September 10, 2024 Government of Canada Debt Distribution Framework Review Consultations A consultation document pertaining to the design of the Government of Canada debt distribution framework, prepared jointly by the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada, is being made public today. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
September 10, 2024 Debt Management Strategy Consultations – 2025-26 The Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada are seeking the views of government securities distributors, institutional investors, and other interested parties on issues related to the design and operation of the Government of Canada’s domestic debt program for 2025-26 and beyond. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
July 22, 2024 CFEC Releases Results of April 2024 Foreign Exchange Volume Survey The Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee (CFEC) released today the results of its April 2024 semi-annual survey of foreign exchange volumes in Canada. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee
July 12, 2024 Bank of Canada announces increases to the dealer and round limits for Overnight Repo operations Effective Monday, July 15, 2024, dealer limits for Overnight Repo (OR) operations will increase to $3 billion for each eligible participant from the previous $1 billion. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Overnight repo and overnight reverse repo operations
June 26, 2024 CFIF-BATVN publishes an educational primer on Canadian Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Canadian money markets are undergoing a significant change due to the disappearance of Bankers Acceptances (BAs). BAs will no longer be issued by the major Canadian banks after the cessation of the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate’s (CDOR) publication on June 28, 2024. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Fixed-Income Forum
June 11, 2024 Changes to Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility The Bank of Canada is announcing the addition of Secured General Collateral Notes (SGC Notes) as eligible collateral under its Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), with the intent to support the development of this new market. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
June 10, 2024 CARR provides guidance for CDOR-based loans, derivatives and securities that do not have a robust fallback in place for CDOR’s cessation post June 28, 2024 The Canadian Alternative Reference Rate working group (CARR) is providing guidance to market participants with respect to CDOR-linked loans, derivatives and securities that do not have adequate fallback language to address the cessation of CDOR following the final publication by Refinitiv Benchmark Services (UK) Limited on June 28, 2024 (the “Cessation Date”). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
May 16, 2024 Move to T+1 settlement for Government of Canada securities auctions As of 3 June 2024, all Government of Canada auctions of its treasury bills, bonds and Cash Management Bond Buybacks (CMBB) will be subject to T+1 settlement. This move will follow the Canadian secondary market’s own transition to T+1 settlement, expected to occur on Monday, 27 May 2024. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
May 13, 2024 CARR publishes illustrative examples on determining fallback rates on floating rate notes that reference CDOR CARR is publishing two presentations to clarify how CARR’s recommended fallback rate for floating rate notes that reference CDOR should be implemented for calculating the coupon and accrued interest post June 2024. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
April 30, 2024 CARR reiterates that market participants with CDOR-based loans, derivatives or securities must prepare for CDOR’s cessation post June 28, 2024 Refinitiv Benchmark Services (UK) Limited (RBSL), the administrator of CDOR, today reaffirmed that all three tenors of CDOR will cease to be published after June 28, 2024. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group