EX-99.D 2 d811935dex99d.htm EX-99.D EX-99.D

Exhibit D

DESCRIPTION OF CANADA

Table of Contents

 

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General Information

       3  

The Canadian Economy

       5  

External Trade

       11  

Balance of Payments

       13  

Foreign Exchange and International Reserves

       15  

Government Finances

       16  

Debt Record

       25  

Monetary and Banking System

       26  

Claims and Other

       31  

Tables and Supplementary Information

       32  

Unless otherwise indicated, dollar amounts hereafter in this document are expressed in Canadian dollars. On December 13, 2019, the daily average rate of the Bank of Canada for conversion of Canadian dollars (“$”) to United States dollars (“U.S.$”) was USD 1.00 = CAD 1.3183.


 

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Certain information contained in the Exhibit has been extracted or compiled from public official documents of Canada, which include statistical data subject to revision. Canada is sometimes referred to as the “Government of Canada” or the “Government” in this Exhibit.

CANADA

GENERAL INFORMATION

Area and Population

Canada is the second largest country in the world, with an area of 9,984,670 square kilometers of which about 891,163 square kilometers are covered by fresh water. The occupied farm land is about 7% and the commercial forest land is about 30% of the total area. The population on July 1, 2019 was estimated to be 37.6 million. Over two thirds of Canada’s population lives in metropolitan areas of which Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver are the largest. Most of Canada’s population lives within 200 kilometers of the United States border.

Form of Government

Canada is a federal state composed of ten provinces and three territories. In 1867, the United Kingdom Parliament adopted the British North America Act, which established the Canadian federation comprised of, at that time, the Provinces of Ontario, Québec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Since then, six additional provinces (Manitoba, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador), along with the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories and the territory of Nunavut (which was carved out of the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999), have become parts of Canada.

The British North America Act (which has been renamed the Constitution Act, 1867) gave the Parliament of Canada legislative power in relation to a number of matters including all matters not assigned exclusively to the legislatures of the provinces. These powers now include matters such as defense, the raising of money by any mode or system of taxation, the regulation of trade and commerce, the public debt, money and banking, interest, bills of exchange and promissory notes, navigation and shipping, extra-provincial transportation, aerial navigation and, with some exceptions, telecommunications. The provincial legislatures have exclusive jurisdiction in such areas as education, municipal institutions, property and civil rights, administration of justice, direct taxation for provincial purposes and other matters of purely provincial or local concern.

The executive power of the federal Government is vested in the Queen, represented by the Governor General, whose powers are exercised on the advice of the federal Cabinet, which is responsible to the House of Commons. The legislative branch at the federal level, Parliament, consists of the Crown, the Senate and the House of Commons. The Senate has 105 seats. There are 24 seats each for the Maritime Provinces (Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick), Québec, Ontario and the Western Provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia), six for Newfoundland and Labrador and one each for the three territories (Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon). Senators are appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the federal Cabinet and hold office until age 75. The House of Commons has 338 members, elected by voters in single-member constituencies. The leader of the political party that gains the most seats in each general election is usually invited by the Governor General to be Prime Minister and to form the Government. The Prime Minister selects the members of the federal Cabinet from among the members of the House of Commons and the Senate (in practice almost entirely from the former). The House of Commons is elected for a period of five years. Since May 2007, the Canada Elections Act requires that a general election be held on a fixed date: the third Monday of October in the fourth calendar year following the previous general election. However, the law does not prevent the Governor General from dissolving Parliament at another date. The date of a general election is set by the Governor in Council.

The most recent general election was held on October 21, 2019. As a result of that election the Liberal Party of Canada formed the Government. As of December 6, 2019, the distribution of seats in the House of Commons is as follows: the Liberal Party of Canada has 157 seats, the Conservative Party of Canada has 121 seats, the Bloc Québécois has 32 seats, the New Democratic Party has 24 seats, and the Green Party of Canada has three seats. There is one independent seat.

The executive power in each province is vested in the Lieutenant Governor, appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the federal Cabinet. The Lieutenant Governor’s powers are exercised on the advice of the provincial cabinet, which is responsible to the legislative assembly. Each provincial legislature is composed of a Lieutenant Governor and a legislative assembly and, depending on the province, members of provincial legislative assemblies are elected for four or five years. The practice of selecting the provincial premier and the provincial cabinet in each province follows that described for the federal level, as does dissolution of a legislature.

The judicial branch of government in Canada is composed of an integrated set of courts created by federal and provincial law. At the federal level there are two principal courts, the Supreme Court of Canada which is the highest appeal court in Canada and the Federal Court of Canada which, among other things, deals with federal revenue laws and claims involving the Government. Judges of the two federally constituted courts and those of the provincial superior and county courts are appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the federal Cabinet and hold office during good behavior until age 70 or 75. Judges of the magistrates courts (commonly known as provincial courts) are appointed by the provincial government and usually hold office until age 65 or 70.

 

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Constitutional Reform

In April 1982, Her Majesty the Queen proclaimed the Constitution Act, 1982, terminating British legislative jurisdiction over Canada’s Constitution. The Constitution Act, 1982 provides that Canada’s Constitution may be amended pursuant to an amending formula contained therein and contains the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, including the linguistic rights of Canada’s two major language groups.

The government of Québec did not sign the constitutional agreement which led to the repatriation of the Canadian Constitution and the proclamation of the Constitution Act, 1982. Although Québec is legally bound by the Constitution Act, 1982, the government of Québec set out five conditions for accepting the legal legitimacy of the Act. Discussions on those principles led on April 30, 1987 at Meech Lake to a unanimous agreement by First Ministers on principles respecting each of Québec’s conditions.

A constitutional resolution to give effect to the Meech Lake Accord was adopted by Parliament and eight provinces before the deadline for ratification on June 23, 1990. In the absence of ratification by Newfoundland and Manitoba, the amendment was not adopted. In the wake of this event, the most extensive series of public consultations on constitutional matters ever to occur in Canada began through the work of both provincial and federal commissions and committees, among other things. Recommendations produced by this process were then assessed by a series of multilateral negotiations involving the federal, provincial and territorial governments and four national Aboriginal organizations, held from April to July 1992. Agreement was reached on a wide range of constitutional issues through the multilateral process which led to a First Ministers’ Conference held in Charlottetown in August 1992.

The Charlottetown Accord was an extensive package of reforms agreed upon by the federal, provincial and territorial governments and the four Aboriginal organizations. On October 26, 1992, Canadians were asked in a referendum if they agreed that the Constitution of Canada should be renewed on the basis of the Charlottetown agreement. A majority of Canadians in a majority of the provinces, including a majority in Québec and a majority of Status Indians living on reserves, declined to provide such a mandate. Consequently, governments set aside the constitutional issue and announced their intention to concentrate on social and economic initiatives that do not require constitutional change.

Québec

In September 1994, the Parti Québécois was elected, and its platform called for Québec’s accession to independence. On October 30, 1995, the government of Québec held a consultative referendum under provincial law, seeking a mandate to secede from Canada and proclaim Québec’s independence, after having made a formal offer of a new economic and political partnership between Québec and the rest of Canada. The government’s proposal was rejected by a vote of 50.6% against and 49.4% in favour, with a participation rate of 93%. While all sides accepted the 1995 referendum results, the Parti Québécois has not abandoned the goal of achieving independence for Québec.

In September 1996, the Government of Canada referred a series of legal questions to the Supreme Court of Canada with a view to clarifying, at both domestic and international law, whether the government of Québec has the right to secede from Canada unilaterally. On August 20, 1998, the Supreme Court rendered judgment, ruling that the government of Québec cannot, under either the Constitution of Canada or international law, legally effect the unilateral secession of Québec from Canada. The Supreme Court also stated that, if a clear majority of Québecers were to clearly and unambiguously express their will to secede, the federal and provincial governments in Canada would then have a constitutional obligation to enter into negotiations to address the potential act of secession as well as its possible terms should, in fact, secession proceed.

On June 29, 2000, the Government of Canada enacted a law to give effect to the requirement for clarity set out in the opinion of the Supreme Court. That law requires the House of Commons to assess, prior to any future referendum on the secession of a province, whether the referendum question made clear that the province would cease to be part of Canada and become an independent country. The law further requires that, after the vote itself, the House of Commons also assess whether there appeared to be a clear majority in support of the question. Only if both these conditions were met would the Government of Canada be authorized to enter into negotiations which might lead to the constitutional amendments required to effect secession.

In the provincial election of October 1, 2018, the Coalition avenir Québec party was elected, replacing the Quebec Liberal Party which had been in power (majority) since April 2014, and formed a majority government having obtained 74 out of 125 seats in Quebec’s National Assembly (37.4% of the votes cast), as compared to 31 seats (24.8% of the votes cast) for the official opposition Quebec Liberal Party, ten seats (17.1% of the votes cast) for the Parti Québécois party and ten seats (16.1% of the votes cast) for the Québec solidaire party.

 

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THE CANADIAN ECONOMY1

General

The key economic indicators for the Canadian economy and the Government of Canada consolidated statement of operations and accumulated deficit are presented in the following tables.

KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS

 

     For the 2019 quarter  ended
(year-over-year)
    

 

 
     September      June      March      2018      2017      2016      2015      2014  

Real GDP annual percentage change (1)

     1.7        1.9        1.5        2.0        3.2        1.0        0.7        2.9  

Nominal GDP annual percentage change (2)

     3.1        3.8        2.6        3.9        5.7        1.8        -0.2        4.9  

GDP Implicit Price Index (2)(3)

     1.4        1.9        1.1        1.8        2.5        0.7        -0.8        1.9  

Consumer Price Index (total items) (3)(4)

     1.9        2.1        1.6        2.3        1.6        1.4        1.1        2.0  

Industrial Product Price Index (3)

     -1.3        0.1        1.2        3.9        3.1        -0.2        -0.8        2.5  

Unemployment Rate (percent) (5)

     5.6        5.5        5.8        5.8        6.3        7.0        6.9        6.9  

Trade Balance (in millions of dollars)

     -7,998        -5,583        -14,353        -43,564        -47,376        -47,776        -49,066        -18,064  

 

Source: Statistics Canada.

(1)

At market prices, chained 2012 dollars, and seasonally adjusted.

(2)

Seasonally adjusted.

(3)

Annual percentage changes.

(4)

Year-over-year growth rates for CPI are not based on seasonally adjusted data.

(5)

Unemployment levels are calculated using the difference between labor force and employment for the quarters.

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA – CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND ACCUMULATED DEFICIT

(in millions of dollars)

 

     For the years ended March 31,  
     2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  

Total Revenues

     332,218        311,216        290,868        292,608        279,905  

Total Program Expenses

     322,916        308,288        288,593        273,632        256,248  

Public Debt Charges

     23,266        21,889        21,232        21,837        24,207  

Total Expenses

     346,182        330,177        309,825        295,469        280,455  

Annual Deficit

     -13,964        -18,961        -18,957        -2,861        -550  

Accumulated Deficit at End of Year

     -685,450        -671,254        -651,540        -634,440        -628,910  

 

Source: Public Accounts of Canada 2019 (Volume 1, Table 1.1).

Note: see page 18 for additional details and information.

 

 

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Quarterly and semi-annual figures or changes are based upon seasonally adjusted data, except where otherwise indicated. All percentage changes are compounded at annual rates. For percentage changes over more than one year, the method of computation includes growth over the entire period indicated. Unless otherwise specified, all growth rates on page 7 are calculated using real GDP at basic prices, constant 2012 dollars.

The chart below shows the distribution of real gross domestic product (“GDP”) at basic prices (2012 constant dollars) in 2018, which is indicative of the structure of the economy.

 

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Source: Statistics Canada, Gross Domestic Product by Industry.

Note: Total may not add to 100% due to rounding and rebasing.

 

(1)

GDP is a measure of production originating within the geographic boundaries of Canada, regardless of whether factors of production are Canadian or non-resident owned, whereas gross national product (“GNP”) measures the value of Canada’s total production of goods and services – that is, the earnings of all Canadian owned factors of production. Quantitatively, GDP is obtained from GNP by adding investment income paid to non-residents and deducting investment income received from non-residents. GDP at basic prices represents the value added by each of the factors of production and is equivalent to GDP at market prices less net taxes on products. These differences can cause discrepancies in levels and growth rates of GDP at basic prices on pages 5 and 6 and GDP at market prices on pages 7 and 8.

 

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The agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting; and mining and oil and gas extraction sectors both include support activities.

The volume of industry and sector output in the following discussion provides “constant dollar” measures of the contribution of each industry to GDP at basic prices. The share of service-producing industries in real GDP was 70.0% in 2018 while the remaining 30.0% was attributed to goods-producing industries.

 

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The following table shows the composition of Canada’s real GDP at basic prices (2012 constant dollars) by sector in 2018 and over the 2014-2018 period.

REAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AT BASIC PRICES BY INDUSTRY

 

    (For the years ended December 31,)  
    2018     2017     2016     2015     2014     2009     2018     2014     2009  
    (millions of 2012 dollars)     (percentage distribution(3))  
                                                       

Agriculture (1)

    32,696       32,167       31,698       29,472       27,843       24,841       1.7       1.5       1.6  

Forestry, fishing and hunting

    5,078       5,099       5,179       5,520       5,553       4,356       0.3       0.3       0.3  

Mining and oil and gas extraction

    158,617       149,621       137,737       138,548       141,409       107,584       8.1       7.8       6.8  

Manufacturing

    201,832       196,503       188,847       189,177       187,893       167,055       10.4       10.4       10.6  

Construction

    142,842       141,275       135,332       141,540       144,292       112,031       7.3       8.0       7.1  

Utilities

    43,155       42,284       41,355       40,378       40,238       37,605       2.2       2.2       2.4  

Transportation and warehousing

    88,165       85,495       81,232       79,273       77,026       65,292       4.5       4.3       4.2  

Wholesale and retail trade

    201,562       199,375       189,088       185,806       188,886       158,459       10.3       10.5       10.1  

Finance, insurance and real estate

    371,979       365,241       355,491       345,895       333,824       288,915       19.1       18.5       18.4  

Public administration

    130,451       126,781       124,344       122,186       121,392       117,970       6.7       6.7       7.5  

Health, social, educational, professional and other services

    573,210       559,641       549,311       542,231       535,280       488,060       29.4       29.7       31.0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (2)

    1,949,587       1,903,482       1,839,614       1,820,026       1,803,636       1,572,167       100.0       100.0       100.0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Source: Statistics Canada, Industry Accounts Division.

(1)

Agriculture includes support activities for agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

(2)

May not add to total due to rounding.

(3)

May not add to total due to rebasing.

The share of service-producing industries in real GDP at basic prices decreased from 71.2% in 2009 to 70.0% in 2018, though this share was higher in 2009 partly due to the negative impact of the global financial crisis on goods-producing industries. The fastest growing industry in the services sector has been transportation and warehousing, which grew at an average annual growth rate of 3.4% between 2009 and 2018, compared to an average annual growth rate of 2.2% for total service sector real GDP at basic prices (2012 constant dollars). The goods-producing sector constituted 30.0% of real GDP at basic prices in 2018, up from 28.8% in 2009. The increase was most evident in mining and oil and gas extraction, with its share increasing from 6.8% in 2009 to 8.1% in 2018, as activity in this industry recovered following the financial crisis.

Real GDP at market prices grew by 2.9% in 2014, 0.7% in 2015, 1.0% in 2016, 3.2% in 2017 and 2.0% in 2018. The rebound since mid-2016 has been supported by stronger household consumption and investment. Canada’s real GDP registered year-over-year growth of 1.5%, 1.9% and 1.7% in the first three quarters of 2019, respectively.

Manufacturing was the largest goods-producing industry in Canada by GDP in 2018. Manufacturing output increased by 3.0% in 2014, 0.7% in 2015, then fell by 0.2% in 2016. In 2017 and 2018, manufacturing output rose by 4.1% and 2.7%, respectively. Growth in manufacturing output from 2014 to 2018 was the highest in electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing (a 27.1% increase), miscellaneous manufacturing (a 15.5% increase) and computer and electronic product manufacturing (a 15.2% increase) sectors. In 2019, the year-over-year growth in manufacturing output increased 1.3% in the first quarter and by 1.0% in the second quarter, followed by a loss of 0.4% in the third quarter.

Mining and oil and gas extraction was the second largest goods-producing industry by GDP in 2018. Output from mining and oil and gas extraction rose 7.9% in 2014, followed by declines of 2.0% and 0.6% in 2015 and 2016, respectively. In 2017, output from mining and oil and gas extraction rose 8.6%, followed by an increase of 6.0% in 2018. Over the 2014-2018 period, the sector’s real GDP increased by 12.2%, as oil and gas, which makes up almost 70% of the sector, increased by 21.3%. Mining and quarrying activities increased by 13.1%, while support activities for mining and oil and gas extraction decreased by 45.1% over the 2014-2018 period. On a year-over-year basis, output growth in the mining and oil and gas extraction sector decreased 2.2% in the first quarter of 2019, followed by an increase of 1.5% in the second quarter and a decrease of 4.6% in the third quarter.

The construction sector was the third largest goods-producing sector in Canada in 2018. Construction output increased by 2.5% in 2014, before falling 1.9% and 4.4% in 2015 and 2016, respectively. Construction output then gained 4.4% in 2017 and 1.1% in 2018. Construction growth from 2014 to 2018 was led by residential building construction and repair construction, which increased by 8.8% and 8.7%, respectively. Engineering and other construction activities declined 21.6% and non-residential building construction fell 7.5% over the same period. Overall construction output decreased on a year-over-year basis by 3.5% in the first quarter of 2019 and 2.5% in the second quarter, then rose 1.3% in the third quarter.

Although the share of agricultural output2 in total real GDP was only 1.7% in 2018, agriculture is a significant contributor to foreign exchange earnings. Wheat is Canada’s principal agricultural crop and one of its largest export products by value. The wheat crop was 29.4 million tonnes in 2014, 27.6 tonnes in 2015, 32.1 million tonnes in 2016, 30.4 million tonnes in 2017 and 32.2 million tonnes in 2018. Statistics Canada estimates wheat production will be 32.5 million tonnes in 2019.

 

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Agriculture includes support activities for agriculture and forestry, fishing and hunting.

 

 

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Gross Domestic Income and Expenditure3

Nominal GDP at market prices was about $2.2 trillion in 2018. Nominal GDP growth was 4.9% in 2014. After edging down 0.2% in 2015, nominal GDP returned to growth of 1.8% in 2016, 5.7% in 2017 and 3.9% in 2018. On a year-over-year basis, nominal GDP grew at 2.6%, 3.8% and 3.1% in each of the first three quarters of 2019, respectively.

GROSS DOMESTIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE

 

    First 3 quarters (1)     For the years ended December 31,  
    2019     2018     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  
    (millions of dollars)  

Income

             

Compensation of employees

    1,163,208       1,115,381       1,120,520       1,069,956       1,026,483       1,026,846       998,463  

Gross operating surplus

    600,404       593,939       590,510       573,257       526,024       505,167       557,244  

Gross mixed income

    275,347       263,820       265,147       256,757       244,403       235,365       227,166  

Taxes less subsidies and residual error

    253,685       248,849       247,679       241,137       228,625       223,063       212,025  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Domestic Income

    2,292,644       2,221,989       2,223,856       2,141,107       2,025,535       1,990,441       1,994,898  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenditure

             

Final consumption expenditure

    1,810,017       1,746,672       1,754,326       1,684,563       1,610,954       1,566,215       1,517,376  

Household final consumption

    1,290,791       1,250,988       1,255,327       1,208,438       1,153,668       1,122,079       1,086,253  

Government final consumption

    484,524       462,656       465,792       444,149       426,335       415,561       404,297  

Non-profit institution final consumption

    34,703       33,028       33,207       31,976       30,951       28,575       26,826  

Gross fixed capital formation

    508,032       503,485       501,247       486,760       461,262       474,732       486,542  

Business gross fixed capital formation

    415,239       411,848       409,835       401,686       382,196       395,432       410,591  

Residential structures

    165,785       166,741       165,833       165,379       154,961       143,946       135,230  

Non-residential structures and machinery and equipment

    211,212       206,075       204,996       199,000       190,851       214,697       235,764  

Intellectual property product

    38,241       39,032       39,006       37,307       36,384       36,789       39,597  

Government gross fixed capital formation

    90,407       89,308       89,087       82,784       76,854       76,344       72,806  

Non-profit institution gross fixed capital formation

    2,387       2,329       2,325       2,290       2,212       2,956       3,145  

Investment in inventories

    11,437       12,096       11,904       17,088       -228       -577       9,603  

Exports (goods and services)

    732,957       716,056       713,351       672,533       638,095       633,955       633,112  

Imports (goods and services)

    770,205       756,009       756,913       719,909       685,868       683,019       651,176  

Residual error and estimate

    405       -311       -59       72       1,320       -865       -559  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Domestic Expenditure

    2,292,644       2,221,989       2,223,856       2,141,107       2,025,535       1,990,441       1,994,898  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Domestic Expenditure in Chained 2012 Dollars

    2,088,674       2,054,111       2,058,117       2,017,492       1,955,488       1,936,100       1,923,422  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Source: Statistics Canada, National Income and Expenditure Accounts.

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Seasonally adjusted, annual rates.

 

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Year-over-year growth rates for nominal GDP at market prices are based on seasonally adjusted data.

 

 

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Economic Developments and Main Risks to the Economy4

Real GDP grew by 2.9% in 2014, 0.7% in 2015, 1.0% in 2016, 3.2% in 2017 and 2.0% in 2018. The rebound since mid-2016 has been supported by stronger consumption and investment. Canada’s real GDP registered year-over-year growth of 1.5%, 1.9% and 1.7% in the first three quarters of 2019, respectively.

Real household spending rose 2.7% in 2014, 2.3% in 2015, 1.9% in 2016, 3.7% in 2017 and 2.2% in 2018. Year-over-year growth in household spending was 1.7%, 1.7% and 1.4% in the first three quarters of 2019, respectively.

