March 19, 2015 Release of upcoming Quarterly Bond Schedule A standalone debt management strategy will be published on or before the end of March 2015, as required by the Financial Administration Act. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
February 25, 2015 Operational Test of Standing Central Bank Swap Arrangements As part of an exercise to test the operational readiness of existing standing swap arrangements with other central banks, the Bank of Canada will conduct a small-value Canadian-dollar operation with the European Central Bank, drawing euros against Canadian dollars. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 29, 2015 Planned Changes to Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) Following a regular review of the Bank’s policy in relation to Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), the Bank is planning to add certain Canadian-dollar denominated term asset-backed securities (ABS), including those backed by residential mortgages, to the list of eligible collateral, effective 31 March 2015. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 9, 2015 Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) - Exceptional Temporary Access to Non-Mortgage Loan Portfolio The Bank of Canada will continue, in exceptional circumstances, to allow participants in the Large Value Transfer System (LVTS) to submit, on a same-day basis, requests to lift the 20 per cent limit of total collateral value pledged that can be the non-mortgage loan portfolio (NMLP). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
December 19, 2014 Results of the 19 December 2014 Term Repo Operation for Balance Sheet Management Purposes Results of today's term repo for balance sheet management purposes operation. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
December 18, 2014 Bank of Canada Announces Details of a Term Repo for Balance Sheet Management Purposes Operation The Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct a Term Repo for Balance Sheet Management Purposes operation. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
December 15, 2014 Results of the 15 December 2014 Term Repo Operation for Balance Sheet Management Purposes Results of today's term repo for balance sheet management purposes operation. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
December 12, 2014 Bank of Canada Announces Details of a Term Repo for Balance Sheet Management Purposes Operation The Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct a Term Repo for Balance Sheet Management Purposes operation. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
November 27, 2014 Public Consultation: Policy guidance on the Bank of Canada’s risk-management standards for designated financial market infrastructures The Bank of Canada today published draft policy guidance related to its risk-management standards for designated Canadian financial market infrastructures (FMIs). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
November 20, 2014 Government of Canada reopens its ultra-long bond Today, the Government of Canada announced that it successfully issued $1 billion in 50-year bonds through the syndication process. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices