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Selected Bond Yields: 10-Year Lookup
Selected Treasury Bill Yields
Government of Canada benchmark bonds and effective dates
Benchmark bond yields

Selected benchmark bond yields are based on mid-market closing yields of selected Government of Canada bond issues that mature approximately in the indicated terms. The bond issues used are not necessarily the ones with the remaining time to maturity that is the closest to the indicated term and may differ from other sources. The selected 2-, 5-, 10-, or 30-year issues are generally changed when a building benchmark bond is adopted by financial markets as a benchmark, typically after the last auction for that bond. The selected 3-year issue is usually updated at approximately the same time as changes are made to the 2-year, and sometimes with the 5-year. The selected 7-year issue is typically updated at approximately the same time as the 5- or 10-year benchmarks are changed. The current benchmark bond issues and their effective dates, shown in brackets, are as follows.

2 year - 2012.03.01, 1.50% (2010.01.29);
3 year - 2012.09.01, 2.00% (2009.08.27);
5 year - 2015.06.01, 2.50% (2010.03.05);
7 year - 2016.06.01, 4.00% (2009.08.27);
10 year - 2019.06.01, 3.75% (2009.02.27);

Long - 2037.06.01, 5% (2008.01.18);
RRB - 2036.12.01, 3.00% (2007.06.14)

 

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Selected bond yields

See also: Selected Bond Yields: 10-Year Lookup

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Govt. of Canada marketable bonds, avg. yield: 1-3 year
Previous data

GRAPH PERIOD:
23 Mar 2009 - 23 Mar 2010
17 Mar 2010:  1.47
18 Mar 2010:  1.43
19 Mar 2010:  1.51
22 Mar 2010:  1.48
23 Mar 2010:  1.50
Govt. of Canada marketable bonds, avg. yield: 3-5 year
Previous data

GRAPH PERIOD:
23 Mar 2009 - 23 Mar 2010
17 Mar 2010:  2.46
18 Mar 2010:  2.43
19 Mar 2010:  2.51
22 Mar 2010:  2.47
23 Mar 2010:  2.49
Govt. of Canada marketable bonds, avg. yield: 5-10 year
Previous data

GRAPH PERIOD:
23 Mar 2009 - 23 Mar 2010
17 Mar 2010:  3.13
18 Mar 2010:  3.11
19 Mar 2010:  3.16
22 Mar 2010:  3.12
23 Mar 2010:  3.14
Govt. of Canada marketable bonds, avg. yield: +10 year
Previous data

GRAPH PERIOD:
23 Mar 2009 - 23 Mar 2010
17 Mar 2010:  3.97
18 Mar 2010:  3.94
19 Mar 2010:  3.97
22 Mar 2010:  3.95
23 Mar 2010:  3.95
Govt. of Canada benchmark bond yields: 2 year
Previous data

GRAPH PERIOD:
23 Mar 2009 - 23 Mar 2010
17 Mar 2010:  1.59
18 Mar 2010:  1.55
19 Mar 2010:  1.64
22 Mar 2010:  1.61
23 Mar 2010:  1.63
Govt. of Canada benchmark bond yields: 3 year
Previous data

GRAPH PERIOD:
23 Mar 2009 - 23 Mar 2010
17 Mar 2010:  1.90
18 Mar 2010:  1.86
19 Mar 2010:  1.94
22 Mar 2010:  1.91
23 Mar 2010:  1.93
Govt. of Canada benchmark bond yields: 5 year
Previous data

GRAPH PERIOD:
23 Mar 2009 - 23 Mar 2010
17 Mar 2010:  2.79
18 Mar 2010:  2.76
19 Mar 2010:  2.82
22 Mar 2010:  2.78
23 Mar 2010:  2.80
Govt. of Canada benchmark bond yields: 7 year
Previous data

GRAPH PERIOD:
23 Mar 2009 - 23 Mar 2010
17 Mar 2010:  2.99
18 Mar 2010:  2.96
19 Mar 2010:  3.01
22 Mar 2010:  2.98
23 Mar 2010:  2.99
Govt. of Canada benchmark bond yields: 10 year
Previous data

GRAPH PERIOD:
23 Mar 2009 - 23 Mar 2010
17 Mar 2010:  3.47
18 Mar 2010:  3.45
19 Mar 2010:  3.49
22 Mar 2010:  3.45
23 Mar 2010:  3.47
Govt. of Canada benchmark bond yields: Long-term
Previous data

GRAPH PERIOD:
23 Mar 2009 - 23 Mar 2010
17 Mar 2010:  4.04
18 Mar 2010:  4.02
19 Mar 2010:  4.05
22 Mar 2010:  4.03
23 Mar 2010:  4.03
Real return bond, long term
Previous data

GRAPH PERIOD:
23 Mar 2009 - 23 Mar 2010
17 Mar 2010:  1.59
18 Mar 2010:  1.56
19 Mar 2010:  1.55
22 Mar 2010:  1.54
23 Mar 2010:  1.54

NOTE: Government of Canada bond yields are mid-market closing rates.