Household savings as a percentage of personal disposable income was 3.9% in 2014, 4.5% in 2015, 2.0% in 2016, 2.1% in 2017 and 1.8% in 2018. The household saving rates were respectively 2.1%, 3.0% and 3.2% (annual rates) in the first three quarters of 2019.

Real non-residential structures, machinery and equipment investment grew by 4.7% in 2014, then fell by 11.3% and 12.3% in 2015 and 2016, respectively. Real non-residential structures, machinery and equipment investment then returned to growth of 3.9% in 2017 and 1.4% in 2018. On a year-over-year basis, non-residential structures, machinery and equipment investment decreased 1.2% and 2.9% in the first two quarters of 2019, before growing 3.4% in the third quarter. Real intellectual property products investment contracted edged up 0.8% in 2014 before decreasing 11.5% and 1.7% in 2015 and 2016 respectively. In 2017 and 2018, real intellectual property products investment rose 2.1% and 3.9%, respectively. On a year-over-year basis, intellectual property products investment decreased 6.6%, 4.3% and 2.7% in the first three quarters of 2019.

Housing starts were 189.3 thousand units in 2014, 195.5 thousand units in 2015, 197.9 thousand units in 2016, 219.8 thousand units in 2017 and 212.8 thousand units in 2018. Over the first three quarters of 2019, housing starts averaged an annual level of 211.8 thousand units.

Real government final consumption grew 0.6% in 2014, 1.4% in 2015, 1.8% in 2016, 2.3% in 2017 and 3.0% in 2018. The year-over-year growth in government spending on goods and services was 2.8%, 2.4% and 2.1% in the first three quarters of 2019, respectively.

In current dollar terms, the trade balance in goods and services (on a balance of payments basis) was a deficit of $18.1 billion in 2014 and increased to $49.1 billion in 2015. The deficit then decreased slightly over the next three years, to $47.8 billion in 2016, $47.4 billion in 2017, and $43.6 billion in 2018. In the first three quarters of 2019, the average trade deficit in goods and services was $37.2 billion at annual rates.

The key risks to the Canadian economic outlook are both global and domestic, and remain broadly balanced. Globally, stronger and more durable economic growth, particularly in advanced economies, could increase demand for Canadian goods and services. In contrast, a continued shift towards greater economic protectionism could exacerbate the slowdown in global economic activity by hampering global trade flows and investment, the effects of which could spill over into Canada. Domestically, household spending and business investment could be stronger than expected, especially in the context of tight labor market conditions. Conversely, high levels of household debt pose a key downside risk to the economy.

 

4 

In this section all figures, except the savings rates and the trade balance, are reported in real terms and growth rates are calculated from GDP at market prices, chained 2012 dollars, seasonally adjusted at annual rates unless otherwise noted.

 

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Prices and Costs

The GDP implicit price deflator increased 1.9% in 2014, declined by 0.8% in 2015, increased 0.7% in 2016, 2.5% in 2017 and 1.8% in 2018. The year-over-year change in the implicit price deflator was 1.1%, 1.9% and 1.4% in the first three quarters of 2019, respectively.

Since the introduction of inflation-targeting into monetary policy in 1991, annual increases in the consumer price index (“CPI”) have remained almost entirely within the 1% to 3% target range. Total CPI rose 2.0% in 2014, 1.1% in 2015, 1.4% in 2016, 1.6% in 2017 and 2.3% in 2018. On a year-over-year basis, total CPI increased 1.6%, 2.1% and 1.9% in the first three quarters of 2019, respectively5.

PRICE DEVELOPMENTS

 

      GDP
Implicit
Price Index
(1)
     Consumer Price Index      Industrial
Product
Price
Index
 

For the years

ended December 31,

   Total      Food      Total
excluding
Food
     Energy      Total excluding
Food and
Energy
     Shelter  
     (annual percentage changes)  

2014

     1.9        2.0        2.3        1.8        3.6        1.5        2.6        2.5  

2015

     -0.8        1.1        3.7        0.6        -9.6        1.8        1.3        -0.8  

2016

     0.7        1.4        1.5        1.4        -3.0        1.9        1.6        -0.2  

2017

     2.5        1.6        0.1        1.9        5.3        1.6        1.8        3.1  

2018

     1.8        2.3        1.8        2.3        6.7        1.9        1.8        3.9  

2018Q4

     0.4        2.0        2.4        1.9        0.9        2.0        2.4        3.3  

2019Q1

     1.1        1.6        3.2        1.3        -4.6        1.9        2.5        1.2  

2019Q2

     1.9        2.1        3.3        1.9        -1.2        2.3        2.6        0.1  

2019Q3

     1.4        1.9        3.7        1.6        -4.2        2.2        2.4        -1.3  

 

Source: Statistics Canada.

(1)

This implicit price index is based on seasonally adjusted data.

 

5 

Year-over-year growth rates for CPI are not based on seasonally adjusted data.

 

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Labor Market

The following table shows labor market characteristics for the periods indicated.

LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS(1) (2)

(thousands of persons)

 

    Canada     Atlantic Provinces     Quebec  

For the years

ended December 31,

  Labor
Force
    Employ-
ment
    Unemploy-
ment Rate
    Labor
Force
    Employ-
ment
    Unemploy-
ment Rate
    Labor
Force
    Employ-
ment
    Unemploy-
ment Rate
 
     (thousands)     (percent)     (thousands)     (percent)     (thousands)     (percent)  

2014

    19,125       17,802       6.9       1,238       1,114       10.0       4,400       4,060       7.7  

2015

    19,278       17,947       6.9       1,233       1,109       10.0       4,434       4,097       7.6  

2016

    19,441       18,080       7.0       1,224       1,102       10.0       4,448       4,133       7.1  

2017

    19,663       18,416       6.3       1,219       1,100       9.7       4,496       4,223       6.1  

2018

    19,813       18,658       5.8       1,223       1,111       9.2       4,510       4,262       5.5  

2018Q4

    19,905       18,776       5.7       1,218       1,114       8.6       4,518       4,274       5.4  

2019Q1

    20,069       18,909       5.8       1,233       1,130       8.3       4,545       4,305       5.3  

2019Q2

    20,165       19,047       5.5       1,232       1,129       8.4       4,557       4,332       4.9  

2019Q3

    20,243       19,102       5.6       1,234       1,124       8.9       4,584       4,364       4.8  

 

    Ontario     Prairie Provinces     British Columbia  

For the years

ended December 31,

  Labor
Force
    Employ-
ment
    Unemploy-
ment Rate
    Labor
Force
    Employ-
ment
    Unemploy-
ment Rate
    Labor
Force
    Employ-
ment
    Unemploy-
ment Rate
 
     (thousands)     (percent)     (thousands)     (percent)     (thousands)     (percent)  

2014

      7,419         6,878       7.3       3,642       3,472       4.7       2,425       2,278       6.1  

2015

    7,426       6,923       6.8       3,727       3,511       5.8       2,458       2,306       6.2  

2016

    7,490       7,000       6.5       3,746       3,466       7.5       2,532       2,380       6.0  

2017

    7,580       7,128       6.0       3,768       3,499       7.2       2,601       2,467       5.1  

2018

    7,673       7,242       5.6       3,791       3,548       6.4       2,617       2,494       4.7  

2018Q4

    7,709       7,284       5.5       3,817       3,575       6.3       2,644       2,529       4.3  

2019Q1

    7,814       7,364       5.8       3,805       3,561       6.4       2,673       2,549       4.6  

2019Q2

    7,863       7,429       5.5       3,821       3,585       6.2       2,692       2,572       4.5  

2019Q3

    7,911       7,473       5.5       3,826       3,580       6.4       2,688       2,562       4.7  

 

Source: Statistics Canada, The Labour Force Survey.

(1)

Annual employment levels are based on not seasonally adjusted data, while quarterly employment levels are based on seasonnally adjusted data.

(2)

Unemployment levels are calculated using the difference between labor force and employment for the quarters.

Employment increased by 0.6% in 2014, 0.8% in 2015, 0.7% in 2016, 1.9% in 2017 and 1.3% in 2018. Over the first three quarters of 2019, employment has grown 2.3% on an annualized basis. Meanwhile, the labor force increased by 0.5% in 2014, 0.8% in 2015, 0.8% in 2016, 1.1% in 2017 and 0.8% in 2018. Over the first three quarters of 2019, the labor force has grown 2.3% on an annualized basis. The unemployment rate was 6.9% in 2014, 6.9% in 2015, and 7.0% in 2016, then declined to 6.3% in 2017 and 5.8% in 2018. Over the first three quarters of 2019, the unemployment rate has averaged 5.6%. All provinces have seen significant decreases in unemployment rates since 2016. However, regional differences do exist; the unemployment rate in the Atlantic Provinces (currently 8.9%) has been consistently higher than the national average since 2014. In addition, the unemployment rate in the Prairie Provinces was relatively low in 2013 and 2014, then rose considerably during the oil price shock in 2015 and 2016, and remains above the national average in 2019.

Employment in the service sector accounts for 79.2% of total employment, up from 78.9% in 2018. Within the service sector, the largest employment subsectors are health care and social assistance, and retail trade. Employment in the goods sector, which makes up 20.8% of Canadian employment, is led by the manufacturing and construction subsectors. The subsector that grew the most in terms of employment share from 2014 to 2019 was professional, scientific and technical services, while manufacturing contracted the most in terms of employment share.

SHARE OF TOTAL EMPLOYMENT BY SECTOR

(in percentages)

     For the years ended December 31,  
      2019(1)      2018      2017      2016      2015  

Total, all industries

     100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0  

Goods-producing sector

     20.8        21.1        21.0        21.2        21.6  

Agriculture

     1.5        1.5        1.5        1.6        1.6  

Forestry and logging with support activities

     0.3        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.3  

Fishing, hunting and trapping

     0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1  

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

     1.4        1.5        1.4        1.5        1.6  

Utilities

     0.7        0.8        0.7        0.8        0.8  

Construction

     7.6        7.7        7.7        7.7        7.6  

Manufacturing

     9.2        9.3        9.4        9.4        9.5  

Services-producing sector

     79.2        78.9        79.0        78.8        78.4  

Wholesale trade

     3.3        3.5        3.7        3.8        3.7  

Retail trade

     11.5        11.5        11.6        11.4        11.5  

Transportation and warehousing

     5.5        5.3        5.1        5.0        5.1  

Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing

     6.3        6.3        6.4        6.2        6.1  

Professional, scientific and technical services

     8.2        7.9        7.9        7.7        7.6  

Business, building and other support services

     4.1        4.2        4.1        4.2        4.2  

Educational services

     7.1        7.1        7.0        7.0        7.1  

Health care and social assistance

     13.0        12.9        12.9        12.9        12.8  

Information, culture and recreation

     4.1        4.2        4.3        4.3        4.2  

Accommodation and food services

     6.4        6.6        6.6        6.7        6.7  

Other services

     4.3        4.3        4.2        4.3        4.2  

Public administration

     5.3        5.2        5.2        5.1        5.1  

 

Source:

Statistics Canada, The Labour Force Survey.

(1)

First three quarters

 

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EXTERNAL TRADE

Canada has continued to work towards implementing its trade goals of freer and more open markets based on internationally agreed rules and practices at multilateral, regional and bilateral levels, and is now the only G7 country to have concluded trade agreements with all other G7 countries. At the multilateral level, Canada continues to be an active member of the World Trade Organization (“WTO”) and continues to fully participate in multilateral trade negotiations as well as ongoing discussions related to potential WTO reform initiatives. At the regional level, Canada is a member of the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”) with both the United States and Mexico. Under NAFTA, as of January 1, 2003, virtually all tariffs for goods originating in Canada, the United States and Mexico (each a “Party,” and together, the “Parties”) have been eliminated. In August 2017, Canada, the U.S. and Mexico launched the renegotiation and modernization of NAFTA and, on November 30, 2018, the three Parties signed the new Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (“CUSMA”). The CUSMA preserves the essential benefits of the NAFTA, including existing tariff commitments, and incorporates new and updated provisions that seek to address 21st century trade issues. Additionally, it preserves the use of binational panels to resolve disputes on countervailing and anti-dumping duty matters. However, under the CUSMA, the investor-state-dispute settlement (“ISDS”) mechanism (a mechanism that allows for a foreign investor from one party to file a claim against the host party when their investment has been affected in a manner that violates the protections under the agreement) will not apply between Canada and the U.S., and the current ISDS mechanism will be eliminated after a three-year transition period. Canada will continue to have an ISDS mechanism with Mexico via the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (“CPTPP”). Separate side letters to the CUSMA, which took effect on November 30, 2018, limit the ability of the United States to impose tariffs on automobiles and auto parts from Canada and Mexico under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. As of December 2019, Canada and the United States are currently undertaking the domestic process towards ratification and implementation of the CUSMA, while Mexico completed its ratification process in June 2019. Once it goes into effect, the Parties will review the Agreement every six years, to ensure it remains relevant, effective and beneficial for North America. After each review, the parties can agree to extend the agreement for further 16 years. To further ensure predictable North American trade, Canada and the United States reached an agreement on May 17, 2019, to eliminate all tariffs the United States imposed under Section 232 on Canadian imports of steel and aluminum, and all countermeasures Canada imposed in response to the Section 232 action taken by the United States.

The CPTPP is a free trade agreement among Canada and Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam, which entered into force on December 30, 2018. Canada was among the first six countries to ratify the agreement, along with Australia, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, and Singapore. On January 14, 2019, the CPTPP also became effective with respect to Vietnam. As a result, Canada now benefits from expanded preferential market access to CPTPP countries that have ratified the agreement.

At the bilateral level, Canada has implemented bilateral free trade agreements with the following countries: Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Israel, Jordan, Korea, Panama, Peru, Ukraine, and the European Free Trade Association (Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein). In addition, provisional application of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (“CETA”) between Canada and the European Union, with its 28 Member States, began in September 2017. The CETA will enter definitively into force once all Member States of the EU ratify the text according to their respective domestic constitutional requirements. As of November 2019, 13 of the 28 Member States, including the United Kingdom, have ratified the agreement.

Canada is also committed to expanding and diversifying trade with large, fast-growing markets and regional groupings, such as the Pacific Alliance (Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru), the Mercosur trade bloc (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay), and the 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam).

Merchandise and Service Trade

The following table sets forth the composition of Canadian trade for the periods indicated.

THE COMPOSITION OF CANADIAN MERCHANDISE TRADE

(Balance of Payments Basis)

 

     First 3 quarters (1)      For the years ended December 31,  
     2019      2018      2018      2017      2016      2015      2014  
    

( in millions of dollars)

 

Value of Exports

                    

Farm, fishing & intermediate food products

     29,714        29,568        39,673        38,924        38,111        38,476        35,843  

Energy products

     86,585        87,154        111,070        96,787        74,133        85,218        130,151  

Metal ores & non-metallic minerals

     16,285        13,903        19,256        16,082        14,257        16,785        16,643  

Metal & non-metallic mineral products

     47,400        48,963        64,613        61,654        55,536        56,057        56,112  

Basic & industrial chemical, plastic & rubber products

     25,648        26,277        35,008        32,780        31,132        32,702        33,865  

Forestry products & building & packaging materials

     32,286        35,764        47,209        43,804        42,148        39,919        36,879  

Industrial machinery, equipment & parts

     31,238        29,274        39,391        37,090        35,209        36,007        32,943  

Electronic & electrical equipment & parts

     22,694        21,853        29,404        28,401        28,210        27,586        24,790  

Motor vehicles & parts

     70,608        67,676        90,470        93,222        98,477        88,762        73,589  

Aircraft & other transportation equipment & parts

     20,757        19,078        25,759        22,854        23,710        25,359        22,444  

Consumer goods

     53,622        49,311        66,554        62,989        66,231        62,709        53,476  

Other (2)

     12,967        12,455        16,850        14,889        14,348        14,469        12,599  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Exports (3)

     449,805        441,274        585,256        549,476        521,500        524,046        529,334  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Value of Imports

                    

Farm, fishing & intermediate food products

     16,021        14,998        20,297        19,447        19,257        18,447        16,882  

Energy products

     27,405        28,912        38,114        33,383        28,241        32,280        45,088  

Metal ores & non-metallic minerals

     10,771        10,600        14,375        12,380        9,951        9,279        10,302  

Metal & non-metallic mineral products

     29,737        31,425        41,467        40,891        41,580        43,727        43,279  

Basic & industrial chemical, plastic & rubber products

     33,803        35,786        47,323        43,091        39,664        40,274        40,687  

Forestry products & building & packaging materials

     20,282        20,008        26,877        25,462        24,528        24,746        22,836  

Industrial machinery, equipment & parts

     52,695        50,568        68,207        62,711        61,041        62,688        58,994  

Electronic & electrical equipment & parts

     53,962        53,252        71,300        67,621        64,506        64,792        60,383  

Motor vehicles & parts

     87,555        86,176        113,816        113,575        107,988        101,296        90,836  

Aircraft & other transportation equipment & parts

     20,420        17,983        23,788        20,897        19,230        21,839        17,468  

Consumer goods

     94,376        90,494        121,360        115,693        112,885        111,048        100,075  

Other (2)

     16,098        15,081        20,284        18,970        18,154        18,267        17,832  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Imports (3)

     463,125        455,282        607,205        574,120        547,024        548,682        524,661  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian International Merchandise Trade.

(1)

Seasonally adjusted.

(2)

Other includes special transactions trade and other balance of payments adjustments

(3)

May not add due to rounding.

Canada is one of the world’s leading trading nations. Canada’s exports have always reflected the country’s high endowment in natural resources. While Canada’s exports have diversified over time, commodities still remain an important part of Canada’s exports. In 2018, energy products accounted for 19.0% of Canada’s merchandise exports, followed by both motor vehicles and parts at 15.5% and consumer goods at 11.4%. Together, these components represented 45.8% of total merchandise exports in 2018.

Canada and the United States are each other’s most important trading partners, reflecting the physical proximity of the two countries and their close economic and financial relationship. In 2018, trade with the United States accounted for 73.9% of the value of Canada’s merchandise exports and 64.4% of the value of Canada’s merchandise imports. According to the United States Census Bureau, trade with Canada accounted for 18.0% of the United States’ exports and 12.5% of its imports in 2018. These shares are little changed on a year-to-date basis up to and including September 2019.

 

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The following table presents the geographical distribution of Canadian merchandise exports and merchandise imports for the periods indicated.

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF CANADIAN MERCHANDISE TRADE

(Balance of Payments Basis)

 

     First 3 quarters     For the years ended December 31,  
     2019     2018     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Exports(1)

              

United States

     74.6       74.2       73.9       74.7       75.2       75.7       75.8  

Japan

     2.2       2.2       2.3       2.2       2.1       1.9       2.1  

United Kingdom

     3.2       2.9       2.9       3.4       3.4       3.2       3.0  

European Union(2)

     4.8       5.1       5.0       4.5       4.6       4.3       4.7  

Other

     15.3       15.7       15.9       15.1       14.6       14.9       14.5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Imports(1)

              

United States

     64.0       64.3       64.4       64.6       65.7       66.3       66.9  

Japan

     2.0       2.2       2.1       2.4       2.2       2.0       1.8  

United Kingdom

     1.3       1.4       1.4       1.4       1.4       1.6       1.6  

European Union(2)

     9.3       9.2       9.1       8.5       8.2       8.1       7.9  

Other

     23.5       23.0       23.1       23.1       22.5       22.1       21.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian International Merchandise Trade.

(1)

May not add to total due to rounding.

(2)

Excludes the United Kingdom.

The following table presents volume and price indices of Canada’s merchandise trade for the periods indicated.

MERCHANDISE TRADE INDICES

(Balance of Payments Basis)

 

     First 3 quarters      For the years ended December 31,  
     2019      2018      2018      2017      2016      2015      2014  
     ( 2012 = 100 )  

Indices of physical volume

                    

Exports

     119.2        117.2        117.5        114.0        113.2        112.7        109.0  

Imports

     114.6        113.9        113.5        109.9        105.1        105.3        105.0  
                    

Indices of prices

                    

Exports

     108.6        108.4        107.6        104.3        99.7        100.7        105.3  

Imports

     113.4        112.2        112.6        110.0        109.7        109.7        105.2  

Terms of trade(1)

     95.8        96.7        95.6        94.8        90.9        91.8        100.1  

 

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian International Merchandise Trade.

(1)

Index of price of exports divided by index of price of imports multiplied by 100.

Over the first three quarters of 2019, the service sector accounted for 18.2% of total exports and 19.8% of total imports (seasonally adjusted at annual rates). Service exports are mainly comprised of commercial services (57.9%), travel services (26.9%), transportation services (13.9%) and general government services (1.3%). On the import side, commercial services, travel services, transportation services and general government services accounted for 48.0%, 30.1%, 21.0% and 0.9% of total service imports, respectively. In 2018, the United States was Canada’s largest services trading partner, accounting for 54.9% and 54.4% of total service exports and imports, respectively.

The following tables present respectively the shares of total service exports and imports by sector and by country for the periods indicated.

SHARE OF TOTAL SERVICE EXPORTS AND IMPORTS BY SECTOR (1)

(in percentages)

 

     First 3 quarters     For the years ended December 31,  
     2019     2018     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Exports

              

Travel services

     26.9       26.7       26.7       26.5       25.9       23.9       23.2  

Transportation services

     13.9       14.2       14.1       14.2       14.1       14.3       14.8  

Commercial services

     57.9       57.9       57.9       57.9       58.7       60.3       60.5  

General government services

     1.3       1.3       1.3       1.4       1.4       1.4       1.5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Imports

              

Travel services

     30.1       29.8       29.8       30.9       31.3       32.3       33.0  

Transportation services

     21.0       21.3       21.3       19.9       19.5       19.7       19.9  

Commercial services

     48.0       48.1       48.1       48.3       48.3       47.1       46.3  

General government services

     0.9       0.9       0.9       0.9       0.9       0.9       0.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Source: Statistics Canada.

(1)

In current prices, seasonally adjusted at annual rates. May not add to total due to rounding.

