Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/66918
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
Bank of Canada Discussion Paper No. 2012-7
Publisher: 
Bank of Canada, Ottawa
Abstract: 
The authors document leverage, capital and liquidity ratios of banks in Canada. These ratios are important indicators of different types of risk with respect to a bank's balance-sheet management. Particular attention is given to the observations by different types of banks, including small banks that historically received less attention. In addition, the authors compare leverage and capital ratios for banks in Canada and the United States in the period leading up to the recent crisis. They find that in Canada, most of the risks indicated by these balance-sheet ratios are concentrated among large banks that are more likely able to withstand shocks due to their diversified portfolios. Some smaller banks, however, reveal vulnerability against liquidity risks. Regarding a Canada-U.S. comparison, small U.S. banks show more vulnerability than their larger counterparts, as well as an increasing trend in vulnerability prior to the crisis. In contrast, the ratios for small Canadian banks show increasing resilience.
Subjects: 
Financial institutions
Financial stability
Financial system regulation and policies
JEL: 
G21
G28
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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