Particulars of selected issues of funded debt and foreign bank borrowings, 2019 (BP-55)

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Introduction

Purpose

This statistical program measures at a point in time the value and composition of Canada's financial assets and liabilities with non-residents.

The securities statistics cover issuances and holdings of financial negotiable instruments. Securities include debt instruments designed to be traded in financial markets, such as treasury bills, commercial paper and bonds, as well as equity instruments, such as listed shares. The statistics relate to outstanding amounts (stocks) and net transactions (new issues net of redemptions).

Additional information

To obtain information on funded debt and bank borrowing abroad by various levels of government and their enterprises. The data are required to prepare statements on Canada's Balance of International Payments and Investment Position. Such statements are used as a major input in the conduct of monetary and exchange rate policies by the Government of Canada. Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

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Reporting instructions

THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS DIVIDED INTO TWO MAJOR PARTS:
PART A) Funded debt abroad
PART B) Foreign bank borrowing and other foreign loans.

PART A: FUNDED DEBT BY SELECTED ISSUE
- Please list in Part A any outstanding issues known or believed to be partly or totally held by non-residents.
- In columns 6 through 14, show all information in thousands of units of the currency of issue.
- Under columns 6 and 8, please report the totality of the issue, i.e. amounts which did not reach maturity at the dates indicated.
- Under columns 7 and 9 report for each issue the portion of columns 6 and 8 which are held internally in sinking funds or other reserve accounts. Under column 13 report the total amount of each issue retired (including the issues you internally declare retired) during the year. These issues can originate from the sinking funds and other reserve accounts accumulated from previous year as well as from acquisitions during the current year (the latter would also appear under columns 10, 11 and 12).

PART B: BORROWINGS FROM BANKS ABROAD AND OTHER FOREIGN LOANS
- Please list in Part B any borrowings from foreign banks or other foreign institutions not covered in Part A.

A) FUNDED DEBT BY SELECTED ISSUE

Outstanding Bonds, Debentures and Notes

Outstanding Bonds, Debentures and Notes - Question identifier:A)

Please report the following items as indicated:
- Correct and/or add detail of any issues known to be held in whole or in part by non-residents at December 31, 20XX.
- Express all amounts at par value and in thousands of units of currency of issue.
- Col. = Column

Outstanding Bonds, Debentures and Notes - Question identifier:A1)

IDENTITY

  • Col. 1: By- law number
  • Col. 2: Issue date: DD MM YYYY
  • Col. 3: Interest rate (%)
  • Col. 4: Maturity date: DD MM YYYY
  • Col. 5: Currency of issue (see attached list for codes)

Outstanding Bonds, Debentures and Notes - Question identifier:A2)

AMOUNT OF ISSUE OUTSTANDING AT DECEMBER 31, 20XX (PREVIOUS YEAR)

  • Col. 6: Total (including amount held in sinking fund or other reserve accounts)
  • Col. 7: Portion of column 6 held in sinking fund or other reserve accounts

Outstanding Bonds, Debentures and Notes - Question identifier:A3)

AMOUNT OF ISSUE OUTSTANDING AT DECEMBER 31, 20XX (CURRENT YEAR)

  • Col. 8: Total (including amount held in sinking fund or other reserve accounts)
  • Col .9: Portion of column 8 held in sinking fund or other reserve accounts

Outstanding Bonds, Debentures and Notes - Question identifier:A4)

AMOUNT DISBURSED IN 20XX TO REPURCHASE FUNDED DEBT (NET OF RESALES)

Outstanding Bonds, Debentures and Notes - Question identifier:A5)

Col. 12: Par value of the total of columns 10 and 11

Outstanding Bonds, Debentures and Notes - Question identifier:A6)

Col. 13: Par value of issue retired in 20XX (current year)

Outstanding Bonds, Debentures and Notes - Question identifier:A7)

Col. 14: Estimated par value of issue to be acquired in 20XX (the following year)

Outstanding Bonds, Debentures and Notes - Question identifier:A8)

Col. 15: Please identify any bonds hedged through currency or interest rate swaps

B) BANK BORROWINGS FROM ABROAD AND OTHER FOREIGN LOANS

B) BANK BORROWINGS FROM ABROAD AND OTHER FOREIGN LOANS - Question identifier:B)

Please report the following items as indicated:
- Include all bank borrowings and other foreign loans known to be held in whole or in part by non-residents at December 31, 20XX.
- Express all amounts in thousands of units of currency of issue
- Col. = Column

B) BANK BORROWINGS FROM ABROAD AND OTHER FOREIGN LOANS - Question identifier:B1)

BORROWINGS FROM BANKS ABROAD AND OTHER FOREIGN LOANS (EXCLUDE BONDS, DEBENTURES AND NOTES REPORTES IN PART A)

  • Col. 1: Issue date: DD MM YYYY
  • Col. 2: Interest rate (%)
  • Col. 3: Maturity date: DD MM YYYY
  • Col. 4: Currency of issue (see attached list for codes)

B) BANK BORROWINGS FROM ABROAD AND OTHER FOREIGN LOANS - Question identifier:B2)

OWNED IN ALL COUNTRIES - AMOUNT OF ISSUE OUTSTANDING

  • Col. 5: Dec. 31, 20XX (previous year)
  • Col. 6: Total of columns 7 to 10 at Dec. 31, 20XX (current year)

B) BANK BORROWINGS FROM ABROAD AND OTHER FOREIGN LOANS - Question identifier:B3)

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION AT THE END OF 20XX (CURRENT YEAR) OWNED IN:

  • Col. 7: Canada
  • Col. 8: United States
  • Col. 9: United Kingdom
  • Col. 10: Other Countries
  • Col. 11: Other Country code (see attached list for codes)

B) BANK BORROWINGS FROM ABROAD AND OTHER FOREIGN LOANS - Question identifier:B4)

Please state the total of your short-term paper held by non-residents at December 31, 20XX (CAN$ '000):

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