SHARE OF TOTAL SERVICE EXPORTS AND IMPORTS BY COUNTRY (1)

(in percentages)

 

     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Exports

          

United States

     54.9       55.0       55.1       54.9       54.1  

Japan

     1.3       1.5       1.5       1.8       1.6  

Europe(2)

     18.0       17.6       18.8       18.3       19.2  

United Kingdom

     0.9       0.9       0.9       0.9       1.0  

Others

     24.9       25.1       23.6       24.2       24.1  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Imports

          

United States

     54.4       54.7       54.8       54.9       55.8  

Japan

     1.7       1.6       1.8       1.7       1.7  

Europe(2)

     15.7       15.5       15.3       15.0       15.4  

United Kingdom

     5.0       5.7       5.4       5.5       4.8  

Others

     23.2       22.6       22.7       23.0       22.3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Source: Statistics Canada.

(1)

In current prices. May not add to total due to rounding.

(2)

Excludes United Kingdom. Includes Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and Other Europe in and not in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

 

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BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

The following table presents the balance of international payments for the periods indicated.

CANADIAN BALANCE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS

 

     First 3 quarters (1)      For the years ended December 31,  
     2019      2018      2018      2017      2016      2015      2014  
     ( in millions of dollars )  

Current and Capital Account

                    

Current account receipts

                    

Goods and services

     548,850        536,338        713,350        672,532        638,093        633,954        633,112  

Goods

     447,407        439,540        585,199        550,262        522,301        525,313        530,629  

Services

     111,043        96,459        128,151        122,270        115,792        108,641        102,483  

Primary income

     101,444        96,799        132,761        117,298        97,904        92,424        86,043  

Secondary Income

     10,850        10,135        13,768        11,972        13,248        10,928        10,682  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total receipts

     670,744        642,932        859,879        801,802        749,245        737,306        729,837  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current account payments

                    

Goods and services

     581,063        569,788        756,913        719,909        685,868        683,020        651,176  

Goods

     464,397        456,750        607,329        574,405        547,349        549,065        525,052  

Services

     116,665        113,039        149,584        145,503        138,519        133,956        126,124  

Primary income

     114,668        104,289        141,360        125,744        110,561        108,733        110,817  

Secondary income

     13,855        12,893        17,104        16,342        15,370        15,122        14,122  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total payments

     709,585        686,972        915,377        861,995        811,799        806,875        776,115  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current account balance

                    

Goods and services

     -32,211        -33,450        -43,563        -47,376        -47,776        -49,066        -18,064  

Goods

     -16,990        -17,210        -22,131        -24,143        -25,048        -23,751        5,577  

Services

     -15,221        -16,240        -21,433        -23,233        -22,728        -25,315        -23,641  

Primary income

     -3,624        -7,830        -8,599        -8,447        -12,656        -16,310        -24,774  

Secondary income

     -3,005        -2,758        -3,336        -4,371        -2,121        -4,193        -3,440  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total balance

     -38,841        -44,039        -55,499        -60,194        -62,553        -69,569        -46,278  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital account balance

     -89        -76        -76        -76        -91        -106        398  

Financial Account (2)

                    

Net lending/net borrowing, from financial account

     -32,528        -32,857        -45,849        -54,010        -60,130        -66,240        -47,643  

Net acquisition of financial assets

     133,627        77,465        147,955        226,729        195,661        211,100        149,082  

Canadian direct investment abroad

     71,384        55,565        68,639        104,747        89,558        106,456        72,437  

Canadian portfolio investment

     11,710        48,216        57,532        84,657        12,885        60,108        56,433  

Foreign debt securities

     23,385        45,789        50,376        16,028        -7,122        34,745        20,627  

Foreign equity and investment fund shares

     -11,673        2,426        7,156        68,629        20,006        25,363        35,806  

Official international reserves

     -1,184        -5,490        -2,004        1,053        7,481        10,933        5,887  

Other Canadian investment

     51,717        -20,826        23,788        36,272        85,737        33,602        14,326  
                    

Net incurrence of liabilities

     166,156        110,322        193,804        280,739        255,791        277,340        196,725  

Foreign direct investment in Canada

     47,990        40,025        60,319        37,480        45,215        76,272        71,039  

Foreign portfolio investment

     38,557        63,484        53,497        183,808        150,160        106,351        92,692  

Canadian debt securities

     36,219        47,083        27,283        126,699        98,767        94,627        67,476  

Canadian equity and investment fund shares

     2,339        16,400        26,213        57,109        51,393        11,724        25,216  

Other foreign investment

     79,606        6,812        79,989        59,451        60,417        94,717        32,994  

Discrepancy (net errors and omissions)

     6,403        11,258        9,725        6,260        2,514        3,435        -1,763  

 

 

Source: Statistics Canada, Canada’s Balance of International Payments.

(1)

Year-to-date (not annualized). Current and capital account data are seasonally adjusted. Financial account data are not seasonally adjusted.

(2)

For the Financial Account, transactions are recorded on a net basis. A plus sign denotes an increase in investment and a minus sign denotes a decrease in investment.

The current account deficit was $51.8 billion (seasonally adjusted, annualized level) in the first three quarters of 2019. Over the last five years, the three main components of the current account have evolved as follows:

 

(1)

Merchandise trade registered a surplus of $5.6 billion in 2014, before returning to deficits of $23.8 billion in 2015, $25.0 billion in 2016, $24.1 billion in 2017 and $22.1 billion in 2018. In the first three quarters of 2019, merchandise trade showed an average deficit of $22.7 billion (annualized level).

 

(2)

The service account deficit narrowed from $23.6 billion in 2014 to $21.4 billion in 2018. The services deficit averaged $20.3 billion (annualized level) in the first three quarters of 2019.

 

(3)

The deficit on primary income narrowed from $24.8 billion in 2014 to $8.6 billion in 2018. The primary income deficit averaged $4.8 billion (annualized level) in the first three quarters of 2019.

Canada registered a net financial account inflow (net borrowing) of $54.0 billion and $45.8 billion in 2017 and 2018, respectively. The net inflow was $43.4 billion in the first three quarters of 2019 (annualized level).

Non-resident net purchases of Canadian securities6 were $92.7 billion in 2014. The amount of Canadian securities purchased by non-residents since has decreased, reaching $53.5 billion in 2018. In the first three quarters of 2019, portfolio investment from abroad stood at $51.4 billion (annualized level). Foreign direct investment was $71.0 billion in 2014, $76.3 billion in 2015, $45.2 billion in 2016, $37.5 billion in 2017 and $60.3 billion in 2018.

Foreign direct investment in 2018 was led by manufacturing, trade and transportation, and other industries. In the first three quarters of 2019, foreign direct investment at annualized levels was $64.0 billion.

 

6 

Canadian securities include Canadian bonds, money market instruments, equity and investment fund shares.

 

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The table below provides a breakdown of foreign direct investment in Canada for the periods indicated.

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN CANADA

 

     First 3 quarters (1)      For the years ended December 31,  
     2019      2018      2018      2017      2016      2015      2014  
     (in millions of dollars)  

All countries

     46,761        37,325        56,315        34,424        47,796        56,057        65,186  

United States

     29,039        14,586        23,713        18,931        24,744        41,386        20,789  

All other countries

     17,721        22,739        32,602        15,493        23,052        14,672        44,397  

All industries

     46,761        37,325        56,315        34,424        47,796        56,057        65,186  

Energy and mining (2)

     15,851        5,999        6,351        -4,927        10,800        3,030        16,875  

Manufacturing

     14,140        15,912        18,349        12,896        4,356        3,482        12,359  

Trade and transportation (3)

     2,163        5,333        9,505        13,383        11,647        9,230        7,730  

Finance and Insurance

     4,467        2,588        4,820        4,498        9,183        219        3,323  

Management of companies and enterprises

     1,590        1,880        1,677        1,348        5,088        13,971        15,202  

Other industries (4)

     8,548        5,613        15,613        7,225        6,724        26,125        9,697  

 

Source: Statistics Canada, Canada’s Balance of International Payments.

Totals may not add up due to rounding.

(1)

Year-to-date (not annualized).

(2)

This combines the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 21 and 22.

(3)

This combines the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 41, 44, 45, 48 and 49.

(4)

This combines the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 11, 23, 51, 53, 54, 56, 61, 62, 71, 72, 81 and 91.

 

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND INTERNATIONAL RESERVES

Since May 31, 1970, the Canadian dollar has been allowed to float so that the rate of exchange is determined by conditions of supply and demand in the market. Since then, the Canadian dollar has floated between a low of 61.79 U.S. cents in January 2002 and a high of 110.30 U.S. cents in November 2007. The Canadian dollar closed 2018 at an average rate price of 73.30 U.S. cents. From the beginning of 2019 through to September 30, the Canadian dollar average rate price ranged between 73.53 and 76.70 U.S. cents. The Canadian dollar average rate price on September 30, 2019 was 75.51 U.S. cents.

EXCHANGE RATE FOR THE CANADIAN DOLLAR

 

   

2019

through

September 30

                        

For the years ended December 31,

 
  2018     2017     2016     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  
    (in U.S. cents)  

High

    76.70    

 

81.38

 

 

 

82.45

 

    80.19       85.62       94.44       101.88       103.71       106.30       100.69       97.55       102.98  

Low

    73.53       73.30      
72.76
 
    68.21       71.41       85.68       93.14       95.76       93.83       92.18       76.53       76.88  

 

Source: Bank of Canada.

Canada does not have foreign exchange controls. Foreign exchange operations conducted by the Bank of Canada on behalf of the Minister of Finance are directed toward the maintenance of orderly conditions in the foreign exchange market in Canada through the purchase or sale of United States dollars for Canadian dollars. The following table shows Canada’s official international reserves on the dates indicated.

CANADAS OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL RESERVES

 

   

At
September 30,
2019

                  At December 31,  
  2018     2017     2016     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  
    (in millions of U.S. dollars)  

Total

   
85,238
 
 

 

83,926

 

 

 

86,625

 

    82,718       79,753       74,700       71,937       68,546       65,819       57,151       54,357       43,872  

 

Source: Department of Finance.

As of September 30, 2019, Canada’s official international reserves stood at U.S.$85,238 million equivalent. The total was composed of U.S.$49,662 million held in U.S. dollar denominated assets, U.S.$14,197 million equivalent in euro denominated assets, U.S.$7,269 million equivalent in pound sterling assets, U.S.$2,713 million equivalent in yen denominated assets, U.S.$8,277 million in Special Drawing Rights (“SDRs”) and U.S.$3,120 million in the form of the reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (“IMF”).

Beginning in 1978, transactions relating to foreign currency debt undertaken for reserve management purposes have had an important effect on the level of official reserves. The “Canada Bills” program was launched in October 1986. Under this program, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term notes are issued in the United States money market. There were U.S.$1,931 million of Canada Bills outstanding on September 30, 2019. The “Canada Notes” program was launched in June 2010. Canada Notes are interest-bearing marketable notes that mature not less than nine months from their date of issue. As of September 30, 2019, there were U.S.$1,000 million of Canada Notes outstanding. A Euro Medium-Term Notes (EMTN) program was launched in October 2011. EMTNs are interest bearing, foreign currency medium-term notes issued outside the United States and Canada and maturities can range from short-term to long-term. As of September 30, 2019, there were U.S.$250 million and Euro 150 million of EMTNs outstanding. As of September 30, 2019, U.S.$6,000 million and Euro 2,000 million in foreign currency denominated bonds remained outstanding comprised of three global bond issues (two U.S. dollar issues and one euro issue).

 

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GOVERNMENT FINANCES

Introduction

The financial structure of the Government of Canada rests on a constitutional and statutory framework dating back to the British North America Act, 1867. That Act, which has been renamed the Constitution Act, 1867, gave constitutional foundation to the principles of financing that are basic to responsible government, while other necessary financial administrative machinery and procedures were established by subsequent legislation, most notably the Financial Administration Act. The proclamation in 1982 of the Constitution Act, 1982 terminated British legislative jurisdiction over Canada’s Constitution in accordance with an amending formula that permits amendment of the Constitution without resorting to the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Within the confines of the Constitution, the authority of Parliament is supreme. Ultimate control of the public purse and the financial structure of the Government rests with Parliament. This is reflected in the fundamental principles that no tax shall be imposed and no money shall be spent without the authority of Parliament, and that expenditures shall be made only for the purposes authorized by Parliament.

Public money received by the Government is deposited in the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada. Withdrawals of public money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund may not be made without the authority of Parliament.

The Government has two major sources of money: budgetary revenues and borrowing. The main sources of revenue are personal and corporate income taxes, employment insurance premiums and excise taxes and duties. These revenues are authorized by specific acts passed by Parliament. The Government’s revenues also include those of consolidated Crown corporations and other entities, net income/loss from enterprise Crown corporations (such as the Bank of Canada, Export Development Canada and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation), foreign exchange revenues and other revenues (primarily revenues from the sales of goods and services). The other major source of money to finance Government operations is borrowing. Borrowing authority is established by acts of Parliament and borrowing limits are established by acts of Parliament and by Orders in Council. The Borrowing Authority Act, which recently entered into force by order of the Governor in Council on November 23, 2017, provides authorization for the borrowing of money on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada, by way of the issue and sale of securities. Such borrowings under the Borrowing Authority Act are not to exceed $1,168 billion; provided that such amount shall exclude any amounts borrowed for the purpose of refinancing existing debt and addressing contingent liabilities or in extraordinary circumstances, including in the event of a natural disaster or to promote the stability or maintain the efficiency of the financial system in Canada. The main sources of borrowing are marketable bonds and treasury bills.

Parliament authorizes the disbursement of moneys out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund by means of Appropriation Acts passed on an annual basis by Parliament and based on the Main Estimates submitted by the various departments. In addition to the Appropriation Acts, authority for payments may also be found in certain statutes which authorize certain payments out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. Expenditures for public debt charges, social security payments and transfers to other levels of government are authorized in this way. Appropriations may also be made by the Governor in Council for urgent payments. Such appropriations may be made only when Parliament is not in session and must be laid before Parliament during the subsequent session.

Information on the Government’s planned revenues and expenditures is presented to Parliament primarily in two documents: the Budget and the Main Estimates, which are both presented in the House of Commons. The Budget, which may be delivered at any time during the fiscal year, provides the occasion on which the Minister of Finance generally brings under review the whole financial position of the Government, present and prospective, and announces the Government’s plans and proposals. The Main Estimates are tabled (i.e., introduced) once each year and outline the Parliamentary authority, either existing or required, for disbursements. Supplementary Estimates may also be tabled during the year to provide authority for spending as the need arises.

The considerations for overall resource availability and demands for new policies and programs are reconciled through the establishment of five year economic and fiscal projections reflecting Government priorities. The projections are released in an Economic and Fiscal Update in the fall for pre-budget consultation purposes. To incorporate objective economic assumptions, the fiscal projection is based on the average of private sector economic forecasts.

For financial reporting purposes, the Government of Canada includes all departments, agencies, corporations, organizations and funds which are controlled by the Government. For financial reporting purposes, control is defined as the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an organization with benefits from the organization’s activities being expected, or the risk of loss being assumed by the Government. All organizations that are defined as departments and as Crown corporations in the Financial Administration Act are included for financial reporting purposes. Other organizations not listed in the Financial Administration Act may also meet the definition of control and they are included in the Government’s reporting entity if their revenues, expenses, assets or liabilities are significant. The financial activities of all these entities are consolidated in the Government’s financial statements, except for enterprise Crown corporations and other government business enterprises, which are reported under the modified equity basis of accounting. Enterprise Crown corporations and other government business enterprises are defined as those entities which are not dependent on parliamentary appropriations and whose principal activity and source of revenue is the sale of goods and services to outside parties. The remaining Crown corporations, which rely on the Government for most of their financing, are classified as consolidated Crown corporations.

The primary source of information on all actual financial transactions of the Government is the Public Accounts of Canada, which is required by the Financial Administration Act to be tabled in Parliament each year. The other chief accountability reports are the statements of budgetary and non-budgetary financial transactions and of the Government’s cash position published monthly in The Fiscal Monitor and in the Annual Financial Report.

The financial statements of the Government of Canada are presented on an accrual basis of accounting, recording government revenues and expenses when they are earned or incurred, regardless of when the cash is received or paid. The Government’s main measure of financial performance is the budgetary balance, which provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date picture of the financial situation. The accumulated deficit, or federal debt, is equal to total liabilities less total assets – both financial and non-financial. Financial assets include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, foreign exchange accounts, loans, investments and advances and public sector pension assets. Non-financial assets include tangible capital assets, such as land and buildings, inventories and prepaid expenses. The annual change in the accumulated deficit is equal to the budgetary balance plus other comprehensive income or loss. Net debt, which is a different measure of the Government’s financial position, represents total liabilities less financial assets.

 

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Fiscal Policy

In 2018-19, the Government posted a budgetary deficit of $14.0 billion, compared to a budgetary deficit of $19.0 billion in 2017-18. Federal debt was 30.9% of GDP in fiscal 2018-19, down from 31.3% in the previous year and remaining well below its peak of 66.8% in fiscal 1995-96. Program expenses increased by $14.6 billion, or 4.7%, over the prior year. As a percentage of GDP, program expenses increased to 14.6% in fiscal 2018-19, up 0.2 percentage points from fiscal 2017-18. As a percentage of GDP, public debt charges were 1.0% in fiscal 2018-19.

The financial requirement/source measures the difference between cash coming in to the Government and cash going out. It differs from the budgetary balance in that it includes cash transactions in loans, investments and advances, pensions and other employee and veteran future benefits, other specified purpose accounts, foreign exchange activities, and changes in other financial assets, liabilities and non-financial assets. These activities are included as part of non-budgetary transactions. Adjustments for the effects of non-cash items included in the budgetary balance are also reflected in non-budgetary transactions.

There was a total financial requirement of $12.7 billion in 2018-19, compared to a financial requirement of $9.4 billion in 2017-18. The Government financed this financial requirement of $12.7 billion and increased its cash balances by $3.0 billion by increasing unmatured debt by $15.7 billion.

Unmatured debt as a percentage of GDP stood at 33.2% in fiscal 2018-19, down 23.2 percentage points from the peak of 56.4% in fiscal 1995-96.

Budgetary Revenue

The Government reports revenue on an accrual basis in the period in which the event that gave rise to the revenue took place. Income tax revenue is recognized when the taxpayer has earned the income subject to tax. Personal income taxes accounted for 49.3% of Government revenue in fiscal 2018-19 while corporate income taxes accounted for 15.2% of Government revenue.

There are currently five federal income tax brackets for individuals: 15%, 20.5%, 26%, 29% and 33%. For 2019, the taxable income thresholds at which the brackets apply, indexed annually to account for inflation, are as follows: 15% on taxable income up to $47,630, 20.5% on taxable income over $47,630 and up to $95,259, 26% on taxable income over $95,259 and up to $147,667, 29% on taxable income over $147,667 and up to $210,371 and 33% on taxable income above $210,371.

The general federal corporate income tax rate in 2019 is 15%. The small business deduction reduces the federal corporate income tax rate applied to the first $500,000 of qualifying active business income in a taxation year of a Canadian-controlled private corporation to 9%, effective January 1, 2019.

Capital gains are taxed at a preferred income tax rate under which only one-half of a realized gain is included in income, and then subject to tax at the applicable personal or corporate income tax rate.

The federal Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a broad-based value-added tax, which is applied to the sale of most goods and services at a rate of 5%. Basic groceries, prescription drugs, residential rents, sales of existing houses and educational and healthcare services are generally not subject to tax.

Federal excise taxes and duties are imposed on selected goods, including certain fuel, tobacco and alcohol products. Customs duties are imposed on a wide range of goods.

In addition, the Government obtains non-tax revenues in the form of revenues from consolidated Crown corporations and other entities, net income/loss from enterprise Crown corporations (such as the Bank of Canada, Export Development Canada and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation), net foreign exchange revenues, employment insurance premium revenues and other revenues (primarily from the sale of goods and services).

Budgetary Expenses

Budgetary expenses encompass the cost of servicing the public debt, the operating expenses of Government departments and agencies, and transfer payments to other levels of government, organizations and individuals.

Transfer payments, which make up about two-thirds of the government’s total spending include a range of federal social spending programs designed to enhance the quality of life of Canadians, particularly those who have modest incomes or who are disadvantaged. Transfer payments include income support — most notably for the elderly and unemployed; transfers to the provinces for health, education and social assistance; and programs for aboriginal Canadians.

 

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The following table sets forth budgetary revenues, budgetary expenses, the annual surplus/deficit and the accumulated deficit for the years shown.

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA – DETAILED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND ACCUMULATED DEFICIT

(in millions of dollars)

 

     Year ended March 311,2,3  
     2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  

Revenues

              

Tax revenues

              

Income tax revenues

              

Personal

     163,881        153,619        143,680        144,897        135,743  

Corporate

     50,368        47,805        42,216        41,444        39,447  

Non-resident

     9,370        7,845        7,071        6,505        6,216  
     223,619        209,269        192,967        192,846        181,406  

Other taxes and duties

              

Goods and services tax

     38,221        36,751        34,368        32,952        31,349  

Energy taxes

     5,802        5,739        5,634        5,565        5,528  

Customs import duties

     6,881        5,416        5,478        5,372        4,581  

Other excise taxes and duties

     6,323        5,913        5,868        5,916        5,724  
     57,227        53,819        51,348        49,805        47,182  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total tax revenues

     280,846        263,088        244,315        242,651        228,588  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Employment insurance premiums

     22,295        21,140        22,125        23,070        22,564  

Other revenues

              

Enterprise Crown corporations and other government business enterprises

     7,101        7,731        5,655        7,916        9,306  

Other

     20,309        17,784        16,640        16,649        18,092  

Net foreign exchange

     1,667        1,473        2,133        2,322        1,355  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other revenues

     29,077        26,988        24,428        26,887        28,753  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

     332,218        311,216        290,868        292,608        279,905  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses

              

Program expenses

              

Transfer payments

              

Old age security benefits, guaranteed income supplement and spouse’s allowance

     53,366        50,644        48,162        45,461        44,103  

Major transfer payments to other levels of government

              

Canada health transfer

     38,568        37,124        36,057        34,025        32,114  

Canada social transfer

     14,161        13,748        13,348        12,959        12,582  

Fiscal arrangements

     17,929        17,575        17,145        16,893        16,271  

Other major transfers

     5,267        2,072        2,102        1,973        2,142  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     75,925        70,519        68,652        65,850        63,109  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Employment insurance

     18,888        19,715        20,711        19,419        18,052  

Children’s benefits

     23,882        23,432        22,065        18,025        14,303  

Fuel charge proceeds returned

     664                              

Other transfer payments

     51,753        47,138        41,580        34,874        35,126  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total transfer payments

     224,478        211,448        201,170        183,629        174,693  

Other expenses

     98,438        96,840        87,423        90,003        81,555  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total program expenses

     322,916        308,288        288,593        273,632        256,248  

Public debt charges

     23,266        21,889        21,232        21,837        24,207  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

     346,182        330,177        309,825        295,469        280,455  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Annual surplus or deficit (–)

     –13,964        18,961        18,957        2,861        550  

Accumulated deficit at beginning of year – as previously reported

     –671,254        631,899        615,986        612,330        611,881  

Accounting change and restatement – Public sector pensions

            19,641        18,454        16,580        14,119  

Other comprehensive income or loss (–)

     –232        753        1,857        2,669        2,360  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated deficit at end of year

     –685,450        671,254        651,540        634,440        628,910  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Source: Public Accounts of Canada 2019 (Volume 1, Table 1.1).

1 

The figures up to 2018 have been restated to reflect the change in revenue recognition criteria for consolidated Crown corporations. Other than the 2018 restated figures, the restatements in the prior years have not been audited.

2 

Certain other comparative figures have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.

3 

The figures up to 2017 have been restated in the fiscal year 2018 to reflect the impact of the change in methodology for the determination of the discount rate for unfunded pension benefits. Other than the 2017 restated figures, the restatements in the prior years have not been audited.

 

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Loans, Investments and Advances

The Government’s financial assets include loans and advances to, or investments in, its enterprise Crown corporations, other governments and other individuals and organizations. Loans, investments and advances by the Government resulted in a net financial requirement of $7.8 billion in fiscal 2018-19.

Pension and Other Future Benefits

Public Sector Pensions.  The Government is responsible for defined benefit pension plans covering substantially all of its employees (including the Public Service, Canadian Forces, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and certain Crown corporations) as well as federally appointed judges and Members of Parliament. Pension benefits are generally calculated by reference to the highest earnings for a specific period of time. They are related to years of service and are indexed to inflation. Until March 31, 2000, separate market invested funds were not set aside to provide for payment of these pension benefits. Beginning on April 1, 2000, new employer and employee contributions to the pension plans, less benefit payments and other charges, are transferred to the Public Sector Pension Investment Board. The Board’s goal is to achieve maximum rates of return on investments without undue risk, while respecting the requirements and financial obligations of each of the public sector pension plans. At March 31, 2019, the Government’s liability in respect of pensions net of public sector pension assets, totaled $166.4 billion. This net liability is mostly comprised of the accrued benefit obligation determined as of March 31, 2019, which amounted to $353.2 billion, less pension assets of $169.0 billion and unrecognized actuarial losses of $18.2 billion. In fiscal 2018-19, the net pension liability decreased by $2.4 billion.

Other Employee and Veteran Future Benefits.  The Government also sponsors a variety of other future benefit plans from which employees and former employees can benefit, during or after employment or upon retirement. The cost of these benefits can accrue either during the service life of employees or upon occurrence of an event giving rise to the liability under the terms of the plans. The Government is liable for future payments for disability and other benefits paid to war veterans, as well as Canadian Forces retired veterans and still-serving members, their beneficiaries and dependants. Other significant benefits for which the Government is liable include the health care and dental plans available to retired employees and their dependants, severance benefits, accumulated sick leave entitlements, and workers’ compensation benefits. All these plans are unfunded. The health care and dental plans are contributory plans.

Other Liabilities

Canada Pension Plan Liability. The Canada Pension Plan (the “Plan”) was established in 1965 and is a federal-provincial program for compulsory and contributory social insurance. It operates in all parts of Canada, except for Quebec which has a comparable program. The Plan is excluded from the Government’s reporting entity because changes to the Plan require the agreement of two thirds of participating provinces and it is therefore not controlled by the Government. The Government administers the Plan under joint control with the participating provinces. Until 1997, the Plan was financed on an essentially pay-as-you-go basis, which means that pensions and benefits were paid out of current contributions (with some interest earned by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Fund). In December 1997, the Government passed legislation to ensure that the Plan remains sustainable over the long term and to allow fuller funding. Changes included a more rapid increase in contribution rates, a new investment policy, as well as changes to calculations of, and eligibility criteria to, some benefits. Under the new investment policy which came into effect April 1, 1998, the Plan’s funds are prudently invested by an independent Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in a diversified portfolio that includes equities, under generally the same rules that apply to other private and public pension funds. Following federal and provincial approval to enhance the Plan, legislation was enacted in March of 2017 to increase the income replacement rate from one-quarter to one-third of pensionable earnings and increase the amount of maximum pensionable earnings by 14%.

Contributions are paid equally by employers and employees, and self-employed workers pay the full amount. To fund the enhanced benefits, annual Canada Pension Plan contributions will increase modestly over 7 years, starting in 2019, from 9.9% to 11.9% up to the current yearly maximum pensionable earnings limit and 8% on earnings between 100% and 114% of this limit.

As administrator, the Government’s authority to spend is limited to the Plan’s net assets of $397.0 billion at March 31, 2019 ($361.0 billion at March 31, 2018). Of these assets, $144.4 billion was transferred to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and $0.2 billion was a direct liability of the Government. The balance of $252.5 billion represents accumulated net income from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s operations and net receivables. The Government’s liability to the Canada Pension Plan Account represents the Plan’s deposit with the Receiver General of Canada.

Other Liabilities. The Government acts as an insurer and/or administrator of a number of annuities and deposit and trust accounts, as well as specified purpose accounts. The balance outstanding of these accounts amounted to $5.7 billion at March 31, 2019.

Non-Financial Assets

Non-financial assets include the net book value of the Government’s tangible capital assets. Tangible capital assets include land, buildings, works and infrastructure such as roads and bridges, machinery and equipment, ships, aircraft and other vehicles. Non-financial assets also include inventories and prepaid expenses. Non-financial assets increased to $86.7 billion in fiscal 2018-19, up $5.0 billion from fiscal 2017-18.

Other Transactions

This category includes taxes receivable, other accounts receivable, the provincial, territorial and Aboriginal tax collection agreements account, amounts payable to taxpayers and other liabilities. These transactions, due to their nature, are subject to wide fluctuations. They resulted in a financial source of $9.9 billion in fiscal 2018-19, compared to a financial source of $4.3 billion in fiscal 2017-18.

Foreign Exchange Accounts

Foreign exchange accounts include all transactions in international reserves held in the Exchange Fund Account (“EFA”) and balances with the International Monetary Fund. The objectives of the EFA are to provide general foreign currency liquidity for the Government and promote orderly conditions in the foreign exchange market. The EFA includes foreign currency investments, and assets related to Canada’s commitment to the International Monetary Fund. Transactions in foreign exchange accounts resulted in a financial requirement of $2.8 billion in 2018-19, compared to a financial source of $1.9 billion in 2017-18.

 

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DETAILED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF NON-BUDGETARY TRANSACTIONS, NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS AND

FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS

(in millions of dollars)

 

    Year ended March 311,2  
    2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Loans, Investments and Advances

         

Enterprise Crown corporations and other government business enterprises

         

Loans and advances

         

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

    592       1,124       720       177       10,465  

Business Development Bank of Canada

    –1,765       1,659       1,869       1,266       1,356  

Farm Credit Canada

    –1,854       2,324       2,246       747       662  

Canadian Development Investment Corporation

    –4,790                

 

 

     

Other

    14       13       115       7       185  
    –7,803       2,872       3,510       1,843       8,262  

Investments

         

Share of annual profit

    –5,920       6,959       4,920       7,316       8,365  

Other comprehensive loss or income ()

    232       753       1,857       2,669       2,360  

Dividends

    6,427       8,058       2,320       4,002       2,341  

Capital

    –125       65       125       973       1,030  

Transition adjustment and other

                            143  
    614       1,787       4,582       328       2,491  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    –7,189       1,085       8,092       1,515       5,771  

Less:

         

Loans expected to be repaid from future appropriations

    204       264       218       221       353  

Unamortized discounts and premiums

    1       1       1       5       22  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    –7,394       1,348       8,311       1,741       5,440  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other loans, investments and advances

         

Portfolio investments

          5             5       10  

National governments, including developing countries

    55       78       49       22       606  

International organizations

    –989       888       703       972       1,039  

Provincial and territorial governments

    –16       98       126       693       765  

Other loans, investments and advances

    –1,242       760       32       1,352       1,751  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    –2,192       143       594       1,604       2,621  

Less: allowance for valuation

    –2,045       874       856       1,069       1,135  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    –147       1,017       262       535       1,486  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans, investments & advances

    –7,541       2,365       8,049       2,276       3,954  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pensions and Other Future Benefits

         

Public sector pensions

    –2,414       757       505       1,061       1,638  

Other employee and veteran future benefits

    9,069       11,225       7,887       9,541       4,181  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total pensions and other future benefits

    6,655       10,468       8,392       10,602       5,819  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Liabilities

         

Canada Pension Plan Account

    131       74       71       177       72  

Other liabilities

    104       55       16       223       16  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other liabilities

    235       19       87       400       88  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-Financial Assets

         

Tangible capital assets

    –5,107       4,159       3,838       2,491       1,405  

Inventories

    78       163       379       29       66  

Prepaid expenses and other

    –12       77       86       96       31  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-financial assets

    5,041       3,919       3,545       2,366       1,370  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Transactions

         

Taxes receivable

    –4,526       12,521       4,666       7,349       6,010  

Other accounts receivable

    2,535       4,064       177       7,108       675  

Provincial, Territorial and Aboriginal Tax Agreements Account

    –351       5,034       1,942       2,780       951  

Amounts payable related to tax

    3,324       6,799       1,380       2,501       3,598  

Other liabilities

    8,936       9,016       3,386       3,208       5,309  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other transactions

    9,918       4,264       2,019       10,970       4,523  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign Exchange Accounts

         

International reserves held in the Exchange Fund Account

    –1,770       1,238       5,289       9,418       14,596  

International Monetary Fund — Subscriptions

    198       755       278       9,041       246  

International Monetary Fund — Loans

    229       350       153       75       312  
    1,343       833       4,858       18,384       14,530  

Less: International Monetary Fund

         

 Special drawing rights allocations

    107       409       150       493       231  

 Notes payable

    1,300       617       250       9,370       1,543  
    1,407       1,026       400       9,863       1,774  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total foreign exchange accounts

    2,750       1,859       5,258       8,521       12,756  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Source: Public Accounts of Canada 2019 (Volume 1, Tables 1.5, 1.6).

1

The figures up to 2018 have been restated to reflect the change in revenue recognition criteria for consolidated Crown corporations. Other than the 2018 restated figures, the restatements in the prior years have not been audited.

2

The figures up to 2017 have been restated in the fiscal year 2018 to reflect the impact of the change in methodology for the determination of the discount rate for unfunded pension benefits. Other than the 2017 restated figures, the restatements in the prior years have not been audited.

 

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Unmatured Market Debt

The Government’s unmatured market debt represents financial obligations resulting from the sale of marketable bonds, treasury bills, Canada Savings Bonds, Canada Premium Bonds, Canada Bills, Canada Notes, Euro-Medium Term Notes and global foreign currency marketable bonds.

Borrowing is one of the two major sources of money available to the Government to finance its operations. The changes in unmatured market debt payable in Canadian currency have been broadly consistent with changes in financial requirements. The changes in unmatured market debt payable in foreign currency have been associated with developments in foreign exchange markets and related requirements to supplement foreign exchange reserves through foreign borrowing.

UNMATURED MARKET DEBT

(Principal Amount Outstanding)

 

     At Sept. 30,
2019
     At March 31,  
   2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  
     (in millions)  

Canadian Currency:

                 

Marketable bonds

   $ 583,730      $ 569,169      $ 575,796      $ 535,861      $ 504,121      $ 487,413  

Treasury bills

     134,200        134,300        110,700        136,700        138,100        135,700  

Canada Savings Bonds

     705        749        1,628        3,266        3,612        3,910  

Canada Premium Bonds

     440        487        957        1,267        1,464        1,750  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Canadian currency

     719,074        704,706        689,082        677,094        647,297        628,773  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign Currency:(1)

                 

Canada Bills

     2,557        2,699        2,591        3,521        4,747        3,789  

Canada Notes

     1,324        1,737        1,675        1,729        1,558        1,203  

Euro Medium-Term Notes

     548        559        882        878        871        521  

Other marketable bonds(2)

     10,834        11,020        10,926        11,508        15,362        14,823  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total foreign currency

     15,263        16,015        16,074        17,636        22,539        20,336  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Unmatured Market Debt

   $ 734,337      $ 720,721      $ 705,156      $ 694,731      $ 669,835      $ 649,109  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Source: Bank of Canada, Department of Finance.

Note: Amounts may not add due to rounding.

(1)

Foreign currency debt is converted to Canadian dollars using the following closing exchange rate levels:

 

     At Sept. 30,
2019
     At March 31,  
   2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  

United States Dollar

     1.3244        1.3362        1.2884        1.3299        1.2987        1.2666  

Euro

     1.4437        1.4989        1.5853        1.4189        1.4777        1.3615  

 

(2)

Excludes Canada Notes and Euro Medium-Term Notes. Other global foreign currency marketable bonds are comprised of the following amounts (before conversion to Canadian dollars):

 

     At Sept. 30,
2019
     At March 31,  
   2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  
     (in millions)  

United States Dollars

     6,000        6,004        6,020        6,520        9,553        9,553  

Euro

     2,000        2,000        2,000        2,000        2,000        2,000  

 

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Total Canadian currency unmatured market debt was $719,074 million on September 30, 2019, an increase of $14,368 million from March 31, 2019. The increase resulted from an increase in outstanding marketable bonds.

Marketable bonds are interest-bearing obligations generally available to all investors. In the period April 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019, the Government issued an aggregate of $60,400 million of marketable bonds in Canadian currency and redeemed $47,469 million (including $14,033 million in repurchased and cancelled bonds), for a net increase of $12,931 million. This was further increased by $1,630 million for the inflation compensation on Real Return Bonds, which resulted in an overall net increase of $14,560 million in marketable bonds.

Treasury bills are obligations issued at a discount with maturities generally of three months, six months and one year. In the period April 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019, the amount of treasury bills outstanding decreased by $100 million.

In Budget 2017, released on March 22, 2017, the Government announced its decision to discontinue the sales of new Canada Savings Bonds and Canada Premium Bonds. All outstanding bonds will continue to be honoured. In the period April 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019, the amount of unmatured Canada Savings Bonds outstanding decreased by $44 million and the amount of unmatured Canada Premium Bonds outstanding decreased by $47 million.

Total foreign currency unmatured market debt was $15,263 million on September 30, 2019, a decrease of $752 million from March 31, 2019. Canada Bills are short-term U.S. dollar-denominated unsecured obligations issued in the U.S. money market with a term to maturity of not more than 270 days. Canada Notes are usually U.S. dollar-denominated interest-bearing marketable notes that mature not less than nine months from their date of issue. Euro Medium Term Notes are medium-term notes issued outside the United States and Canada. Notes issued under this program can be denominated in a range of currencies and structured to meet investor demand. The other marketable bonds are comprised of three global bond issues denominated in U.S. dollars and euros.

In 1996, Canada implemented the EFA foreign currency swap program. Under these foreign exchange swaps, Canadian dollar liabilities are swapped into liabilities in foreign currencies, allowing Canada to raise foreign exchange reserves cost effectively. As of September 30, 2019, $49,939 million of Canadian dollars have been swapped for USD 42,635 million, $14,773 million of Canadian dollars have been swapped for EUR 10,189 million, $10,123 million of Canadian dollars have been swapped for GBP 5,448 million and $3,366 million Canadian dollars have been swapped for JPY 286,000 million. As of September 30, 2019, $133 million Canadian dollars have been swapped for USD 102 million through foreign exchange swaps which mature in less than one year.

The average rates of interest paid on the unmatured debt outstanding by instrument are set out below.

AVERAGE RATES OF INTEREST (%)

 

     At March 31  
     2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  

Marketable bonds(1)

     2.28        2.18        2.25        2.47        2.70  

Treasury bills

     1.79        1.16        0.54        0.50        0.81  

Retail debt

     0.71        0.63        0.66        0.67        0.71  

Canada bills

     2.44        1.61        0.77        0.43        0.08  

Medium-term notes

     2.23        1.70        1.06        0.67        0.35  

Total market debt

     2.18        2.01        1.89        2.03        2.27  

 

Source: Public Accounts of Canada 2019 (Volume 1, Table 6.8).

(1)

Includes foreign currency marketable bonds.

 

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The following table shows the scheduled repayments in respect of principal and interest on the marketable bonds and notes outstanding at September 30, 2019.

SCHEDULE OF MARKETABLE BOND AND NOTE REPAYMENTS

(in millions)

 

     Total Principal and
Interest(1)
 

For years ended

December 31,

   Canadian
Currency
Debt(2)
     Foreign
Currency
Debt(3)
 

2019

     17,905        181  

2020

     102,102        4,644  

2021

     116,948        468  

2022

     65,935        8,078  

2023

     51,571         

2024-2028

     138,600         

2029-2033

     63,809         

2034-2038

     32,235         

2039-2043

     30,493         

2044-2048

     52,038         

2049-2053

     15,218         

2054-2058

     653         

2059-2063

     653         

2064-2068

     4,881         

 

Source: Bank of Canada.

(1)

Does not include Canada Bills and excludes the effect of interest rate swaps and cross currency swaps.

(2)

Only includes domestic marketable bonds, excluding inflation compensation component on Real Return Bonds.

(3)

Converted at USD 1.00 = CAD 1.3244, EUR 1.00 = CAD 1.4437; the closing rates on September 30, 2019.

 

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Crown Corporations

Except for enterprise Crown corporations and other government business enterprises, which are reported under the modified equity basis of accounting, all Government organizations are consolidated in the Government’s financial statements.

The payment of all money borrowed by agent enterprise Crown corporations is a charge on and payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. Such borrowings constitute unconditional obligations of the Government and are recorded as such in the accounts of Canada, net of borrowings expected to be repaid directly by these corporations. Borrowings expected to be repaid by agent enterprise Crown corporations amounted to $294,734 million as at March 31, 2019. Since fiscal 2007-08, the Government has met all of the borrowing needs of the Business Development Bank of Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and Farm Credit Canada through direct lending. The following table summarizes the unaudited financial information of consolidated Crown corporations, other entities and enterprise Crown corporations as at March 31, 2019.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION REGARDING CROWN CORPORATIONS AND OTHER ENTITIES

(in millions)

 

     Consolidated
Crown
corporations
     Other
entities
     Enterprise
Crown
corporations
     Total  

Assets

           

Total assets

   $ 13,162      $ 859      $ 548,957      $ 562,978  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

           

Liabilities to other than Government

           

Borrowings

     360        0        295,013        295,373  

Other

     10,663        172        117,786        128,621  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     11,023        172        412,799        423,994  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 2,138      $ 687      $ 136,158      $ 138,984  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial interest of the Government

           

Obligations to the Government

   $ 291      $ 13      $ 90,497      $ 90,802  

Net equity of the Government

     1,847        674        45,661        48,182  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total financial interest

   $ 2,138      $ 687      $ 136,158      $ 138,984  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Contingent liabilities

   $ (1)       $ (1)       $ 3,877      $ 3,877  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Source: Public Accounts of Canada 2019 (Volume 1, Tables 4.1, 4.4, 9.3, 9.7).

(1)

Contingent liabilities of consolidated Crown corporations and other entities are included in the Government’s financial statements as follows: claims and pending and threatened litigation - provision accrued: $36.0 million; disclosure only: $22.5 million.

Note: Amounts may not add due to rounding.

Contingent Liabilities (with respect to Guarantees provided by the Government)

The contingent liabilities of the Government with respect to guarantees provided by the Government as at March 31, 2019 are summarized as follows.

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (WITH RESPECT TO NET EXPOSURE UNDER GUARANTEES)

(in millions)

 

Guarantees provided by the Government

  

Guaranteed borrowings of enterprise Crown corporations and other government business enterprises

   $ 294,734  

Loan guarantees

     14,837  

Insurance programs managed by the Government

     241,765  

Other explicit guarantees

      
  

 

 

 

Total gross guarantees

     551,336  

Less: allowance for guarantees

     277  
  

 

 

 

Net exposure under guarantees

   $ 551,059  
  

 

 

 

 

Source: Public Accounts of Canada 2019 (Volume 1, Table 11.6).

Note: Amounts may not add due to rounding.

 

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Insurance Programs

Certain agent enterprise Crown corporations operate insurance programs. In the event that such corporations have insufficient funds to meet their obligations, the Government would provide the required financing through appropriations, either budgetary or non-budgetary.

The following table summarizes the unaudited information regarding such insurance programs as at March 31, 2019.

AGENT ENTERPRISE CROWN CORPORATIONS INSURANCE PROGRAMS

(in millions)

 

     Insurance
in force
   Net
claims(1)
     5-year
average
of net
claims
paid
     Closing
balance
of

Fund
 

Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation

   807,398                    2,985  

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation:

           

Mortgage Insurance Fund

   442,000      248        334        12,042  

Mortgage-Backed Securities Guarantee Fund

   494,000                    2,437  

Export Development Canada:

           

Export insurance contracts entered into on its own behalf

     24,069      336        153         

Farm Credit Canada

       5,318      5        7        21  

 

Source: Public Accounts of Canada 2019 (Volume 1, Table 11.8).

