Document Type
Case Study
Case Series
Credit Guarantee Programs
JEL Codes
G01, G28
Abstract
Following a meeting of Group of Seven leaders in October 2008, the Canadian Minister of Finance announced the creation of a new Canadian Lenders Assurance Facility (CLAF). The facility enabled federally regulated deposit-taking financial institutions to access government insurance of up to three years on newly issued senior unsecured wholesale debt. This mirrored similar programs in other countries to ensure that Canadian financial institutions were not competitively disadvantaged in the wholesale debt market at a time when most developed countries were guaranteeing their banks’ debt. This competitive disadvantage never materialized, and the facility was allowed to expire on December 31, 2009, without ever being used.
Recommended Citation
Simon, Claire
(2020)
"The Canadian Lenders Assurance Facility (Canada GFC),"
Journal of Financial Crises: Vol. 2
:
Iss. 3, 635-647.
Available at:
https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal-of-financial-crises/vol2/iss3/32
Date Revised
2020-10-08
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