Chart 1: The Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program lowered the maturity of the Government of Canada’s debt https://www.bankofcanada.ca/?p=241281 Average maturity of the outstanding GoC debt Average maturity of the outstanding GoC debt (with consolidated BoC holdings under normal course) Average maturity of the outstanding GoC debt (with consolidated BoC total holdings) 5.024.334.33 5.044.354.35 4.974.304.30 4.974.294.29 4.974.294.29 4.954.274.27 4.974.294.29 4.984.304.30 4.894.224.22 4.884.224.22 4.964.284.28 4.854.194.19 4.894.234.23 4.914.254.25 4.784.134.13 4.834.184.18 4.834.184.18 4.784.134.13 4.774.134.13 4.824.174.17 4.754.124.12 4.764.124.12 4.884.234.23 4.784.144.14 4.814.174.17 4.814.174.17 4.593.983.98 4.143.583.46 3.833.293.06 3.703.182.84 3.783.252.79 4.053.492.92 4.153.582.91 4.323.742.98 4.423.832.97 4.423.842.91 4.523.922.90 4.543.942.85 4.674.072.88 4.744.122.85 4.854.232.92 4.794.182.86 4.774.172.82 4.884.262.89 5.054.413.00 5.034.392.96 5.154.513.08 5.074.443.05 5.124.493.10 5.144.523.14 5.134.533.18 5.154.553.21 5.234.643.31 5.184.603.31 5.184.613.35 5.284.713.45 5.244.683.45 5.264.723.51 5.404.853.63 5.264.733.56 5.254.733.58 5.354.823.67 5.294.783.66 5.274.773.68 5.274.783.70 5.224.743.69 5.214.743.71 5.174.713.70 5.224.763.77 5.214.753.78 5.254.793.82 5.204.773.83 5.194.763.84 5.244.823.90 5.134.733.86