(1)

Refers to the difference between claims and amounts received from sales of related assets and other recoveries.

DEBT RECORD

Canada has always paid the full face amount of the principal and interest on every direct obligation issued by it and every indirect obligation on which it has been required to implement its guarantee, promptly when due. During war, where such payment would have violated laws or regulations forbidding trading with the enemy, payment was made to a custodian of enemy property.

 

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MONETARY AND BANKING SYSTEM

Bank of Canada

The Bank of Canada (the “Bank”) was incorporated in 1934 under the Bank of Canada Act (in this section referred to as the “Act”) as Canada’s central bank. All of the capital stock of the Bank is owned by the Government. The Act gives the Bank the responsibility for the conduct of monetary policy and confers specific powers for discharging that responsibility.

The Bank has the sole right to issue notes for circulation in Canada. The Bank acts as the fiscal agent of the Government of Canada and, in this role, the Bank participates in the management of the public debt. Specifically, the Bank is responsible for handling the Government’s new market debt borrowings, administering its outstanding market debt and making payments for interest and market debt redemption on its behalf.

The Bank may buy or sell various types of securities, including securities issued or guaranteed by Canada or any province, securities issued or guaranteed by the Government of the United States of America or Japan or the government of a country in the European Union. For purposes of conducting monetary policy or promoting the stability of the Canadian financial system, the Bank may buy or sell from or to any person securities and any other financial instruments other than instruments that evidence an ownership interest or right in or to an entity, that comply with the policy established by the Governor and published in the Canada Gazette. The Bank may buy and sell foreign currencies, SDRs issued by the IMF, coin and gold and silver bullion. The Bank may open accounts with other central banks, at the Bank for International Settlements (“BIS”) and at commercial banks. The Bank may accept deposits from the Government or any of its corporations or agencies, any province, any chartered bank or any member of Payments Canada as well as financial market infrastructure. The Bank pays interest to the Government on deposits held at the Bank and may pay interest to member institutions of Payments Canada on deposits accepted for certain specified purposes. It may also accept deposits from other central banks and official international financial organizations and may pay interest on such deposits. The Bank does not accept deposits from individuals nor does it compete with the chartered banks in the commercial banking field. The Bank is not required to maintain gold or foreign exchange reserves against its liabilities.

The Bank may, on the pledge of certain classes of securities or property, make loans or advances for periods not exceeding six months to chartered banks, and to any other members of Payments Canada. The Bank Rate is the minimum rate at which the Bank is prepared to make loans or advances. Although the Bank has the power to make loans or advances under certain conditions and for limited periods to the Government or any province, such loans are extremely rare and no such loans have been made in over 35 years.

The framework for the implementation of monetary policy by the Bank was changed considerably on two occasions during the 1990s, first as a result of the phased elimination of reserve requirements between June 1992 and July 1994, and second, with the introduction of a real-time large-value settlement system (the “Large Value Transfer System” or “LVTS”) in February 1999.

The central mechanisms through which the Bank currently implements monetary policy are the LVTS and a 50-basis-point operating band for the overnight interest rate adopted by the Bank in mid 1994. Currently, the Bank targets the level of excess settlement balances in the LVTS at a minimum of $250 million. Any participant in the LVTS with a deficit funds position should therefore be aware that there will be one or more participants with offsetting surplus positions that are potential counterparties for transactions at market rates. The Bank encourages these transactions by paying an interest rate on positive balances held overnight by LVTS participants at the lower limit of its operating band and charging an interest rate on overdraft loans to LVTS participants at the upper limit of the band (which is also the Bank Rate). Thus the overnight rate should stay within the operating band since participants are aware that they can earn at least the lower limit of the band on positive balances and need not pay more than the upper limit to cover shortfalls. Moreover, the Bank is prepared to enter into overnight buyback transactions to reinforce its target rate through a competitive single rate auction with midpoint being the minimum rate if lending funds or maximum rate if borrowing funds. Through its influence on the interest rate for overnight funds, the Bank is able to influence other short-term interest rates, the exchange rate, aggregate demand and, ultimately, inflation.

The Bank controls the level of LVTS settlement balances available to the financial system by adjusting the level of Government deposits held at financial institutions through twice-daily auctions of Government cash balances.

The Act provides for regular consultation between the Governor of the Bank and the Minister of Finance as well as for a formal procedure whereby, in the event of a disagreement between the Government and the Bank which cannot be resolved, the Government may issue a directive to the Bank as to the monetary policy that it is to follow. The directive must be in writing, in specific terms, applicable for a specified period and published forthwith. This provision in the Act makes it clear that the Government must take the ultimate responsibility for monetary policy, but the Bank is in no way relieved of its responsibility for monetary policy and its execution so long as a directive is not in effect. No directive has ever been issued.

The Payment Clearing and Settlement Act gives the Bank formal responsibility for the regulatory oversight of major clearing and settlement systems. Specifically, the Bank will review all eligible systems and identify their potential to cause systemic or payment system risk. Systems with this potential are subject to designation under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act. Designated systems will have to satisfy the Bank that they have appropriate risk-control mechanisms in place. The Bank may carry out examinations and, in situations where it is judged that systemic or payment risk is being inadequately controlled, the Governor of the Bank may issue directives to a designated system.

The Payment Clearing and Settlement Act also gives the Bank new powers to provide certain services. In particular, the Bank can provide a guarantee of settlement to the participants of designated systems. Furthermore, the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act establishes the Bank’s role as the resolution authority for Canadian designated systems. This new role came into force in 2019. The resolution regime’s main objectives are to promote financial stability, maintain the availability of critical financial services and minimize the potential exposure of public funds to a loss. To achieve this, the Bank is developing plans on how to respond to the unlikely failure of a designated system in Canada. The Bank also now has the power to provide the operator of a failing system with temporary liquidity on an uncollateralized basis, and also the power to take temporary control of the system.

 

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Other Government Financial Institutions

Export Development Canada (“EDC”) was established on October 1, 1969 for the purpose of facilitating and developing trade between Canada and other countries. EDC is the successor to the Export Credits Insurance Corporation which commenced operations in 1944. Activities were originally limited to insuring Canadian exporters against non-payment of credits extended to foreign buyers. To further enhance Canada’s growing export trade, EDC has introduced an export loans program, a foreign investment guarantees program and a surety risk protection insurance program. The Federal Business Development Bank was established in 1975 as the successor to the Industrial Development Bank which was established in 1944 as a subsidiary of the Bank of Canada. In 1995, the Federal Business Development Bank was continued as the Business Development Bank of Canada (“BDC”). The purpose of the BDC is to provide financial and management services to Canadian businesses, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises in Canada. The Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation, established in 1967, insures deposits payable in Canada and in Canadian currency at banks and other financial institutions up to $100,000 per depositor. Farm Credit Canada, established in 1959, provides financial and management services to farms and agrifood businesses. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (formerly the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, or “CMHC”) was incorporated in 1945 to insure mortgage loans made by approved lenders and to make direct mortgage loans. Since then, CMHC’s role in the housing market has expanded beyond mortgage loan insurance to include the provision of mortgage-backed securities and related guarantees, housing policy and advice, and housing research.

Chartered Banks

Canada’s banks are all federally incorporated and are regulated under the Bank Act. The Bank Act sets out the rules for the structure and operation of these institutions. The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (“OSFI”) is the federal agency responsible for supervising banks.

Under the Bank Act, foreign banks are permitted to incorporate Canadian banks by letters patent. In June 1999, legislation was passed to allow foreign banks to establish branches in Canada. Foreign banks can operate full-service branches or lending branches. As at November 13, 2019, the banking system consisted of 37 domestic banks, 18 foreign bank subsidiaries, 28 full-service foreign bank branches and four foreign bank lending branches. Foreign branches are permitted to raise wholesale deposits (not insured by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation). Moreover, foreign branches are not subject to the capital requirements of domestic banks; however, they are required to maintain a minimum capital equivalent deposit amount with a domestic federal financial institution.

Financial Sector Initiatives

The Government of Canada is responsible for ensuring the federal financial sector regulatory framework operates efficiently and effectively for consumers and businesses while maintaining the safety of institutions and soundness of the sector. The five-year sunset clause in the financial institutions statutes, which include the Bank Act, the Insurance Companies Act and the Trust and Loan Companies Act, encourages regular review of the federal financial sector framework to ensure that it continues to meet changing needs of its users. In the most recent review, through 2016 and 2017, the Department of Finance consulted stakeholders regarding initiatives to improve the stability, efficiency and utility of the framework in the context of current trends and emerging risks. Stakeholders indicated that the financial sector legislative framework is functioning well, but called for targeted updates to adapt to innovations and sectoral developments.

In 2018, priority amendments were adopted to implement targeted proposals from the review. These included: providing greater flexibility for financial institutions to undertake and leverage broader fintech activities that enable the delivery of financial services in new and innovative ways; permitting life and health insurance companies to make long-term and predictable investments in infrastructure; providing prudentially regulated deposit-taking institutions, such as credit unions, flexibility to use generic bank terms, subject to disclosure; and renewing the sunset date in the federal financial institutions statutes. A second phase of measures introduced a number of targeted and technical amendments to enhance the stability, efficiency, and utility of the financial sector. A third phase of measures was adopted in 2019 and introduced amendments to provide members of federal credit unions with more options for voting prior to and at annual general meetings.

 

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The Government of Canada continues to work with the governments of British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Yukon to develop the Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System that will better protect investors, foster efficiency and innovation, and enhance capacity to identify and manage systemic risk in capital markets, in a manner that fully respects provincial and territorial jurisdiction.

The Government has acted repeatedly since 2008 to protect the financial security of borrowers and increase discipline in mortgage funding markets. Successive rounds of macroprudential policy tightening were implemented to ensure that government-backed programs support safer forms of lending. Notably, in October 2016, the Government required lenders to test a borrower’s ability to make their mortgage payments at a higher interest rate for all insured mortgages. The Government has also prohibited the use of insured mortgages in securitization vehicles not sponsored by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and restricted the use of optional portfolio insurance to government-sponsored securitization. In January 2018, OSFI implemented changes to its underwriting guidelines, affecting all mortgages underwritten by Federally Regulated Financial Institutions (“FRFIs”), which include a mortgage rate stress test for uninsured mortgage borrowers. OSFI has also adjusted its capital framework for mortgage insurers, increasing requirements and ensuring they are more sensitive to local risks. Evidence to date suggests improvements in the quality of new mortgage loans, including higher average credit scores and lower average loan-to-value at mortgage origination.

Monetary Policy and Interest Rate Developments

The ultimate objective of Canadian monetary policy is to promote good overall economic performance, namely by keeping inflation low, stable and predictable.

In February 1991, the Government and the Bank of Canada (the “Bank”) jointly announced a series of targets for reducing total CPI inflation to the mid-point of a range of 1% to 3% by the end of 1995. This inflation-control target range has been extended a number of times. In October 2016, the Government and the Bank renewed Canada’s inflation-control framework for a further five-year period. Monetary policy will continue to aim at keeping inflation at the 2% target mid-point, both to maximize the likelihood that inflation stays within the target range and to increase the predictability of inflation over the longer term.

The policy instrument the Bank uses to influence monetary conditions is the overnight rate target, which is the mid-point of the Bank’s operating band for overnight financing. The Bank constantly reassesses the level of the overnight rate target necessary to achieve the inflation-control targets.

Since November 2000, the Bank has moved to eight fixed announcement dates for the overnight rate target to make monetary policy more effective. Fixed dates have reduced the uncertainty in financial markets associated with not knowing exactly when changes in the overnight rate target may be announced, and contributed to the improved functioning of financial markets. Fixed dates have provided a regular opportunity to emphasize the medium-term perspective of monetary policy and increased the Bank’s transparency, accountability and dialogue with the public.

Between January 2008 and April 2009, the ongoing turmoil in financial markets and the resulting deterioration in real economic activity both domestically and abroad led the Bank of Canada to lower its overnight rate target by a total of 400 basis points to 0.25 percent. The Bank of Canada committed, conditional on the inflation outlook, to maintain this rate until the end of the second quarter of 2010. In addition, the Bank undertook a series of operations to reinforce its overnight target rate and to support market liquidity. The Bank’s initiatives came in the context of unprecedented coordinated actions across major central banks to support market liquidity and stabilize global financial markets. The Bank left the overnight rate target unchanged at 0.25 percent for the remainder of 2009 as well as the beginning of 2010.

In 2017, as the global economy strengthened and domestic growth was broadening across industries and regions, the Bank started to normalize the interest rates by raising the overnight target rate by 25 basis points on both July 12 and September 6. Over 2018, the Bank raised its target for the overnight rate three times (January 17, July 11 and October 24) with the overnight rate target reaching 1.75% at the end of 2018. Amid increasing trade policy uncertainty, the overnight rate has since remained at that level.

Based on the press release of October 30, 2019, the Bank expects growth to remain close to potential over the next two years, with real GDP expanding at 1.5% in 2019, 1.7% in 2020, and 1.8% in 2021. The resilience of Canada’s economy will be increasingly tested as trade conflicts and uncertainty persist. In considering the appropriate path for monetary policy, the Bank will be monitoring the extent to which the global slowdown spreads beyond manufacturing and investment and will pay close attention to the sources of resilience in the Canadian economy – notably consumer spending and housing activity – as well as to fiscal policy developments.

In the press release dated December 4, 2019, the Bank stated that inflation will increase temporarily in the coming months due to year-over-year movements in gasoline prices. Overall, the Bank expects inflation to track close to the 2 percent target over the projection horizon, consistent with an economy that has been operating close to its capacity.

 

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Membership in International Economic Organizations

As of September 30, 2019, Canada’s paid-up quota in the IMF is SDR 11,023.9 million. On September 30, 2019, one SDR equaled $1.805.

Canada also participates in the New Arrangements to Borrow (the “NAB”) which provides special financial resources to the IMF. Canada’s NAB commitment amounts to SDR 3,873.7 million. As of September 30, 2019, SDR 394.6 million had been drawn from Canada’s NAB and SDR 253.6 million remained outstanding. The NAB is subject to periodic renewal by the IMF’s Executive Board, and was last renewed for five years from November 2017.

Alongside a number of G7, G20 and other partner countries, Canada also participates in the global undertaking to extend the IMF’s access to bilateral resources under the 2016 bilateral borrowing agreements between the IMF and participating countries. As part of this international effort, Canada has extended an SDR 8.2 billion time-bound precautionary credit line to the IMF, the terms of which will end on December 31, 2020.

Canada is also a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a party to the World Trade Organization and a shareholder (through the Bank) of the BIS. Canada’s participation in other international development institutions is summarized in the table below.

PARTICIPATION IN OTHER INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS

 

     At September 30, 2019  
     Subscription  
     Total      Paid-in(1)  
     (in millions of
U.S. dollars)
 

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

   $ 8,499.3      $ 619.5  

International Finance Corporation

     81.3        81.3  

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

     56.5        10.7  

Asian Development Bank

     7,907.6        395.5  

Inter-American Development Bank

     7,024.3        241.7  

Caribbean Development Bank

     156.9        34.4  

African Development Bank

     3,424.0        250.0  

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

     1,112.6        232.0  

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

     995.4        199.1  

 

Source: Department of Finance. Data derived from the annual statements/reports of the above-mentioned institutions. Where applicable, subscription amounts were converted to U.S. dollar amounts using closing exchange rates as of September 30, 2019.

(1)

Balance of subscription payable only in the unlikely event that there is a call on the institution’s capital.

 

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CLAIMS AND OTHER

Contingent liabilities arise in the normal course of operations and their ultimate disposition is unknown. Contingent liabilities are potential liabilities, which may become actual liabilities when one or more future events not wholly within the Government’s control occur or fail to occur. The following table presents the different components of the Government’s provision for contingent liabilities as at March 31, 2019.

 

     2019
(in millions)
 

Claims

  

Pending and threatened litigation and other claims

     11,192  

Specific claims

     9,099  

Comprehensive land claims

     5,879  

Provision for guarantees provided by the Government

     277  
  

 

 

 

Total provision recorded

     26,447  

 

Source: Public Accounts of Canada 2019 (Volume 1, Section 2).

Claims

The Government’s estimated provision for claims is determined using relevant historical experience, facts and circumstances. In situations where the estimate of loss is based on a range of amounts, the amount accrued within the range is the Government’s best estimate of the potential loss, which may be at an amount lesser than the maximum of the range. Significant exposure to a liability could exist in excess of what has been accrued. As of March 31, 2019, claims for which the outcome was not determinable and for which an amount had not been accrued were estimated at approximately $8,528 million ($10,053 million in 2018).

Pending and threatened litigation and other claims: There are thousands of pending and threatened litigation cases as well as claims outstanding against the Government. These claims include items with pleading amounts and items where an amount is not specified. While the total amount claimed in these actions is significant, their outcomes are not known in all cases. As a result, provisions are recorded based on the Government’s best estimate of the potential loss.

Specific claims: Specific claims deal with the past grievances of First Nations related to Canada’s obligations under historic treaties or the way it managed First Nations’ funds or other assets. The past grievances may be proceeding via the legal system or via the specific claims program. The Government of Canada will pursue a settlement agreement with the First Nation when a claim demonstrates an outstanding lawful obligation. As of March 31, 2019, there were 567 (545 in 2018) specific claims under negotiation, accepted for negotiation or under review. A liability is estimated and recorded for claims that have progressed to a point where quantification is possible. This estimate also includes projections based on historical rates and costs of settlement for similar claims and includes an estimate for claims which have been filed but not yet assessed.

Comprehensive land claims: Comprehensive land claims arise in areas of the country where Aboriginal rights and title have not been resolved by treaty or by other legal means. As of March 31, 2019, there were 74 (73 in 2018) comprehensive land claims under negotiation, accepted for negotiation or under review. A liability is estimated and recorded for claims that have progressed to a point where quantification is possible. This estimate also includes projections based on historical rates and costs of settlement for similar claims.

Other

Assessed taxes under appeal: Contingent liabilities include previously assessed federal taxes where amounts are being appealed to the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Canada, or the Supreme Court of Canada. As of March 31, 2019, $4,467 million ($5,404 million in 2018) was being appealed to the courts. The Government has recorded, in the amounts payable related to tax or in reduction of the amounts receivable from taxpayers, as applicable, the estimated amount of appeals that are considered likely to be lost and that can be reasonably estimated.

 

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TABLES AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

The tables and supplementary information under the headings Unmatured Market Debt, Other Obligations (with Respect to Money Borrowed) and Supplementary Information have been provided by the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada.

Unmatured Market Debt

All debt obligations listed below are direct obligations of the Government of Canada and constitute a charge on the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada.

 

(A)

PAYABLE IN CANADA IN CANADIAN DOLLARS

MARKETABLE BONDS(1)

 

Maturity date

    

Coupon%

  

Issue date(s)

  

Series

    

Outstanding at

September 30, 2019

 

2019 — Nov. 1

     1.25    2017: Aug. 11, Sep. 1, Sep. 25, Oct. 13      H318        13,173,055,000  

2020 — Feb. 1

     1.25    2017: Nov. 6, Nov. 24, Dec. 18; 2018: Jan. 12      H565        7,744,436,000  

2020 — Mar. 1

     1.50    2014: Oct. 14, Dec. 1; 2015: Feb. 23; 2016: Oct. 25, Nov. 21; 2017: Jan. 30, Mar. 10      D929        18,019,713,000  

2020 — May 1

     1.75    2018: Feb. 9, Mar. 2, Mar. 29, Apr. 23      H805        7,996,383,000  

2020 — Jun. 1

     3.50    2009: Sep. 8, Oct.14, Nov.10; 2010: Feb. 8, May 3      YZ11        10,642,426,000  

2020 — Aug. 1

     1.75    2018: May 11, Jun. 8, Jul. 3, Jul. 20      J215        10,931,191,000  

2020 — Sep. 1

     0.75    2015: Apr. 13, May 11, Jul. 27, Oct. 5; 2017: May 9, Jun. 20, Jul. 18, Sep. 11      E596        24,007,000,000  

2020 — Nov. 1

     2.00    2018: Aug. 10, Sep. 4, Sep. 21, Oct.12      J470        10,889,000,000  

2021 — Feb. 1

     2.25   

2018: Nov. 9, Nov. 23, Dec. 14; 2019: Jan. 14

     J629        11,856,364,000  

2021 — Mar. 1

     0.75    2015: Oct. 19, Nov. 9; 2016: Jan. 18, Feb. 22; 2017: Oct. 20, Nov. 17; 2018: Jan. 26, Mar. 16      F254        25,083,636,000  

2021 — Mar. 15

     10.50    1990: Dec. 15; 1991: Jan. 9, Feb. 1      A39        567,361,000  

2021 — May 1

     1.75    2019: Feb. 11, Mar. 1, Mar. 25, Apr. 12      J884        12,000,000,000  

2021 — Jun. 1

     3.25    2010: Jul. 19, Oct. 12; 2011: Feb. 7, May 9      ZJ69        11,500,000,000  

2021 — Jun. 1

     9.75    1991: May 9, Jun. 1, Jul. 1, Aug. 1, Sep. 1, Oct. 17      A43        286,188,000  

2021 — Aug. 1

     1.50    2019: May 6, Jun. 7, Jun. 28, Jul. 19      K296        12,000,000,000  

2021 — Sep. 1

     0.75    2016: Apr. 11, May 16, Jul. 11, Aug. 22; 2018: Apr. 13, Oct. 1      F585        19,200,000,000  

2021 — Nov. 1

     1.25    2019: Aug. 9, Aug. 30, Sep. 23      K452        9,000,000,000  

2021 — Dec. 1

     4.25    1991: Dec. 10; 1992: Oct. 14; 1993: May 1, Dec. 1; 1994: Feb. 22, Jun. 21, Sep. 15, Dec. 15; 1995: Feb. 2, May 8, Aug. 4      L25        8,532,488,250  

2022 — Mar. 1

     0.50    2016: Oct. 11, Nov. 15; 2017: Jan. 24, Feb. 21; 2018: Dec. 24; 2019: Mar. 29      G328        19,000,000,000  

2022 — Jun. 1

     2.75    2011: Aug. 2, Oct. 11; 2012: Feb. 6, May 7, Jun. 11      ZU15        12,700,000,000  

2022 — Jun. 1

     9.25    1991: Dec. 16; 1992: Jan. 3, May 15      A49        206,022,000  

2022 — Sep. 1

     1.00    2017: Apr. 10, May 30, Jul. 10, Aug. 28; 2019: May 17, Jun. 14, Aug. 6, Sep. 27      G732        25,200,000,000  

2023 — Mar. 1

     1.75    2017: Oct. 6, Nov. 10; 2018: Jan. 22, Feb. 16      H490        15,000,000,000  

2023 — Jun. 1

     1.50    2012: Jul. 30, Oct. 22; 2013: Feb. 4, Apr. 2, May 6      A610        14,200,000,000  

2023 — Jun. 1

     8.00    1992: Aug. 17; 1993: Feb. 1, Apr. 1, Jul. 26, Oct. 15; 1994: Feb. 1, May 2      A55        2,358,552,000  

2023 — Sep. 1

     2.00    2018: Apr. 6, May 22, Jul. 9, Aug. 24      H987        12,000,000,000  

2024 — Mar. 1

     2.25    2018: Oct. 5, Nov. 16; 2019: Jan. 18, Feb. 15      J546        12,000,000,000  

2024 — Jun. 1

     2.50    2013: Jul. 2, Aug. 19, Oct. 7; 2014: Feb. 10, Apr. 28      B451        13,800,000,000  

2024 — Sep. 1

     1.50    2019: Apr. 5, May 10, Jul. 5, Aug. 23      J967        16,200,000,000  

2025 — Jun. 1

     2.25    2014: Jun. 30, Jul. 28, Oct. 20; 2015: Jan. 27, Apr. 21      D507        13,100,000,000  

2025 — Jun. 1

     9.00    1994: Aug. 2, Nov. 1; 1995: Feb. 1, May 1, Aug. 1, Nov. 1; 1996: Feb. 1      A76        2,303,156,000  

2026 — Jun. 1

     1.50    2015: Jul. 21, Oct. 27; 2016: Jan. 26, Apr. 25, Jun. 27      E679        13,500,000,000  

2026 — Dec. 1

     4.25    1995: Dec. 7; 1996: Mar. 6, Jun. 6, Sep. 6, Dec. 6; 1997: Mar. 12, Jun. 9, Sep. 8, Dec. 8; 1998: Mar. 9, Jun. 8, Sep. 8, Dec. 7      VS05        8,188,110,000  

2027 — Jun. 1

     1.00    2016: Oct. 31; 2017: Mar. 7, May 1, Jun. 26      F825        15,000,000,000  

2027 — Jun. 1

     8.00    1996: May 1, Aug. 1, Nov. 1; 1997: Feb. 3, May 1, Aug. 1, Nov. 3      VW17        4,035,975,000  

2028 — Jun. 1

     2.00    2017: Aug. 1, Oct. 30; 2018: Feb. 23, Apr. 27, Jun. 22      H235        13,500,000,000  

2029 — Jun. 1

     2.25    2018: Jul. 27, Oct. 19; 2019: Jan. 25, Apr. 22      J397        12,300,000,000  

2029 — Jun. 1

     5.75    1998: Feb. 2, May 1, Nov. 2; 1999: May 3, Oct. 15; 2000: Apr. 24, Oct. 16; 2001: Apr. 23      WL43        10,883,378,000  

2030 — Jun. 1

     1.25    2019: Jul. 26      K379        3,000,000,000  

2031 — Dec. 1

     4.00    1999: Mar. 8, Jun. 8, Sep. 7, Dec. 6; 2000: Mar. 6, Jun. 5, Sep. 5, Dec. 11; 2001: Mar. 5, Jun. 11, Sep. 24, Dec. 10; 2002: Mar. 18, Jun. 10, Sep. 16, Dec. 9; 2003: Mar. 17      WV25        8,693,852,000  

2033 — Jun. 1

     5.75    2001: Oct. 15; 2002: Jan. 21, Mar. 4, May 6, Jul. 15, Nov. 25; 2003: Jan. 20, Mar. 3, Apr. 14, Jul. 14, Aug. 25, Nov. 10; 2004: Jan. 19, Mar. 1      XG49        12,273,905,000  

2036 — Dec. 1

     3.00    2003: Jun. 9, Sep. 15, Dec. 8; 2004: Mar. 8, Jun. 7, Sep. 7, Dec. 6; 2005: Mar. 7, Jun. 6, Sep. 6, Dec. 5; 2006: Mar. 06, Jun. 5, Oct. 2, Dec. 4; 2007: Mar. 5      XQ21        7,780,383,000  

2037 — Jun. 1

     5.00    2004: Jul. 19, Sep. 14, Nov. 8; 2005: Jan. 17, Apr. 11, Jul. 11, Oct. 18; 2006: Jan. 16, May 1, Jul. 24, Oct. 31; 2007: Jan. 15, Jun. 11, Jul. 23, Oct. 9; 2008: Jan. 21; 2009: Jan. 12      XW98        12,500,774,000  

2041 — Jun. 1

     4.00    2008: Jun. 9, Sep. 15, Dec. 15; 2009: Mar. 23, May 19, Jul. 14, Aug. 5, Oct. 20; 2010: Feb. 22, Mar. 22, May 25, Sep. 7, Nov. 22; 2011: Mar. 21      YQ12        14,483,928,000  

2041 — Dec. 1

     2.00    2007: Jun. 4, Sep. 4, Dec. 10; 2008: Mar. 3, Jun. 2, Sep. 2, Dec. 8; 2009: Mar. 9, Jun. 2, Aug. 31, Dec. 7; 2010: Mar. 1      YK42        8,066,980,000  

2044 — Dec. 1

     1.50    2010: May 31, Aug. 30, Dec. 6; 2011: Feb. 28, Jun. 6, Sep. 6, Dec. 5; 2012: Feb. 27, Jun. 4, Sep. 17, Dec. 10, 2013: Feb. 25, Jun. 10, Sep. 16      ZH04        9,123,884,000  

2045 — Dec. 1

     3.50    2011: Jun. 13, Aug. 29, Nov. 21; 2012: Mar. 26, May 28, Jul. 24, Sep. 24, Dec. 3; 2013: Feb. 5, Mar. 18, May 27, Aug. 6, Nov. 18; 2014: Feb. 18, Mar. 11      ZS68        16,400,000,000  

2047 — Dec. 1

     1.25    2013: Dec. 2; 2014: Mar. 3, Jun. 16, Aug. 25, Dec. 15; 2015: Mar. 16, Jun. 8, Sep. 8, Dec. 8; 2016: Mar. 7, Jun. 6, Sep. 19, Dec. 13; 2017: Feb. 13      B949        8,554,777,000  

2048 — Dec. 1

     2.75    2014: Jun. 2, Sep. 3, Nov. 17; 2015: Feb. 9, May 25, Aug. 24, Nov. 30; 2016: May 24, Oct. 3, Nov. 28; 2017: Jan. 31, May 23, Aug. 21, Oct. 2      D358        14,900,000,000  

2050 — Dec. 1

     0.50    2017: Jun. 5, Sep. 15, Dec. 1; 2018: Mar. 5, Jun. 18, Sep. 14, Nov. 30; 2019: Feb. 22, May 24, Sep. 13      G997        5,796,670,000  

2051 — Dec. 1

     2.00    2017: Dec. 22; 2018: Jan. 29, May 25, Aug. 17, Sep. 24, Nov. 2; 2019: Jan. 21, Apr. 29, Aug. 16, Sep. 30      H722        8,500,000,000  

2064 — Dec. 1

     2.75    2014: May 1, Jul. 15, Nov. 25; 2017: Sep. 1, Nov. 20      C939        4,750,000,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Unmatured Marketable Bonds Payable in Canadian Dollars:

        583,729,587,250  
     

 

 

 

 

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Unmatured Market Debt (Continued)

 

TREASURY BILLS

 

                                                                                   

Maturity date(s)

  

Yield %

       

Issue dates

  

Outstanding at     

September 30, 2019

 

Various maturity dates

from Oct. 2, 2019

to Sept. 17, 2020

   1.543 to 2.171   

                            

  

Various issue dates

from Oct. 18, 2018 to

Sept. 25, 2019

   $ 134,200,000,000  
           

 

 

 

CANADA SAVINGS BONDS(3)

 

                                                                                   

Maturity date      

    

      Annual

  Coupons %  

    

    Issue date    

    

Series

  

Outstanding at     

September 30, 2019

 

2019 — Nov. 1(4)

     0.40 – 4.85      1999 — Nov. 1      S060      $  28,232,174  

2019 — Dec. 1(4)

     0.40 – 4.85      1999 — Dec. 1      S061      2,316,966  

2020 — Jan. 1(4)

     0.40 – 4.85      2000 — Jan. 1      S062      1,129,043  

2020 — Feb. 1(4)

     0.40 – 4.60      2000 — Feb. 1      S063      633,947  

2020 — Mar. 1(4)

     0.40 – 4.75      2000 — Mar. 1      S064      1,022,368  

2020 — Apr. 1(4)

     0.40 – 4.75      2000 — Apr. 1      S065      1,015,344  

2019 — Nov. 1

     0.40 – 0.65      2009 — Nov. 1      S120      67,252,021  

2019 — Dec. 1

     0.40 – 0.65      2009 — Dec. 1      S121      4,637,650  

2020 — Jan. 1

     0.40 – 0.65      2010 — Jan. 1      S122      1,029,977  

2020 — Feb. 1

     0.40 – 0.65      2010 — Feb. 1      S123      1,045,007  

2020 — Mar. 1

     0.40 – 0.65      2010 — Mar. 1      S124      1,285,165  

2020 — Apr. 1

     0.40 – 0.65      2010 — Apr. 1      S125      1,105,900  

2020 — Nov. 1

     0.50 – 0.65      2010 — Nov. 1      S126      98,940,026  

2020 — Dec. 1

     0.50 – 0.65      2010 — Dec. 1      S127      8,637,392  

2021 — Nov. 1

     0.50      2011 — Nov. 1      S128      116,688,614  

2021 — Dec. 1

     0.50      2011 — Dec. 1      S129      6,844,807  

2019 — Nov. 1

     0.50      2016 — Nov. 1      S134      318,619,814  

2021 — Nov. 1

     0.50      2017 — Nov. 1      S500      16,818,292  

2021 — Nov. 1

     0.50      2018 — Nov. 1      S501      27,937,081  
                 

 

 

 

Total

                  $   705,191,588  
                 

 

 

 

CANADA PREMIUM BONDS(5)

 

Maturity date      

    

      Annual

  Coupons %  

      

    Issue date    

      

Series

    

Outstanding at

September 30, 2019

 

2019 — Nov. 1(4)

       0.70 – 6.00          1999 — Nov. 1          P009        $  28,430,810  

2019 — Dec. 1(4)

       0.70 – 6.00          1999 — Dec. 1          P010        8,745,952  

2020 — Jan. 1(4)

       0.70 – 6.00          2000 — Jan. 1          P011        3,647,166  

2020 — Feb. 1(4)

       0.70 – 6.00          2000 — Feb. 1          P012        2,947,504  

2020 — Mar. 1(4)

       0.70 – 6.25          2000 — Mar. 1          P013        6,009,603  

2020 — Apr. 1(4)

       0.70 – 6.25          2000 — Apr. 1          P014        6,531,479  

2019 — Nov. 1

       0.70 – 1.80          2009 —Nov. 1          P070        29,504,797  

2019 — Dec. 1

       0.70 – 1.80          2009 — Dec. 1          P071        18,993,540  

2020 — Jan. 1

       0.70 – 1.80          2010 — Jan. 1          P072        7,013,528  

2020 — Feb. 1

       0.70 – 1.80          2010 — Feb. 1          P073        6,668,192  

2020 — Mar. 1

       0.70 – 1.80          2010 — Mar. 1          P074        4,937,430  

2020 — Apr. 1

       0.70 – 1.80          2010 — Apr. 1          P075        4,847,707  

2020 — Nov. 1

       0.80 – 1.70          2010 — Nov. 1          P076        42,154,736  

2020 — Dec. 1

       0.80 – 1.70          2010 — Dec. 1          P077        31,176,307  

2021 — Nov. 1

       0.80 – 1.40          2011 — Nov. 1          P078        53,491,108  

2021 — Dec. 1

       0.80 – 1.40          2011 — Dec. 1          P079        24,997,298  

2019 — Nov. 1

       0.80 – 1.00          2016 — Nov. 1          P088        70,505,542  

2019 — Dec. 1

       0.80 – 1.00          2016 — Dec. 1          P089        32,269,717  

2021 — Nov. 1

       0.80 – 1.00          2017 — Nov. 1          P550        27,305,221  

2021 — Dec. 1

       0.80 – 1.00          2017 — Dec. 1          P551        1,221,524  

2021 — Nov. 1

       1.10 – 1.30          2018 — Nov. 1          P552        25,742,404  

2021 — Dec. 1

       1.25 – 1.45          2018 — Dec. 1          P553        2,385,868  
                 

 

 

 

Total

                  $   439,527,433  
                 

 

 

 

 

Total Unmatured Market Debt Payable in Canadian Dollars    $
719,074,306,271
 
        

 

 

 
        

 

 

 

 

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Unmatured Market Debt (Continued)

 

(B) PAYABLE IN FOREIGN CURRENCY (1) (6)

CANADA BILLS

 

Maturity date(s)

     Yield(s) %    Original issue amount    Issue date(s)   

Outstanding at     

September 30, 2019

 

Various maturity dates from Oct. 1, 2019 to May 1, 2020

     1.77 to 2.47    USD 1,930,870,000    Various issue dates
from Feb. 5, 2019 to
Sep. 27, 2019    
   $ 2,557,244,228  
             

 

 

 

CANADA NOTES

 

Maturity date

  

Coupon % / Basis

  

 Original amount at issue

  

Issue date

  

Outstanding at
September 30, 2019

 

2019 — Dec. 10

   1.85    USD      50,000,000    2013 — Dec. 10    $ 66,220,000  

2019 — Dec. 13

   3 month LIBOR    USD      50,000,000    2013 — Dec. 13      66,220,000  

2020 — Jan. 13

   3 month LIBOR    USD    250,000,000    2017 — Jan. 13      331,100,000  

2020 — Feb. 10

   1.276    USD    150,000,000    2016 — Feb.10      198,660,000  

2020 — Jun. 10

   3 month LIBOR    USD    100,000,000    2014 — Jun. 10      132,440,000  

2020 — Sep. 10

   3 month LIBOR    USD    250,000,000    2014 — Sep. 10      331,100,000  

2020 — Sep. 15

   3 month LIBOR    USD      50,000,000    2014 — Sep. 15      66,220,000  

2020 — Dec. 20

   2.30    USD      50,000,000    2013 — Dec. 20      66,220,000  

2021 — Aug. 24

   3 month LIBOR    USD      50,000,000    2015 — Aug. 24      66,220,000  
           

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,324,400,000  
           

 

 

 

EURO MEDIUM TERM NOTES

 

Maturity date

  

Coupon % / Basis

  

 Original amount at issue

  

Issue date

  

Outstanding at
September 30, 2019

 

2020 — Mar. 19

   3 month LIBOR    USD 125,000,000    2014 — Mar. 19    $ 165,550,000  

2020 — May 8

   3 month LIBOR    USD 125,000,000    2014 — May 8      165,550,000  

2021 — Jan. 15

   0.15    EUR 150,000,000    2015 — Jan. 15      216,550,000  
           

 

 

 

Total

            $ 547,650,000  
           

 

 

 

OTHER MARKETABLE BONDS PAYABLE IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES

 

Maturity date

    

Coupon %

 

 Original amount at

issue or assumption

  

Issue or

assumption date

  

Outstanding at

September 30, 2019

 

2020 — Jan. 13

     3.50   EUR  2,000,000,000    2010 — Jan. 13    $ 2,887,400,000  

2022 — Jan. 25

     2.625   USD  3,000,000,000    2019 — Jan. 25      3,973,200,000  

2022 — Nov. 15

     2.00   USD  3,000,000,000    2017 — Nov. 15      3,973,200,000  
            

 

 

 

Total

   $ 10,833,800,000  
            

 

 

 
Total Unmatured Market Debt Payable in Foreign Currency    $ 15,263,094,228  
            

 

 

 
Total Unmatured Market Debt    $ 734,337,400,499  
            

 

 

 

 

34


Unmatured Market Debt (Continued)

 

(C) CROSS CURRENCY SWAPS

For the cross currency swaps listed below (outstanding as of September 30, 2019), the Government’s Canadian dollar liability has been swapped into a U.S. dollar liability.

 

    

Canadian dollar liability

    

U.S. dollar liability

Maturity date

  

Coupon %

 

Notional amount

    

Basis

 

   Notional amount

           

2019 – Oct. 11

   2.48210   154,470,000      3 month LIBOR   150,000,000

             Oct. 28

   1.97740   24,890,000      3 month LIBOR   25,000,000

             Oct. 29

   2.04640   100,140,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Oct. 20

   3.5067   $      54,964,000      3 month LIBOR   USD    52,000,000

             Nov. 20

   3.4095   110,400,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Nov. 20

   3.4625   110,000,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Nov. 23

   3.4101   53,445,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Nov. 25

   3.4055   66,316,800      3 month LIBOR   62,800,000

             Nov. 27

   3.2949   52,750,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

2020 — Jan. 20

   3.2663   106,000,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Jan. 20

   3.3197   52,750,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Jan. 20

   3.3747   52,600,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Jan. 20

   3.4990   15,427,500      3 month LIBOR   15,000,000

             Jan. 20

   3.5145   18,562,536      3 month LIBOR   17,995,672

             Feb. 20

   3.3900   53,130,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Feb. 20

   3.4030   53,500,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Mar. 20

   3.3910   53,500,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Mar. 20

   3.4221   106,570,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Mar. 20

   3.4370   157,050,000      Fixed   150,000,000

             Mar. 20

   3.4761   103,300,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Mar. 20

   3.4944   105,750,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Mar. 20

   3.5531   205,600,000      Fixed   200,000,000

             Mar. 20

   3.5577   103,050,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Apr. 20

   3.3537   96,450,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Apr. 20

   3.3554   95,800,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Apr. 20

   3.4263   95,750,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Apr. 20

   3.4551   105,450,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Apr. 20

   3.4945   104,580,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Apr. 20

   3.5241   104,250,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Apr. 20

   3.5363   157,305,000      Fixed   150,000,000

             May 20

   3.1879   95,000,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

 

35


Unmatured Market Debt (Continued)

 

    

Canadian dollar liability

    

U.S. dollar liability

Maturity date

  

Coupon %

 

Notional amount

    

Basis

 

   Notional amount

             May 20

   3.21258   $    95,200,000      3 month LIBOR   USD  100,000,000

             May 20

   3.2304   96,700,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             May 20

   3.2708   95,600,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             May 20

   3.2899   95,500,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             May 20

   3.2931   96,350,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             May 20

   3.4123   96,350,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             May 20

   3.6560   50,895,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             May 20

   3.7121   100,500,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Jun. 20

   2.9176   49,040,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Jun. 20

   2.9730   98,000,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Jun. 20

   3.0377   96,770,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Jun. 20

   3.0730   96,070,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Jun. 20

   3.2828   79,792,500      Fixed   75,000,000

             Jun. 20

   3.2970   53,090,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Jun. 20

   3.3006   53,425,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Jun. 20

   3.4058   51,700,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Jun. 20

   3.4655   51,825,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Jun. 20

   3.5847   51,000,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Jun. 22

   3.2882   52,550,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Jun. 22

   3.3000   105,600,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Jun. 22

   3.3118   52,525,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Jun. 22

   3.3315   104,000,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Jun. 22

   3.3647   104,150,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Jul. 20

   2.7559   49,050,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Jul. 20

   2.8281   48,635,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Jul. 20

   2.8550   48,800,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Jul. 20

   3.2942   51,060,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Jul. 20

   3.3248   51,250,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Aug. 20

   2.7655   47,280,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Aug. 20

   2.7806   47,250,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Aug. 20

   2.7943   47,265,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Aug. 20

   2.8200   48,000,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Aug. 20

   2.8275   47,525,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Aug. 20

   2.8339   47,400,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Aug. 20

   2.9470   47,925,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Aug. 20

   3.0731   103,950,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Aug. 20

   3.0789   98,393,300      3 month LIBOR   94,700,000

             Aug. 20

   3.0890   51,200,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Aug. 20

   3.1462   52,740,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Aug. 20

   3.1601   52,750,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Aug. 20

   3.1857   52,000,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Aug. 20

   3.2031   104,000,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Aug. 20

   3.2298   51,600,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Aug. 20

   3.2321   103,100,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Aug. 20

   3.2555   103,620,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Sep. 20

   2.3180   49,200,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Sep. 20

   2.3302   49,450,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Sep. 20

   2.7500   47,445,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Sep. 20

   2.8800   18,358,980      3 month LIBOR   17,560,000

             Oct. 20

   3.0142   51,425,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Oct. 20

   2.9630   62,502,178      3 month LIBOR   60,593,483

             Oct. 20

   2.9735   51,180,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Dec. 20

   3.3038   50,550,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Dec. 20

   3.3429   50,375,000      Fixed   50,000,000

2021 — Jan. 20

   3.1781   74,625,000      Fixed   75,000,000

             Jan. 20

   3.2328   74,265,000      Fixed   75,000,000

             Jan. 20

   3.2631   74,077,500      Fixed   75,000,000

             Jan. 20

   3.3126   76,256,630      Fixed   76,371,187

             Feb. 20

   3.2877   99,500,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Feb. 20

   3.2954   100,170,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Feb. 20

   3.3000   100,000,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Feb. 20

   3.3143   49,900,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Feb. 20

   3.3231   99,420,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Feb. 20

   3.3345   99,500,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Feb. 20

   3.3442   99,500,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Feb. 20

   3.3500   99,300,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Feb. 20

   3.3500   99,410,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Feb. 20

   3.3511   49,715,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Feb. 20

   3.3627   99,000,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Feb. 20

   3.4051   107,334,370      3 month LIBOR   108,309,152

             Feb. 20

   3.4160   49,495,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Feb. 20

   3.4208   99,120,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Feb. 20

   3.4616   98,750,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Mar. 20

   3.3035   98,150,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Mar. 20

   3.3072   97,200,000      Fixed   100,000,000

 

