April 25, 2024
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April 25, 2024
The Bank of Canada is planning to restart later this year its securities lending program (SLP) which is designed to support the liquidity of Government of Canada (GoC) securities markets.
Bank of Canada plans to re-introduce its securities lending program
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Press,
Market notices
Source(s):
Securities Repo Operations,
Securities-Lending Program
April 17, 2024
In line with the announcement in the federal 2024 Budget, the Government of Canada will be introducing a temporary one-month treasury bill.
Introduction of one-month treasury bill
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Press,
Market notices
April 15, 2024
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.
CARR to begin publishing data on the transition of CDOR based loans to CORRA
Content Type(s):
Press,
Market notices
Source(s):
Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
March 14, 2024
The Bank of Canada today published the Bank of Canada Oversight Activities for Financial Market Infrastructures 2023 Annual Report.
Release of the 2023 Bank of Canada FMI Oversight Activities Annual Report
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Press,
Market notices
February 14, 2024
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.
Start date for the morning auction of Receiver General cash balances
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Press,
Market notices
February 8, 2024
The Bank of Canada is today launching a new webpage with details on the Government of Canada’s purchases of Canada Mortgage Bonds (CMBs).
Webpage for Government of Canada purchases of Canada Mortgage Bonds
Content Type(s):
Press,
Market notices
Source(s):
Canada Mortgage Bonds: Government purchases and holdings
February 5, 2024
The Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee (CFEC) released today the results of its October 2023 semi-annual survey of foreign exchange volumes in Canada.
CFEC Releases Results of October 2023 Foreign Exchange Volume Survey
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Press,
Market notices
Source(s):
Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee
February 2, 2024
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.
Reintroduction of the morning auction of Receiver General cash balances
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Press,
Market notices
January 16, 2024
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.
Operational Details for Government Purchases of Canada Mortgage Bonds
Content Type(s):
Press,
Market notices
Source(s):
Canada Mortgage Bonds: Government purchases and holdings