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Holiday Schedule

Schedule of Recommended Closings of the Domestic Bond and Money Markets



The Investment Industry Association of Canada’s (IIAC) Debt Markets Committee announces the following schedule for closing the domestic bond and money markets for 2012. The market closes are recommendations only and are subject to change. Member firms are individually responsible for deciding whether or not their fixed-income desks remain open for trading.

IIAC recommends closing completely the bond and money markets for the following holidays in Canada:

Holiday

Recommended Close

New Year’s Day (in lieu of January 1st) Monday, January 2, 2012
Family Day Monday, February 20, 2012
Good Friday Friday, April 6, 2012
Victoria Day Monday, May 21, 2012
Canada Day (in lieu of July 1st) Monday, July 2, 2012
Civic Holiday Monday, August 6, 2012
Labour Day Monday, September 3, 2012
Thanksgiving Day Monday, October 8, 2012
Remembrance Day (in lieu of November 11th) Monday, November 12, 2012
Christmas Day Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Boxing Day Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Early closings for the domestic bond and money markets generally precede a full closing. For 2012, IIAC recommends an early close (1:00 pm ET.) on the following dates:

Friday, February 17, 2012
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
Friday, August 3, 2012
Friday, August 31, 2012
Friday, October 5, 2012
Friday, November 9, 2012
Monday, December 24, 2012
Monday, December 31, 2012

If you have any questions on recommended closing dates, please contact:

Jack Rando
Director, Capital Markets
(416) 687-5477
jrando@iiac.ca





Annual General Meeting

When:
Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Where:
National Club
303 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario

Small Dealers Symposium

When:
Thursday, June 7, 2012
8:00am to 4:30pm with a reception to follow

Where:
St. Andrews Conference Centre
150 King Street West, 27th Floor
Toronto, Ontario



IIAC Annual Conference

When:
Thursday, September 20, 2012

Where:
MaRS Discovery District
101 College Street, Toronto, Ontario




Fall Compliance & Operations Symposium

Save the Date:
Thursday, November 8, 2012