December 1, 2000
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November 28, 2000
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.
Bank of Canada to Offer Term SPRAs and May Purchase BAs over Year-end
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September 21, 2000
The Government announced in the 2000-01 Debt Management Strategy that it was implementing the bond buyback program on an ongoing basis.
Government of Canada to expand bond buyback operations
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August 14, 2000
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.
Follow up on proposed modifications to Government of Canada Bond operations
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July 21, 2000
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.
Market views sought on proposed modifications to Government of Canada Bond operations
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July 18, 2000
A discussion paper prepared jointly by the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada, and being made public today, is proposing changes to the government’s approach to auctioning and investing its Canadian dollar cash balances.
Proposed revisions to the rules pertaining to auctions of Receiver General term deposits
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