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ARTICLE · 11 MARCH 2010

Canadian Budget Has Implications For The Structured Finance Market

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The 2010 Canadian federal budget was delivered on March 4, 2010. The budget contains a number of interesting developments and implications for the Canadian structured finance market.

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Mark McElheran
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The 2010 Canadian federal budget was delivered on March 4, 2010. The budget contains a number of interesting developments and implications for the Canadian structured finance market.

CSCF ends amid signs of life in the securitization market

The budget confirmed that the Canadian Secured Credit Facility (CSCF) provided by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) will, as originally contemplated, conclude at the end of March 2010. In the view of the federal government, the CSCF is having a positive impact on the availability and cost of financing for vehicles and equipment. BDC has posted details of completed transactions (all of which have been completed by way of public prospectus offerings) on the BDC website (www.bdc.ca/).

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