Unmatured debt

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Unmatured debt represents financial obligations resulting from certificates of indebtedness issued by the Government of Canada that have not yet become due, cross-currency swap revaluation and unamortized discounts and premiums on market debt, obligations related to capital leases and obligations under public-private partnerships.

The Government's holdings of its own securities have been deducted from unmatured debt, to report the amount of the Government's liabilities to outside parties.

Marketable bonds

Marketable bonds are interest-bearing certificates of indebtedness issued by the Government of Canada, and have the following characteristics:

Registered marketable bonds are transferable by endorsement and delivery by one holder to another. Bearer marketable bonds need not be endorsed.

The year-end balances of marketable bonds payable in foreign currencies were translated into Canadian dollars using the closing rates of exchange at March 31, 2019.

Table 6.2
Marketable bonds
(in dollars)

  April 1, 2018 Receipts and other creditsLink to Table note 1 Payments and other chargesLink to Table note 1 March 31, 2019
Payable in Canadian currency
Matured 2018–2019 64,713,981,000 64,713,981,000
Maturing
2019–2020 116,261,000,000 38,518,367,000 77,742,633,000
2020–2021 74,767,361,000 39,000,000,000 3,130,000,000 110,637,361,000
2021–2022 49,988,149,000 17,319,801,250 67,307,950,250
2022–2023 43,506,022,000 43,506,022,000
2023–2024 16,558,552,000 24,000,000,000 40,558,552,000
2024–2025 13,800,000,000 13,800,000,000
2025–2026 15,403,156,000 15,403,156,000
2026–2027 21,370,957,500 114,922,500 21,485,880,000
2027–2028 19,035,975,000 19,035,975,000
2028–2029 9,000,000,000 4,500,000,000 13,500,000,000
2029–2030 10,883,378,000 9,000,000,000 19,883,378,000
2031–2032 8,357,104,000 122,032,000 8,479,136,000
2033–2034 12,338,905,000 65,000,000 12,273,905,000
2036–2037 7,478,991,000 109,219,500 7,588,210,500
2037–2038 12,631,295,000 130,521,000 12,500,774,000
2041–2042 22,928,616,500 113,249,500 690,209,000 22,351,657,000
2044–2045 8,770,454,000 128,051,000 8,898,505,000
2045–2046 16,400,000,000 16,400,000,000
2047–2048 8,223,369,000 120,120,000 8,343,489,000
2048–2049 14,900,000,000 14,900,000,000
2050–2051 2,228,842,000 2,293,962,000 4,522,804,000
2051–2052 1,500,000,000 3,800,000,000 5,300,000,000
2064–2065 4,750,000,000 4,750,000,000
Subtotal 575,796,108,000 100,621,357,750 107,248,078,000 569,169,387,750
Less:
Government holdings of unmatured debt 1,220,000,000 (negative 1,220,000,000)
Consolidation adjustmentLink to Table note 2 (negative 392,235,000) (negative 102,454,000) (negative 137,589,000) (negative 357,100,000)
Subtotal 827,765,000 (negative 1,322,454,000) (negative 137,589,000) (negative 357,100,000)
Total marketable bonds payable in Canadian currency 574,968,343,000 101,943,811,750 107,385,667,000 569,526,487,750
Payable in foreign currencies
Matured 2018–2019 3,885,917,472 3,885,917,472
Maturing
2019–2020 3,175,109,400 167,300 172,800,000 3,002,476,700
2021–2022 4,008,600,000 4,008,600,000
2022–2023 3,865,200,000 143,400,000 4,008,600,000
Subtotal 10,926,226,872 4,152,167,300 4,058,717,472 11,019,676,700
Less: Government's holdings and securities held for the retirement of unmatured debtLink to Table note 3 24,721,251 20,311,059 163,621 4,573,813
Total marketable bonds payable in foreign currencies 10,901,505,621 4,172,478,359 4,058,881,093 11,015,102,887
Total 585,869,848,621 106,116,290,109 111,444,548,093 580,541,590,637

Treasury bills

Treasury bills are short-term certificates of indebtedness issued by the Government of Canada to pay sums of money on given dates, and have the following characteristics:

The balance at March 31, 2019 consists of $41,900 million in three-month bills; $27,300 million in six-month bills; $59,600 million in 364–day bills; and $5,500 million in odd-issue bills.

Table 6.3
Treasury bills
(in dollars)

  April 1, 2018 Receipts and other credits Payments and other charges March 31, 2019
Three-month bills 30,800,000,000 152,800,000,000 141,700,000,000 41,900,000,000
Six-month bills 21,900,000,000 59,600,000,000 54,200,000,000 27,300,000,000
Other bills 58,000,000,000 128,000,000,000 120,900,000,000 65,100,000,000
Subtotal 110,700,000,000 340,400,000,000 316,800,000,000 134,300,000,000
Less: Consolidation adjustmentLink to Table note 4
Total 110,700,000,000 340,400,000,000 316,800,000,000 134,300,000,000

Retail debt

Retail debt includes Canada savings bonds and Canada premium bonds which are interest-bearing certificates of indebtedness issued by the Government of Canada, and have the following characteristics:

Table 6.4
Retail debt
(in dollars)

  April 1, 2018 Receipts and other credits Payments and other charges March 31, 2019
Canada savings bonds (CSB)
Matured 2018–2019 702,229,469 702,229,469
Maturing
2019–2020 607,533,130 158,114,764 449,418,366
2020–2021 137,629,599 20,990,949 116,638,650
2021–2022 180,996,747 37,654,111 35,233,910 183,416,948
Subtotal 1,628,388,945 37,654,111 916,569,092 749,473,964
Canada premium bonds (CPB)
Matured 2018–2019 415,887,808 415,887,808
Maturing
2019–2020 287,532,422 39,028,354 248,504,068
2020–2021 108,500,662 18,227,756 90,272,906
2021–2022 145,335,478 37,983,322 34,754,199 148,564,601
Subtotal 957,256,370 37,983,322 507,898,117 487,341,575
Total 2,585,645,315 75,637,433 1,424,467,209 1,236,815,539

Canada bills

Canada bills are short-term certificates of indebtedness issued by the Government of Canada in the United States money market under the Government's foreign currency borrowing program. Canada bills provide Canada with an additional source of short-term US funds and have the following characteristics:

The year-end balance of Canada bills payable in US dollars was translated into Canadian dollars using the closing rate of exchange at March 31, 2019.

Table 6.5
Canada bills
(in dollars)

  April 1, 2018 Receipts and other credits Payments and other charges March 31, 2019
Canada bills before revaluation 2,478,437,687 15,626,291,875 15,530,561,797 2,574,167,765
Exchange valuation adjustment 112,252,553 12,854,673 125,107,226
Total 2,590,690,240 15,639,146,548 15,530,561,797 2,699,274,991

Medium-term notes

Medium-term notes are issued by the Government of Canada in the foreign markets under the Government's foreign currency borrowing program, and thus provide Canada with an additional source of medium-term foreign funds.

The year-end balances of medium-term notes payable in US dollars and Euros were translated into Canadian dollars using the closing rate of exchange of the appropriate currency at March 31, 2019.

Table 6.6
Medium‑term notes
(in dollars)

  April 1, 2018 Receipts and other credits Payments and other charges March 31, 2019
Payable in foreign currencies
Matured 2018–2019 322,100,000 322,100,000
Maturing
2019–2020 1,191,770,000 44,215,000 1,235,985,000
2020–2021 978,625,000 14,525,000 993,150,000
2021–2022 64,420,000 2,390,000 66,810,000
Total 2,556,915,000 61,130,000 322,100,000 2,295,945,000

Unamortized discounts and premiums on market debt

The unamortized discounts and premiums on market debt have the following characteristics:

Table 6.7
Unamortized discounts and premiums on market debt
(in dollars)

