August 10, 2020 Changes to the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility Policy Regarding the use of Non-Mortgage Loan Portfolio as Collateral Given the continued improvement in short-term funding conditions, the Bank of Canada (Bank) is announcing that the Bank’s temporary measure of allowing Large Value Transfer System (LVTS) participants to pledge 100 per cent of their total collateral using their non-mortgage loan portfolio (NMLP) for the LVTS and Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) will be gradually reduced back to the regular level of 20 per cent of each participant's total pledged collateral. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Standing Liquidity Facility
August 10, 2020 Bank of Canada designates Interac e‑Transfer as a prominent payment system Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem has designated Interac e‑Transfer® as a prominent payment system under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act, effective August 10, 2020. This brings Bank oversight to this payment system and ensures it remains a safe, viable and effective method of payment for Canadians. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
July 30, 2020 Bank of Canada publishes its 2021 schedule for policy interest rate announcements and other major publications, makes change to effective date of rate decisions Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today published its 2021 schedule for policy interest rate announcements and the release of the quarterly Monetary Policy Report. It also reconfirmed the scheduled interest rate announcement dates for the remainder of this year. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
July 27, 2020 Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (August 4-August 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
July 21, 2020 Bank of Canada announces changes to the amount of Government of Canada Treasury Bills acquired at auction The Bank’s short-term liquidity programs announced since March to improve market functioning are having their intended effect. Conditions in short-term funding markets have improved. In particular, strains in the Government of Canada Treasury Bill market have diminished significantly. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
July 21, 2020 Bank of Canada announces changes to the Provincial Money Market Purchase (PMMP) program The Bank’s short-term liquidity programs announced since March to improve market functioning are having their intended effect. Conditions in short-term funding markets have improved. In particular, strains in the short-term provincial borrowing market have diminished significantly. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Provincial Money Market Purchase Program
July 20, 2020 Bank of Canada announces new securities repo operations In line with its objectives to support core funding markets and to foster the well-functioning of the Government of Canada securities market, the Bank of Canada is announcing the introduction of securities repo operations (SROs). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Securities Repo Operations
July 15, 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 Research Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
July 15, 2020 Bank of Canada will maintain current level of policy rate until inflation objective is achieved, continues program of quantitative easing Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of ¼ percent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases