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Issuer name abbreviations used by CDS

The following tables shows the full issuer names and associated abbreviations for selected issuers whose bonds have been stripped using CDS' services, as of December 31, 2002. The same abbreviations are used when creating packages from these strip bonds.

Federal and provincial governments in Canada

Issuer Abbreviation
Canada, Government of CDA
Alberta, Province of ALTA
British Columbia, Province of BC
Manitoba, Province of MAN
New Brunswick, Province of NB
Newfoundland, Province of NFLD
Nova Scotia, Province of NS
Ontario, Province of ONT
Prince Edward Island, Province of PEI
Québec, Province of QUE
Saskatchewan, Province of SASK or SAS

Crown corporations and agencies

Issuer Abbreviation
Alberta Treasury Branches ATB
British Columbia Hydro BC HY
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation CMHC
New Brunswick, Province of NB
Corporation Hébergement Québec QHC
Export Development Corporation EDC
Hydro-Québec HYQ
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development IBRD
Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia MFBC
Newfoundland & Labrador Hydro NLHY
Nova Scotia Power Corp. NSPC
Ontario Hydro ONH or ON H

Corporate issuers

Issuer Abbreviation
Bell Canada BELL
Bombardier Inc. BOMB
Bank of Nova Scotia BNS
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce CIBC
Nova Scotia Power Inc. NSPI
Royal Bank of Canada RBC
Toronto Dominion Bank TD
TransCanada Pipelines TCPL

See also Strip bond description standards and Strip bond package security description standards.



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