Canada’s Bank Regulator to Begin Daily Liquidity Checks with Banks Following SVB Collapse: Report

Canada’s Bank Regulator to Begin Daily Liquidity Checks with Banks Following SVB Collapse: Report
Police officers leave Silicon Valley Bank's headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on March 10, 2023. Noah Berger/AFP via Getty Images
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Canada’s banking regulator is taking steps toward carrying out daily check-ins with banks in the country to monitor their liquidity following the collapse of the American-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), according to media reports.

The move by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) to more closely monitor the financial health of domestic banks comes just days after it announced that it would be taking temporary control of SVB’s Canadian branch assets.