36


Unmatured Market Debt (Continued)

 

    

Canadian dollar liability

    

U.S. dollar liability

Maturity date

  

Coupon %

 

Notional amount

    

Basis

 

   Notional amount

             Mar. 20

   3.3100   $    97,600,000      Fixed   USD  100,000,000

             Mar. 20

   3.3131   49,160,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Mar. 20

   3.3300   49,100,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Mar. 20

   3.3331   49,620,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Mar. 20

   3.3832   98,600,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Mar. 20

   3.4756   98,500,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Mar. 20

   3.4874   197,200,000      Fixed   200,000,000

             Mar. 20

   3.5177   98,600,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Apr. 20

   3.1875   141,932,739      3 month LIBOR   144,167,333

             Apr. 20

   3.1939   147,750,000      3 month LIBOR   150,000,000

             Apr. 20

   3.4312   96,050,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Apr. 20

   3.4540   105,782,464      3 month LIBOR   110,443,166

             May 9

   0.76270   97,706,146      3 month LIBOR   76,243,579

             May 20

   3.3030   4,889,148      3 month LIBOR   5,135,660

             May 20

   3.3703   133,206,690      3 month LIBOR   138,324,704

             Jul. 20

   3.0571   135,617,347      3 month LIBOR   140,028,236

2022 — Feb. 6

   0.9446   188,295,000      Fixed   150,000,000

             Feb. 12

   1.0430   125,250,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Feb. 20

   1.98960   48,066,474      3 month LIBOR   47,216,576

             Mar. 16

   0.90400   132,750,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Mar. 20

   2.06980   67,549,554      3 month LIBOR   67,414,725

             Apr. 20

   2.16100   118,258,207      3 month LIBOR   119,392,436

             Apr. 20

   2.22240   13,045,854      3 month LIBOR   13,144,437

             May 20

   2.01810   150,480,000      3 month LIBOR   150,000,000

             May 20

   2.04090   49,715,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             May 20

   2.04640   100,200,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             May 20

   2.07870   24,737,500      3 month LIBOR   25,000,000

             May 20

   2.09420   24,762,500      3 month LIBOR   25,000,000

             May 20

   2.12000   49,265,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             May 20

   2.16300   24,905,000      3 month LIBOR   25,000,000

             Jun. 10

   1.3449   124,140,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Jun. 11

   1.3584   52,649,285      3 month LIBOR   42,631,000

             Jun. 16

   1.3669   123,150,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Jun. 20

   1.85000   86,606,176      3 month LIBOR   84,551,573

             Jun. 20

   1.85060   102,290,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Jun. 20

   1.91050   50,150,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Jun. 20

   2.08300   24,622,500      3 month LIBOR   25,000,000

             Jun. 20

   2.08520   150,084,800      3 month LIBOR   152,000,000

             Jun. 20

   2.08950   98,720,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Jul. 10

   1.0632   159,819,000      3 month LIBOR   125,250,000

             Jul. 20

   1.1167   129,300,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Jul. 20

   1.72730   51,300,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Jul. 20

   1.73460   51,325,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Jul. 20

   1.74000   51,425,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Jul. 20

   1.77550   77,325,000      3 month LIBOR   75,000,000

             Jul. 20

   1.78200   51,325,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Jul. 20

   1.79420   51,000,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Jul. 20

   1.80000   102,550,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Jul. 20

   1.80300   102,600,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Aug. 20

   1.58000   101,805,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Aug. 20

   1.58950   50,915,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Aug. 20

   1.59990   50,800,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Aug. 20

   1.64840   50,400,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Aug. 20

   1.66000   51,025,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Aug. 20

   1.66700   69,052,452      3 month LIBOR   67,566,000

             Aug. 20

   1.66700   71,470,000      3 month LIBOR   70,000,000

             Aug. 25

   0.8909   131,250,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Sep. 15

   1.0770   66,290,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Sep. 20

   1.71520   100,200,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Sep. 20

   1.71640   100,400,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Sep. 20

   1.80800   98,940,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Sep. 20

   1.83510   49,750,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Sep. 20

   1.92480   49,475,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Sep. 24

   1.0867   132,820,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Oct. 16

   1.06380   133,714,600      3 month LIBOR   103,000,000

             Oct. 20

   1.85500   97,620,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Oct. 20

   1.90450   97,600,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Oct. 20

   1.92060   97,500,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

2023 — Feb. 20

   1.93800   19,832,670      3 month LIBOR   20,100,000

             Feb. 20

   1.94000   51,027,900      3 month LIBOR   51,700,000

             Feb. 20

   1.93900   49,400,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Feb. 20

   1.92890   49,680,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Feb. 20

   1.93350   99,420,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Feb. 20

   1.91400   50,135,000      Fixed   50,000,000

 

37


Unmatured Market Debt (Continued)

 

    

Canadian dollar liability

    

U.S. dollar liability

Maturity date

  

Coupon %

 

Notional amount

    

Basis

 

   Notional amount

             Feb. 20

   1.99700   $    100,900,000      Fixed   USD  100,000,000

             Mar. 20

   2.03160   50,150,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Mar. 20

   2.02700   99,900,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Mar. 20

   1.98480   50,150,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Mar. 20

   1.98480   100,700,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Mar. 20

   1.97830   50,325,000      Fixed   50,000,000

             Mar. 20

   2.04710   100,420,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Mar. 20

   2.04400   150,465,000      Fixed   150,000,000

             Mar. 20

   2.02500   100,100,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Mar. 20

   2.02830   100,100,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Mar. 20

   2.03100   100,120,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Mar. 20

   2.02000   101,250,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Mar. 20

   2.01680   101,200,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Mar. 20

   2.04500   101,680,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Apr. 20

   1.89700   102,970,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Apr. 20

   1.90510   103,030,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Apr. 20

   1.95880   102,800,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Apr. 20

   1.95380   102,760,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Apr. 20

   1.94200   102,600,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Apr. 20

   1.94100   102,650,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Apr. 20

   1.95070   205,700,000      Fixed   200,000,000

             Apr. 20

   1.97460   102,650,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             Apr. 20

   1.97110   205,420,000      Fixed   200,000,000

             Apr. 20

   1.88460   78,771,000      3 month LIBOR   77,000,000

             Apr. 20

   1.83980   204,900,000      Fixed   200,000,000

             May 3

   1.13630   125,100,000      Fixed   100,000,000

             May 20

   1.71930   114,307,200      3 month LIBOR   112,000,000

             May 20

   1.71930   89,812,800      3 month LIBOR   88,000,000

             May 20

   1.69580   101,720,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Jun. 20

   1.93050   103,100,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Jun. 22

   1.4896   121,550,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Jul. 20

   2.17690   102,000,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Jul. 20

   2.19500   101,900,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Jul. 20

   2.16600   101,700,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Jul. 20

   2.15000   102,070,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Jul. 20

   2.28700   207,000,000      3 month LIBOR   200,000,000

             Jul. 20

   2.28950   103,690,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Jul. 20

   2.49090   48,650,400      3 month LIBOR   46,400,000

             Aug. 20

   1.1344   130,900,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Aug. 20

   2.49150   105,850,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Aug. 20

   2.47400   130,055,150      3 month LIBOR   123,100,000

             Aug. 20

   2.42970   104,000,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Sep. 18

   1.3032   38,309,000      3 month LIBOR   29,000,000

             Sep. 20

   2.55970   205,800,000      3 month LIBOR   200,000,000

             Sep. 20

   2.51030   104,300,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Oct. 20

   2.74130   207,880,000      3 month LIBOR   200,000,000

             Oct. 20

   2.61040   103,000,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Oct. 20

   2.61040   51,500,000      3 month LIBOR   50,000,000

             Oct. 20

   2.61040   25,750,000      3 month LIBOR   25,000,000

             Oct. 20

   2.61040   25,750,000      3 month LIBOR   25,000,000

             Dec. 13

   1.3323   197,550,000      Fixed   150,000,000

2024 — Jan. 20

   2.53160   78,345,000      3 month LIBOR   75,000,000

             Jan. 20

   2.58780   105,250,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Jan. 20

   2.63700   104,850,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Jan. 20

   2.64000   104,900,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Feb. 20

   2.44240   78,120,000      3 month LIBOR   70,000,000

             Feb. 20

   2.57680   117,390,000      3 month LIBOR   107,500,000

             Feb. 20

   2.61220   109,600,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Mar. 20

   2.36450   111,100,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

             Mar. 20

   2.40440   111,350,000      3 month LIBOR   100,000,000

 

38


Unmatured Market Debt (Continued)

 

    

Canadian dollar liability

      

U.S. dollar liability

 

Maturity date

  

Coupon %

 

Notional amount

      

Basis

 

   Notional amount

 

             Apr. 20

   2.49320     $    84,000,000        3 month LIBOR     USD  75,000,000  

             May 20

   2.38680     65,899,650        3 month LIBOR     60,100,000  

             May 20

   2.44830     137,212,500        3 month LIBOR     125,000,000  

             May 20

   2.47500     50,458,500        3 month LIBOR     45,000,000  

             Jun. 20

   2.34430     109,740,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jun. 20

   2.36750     81,757,500       

Fixed

    75,000,000  

             Jun. 20

   2.40570     109,640,000       

Fixed

    100,000,000  

             Aug. 20

   2.11200     135,137,500       

Fixed

    125,000,000  

             Aug. 20

   2.11420     136,813,205        3 month LIBOR     126,550,000  

             Aug. 20

   2.11440     107,360,000       

Fixed

    100,000,000  

             Aug. 20

   2.14130     107,370,000        3 month LIBOR     100,000,000  

             Aug. 20

   2.21890     107,320,000       

Fixed

    100,000,000  

             Aug. 20

   2.25360     106,750,000       

Fixed

    100,000,000  

             Aug. 20

   2.25940     106,730,000       

Fixed

    100,000,000  

             Sep. 20

   2.07730     109,370,000        3 month LIBOR     100,000,000  

             Sep. 20

   2.08840     109,380,000        3 month LIBOR     100,000,000  

             Sep. 20

   2.10840     109,150,000        3 month LIBOR     100,000,000  

             Oct. 20

   2.08440     54,375,000        3 month LIBOR     50,000,000  

             Nov. 20

   2.02720     111,800,000        3 month LIBOR     100,000,000  

             Nov. 20

   1.95800     112,300,000        3 month LIBOR     100,000,000  

             Nov. 20

   1.88120     113,080,000        3 month LIBOR     100,000,000  

             Nov. 20

   1.98340     112,240,000        3 month LIBOR     100,000,000  

             Nov. 20

   2.00210     113,040,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Dec. 2

   1.90520     113,790,000        3 month LIBOR     100,000,000  

             Dec. 3

   1.85390     113,780,000        3 month LIBOR     100,000,000  

             Dec. 11

   1.87030     114,180,000        3 month LIBOR     100,000,000  

             Dec. 15

   2.01060     13,745,295        3 month LIBOR     12,150,000  

2025 — Jan. 16

   1.5504     119,390,000        3 month LIBOR     100,000,000  

             Jan. 20

   2.04600     114,150,000       

Fixed

    100,000,000  

             Jan. 22

   1.4957     121,050,000        3 month LIBOR     100,000,000  

             Jan. 22

   1.6175     59,780,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Jan. 30

   1.3553     124,490,000        3 month LIBOR     100,000,000  

             Feb. 5

   1.2298     125,240,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             May 11

   1.20510     64,925,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             May 31

   1.23740     258,800,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

             Jun. 2

   1.20030     262,000,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

             Jun. 3

   1.18618     196,275,000        Fixed     150,000,000  

             Jun. 6

   1.17250     196,710,000        Fixed     150,000,000  

             Jun. 7

   1.07010     64,745,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Jun. 13

   1.03840     127,300,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jun. 14

   1.02860     127,110,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jun. 14

   1.03916     127,400,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Dec. 8

   1.61800     133,730,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Dec. 10

   1.54170     271,120,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

             Dec. 14

   1.50160     271,800,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

             Dec. 17

   1.48580     274,800,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

             Dec. 18

   1.52620     275,720,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

2026 — Feb. 4

   1.15570     140,450,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Mar. 3

   1.18280     202,290,000        Fixed     150,000,000  

             Apr. 18

   1.28570     128,420,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 18

  

1.30940

    128,400,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 19

   1.28480     160,662,500        Fixed     125,000,000  

             Apr. 21

   1.31760     127,180,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 22

   1.31360                633,750,000        Fixed                    500,000,000  

             Jul. 18

   1.03600     258,440,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

             Jul. 18

   1.03940     129,310,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jul. 21

   1.08950     195,555,000        Fixed     150,000,000  

             Aug. 5

   1.07810     262,000,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

             Aug. 11

   1.00290     262,340,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

             Aug. 12

   0.99620     260,960,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

             Aug. 22

   1.04870     255,320,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

             Sep. 1

   1.02180     130,620,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Sep. 1

   1.02170     156,960,000        Fixed     120,000,000  

             Sep. 7

   1.06050     162,687,500        Fixed     125,000,000  

             Sep. 19

   1.21390     198,045,000        Fixed     150,000,000  

             Sep. 21

   1.19880     131,690,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Sep. 30

   0.97050     132,190,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Sep. 30

   0.96630     66,290,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Sep. 30

   0.95990                132,470,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Oct. 3

   0.97690     196,485,000        Fixed     150,000,000  

             Oct. 4

   0.99950     131,250,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Oct. 5

   0.99060     164,000,000        Fixed     125,000,000  

             Oct. 17

   1.18900     131,930,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Oct. 24

   1.17710     230,982,500        Fixed     175,000,000  

             Oct. 25

   1.13570     99,922,500        Fixed     75,000,000  

             Oct. 26

   1.13800     133,480,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Oct. 26

   1.15210     133,870,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Oct. 28

   1.16070     133,660,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Nov. 1

   1.23170     334,900,000        Fixed     250,000,000  

             Nov. 2

   1.21510     200,955,000        Fixed     150,000,000  

             Nov. 3

   1.24200     267,740,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

             Nov. 8

   1.18440     147,664,000        Fixed     110,000,000  

             Nov. 8

   1.17350     100,822,500        Fixed     75,000,000  

             Nov. 21

   1.52660     201,195,000        Fixed     150,000,000  

             Nov. 25

   1.55800     200,925,000        Fixed     150,000,000  

2027 — Jan. 6

   1.74140     133,350,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jan. 9

   1.69530     265,720,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

             Apr. 7

   1.60600     133,800,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 7

   1.60600     133,960,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 7

   1.59640     268,000,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

             Apr. 7

   1.59330     134,130,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 11

   1.55040     133,720,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 21

   1.48350     67,350,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Apr. 24

   1.50090     134,670,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 28

   1.52590     339,500,000        Fixed     250,000,000  

             Apr. 28

   1.51570     204,000,000        Fixed     150,000,000  

             May 9

   1.5340     137,500,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             May 9

   1.53290     274,200,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

             Jun. 5

   1.43600     134,990,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jun. 5

   1.43380     134,900,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jun. 26

   1.49080     132,600,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jun. 26

   1.49860     99,165,000        Fixed     75,000,000  

2028 — Feb. 26

   2.3080     63,570,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Feb. 27

   2.2790     126,670,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Feb. 28

   2.2200     126,880,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Mar. 6

   2.1774     128,900,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Mar. 6

   2.1799     128,890,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Mar. 12

   2.2198     258,420,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

             Mar. 13

   2.2420     257,280,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

             Mar. 26

   2.1820     129,060,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 9

   2.1858     191,700,000        Fixed     150,000,000  

             Apr. 10

   2.1570     191,250,000        Fixed     150,000,000  

             Apr. 18

   2.2807     188,775,000        Fixed     150,000,000  

             Apr. 23

   2.3155     126,100,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 27

   2.3482     128,800,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jun. 4

   2.2153     64,915,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Jun. 7

   2.2416     130,020,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jun. 8

   2.3135     64,575,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Jun. 12

   2.3047     64,900,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Jun. 14

   2.2945     64,935,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Jun. 22

   2.1720     66,575,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Jun. 22

   2.1697     133,210,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jun. 25

   2.1213     133,060,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jun. 25

   2.1262     133,040,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jun. 26

   2.1200     66,650,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Jun. 28

   2.1010     133,100,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jun. 28

   2.0955     66,500,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Jul. 3

   2.1035     132,870,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jul. 9

   2.1297     65,660,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Jul. 10

   2.1274     131,000,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jul. 16

   2.1629     197,475,000        Fixed     150,000,000  

             Jul. 16

   2.1561     131,720,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jul. 16

   2.1549     98,752,500        Fixed     75,000,000  

             Jul. 17

   2.1402     65,885,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Jul. 17

   2.1310     65,835,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Jul. 17

   2.1334     65,830,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Jul. 18

   2.1618     131,300,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jul. 19

   2.1017     131,900,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jul. 20

   2.1210     132,260,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jul. 23

   2.1222     66,240,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Jul. 24

   2.1723     65,645,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Jul. 25

   2.2136     131,570,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jul. 26

   2.2344     131,660,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jul. 26

   2.2298     131,460,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jul. 27

   2.2229     65,630,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Jul. 30

   2.2773     65,345,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Sep. 25

   2.4299     129,200,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Oct. 2

   2.42330     129,230,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Oct. 3

   2.48300     128,200,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Oct. 5

   2.48930     128,260,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Oct. 16

   2.48760     260,400,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

             Oct. 22

   2.51600     130,340,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Oct. 22

   2.51630     130,350,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Oct. 29

   2.44760     130,520,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Oct. 29

   2.43550     130,920,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Oct. 30

   2.40560     131,510,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Oct. 30

   2.40100     131,460,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Oct. 31

   2.39760     131,050,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Nov. 1

   2.40860     65,660,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Nov. 19

   2.37805     132,310,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Dec. 3

   2.30050     132,650,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Dec. 3

   2.30070     132,700,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Dec. 4

   2.27470     133,040,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Dec. 4

   2.26650     133,170,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Dec. 4

   2.26180     133,040,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Dec. 10

   2.05280     134,220,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Dec. 10

   2.03550     268,400,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

             Dec. 11

   2.10190     132,960,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Dec. 11

   2.10530     132,750,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Dec. 12

   2.05570     133,550,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Dec. 18

   2.11600     133,880,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Dec. 18

   2.11250     133,850,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

2029 — Jan. 8

   1.89320     134,320,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jan. 16

   1.93840     132,680,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jan. 22

   1.98840     132,950,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jan. 25

   1.96490     133,650,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Feb. 7

   1.93640     131,400,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Mar. 13

   1.76100     134,190,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 5

   1.70510     133,310,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 8

   1.69880     133,610,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 10

   1.72730     133,230,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 17

   1.79980     133,150,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 17

   1.75810     133,780,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 18

   1.78000     133,720,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 18

   1.78280     133,490,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 18

   1.77920     133,560,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 24

   1.76000     133,860,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 29

   1.67900     135,030,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 29

   1.69380     135,030,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 30

   1.69280     134,920,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             May 6

   1.71920     134,680,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             May 8

   1.72130     134,560,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             May 8

   1.71700     134,470,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             May 16

   1.68930     134,580,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             May 17

   1.63650     134,800,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             May 22

   1.64400     134,910,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             May 22

   1.67090     134,740,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             May 23

   1.73500     134,240,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             May 23

   1.74300     134,120,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             May 28

   1.67270     134,880,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             May 28

   1.64800     134,860,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jul. 15

   1.59960     130,250,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jul. 26

   1.45170     131,270,000        Fixed     100,000,000  
    

 

 

        

 

 

 
       $      49,938,704,000            USD      42,635,438,919  
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

39


Unmatured Market Debt (Continued)

 

For the cross currency swaps listed below (outstanding as of September 30, 2019), the Government’s Canadian dollar liability has been swapped into a euro liability.

