January 31, 2022 CARR welcomes RBSL consultation on the potential cessation of CDOR The Canadian Alternative Reference Rate working group (CARR) welcomes the publication by the administrator of CDOR, Refinitiv Benchmark Services (UK) Limited (RBSL), of a consultation document on the potential permanent cessation of the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
January 25, 2022 CFEC Releases Results of October 2021 Foreign Exchange Volume Survey The Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee (CFEC) released today the results of its October 2021 semi-annual survey of foreign exchange volumes in Canada. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee
January 24, 2022 Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (January 31-February 11) As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
January 13, 2022 Notice of memorandum of understanding between the Autorité des marchés financiers, the British Columbia Securities Commission, the Ontario Securities Commission and the Bank of Canada In support of its mandate as the resolution authority for Canadian financial market infrastructures (FMIs), the Bank of Canada has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Autorité des marchés financiers, the British Columbia Securities Commission and the Ontario Securities Commission. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 10, 2022 Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (January 17-28) As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
December 22, 2021 Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (January 3-14) As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
December 16, 2021 CARR publishes White Paper on the recommended future of CDOR In October 2020, the Canadian Alternative Reference Rate (CARR) working group was tasked with analyzing the current status of the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR) and to make recommendations based on that analysis. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
December 14, 2021 Summary of Comments – Fall 2021 Debt Management Strategy Consultations Today, the Fall 2021 Debt Management Strategy Consultations Summary is being published in conjunction with the release of the Government of Canada’s Economic and Fiscal Update 2021. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
December 6, 2021 Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (December 13-24) As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
November 23, 2021 CARR publishes CORRA-related recommendations and key findings in its review of CDOR The Canadian Alternative Reference Rate working group (CARR) today published a set of recommendations aimed at facilitating the widespread use of the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA) in the Canadian financial system. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group