March 31, 2023 Release of the 2022 Bank of Canada FMI Oversight Activities Annual Report The Bank of Canada today published the Bank of Canada Oversight Activities for Financial Market Infrastructures 2022 Annual Report. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
March 28, 2023 CARR publishes impact assessment checklist for market participants with CDOR exposure The Canadian Alternative Reference Rate working group (CARR) today published an impact assessment checklist to help firms assess and mitigate their exposures to the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
February 7, 2023 CFEC Releases Results of October 2022 Foreign Exchange Volume Survey The Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee (CFEC) released today the results of its October 2022 semi-annual survey of foreign exchange volumes in Canada. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee
January 27, 2023 Bank of Canada announces change to maximum bid rate for securities repo operations The Bank of Canada is announcing a change to the pricing of the securities repo operations (SRO). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 16, 2023 CFIF publishes White Paper on the impact of CDOR cessation on Bankers’ Acceptance market With the cessation of Canadian Dollar Offer Rate’s (CDOR) publication in June 2024, it is expected that Bankers’ Acceptance (BA) will cease to exist as a money market instrument. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Fixed-Income Forum
January 11, 2023 CARR announces development of a Term CORRA benchmark The announcement today confirms that efforts are underway to develop a 1- and 3-month Term CORRA benchmark with the objective of making such benchmarks available for use by the end of Q3-2023. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
January 11, 2023 CARR and TMX launch webcast series on the transition from CDOR CARR is pleased to announce the launch of a series of CDOR Transition Webcasts, developed in partnership with TMX. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
December 19, 2022 Bank of Canada announces increases to the dealer and round limits for Overnight Repo operations Effective Monday, December 19, 2022, limits for Overnight Repo (OR) operations will increase to $1 billion for each eligible participant. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Overnight repo and overnight reverse repo operations
December 15, 2022 CARR’s CORRA-first initiatives for derivatives to begin on January 9 - update The Canadian Alternative Reference Rate working group (CARR) has been laying the groundwork to ensure a smooth transition of financial products referencing the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
November 18, 2022 The Government of Canada announces the issuance of a Ukraine Sovereignty Bond To offer Canadians an opportunity to directly support Ukraine, the Government of Canada announced that it will issue a Ukraine Sovereignty Bond. The five-year, $500 million bond, denominated in Canadian dollars, will be issued in late November 2022. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices