The Canadian Fixed-Income Forum (CFIF) is a group set up by the Bank of Canada to facilitate the sharing of information between market participants and the Bank on the Canadian fixed-income market. You can find what we do and how we're organized, related market notices as well as our members. We also provide a list of our meetings.
What We Do
The Canadian Fixed-Income Forum (Forum) is a senior level industry-wide committee established by the Bank of Canada to discuss developments in fixed-income market structure and functioning, market practices, and related policy issues. The goals of the Forum are to:
- enhance the efficiency and resilience of the Canadian fixed-income market;
- improve the quality, clarity and market-wide understanding of Canadian fixed-income trading practices;
- evaluate and propose changes to market infrastructure;
- communicate any recommendations and analysis to oversight authorities, regulators, industry groups and other market participants as needed.
The Forum will not discuss monetary policy or policy issues directly relating to the size and distribution of the federal government’s debt programme which are covered through other fora.
Market Notices
November 4, 2016
Bank of Canada Publishes the Results of the Canadian Fixed-Income Forum Survey on Market Liquidity, Transparency and Market Access
The Bank of Canada has published the results of the 2016 Canadian Fixed-Income Forum (CFIF) survey on market liquidity, transparency and market access.
November 4, 2015
Bank of Canada Announces Establishment of Canadian Fixed-Income Forum (CFIF)
In light of changes to market functioning since the financial crisis, the Bank of Canada has established a new senior level industry-wide forum to discuss developments in fixed-income market structure and functioning, market practices, and related policy issues.Membership
Bank of Canada
Lynn Patterson
Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada
Co-Chair
Toni Gravelle
Chief of Financial Markets, Bank of Canada
Co-Chair
Market Representatives
Sandra Lau
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Brian D’Costa
Algonquin Capital
John McArthur
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Mike Fisher
BMO Capital Markets
Chris Beauchemin
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation
Roger Casgrain
Casgrain & Company Limited
Karl Wildi
CIBC World Markets
Chris Kalbfleisch
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management
Martin Bellefeuille
Desjardins Securities
Philippe Ouellette
Fiera Capital
Daniel Bergen
Great West Life Assurance Company
Murray Shackleton
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
Jason Chang
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
Jim Byrd
RBC Capital Markets
Andrew Branion
Scotiabank
CARR
The Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group (CARR) was created to identify and seek to develop a new term risk-free Canadian dollar interest rate benchmark.
Contact CFIF
Email: CFIF@bankofcanada.ca