The Payments System in Canada

Outcome: Payments System Review Discussion Paper (July 31, 1998).

Background papers prepared by the staff of the Bank of Canada and the Department of Finance for discussion by the Payments System Advisory Committee:

• Achieving the Public Policy Objectives: The Governance of the Payments System in Canada, December 1997, Payments System Advisory Committee. Discussion Paper 4 (January 30, 1998).
• Access to Payment Networks in the Canadian Payments System, July 1997, Payments System Advisory Committee. Discussion Paper 3 (Bank of Canada Web site, August 28, 1997).
• The Canadian Payments System: Public Policy Objectives and Approaches, May 1997, Payments System Advisory Committee. Discussion Paper 2 (Bank of Canada Web site, May 20, 1997).
• The Payments System in Canada: An Overview of Concepts and Structures, February 1997, Payments System Advisory Committee. Discussion Paper 1 (Bank of Canada Web site, March 7, 1997).