 

   

Canadian dollar liability

      

Euro liability

 

Maturity date

 

Coupon %

 

Notional amount

      

Basis

 

   Notional amount

 

2020 — Jul. 20

  3.1415   $ 66,750,000        Fixed     EUR   50,000,000  

             Oct. 9

  0.82070     131,355,000        Fixed     90,000,000  

             Oct. 27

  0.85380     131,130,000        Fixed     90,000,000  

             Nov. 13

  1.03480     135,004,500        Fixed     95,000,000  

             Nov. 17

  0.96830     200,340,000        Fixed     140,000,000  

             Nov. 23

  0.96350     133,997,000        Fixed     94,000,000  

             Dec. 15

  0.79040     278,642,930        Fixed     185,000,000  

2021 — Jan. 8

  0.72690     196,625,000        Fixed     130,000,000  

             Jan. 15

  0.61670     308,600,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

             Jan. 20

  0.54390     158,300,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Feb. 20

  2.31660     146,970,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 18

  0.75580     216,975,000        Fixed     150,000,000  

             Apr. 26

  0.88020     199,262,000        Fixed     140,000,000  

             May 10

  0.71785     199,165,500        Fixed     135,000,000  

             May 16

  0.73240     189,813,000        Fixed     130,000,000  

             May 19

  0.70040     329,310,000        Fixed     225,000,000  

             May 20

  3.1250     144,092,256        Fixed     100,000,000  

             May 20

  3.1335     71,190,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Jun. 20

  3.1880     137,710,900        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Sep. 20

  2.3200     71,095,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Sep. 20

  2.4000     71,110,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Sep. 20

  2.4000     72,100,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Sep. 20

  2.4580     106,212,673        Fixed     75,000,000  

             Sep. 30

  0.9691     134,010,000        Fixed     90,000,000  

 

40


Unmatured Market Debt (Continued)

 

   

Canadian dollar liability

      

Euro liability

 

Maturity date

 

Coupon %

 

     Notional amount

      

Basis

 

     Notional amount

 

             Oct. 15

  2.0739     $    69,275,000        Fixed     EUR  50,000,000  

             Oct. 15

  2.2247     69,430,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Oct. 15

  2.21410     104,550,000        Fixed     75,000,000  

             Oct. 15

  2.22390     34,787,500        Fixed     25,000,000  

             Oct. 20

  2.1210     67,920,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Oct. 20

  2.1350     68,000,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Oct. 20

  2.1880     67,750,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Oct. 20

  2.2051     67,500,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Oct. 20

  2.2399     138,800,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Oct. 20

  2.2448     68,925,375        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Oct. 20

  2.2580     101,775,000        Fixed     75,000,000  

             Oct. 20

  2.2805     68,470,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Oct. 20

  2.3960     70,880,760        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Oct. 20

  2.4163     70,220,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Nov. 20

  2.14000     69,775,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Nov. 20

  2.24090     70,400,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Nov. 20

  2.27080     69,618,275        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Nov. 20

  2.28610     69,800,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Nov. 20

  2.29830     105,075,000        Fixed     75,000,000  

             Nov. 20

  2.32660     69,865,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Nov. 20

  2.33160     104,700,000        Fixed     75,000,000  

             Nov. 20

  2.36460     70,050,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Nov. 20

  2.39230     105,375,000        Fixed     75,000,000  

             Nov. 20

  2.40280     140,800,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Dec. 20

  2.20560     139,270,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Dec. 20

  2.20800     140,000,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Dec. 20

  2.21440     139,800,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Dec. 20

  2.43430     140,990,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

2022 — Jan. 20

  2.02240     67,825,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Feb. 20

  2.48200     147,510,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Aug. 21

  1.0148     129,915,000        Fixed     90,000,000  

             Sep. 16

  1.0469     134,595,000        Fixed     90,000,000  

2023 — Jun. 18

  1.4465     138,600,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Sep. 20

  2.69480     137,000,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Oct. 20

  2.69570     138,800,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Oct. 20

  2.81850     68,750,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

2024 — May 20

  2.37900     114,270,000        Fixed     75,000,000  

             May 20

  2.38450     151,950,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jul. 20

  2.29210     147,100,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jul. 20

  2.29750     110,602,500        Fixed     75,000,000  

             Aug. 20

  2.25000     109,312,500        Fixed     75,000,000  

             Aug. 28

  1.2983     136,170,000        Fixed     90,000,000  

             Sep. 1

  1.2937     134,550,000        Fixed     90,000,000  

             Sep. 4

  1.3479     134,586,000        Fixed     90,000,000  

             Oct. 20

  2.12130     105,652,500        Fixed     75,000,000  

             Oct. 20

  2.18500     42,672,000        Fixed     30,000,000  

             Oct. 20

  2.19030     85,056,000        Fixed     60,000,000  

             Oct. 20

  2.20090     99,449,000        Fixed     70,000,000  

             Oct. 20

  2.21480     128,925,000        Fixed     90,000,000  

             Nov. 28

  1.99800     139,900,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Dec. 10

  1.94890     140,550,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Dec. 15

  2.03960     105,825,000        Fixed     75,000,000  

2025 — Feb. 9

  1.2820     142,380,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Sep. 3

  1.4661     133,425,000        Fixed     90,000,000  

2026 — Feb. 8

  1.17530            153,574,400        Fixed                   100,000,000  

             Apr. 8

  1.6290     149,880,096        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Aug. 15

  1.70460     244,125,000        Fixed     175,000,000  

2027 — Jan. 13

  1.69020     138,700,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jan. 17

  1.72790     139,550,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jan. 17

  1.72220     139,530,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jan. 23

  1.74670     141,050,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jan. 23

  1.76540     141,250,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jan. 25

  1.71050     143,000,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jan. 27

  1.80010     140,720,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Feb. 6

  1.74160     140,560,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Apr. 28

  1.52260     295,440,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

             Jul. 18

  1.87360     145,300,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

2028 — Jan. 15

  2.1719     150,950,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jan. 23

  2.2310     76,155,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Jan. 24

  2.2238     152,510,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Feb. 1

  2.2880     153,130,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Feb. 2

  2.2815     76,505,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Feb. 7

  2.3681     309,800,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

             Feb. 13

  2.3452     154,400,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Feb. 14

  2.3418     154,270,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

2019 — Feb. 20

  1.93070     149,710,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             May 16

  1.67350     150,990,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jun. 17

  1.47780     150,300,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jun. 27

  1.45330     299,820,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

             Jul. 5

  1.45600     44,373,000        Fixed     30,000,000  

             Jul. 15

  1.57600     147,190,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jul. 16

  1.61500     146,730,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Aug. 23

  1.19040     147,360,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Aug. 28

  1.21000     148,160,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Aug. 30

  1.11080     147,590,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Aug. 30

  1.12240     147,300,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Sep. 23

  1.40310     293,740,000        Fixed     200,000,000  
   

 

 

        

 

 

 
      $14,772,595,665            EUR 10,189,000,000  
   

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

41


Unmatured Market Debt (Continued)

 

For the cross currency swaps listed below (outstanding as of September 30, 2019), the Government’s Canadian dollar liability has been swapped into a yen liability.

 

   

Canadian dollar liability

      

Yen liability

 

Maturity date

 

Coupon %

 

  Notional amount  

      

Basis

 

          Notional amount

 

2022 — Mar. 9

  1.15570     $          58,844,298        Fixed     JPY      5,000,000,000  

             Mar. 21

  1.28990     70,320,000        Fixed     6,000,000,000  

             Mar. 21

  1.30530     70,440,000        Fixed     6,000,000,000  

             Mar. 21

  1.26930     70,380,000        Fixed     6,000,000,000  

             Mar. 22

  1.23920     70,440,000        Fixed     6,000,000,000  

             Mar. 23

  1.22920     70,680,000        Fixed     6,000,000,000  

             Mar. 24

  1.20030     71,160,000        Fixed     6,000,000,000  

             Mar. 27

  1.14480     72,420,000        Fixed     6,000,000,000  

2023 — Sep. 10

  2.15160     59,311,981        Fixed     5,000,000,000  

             Oct. 18

  2.39750     115,473,441        Fixed     10,000,000,000  

             Oct. 19

  2.38740     115,685,844        Fixed     10,000,000,000  

             Oct. 19

  2.38300     231,722,860        Fixed     20,000,000,000  

             Oct. 22

  2.42600     115,828,685        Fixed     10,000,000,000  

             Oct. 31

  2.35370     116,672,500        Fixed     10,000,000,000  

             Nov. 1

  2.34760     139,809,626        Fixed     12,000,000,000  

             Nov. 7

  2.43020     196,875,470        Fixed     17,000,000,000  

             Nov. 9

  2.44630     115,377,515        Fixed     10,000,000,000  

             Nov. 13

  2.44080     115,227,286        Fixed     10,000,000,000  

             Nov. 14

  2.43410     115,944,718        Fixed     10,000,000,000  

             Nov. 15

  2.39570     116,292,592        Fixed     10,000,000,000  

             Nov. 16

  2.38700     116,191,251        Fixed     10,000,000,000  

             Nov. 19

  2.31140     116,890,707        Fixed     10,000,000,000  

             Nov. 19

  2.31300     116,814,242        Fixed     10,000,000,000  

             Dec. 10

  1.98690     119,260,584        Fixed     10,000,000,000  

             Dec. 10

  1.97030     119,431,506        Fixed     10,000,000,000  

2024 — Jan. 24

  1.91490     121,943,784        Fixed     10,000,000,000  

             Jan. 25

  1.90120     121,614,555        Fixed     10,000,000,000  

             Jan. 31

  1.88340     60,580,360        Fixed     5,000,000,000  

             Jul. 18

  1.53040     121,921,483        Fixed     10,000,000,000  

             Jul. 26

  1.36560     121,472,735        Fixed     10,000,000,000  

             Aug. 1

  1.41820     121,315,055        Fixed     10,000,000,000  
   

 

 

        

 

 

 
      $     3,366,343,079            JPY  286,000,000,000  
   

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

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Unmatured Market Debt (Continued)

 

For the cross currency swaps listed below (outstanding as of September 30, 2019), the Government’s Canadian dollar liability has been swapped into a pound sterling liability.

 

   

Canadian dollar liability

      

Pound sterling liability

 

Maturity date

 

Coupon %

 

   Notional amount

      

Basis

 

     Notional amount

 

2019 — Oct. 20

  1.58240     $       132,382,500        Fixed     GBP      75,000,000  

             Oct. 20

  1.64920     150,875,000        Fixed     85,000,000  

             Oct. 20

  1.65240     98,781,250        Fixed     54,500,000  

             Oct. 20

  1.67110     159,660,000        Fixed     90,000,000  

             Oct. 20

  1.67800     152,209,500        Fixed     85,000,000  

             Oct. 20

  1.75660     152,796,000        Fixed     85,000,000  

             Dec. 4

  1.42900     142,496,000        Fixed     80,000,000  

             Dec. 12

  1.43100     144,400,000        Fixed     80,000,000  

2020 — Jan. 20

  1.1042     154,045,500        Fixed     85,000,000  

             Jan. 28

  0.8453     168,444,000        Fixed     90,000,000  

             Jan. 29

  0.7295     160,140,000        Fixed     85,000,000  

             Feb. 3

  0.6887     134,309,000        Fixed     70,000,000  

2023 — Sep. 8

  1.2519     167,535,000        Fixed     85,000,000  

2024 — Sep. 8

  1.3753     133,510,000        Fixed     65,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.4063     132,223,000        Fixed     65,000,000  

2025 — Sep. 8

  1.4788     131,690,000        Fixed     65,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.4817     132,795,000        Fixed     65,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.4982     132,632,500        Fixed     65,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.5052     133,009,500        Fixed     65,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.5578     131,787,500        Fixed     65,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.5955     123,825,000        Fixed     65,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.6630     153,120,000        Fixed     80,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.7711     104,208,500        Fixed     55,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.7750     142,905,000        Fixed     75,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.7984     165,180,500        Fixed     85,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.8166     98,587,800        Fixed     54,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.8258     164,900,000        Fixed     85,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.45800     198,950,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.46210     202,120,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.45290     131,365,000        Fixed     65,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.68360     131,625,000        Fixed     65,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.66710     131,950,000        Fixed     65,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.61080     140,777,000        Fixed     70,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.58350     200,970,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.57250     203,300,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.45380     207,800,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.32500     133,835,000        Fixed     65,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.33340     288,174,000        Fixed     140,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.31470     204,800,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.18950     101,650,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.25740     141,225,000        Fixed     70,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.25510     282,940,000        Fixed     140,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.17710     99,760,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.22870     281,848,000        Fixed     140,000,000  

             Sep. 8

  1.13580     101,385,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

2026 — Mar. 7

  1.26820     142,327,500        Fixed     75,000,000  

             Mar. 22

  1.31940     131,383,000        Fixed     70,000,000  

             Mar. 24

  1.29830                 93,100,000        Fixed                   50,000,000  

             May 19

  1.37420     264,510,000        Fixed     150,000,000  

             Dec. 2

  1.58030     200,280,000        Fixed     120,000,000  

2027 — Jan. 12

  1.67990     160,640,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Jan. 24

  1.74510     164,350,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Feb. 1

  1.79150     164,200,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Feb. 3

  1.80000     165,500,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Feb. 6

  1.73900     163,300,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Feb. 13

  1.64020     247,050,000        Fixed     150,000,000  

             Feb. 21

  1.77800     81,550,000        Fixed     50,000,000  

             Feb. 22

  1.71720     162,680,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Mar. 6

  1.70010     164,070,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Mar. 6

  1.70730     164,080,000        Fixed     100,000,000  

             Mar. 15

  1.83300     327,000,000        Fixed     200,000,000  

             Mar. 16

  1.85790     343,665,000        Fixed     210,000,000  
   

 

 

        

 

 

 
      $     10,122,607,550            GBP 5,448,500,000  
   

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

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(D) FOREIGN EXCHANGE SWAPS(6)

For the foreign exchange swaps listed below (outstanding as of September 30, 2019), the Government swapped Canadian dollars for U.S. dollars.

 

     Canadian dollar      U.S. dollar  

Maturity date

   Notional amount      Notional amount  

2019 — Oct. 4

   $ 112,644,092        USD    86,302,102  

2020 — Jan. 7

     20,231,178        15,284,156  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $   132,875,270        USD  101,586,258  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

(E) FOREIGN EXCHANGE FORWARDS

The Government entered into transactions to purchase (outstanding as of September 30, 2019): USD 1,086,336,709 in exchange for EUR 972,626,000; USD 262,883,764 in exchange for GBP 216,165,000; USD 282,804,684 in exchange for JPY 29,930,200,000; and USD 361,043,978 in exchange for CNH 2,558,900,000.

Notes:

(1)

Non-callable except as otherwise noted.

(2)

Real Return Bonds bear interest adjusted in relation to the CPI for Canada. At maturity, a final payment equal to the sum of inflation compensation from the original issue date to maturity and principal will be made. All amounts shown for these issues include the inflation compensation accrued to date.

(3)

Canada Savings Bonds offer minimum guaranteed annual interest rates and are non-callable. They can only be assigned or transferred under certain conditions. Canada Savings Bonds are redeemable on demand at any time with accrued interest.

(4)

For these series of Canada Savings Bonds and Canada Premium Bonds the original maturity date was extended by 10 years, at the option of the holder.

(5)

Canada Premium Bonds are non-callable. They can only be assigned or transferred under certain conditions. Issues are available in compound interest or regular interest form.

(6)

Converted at USD 1.00 = CAD 1.3244, EUR 1.00 = CAD 1.4437 the closing rates on September 30, 2019.

 

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Other Obligations (with Respect to Money Borrowed)

DIRECT OBLIGATIONS (1)

The borrowings listed below are direct obligations of agent enterprise Crown corporations which are agents of Canada and as such constitute direct obligations of the Government of Canada and are a charge on and payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada.

BORROWINGS BY AGENT ENTERPRISE CROWN CORPORATIONS

 

     Outstanding at March 31, 2019  
     Canadian
dollar
borrowings
     Foreign
currency
borrowings (2)
     Total
borrowings
 
     (in millions)  

Business Development Bank of Canada

   $ 133      $ 4      $ 137  

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

     237,516               237,516  

Canada Post Corporation

     997               997  

Export Development Canada

     499        54,717        55,217  

Farm Credit Canada

     308        509        818  

Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation

     37               37  

Royal Canadian Mint

     12               12  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 239,502      $ 55,230      $ 294,734  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Source: Public Accounts of Canada 2019 (Volume 1, Table 9.5) and Public Services and Procurement Canada.

Note: Amounts may not add due to rounding.

 

(1)

The payment of all money borrowed by agent enterprise Crown corporations and interest thereon is a charge on and payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. Such borrowings therefore constitute obligations of the Government and are recorded as such net of borrowings expected to be repaid directly by these corporations. In practice, with few exceptions, all borrowings have been repaid by the agent enterprise Crown corporations.

(2)

Foreign currency equivalent in Canadian dollars.

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

 

     Principal amount
outstanding
 

GUARANTEES PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS AT MARCH 31, 2019 (IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)

  

Guaranteed borrowings of enterprise Crown corporations and other government business enterprises

  

Agent enterprise Crown corporations

     294,734  

Other guarantees provided by the Government

  

Loan guarantees

  

Agriculture and Agri-Food

  

Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food

  

Advance Payments Program—Agricultural Marketing Programs Act

     1,675  

Farm Improvement Loans Act and Canadian Agricultural Loans Act

     98  

Families, Children and Social Development

  

Department of Employment and Social Development

  

Canada Student Loans Act

     2  

Finance

  

Department of Finance

  

Coast Capital Savings and Federal Credit Union

     1,500  

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

     158  

Indigenous Services

  

Department of Indigenous Services

  

Indian Economic Development Guarantee Program

     1  

On-Reserve Housing Guarantee Program

  

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

     1,509  

Other approved lenders

     281  

Innovation, Science and Economic Development

  

Department of Industry

  

Canada Small Business Financing Act

     946  

Regional Aircraft Credit Facility

     17  

Natural Resources

  

Department of Natural Resources

  

Lower Churchill Hydro Electric Projects

     8,650  
  

 

 

 

Total—Loan guarantees

     14,837  
  

 

 

 

Insurance programs managed by the Government

  

Canadian Heritage

  

Department of Canadian Heritage

  

Canada Travelling Exhibitions Indemnification Act

      

Finance

  

Department of Finance

  

Mortgage or Hypothecary Insurance Protection

     241,676  

Global Affairs

  

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

  

Accounts administered for the Government by Export Development Canada

     89  

Natural Resources

  

Department of Natural Resources

  

Nuclear Liability Account

      
  

 

 

 

Total—Insurance programs managed by the Government

     241,765  
  

 

 

 

Other explicit guarantees

  

Agriculture and Agri-Food

  

Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food

  

National Biomass Ethanol Program

      

Price Pooling Program—Agricultural Marketing Programs Act

      
  

 

 

 

Total—Other explicit guarantees

      
  

 

 

 

Total—Gross guarantees

     551,336  

Less: allowance for guarantees

     277  
  

 

 

 

Net exposure under guarantees

     551,059  
  

 

 

 

 

Source: Public Accounts of Canada 2019 (Volume 1, Table 11.6).

Note: Amounts may not add due to rounding.

 

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Supplementary Information

MARKETABLE BONDS (DOMESTIC)

From October 1, 2019 through November 30, 2019, Government of Canada domestic marketable bonds outstanding increased by $10,392 million to $578,909 million. New issues and retirements during this period are detailed below.

 

Issue or Maturity Date

  Coupon (%)     Maturity Date     Issue Amount     Maturing Amount  

October 4, 2019

    1.25       June 1, 2030     $ 3,300,000,000    

October 11, 2019

    1.25       March 1, 2025       4,200,000,000    

October 18, 2019

    1.25       November 1, 2021       3,000,000,000    

October 25, 2019

    1.75       March 1, 2023       2,400,000,000    

November 1, 2019

    1.25         $ 13,099,055,000  

November 4, 2019

    1.50       February 1, 2022       3,000,000,000    

November 8, 2019

    1.25       March 1, 2025       4,200,000,000    

November 15, 2019

    1.75       March 1, 2023       2,400,000,000    

November 18, 2019

    2.00       December 1, 2051       1,400,000,000    

November 22, 2019

    1.50       February 1, 2022       3,000,000,000    

November 29, 2019

    0.50       December 1, 2050       700,000,000    
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 27,600,000,000     $ 13,099,055,000  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

From October 1, 2019 through November 30, 2019, eight repurchase operations were held and the following bonds were purchased by the Government. Repurchased bonds are typically cancelled shortly after their settlement.

 

Repurchase Settlement Date

   Coupon (%)      Maturity Day      Amount Repurchased  

October 3, 2019

     1.50        March 1, 2020      $ 165,000,000  
        

 

 

 

October 10, 2019

     0.75        September 1, 2020      $ 340,000,000  
        

 

 

 

October 24, 2019

     3.50        June 1, 2020        50,000,000  
     1.75        August 1, 2020        180,000,000  
     0.75        September 1, 2020        200,000,000  
     2.00        November 1, 2020        400,000,000  
        

 

 

 
         $ 830,000,000  

October 31, 2019

     1.25        November 1, 2019        74,000,000  
     2.00        November 1, 2020        200,000,000  
     2.25        February 1, 2021        40,000,000  
     0.75        March 1, 2021        22,000,000  
        

 

 

 
         $ 336,000,000  

November 7, 2019

     1.50        March 1, 2020        10,000,000  
     0.75        September 1, 2020        85,000,000  
     2.00        November 1, 2020        375,000,000  
     0.75        March 1, 2021        90,000,000  
     1.75        May 1, 2021        195,000,000  
        

 

 

 
         $ 755,000,000  

November 14, 2019

     1.75        August 1, 2020        8,000,000  
     0.75        September 1, 2020        250,000,000  
        

 

 

 
         $ 258,000,000  

November 21, 2019

     0.75        September 1, 2020        150,000,000  
     2.00        November 1, 2020        200,000,000  
     0.75        March 1, 2021        100,000,000  
        

 

 

 
         $ 450,000,000  

November 28, 2019

     1.50        March 1, 2020      $ 480,000,000  
        

 

 

 

Total repurchased amount for Period

         $ 3,614,000,000  
        

 

 

 

 

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TREASURY BILLS

From October 1, 2019 through November 30, 2019, treasury bills outstanding decreased by $4,300 million to $129,900 million.

CANADA BILLS

From October 1, 2019 through November 30, 2019, Canada Bills outstanding decreased by U.S.$13,765,000 to U.S.$1,917,105,000.

CROSS CURRENCY SWAPS

From October 1, 2019 through November 30, 2019, Canadian dollar liabilities of $395,550,000 were swapped into liabilities of USD 300,000,000; Canadian dollar liabilities of $643,346,000 were swapped into liabilities of EUR 442,000,000; and Canadian dollar liabilities of $241,506,740 were swapped into liabilities of JPY 20,000,000,000.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE FORWARDS

As of November 30, 2019, the Government had outstanding transactions to purchase: USD 1,133,045,343 in exchange for EUR 1,016,518,000; USD 293,190,795 in exchange for GBP 225,920,000; USD 289,674,947 in exchange for JPY 31,280,900,000; USD 379,532,580 in exchange for CNH 2,674,400,000; EUR 13,651,000 in exchange for USD 15,121,895; GBP 3,034,000 in exchange for USD 3,927,210; JPY 420,100,000 in exchange for USD 3,879,577; and CNH 35,900,000 in exchange for USD 5,093,860.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE SWAPS

As of November 30, 2019, the Government had the following foreign exchange swaps (Canadian dollars swapped for U.S. dollars) outstanding:

 

     Canadian dollar      U.S. dollar  

Maturity date

   Notional amount      Notional amount  

2020 – Jan. 7

   $ 135,125,166        USD 101,586,257  

 

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