  April 1, 2018 Receipts and other credits Payments and other charges March 31, 2019
Unamortized discounts on Canada bills (negative 6,593,399) 58,818,533 60,562,321 (negative 8,337,187)
Unamortized discounts on treasury bills (negative 436,281,323) 1,899,172,771 2,207,460,231 (negative 744,568,783)
Unamortized discounts and premiums on marketable bonds 3,909,708,330 1,251,266,389 2,245,271,043 2,915,703,676
Total 3,466,833,608 3,209,257,693 4,513,293,595 2,162,797,706

Cross-currency swap revaluation

This represents the unrealized gains or losses due to fluctuations in the foreign exchange value of the cross-currency swaps.

Interest rates

Table 6.8 sets out market debt as at March 31, for each of the years 2015 to 2019 inclusively, with the average rate of interest thereon. For purposes of comparison, market debt is classified as marketable bonds, treasury bills, retail debt, Canada bills and medium-term notes.

Table 6.8
Market debt as at March 31, from 2015 to 2019, with the average rate of interest thereon
(in millions of dollars)

  Marketable bonds Treasury bills Retail debt Canada bills Medium-term notes Total market debt
Amount outstanding Average interest rate % Amount outstanding Average interest rate % Amount outstanding Average interest rate % Amount outstanding Average interest rate % Amount outstanding Average interest rate % Amount outstanding Average interest rate %
2019 580,542 2.28 134,300 1.79 1,237 0.71 2,699 2.44 2,296 2.23 721,074 2.18
2018 585,870 2.18 110,700 1.16 2,585 0.63 2,591 1.61 2,557 1.70 704,303 2.01
2017 547,761 2.25 136,700 0.54 4,533 0.66 3,521 0.77 2,607 1.06 695,122 1.89
2016 519,373 2.47 138,100 0.50 5,076 0.67 4,748 0.43 2,429 0.67 669,726 2.03
2015 502,635 2.70 135,692 0.81 5,660 0.71 3,789 0.08 1,724 0.35 649,500 2.27

Table 6.9
Treasury bills average yields at tender
(in percentage)

Year ended March 31 High Low Last issue
Three-month bills
2019 1.73 1.12 1.65
2018 1.21 0.52 1.09
2017 0.55 0.46 0.51
2016 0.67 0.37 0.46
2015 0.95 0.47 0.53
Six-month bills
2019 1.93 1.33 1.68
2018 1.37 0.56 1.28
2017 0.58 0.51 0.55
2016 0.69 0.37 0.51
2015 0.98 0.45 0.54
364-days bills
2019 2.17 1.64 1.70
2018 1.63 0.62 1.60
2017 0.65 0.50 0.64
2016 0.72 0.38 0.54
2015 1.02 0.43 0.53
Other bills
2019 1.76 1.10 1.71
2018 1.20 0.48 1.20
2017 0.58 0.46 0.53
2016 0.67 0.45 0.53
2015 0.98 0.68 0.71

Maturity of Government debt

Table 6.10
Maturity of Government debt
(in millions of dollars)

  Marketable bonds Treasury bills Retail debt Canada bills Medium-term notes Total market debt
Amount Average interest rate % Amount Average interest rate % Amount Average interest rate % Amount Average interest rate % Amount Average interest rate % Amount Average interest rate %
2020 80,745 1.61 134,300 1.79 698 0.71 2,699 2.44 1,236 2.36 219,678 1.73
2021 110,637 1.60 207 0.71 993 2.04 111,837 1.61
2022 71,316 1.76 332 0.66 67 2.65 71,715 1.76
2023 47,515 1.88 47,515 1.87
2024 40,559 2.25 40,559 2.25
2025–2029 83,225 2.56 83,225 2.56
2030–2034 40,636 4.61 40,636 4.61
2035–2039 20,089 4.25 20,089 4.25
2040–2044 22,352 3.30 22,352 3.30
2045–2049 48,542 2.52 48,542 2.52
2050–2054 9,823 1.31 9,823 1.31
2065–2069 4,750 2.75 4,750 2.75
Subtotal 580,189 2.28 134,300 1.79 1,237 0.71 2,699 2.44 2,296 2.23 720,721 2.18
Less: Government's holdings and consolidation adjustmentLink to Table note 5 (negative 353)           (negative 353)  
Total 580,542 2.28 134,300 1.79 1,237 0.71 2,699 2.44 2,296 2.23 721,074 2.18

Statement of all borrowing transactions on behalf of Her Majesty

Included in the following table are borrowings by the Government for general purposes and borrowings by agent enterprise Crown corporations. Borrowings by non-agent enterprise Crown corporations and other government business enterprises are not included because such borrowings are not on behalf of Her Majesty.

Table 6.11
Statement of all borrowing transactions on behalf of Her Majesty
(in millions of dollars)

  April 1, 2018 Issues/Borrowings Retirements March 31, 2019
Market debt of the Government of CanadaLink to Table note 6 704,303 462,293 445,522 721,074
Cross-currency swap revaluation 7,835 561 7,274
Unamortized discounts and premiums on market debtLink to Table note 6 3,467 3,209 4,513 2,163
Obligation related to capital leasesLink to Table note 6 3,202 8 317 2,893
Obligation under public-private partnerships 2,393 1,130 12 3,511
Subtotal 721,200 466,640 450,925 736,915
Borrowings of enterprise Crown corporations designated as agents of Her Majesty 291,469 83,943 80,678 294,734
Total 1,012,669 550,583 531,603 1,031,649

Obligation related to capital leases

A capital lease is a lease that transfers substantially all the benefits and risks inherent in ownership of the asset to the lessee. The net obligation related to capital leases represents the present values of the remaining minimum lease payments under the capital lease arrangements.

Table 6.12
Obligation related to capital leases
(in dollars)

  April 1, 2018 Net changes March 31, 2019
Land 2,598,591 (negative 1,182,340) 1,416,251
Buildings 2,343,473,195 (negative 167,032,535) 2,176,440,660
Works and infrastructure 464,036,724 (negative 24,047,853) 439,988,871
Machinery and equipment 286,540,349 (negative 51,834,131) 234,706,218
Vehicles 105,675,489 (negative 64,911,077) 40,764,412
Total 3,202,324,348 (negative 309,007,936) 2,893,316,412

Capital leases

Table 6.13
Details of obligation related to capital leases
(in thousands of dollars)

