payment systems operated by the Canadian Payments Association - the Automated Clearing Settlement System (ACSS) and the Large Value Transfer System (LVTS). -
August 2, 2001
Summer Consultations - Market Views Sought on Issues Relating to the Design and Operation of Government Debt Programs over 2001-02 and Beyond
A consultation document on issues relating to the design and operation of government debt programs over 2001-2002 and beyond, prepared jointly by the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada, is being made public today. -
April 26, 2001
Turnaround Time for Government of Canada Securities auctions to be Reduced to 15 Minutes
The targeted turnaround time for publication of the results for Government of Canada securities auctions will be reduced to 15 minutes from 30 minutes starting 22 May 2001. The reduction in the turnaround time is the result of process and efficiency improvements. -
March 1, 2001
Net Position Reports - Formal Recommendation from the Bank of Canada
The Bank of Canada announced today that it has sent the following letter to the Investment Dealers Association of Canada. -
December 1, 2000
Market Views Sought on Issues Relating to the Design and Operation of Government Debt Programs over 2001-02
A consultation document on issues relating to the design and operation of government debt programs over 2001-2002, prepared jointly by the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada, is being made public today. -
November 28, 2000
Bank of Canada to Offer Term SPRAs and May Purchase BAs over Year-end
The Bank of Canada today announced its intention to temporarily add assets to its balance sheet to offset the anticipated $2 billion to $3 billion seasonal increase in the demand for bank notes. These operations have no monetary policy significance. -
September 21, 2000
Government of Canada to expand bond buyback operations
The Government announced in the 2000-01 Debt Management Strategy that it was implementing the bond buyback program on an ongoing basis. -
August 14, 2000
Follow up on proposed modifications to Government of Canada Bond operations
On July 21, 2000, the Bank of Canada announced that the Bank and the Department of Finance would be seeking the views of market participants on the feasibility of implementing a cash management buyback program and on the possibility of reverting back to March and September maturity dates for two-year bonds. -
July 21, 2000
Market views sought on proposed modifications to Government of Canada Bond operations
The Debt Management Strategy 2000-01 (released 23 March 2000) noted that the Bank of Canada and the Department of Finance were assessing the potential for expanding the existing bond buyback program to include cash management purposes.