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
