Ontario Bonds
- Secondary market liquidity with a wide range of offerings provide extensive investment and trading opportunities across the yield curve
- Ontario accounted for 67.7 per cent of Canadian provincial bond trading in 2022
- Attractive spreads provide opportunities for investors to achieve higher returns
- Benchmark Canadian provincial borrower
- Primary focus on Canadian dollar borrowing with likely issuance in U.S. dollars and Euro
Credit Ratings (Long-Term/Short-Term) | |
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Moody’s Investors Service | Aa3 / P-1 |
Fitch | AA- / F1+ |
DBRS Morningstar | AA (low) / R-1(mid) |
S&P | A+ / A-1 |
March 23, 2023
2023 Ontario Budget
Borrowing Program
2023–24 Borrowing Program
Total Long-Term Public Borrowing: | $27.5B |
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Borrowed as of | $5.1B |
Australian Dollar Bond $0.03B
Canadian Dollar Syndicated Bonds $5.1B
Note: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Liquid Reserves
- Ensuring Ontario always has sufficient liquidity to meet its cashflow needs to continue to address any unforeseen economic or public health needs.
- As of May 24, 2023, liquid reserve levels were $55.9 billion.