  Inception date Lease term in years Discount rate %Link to Table note 7 Total estimated remaining minimum lease payments Less: imputed interest using the discount rate Net obligations under capital lease arrangements
Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
7067 Chebucto Rd, Halifax June 2015 7 3.23 6,112 352 5,760
Canadian Museum of Nature
Natural Heritage Building, Gatineau Sept 1996 35 9.88 43,750 18,742 25,008
Canadian Race Relations Foundation
Capital leases less than $10,000,000       3 3
National Film Board
Capital leases less than $10,000,000       111 3 108
Environment and Climate Change
Department of the Environment
Carleton University, Ottawa—National Wildlife Research Centre May 2002 25 5.63 10,400 2,208 8,192
Parks Canada Agency
Capital leases less than $10,000,000       2,504 468 2,036
National Defence
Department of National Defence
Edmonton Armoury—North Dec 2000 20 5.62 2,358 112 2,246
Edmonton Armoury—South May 2001 20 6.07 4,365 269 4,096
Longue Pointe Supply Depot Nov 1994 35 7.74 36,021 11,488 24,533
Milit-Air Capital Lease (NFTC) (Lease 1 of 2) Dec 1999 20 5.78 31,453 883 30,570
Milit-Air Capital Lease (NFTC) (Lease 2 of 2) Oct 2003 17 5.87 10,798 604 10,194
Montfort Hospital—Health Services Oct 2003 17 5.26 28,703 3,738 24,965
Other capital leases less than $10,000,000       65 65
Subtotal       113,763 17,094 96,669
Natural Resources
Department of Natural Resources
183 Longwood Drive, Hamilton Nov 2010 25 1.65 72,646 9,146 63,500
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RCMP Detachment, Cornwall Aug 2009 25 5.54 17,668 5,804 11,864
Other capital leases less than $10,000,000       1,779 328 1,451
Subtotal       19,447 6,132 13,315
Public Services and Procurement
Department of Public Works and Government Services
111 Lombard Avenue, Winnipeg Nov 2014 20 2.69 18,024 3,314 14,710
1550 d'Estimauville Avenue, Quebec Nov 2011 20 8.24 54,909 20,800 34,109
1600 Star Top Road, Ottawa July 2004 15 7.15 765 9 756
181 Queen Street, Ottawa March 2004 20 10.65 18,872 4,228 14,644
2 Victoria Avenue, Miramichi Jan 2018 20 3.46 57,248 15,179 42,069
22 Eddy Street, Gatineau March 2013 25 7.89 228,540 111,102 117,438
2575 Sainte-Anne Boulevard, Quebec April 2015 20 10.32 35,222 18,011 17,211
269 Laurier Avenue, Ottawa Sept 2005 15 4.18 8,276 254 8,022
30 Victoria Street, Gatineau June 2013 25 7.89 229,515 111,876 117,639
351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, Gatineau (Lease 1 of 3) July 2011 25 5.28 62,429 21,581 40,848
351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, Gatineau (Lease 2 of 3) Dec 2011 25 7.33 16,159 7,068 9,091
351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, Gatineau (Lease 3 of 3) Aug 2014 12 2.45 7,322 626 6,696
395 Terminal Avenue, Ottawa Jan 2013 15 2.67 38,977 4,256 34,721
455 de la Carrière Boulevard, Gatineau Nov 2012 25 6.86 171,810 75,886 95,924
90 Elgin Street, Ottawa Nov 2014 25 7.23 402,134 193,236 208,898
Canada Place Building, Edmonton Oct 2007 25 4.44 268,789 69,656 199,133
Canada Post Place, Ottawa Dec 2004 15 4.91 2,046 37 2,009
Fontaine Building, Gatineau Jan 2008 15 5.82 12,424 1,287 11,137
Guy Favreau Complex, Montreal Jan 2004 30 3.17 37,103 7,495 29,608
Harry Hays Building, Calgary Oct 2007 25 4.44 266,158 68,984 197,174
Joseph Shepard Building, Toronto Oct 2007 25 4.44 184,039 47,703 136,336
Judicial Complex, Toronto April 2006 20 11.40 45,103 14,406 30,697
Library Square (Block 56), Vancouver May 1995 25 9.68 7,222 392 6,830
Maritime Centre, Halifax Jan 2010 15 6.26 9,438 1,538 7,900
Mercury Centre, Ottawa Jan 2007 25 4.50 82,891 19,918 62,973
Montcalm Place, Tower II, Gatineau April 2012 15 2.64 14,416 1,433 12,983
Queen Square, Dartmouth Sept 2011 10 3.18 3,223 125 3,098
RCMP Building, Montreal Oct 2007 25 4.44 46,340 12,039 34,301
Revenue Canada Building, Montreal Oct 2007 25 4.44 94,128 24,404 69,724
Skyline Complex, Ottawa Oct 2007 25 4.44 208,366 54,063 154,303
Thomas D'Arcy McGee Building, Ottawa Oct 2007 25 4.44 162,290 42,046 120,244
Trusco Building, Ottawa Sept 2006 20 4.28 51,519 7,443 44,076
Other capital leases less than $10,000,000       141,480 22,642 118,838
Subtotal       2,987,177 983,037 2,004,140
Defence Construction (1951) Limited
Capital leases less than $10,000,000       152 5 147
Shared Services Canada
IBM—Mainframes Jan 2018 4 1.89 76,500 1,871 74,629
Supercomputer—Meteorological Service of Canada July 2017 8 1.44 165,859 6,657 159,202
Subtotal       242,359 8,528 233,831
Transport
Department of Transport
Confederation Bridge, Borden-Carleton May 1997 35 6.16 913,023 473,034 439,989
Other ministries
Capital leases less than $10,000,000       637 19 618
Total       4,412,084 1,518,768 2,893,316

