November 3, 2020 Changes to the Frequency of Government of Canada Treasury Bills auctions The Bank of Canada, acting as fiscal agent of the Government of Canada, and the Department of Finance are announcing a change to the frequency of Treasury Bill auctions to help manage the Government of Canada’s current large cash holdings. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
November 2, 2020 Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (November 9-20) 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
October 28, 2020 Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement Opening statement Tiff Macklem Ottawa, Ontario Governor Tiff Macklem discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
October 28, 2020 Bank of Canada will maintain current level of policy rate until inflation objective is achieved, recalibrates its quantitative easing program Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of ¼ percent, with the Bank Rate at ½ percent and the deposit rate at ¼ percent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
October 19, 2020 CARR’s mandate expanded to include analysis of CDOR The Canadian Fixed Income Forum (CFIF) has expanded the mandate of the Canadian Alternative Reference Rate working group (CARR) to include an analysis of the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
October 19, 2020 The Bank of Canada launches the CORRA Advisory Group Earlier this year, the Bank of Canada became the administrator of the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA) and since June has published this Canadian interest rate benchmark on its website using an improved methodology. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): CORRA Advisory Group
October 19, 2020 Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (October 26-November 6) 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
October 15, 2020 Bank of Canada announces changes to programs that support key financial markets As overall financial market conditions continue to improve in Canada, usage in several of the Bank of Canada’s programs that support the functioning of key financial markets has declined significantly. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Bankers’ Acceptance Purchase Facility, Canada Mortgage Bond Purchase Program, Term repo operations