Minimum lease payments related to capital leases

Table 6.14
Minimum lease payments related to capital leases
(in thousands of dollars)

  Payments due by March 31
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 and subsequent Total
Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Remaining payments 706 690 690 4,026 6,112
Imputed interest 123 110 97 22 352
Subtotal 583 580 593 4,004 5,760
Canadian Museum of Nature
Remaining payments 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 26,250 43,750
Imputed interest 2,435 2,325 2,203 2,068 1,919 7,792 18,742
Subtotal 1,065 1,175 1,297 1,432 1,581 18,458 25,008
Canadian Race Relations Foundation
Remaining payments 1 1 1 3
Imputed interest
Subtotal 1 1 1 3
National Film Board
Remaining payments 44 45 22 111
Imputed interest 2 1 3
Subtotal 42 44 22 108
Environment and Climate Change
Department of the Environment
Remaining payments 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,300 3,900 10,400
Imputed interest 461 414 364 312 256 401 2,208
Subtotal 839 886 936 988 1,044 3,499 8,192
Parks Canada Agency
Remaining payments 508 403 403 403 402 385 2,504
Imputed interest 115 94 74 52 29 104 468
Subtotal 393 309 329 351 373 281 2,036
National Defence
Department of National Defence
Remaining payments 49,837 14,248 7,636 7,561 7,561 26,920 113,763
Imputed interest 4,481 2,746 2,276 1,986 1,677 3,928 17,094
Subtotal 45,356 11,502 5,360 5,575 5,884 22,992 96,669
Natural Resources
Department of Natural Resources
Remaining payments 4,372 4,372 4,372 4,372 4,372 50,786 72,646
Imputed interest 1,023 967 910 853 794 4,599 9,146
Subtotal 3,349 3,405 3,462 3,519 3,578 46,187 63,500
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Remaining payments 1,774 1,490 1,206 1,206 1,206 12,565 19,447
Imputed interest 699 651 617 583 548 3,034 6,132
Subtotal 1,075 839 589 623 658 9,531 13,315
Public Services and Procurement
Department of Public Works and Government Services
Remaining payments 237,735 217,060 207,643 204,479 204,918 1,915,342 2,987,177
Imputed interest 107,812 101,209 95,207 89,135 82,686 506,988 983,037
Subtotal 129,923 115,851 112,436 115,344 122,232 1,408,354 2,004,140
Defence Construction (1951) Limited
Remaining payments 83 48 19 2 152
Imputed interest 3 2 5
Subtotal 80 46 19 2 147
Shared Services Canada
Remaining payments 57,788 62,390 47,091 28,090 26,857 20,143 242,359
Imputed interest 3,292 2,329 1,418 874 495 120 8,528
Subtotal 54,496 60,061 45,673 27,216 26,362 20,023 233,831
Transport
Department of Transport
Remaining payments 66,999 63,871 64,835 65,815 66,809 584,694 913,023
Imputed interest 41,856 37,583 37,351 37,080 36,766 282,398 473,034
Subtotal 25,143 26,288 27,484 28,735 30,043 302,296 439,989
Other ministries
Remaining payments 280 201 118 37 1 637
Imputed interest 11 7 1 19
Subtotal 269 194 117 37 1 618
Total 262,613 221,180 198,318 187,827 191,757 1,831,621 2,893,316
Summary
Remaining payments 424,926 369,618 338,836 320,792 316,927 2,640,985 4,412,084
Imputed interest 162,313 148,438 140,518 132,965 125,170 809,364 1,518,768
Net obligation 262,613 221,180 198,318 187,827 191,757 1,831,621 2,893,316

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