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Canada raises $2 billion in its latest green-bond issue
Canada’s federal government has raised $2 billion by selling 10-year green bonds.
The money is intended to support conservation projects and environmentally friendly infrastructure.
Investors placed orders for $1.6 billion more in bonds than were available.
The government said 44 per cent of buyers are classified as environmentally or socially conscious investors.
This was Ottawa’s second $2-billion green-bond offering this year.
Since the program began in 2022, it has raised $19.5 billion in total.
The program aims to attract investment for climate and environmental projects and help develop Canada’s sustainable finance market.
The federal government raised $2-billion in its latest green-bond issue.
The 10-year bond offering was oversubscribed by $1.6-billion.
The government said 44 per cent of buyers were environmentally or socially conscious investors.
The offering was Ottawa’s second $2-billion green-bond issue this year.
The program aims to fund climate and environmental ventures and develop Canada’s sustainable finance market.
- Who
- The federal government of Canada.
- What
- It raised $2-billion in a 10-year green-bond issue.
- When
- Friday; the article was published on October 9, 2026.
- Where
- Canada.
- Why
- To attract capital for climate and environmental ventures and help develop the country’s sustainable finance market.
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Canada’s green-bond program began.
Ottawa issued another $2-billion green-bond offering.
The federal government announced it had raised $2-billion in its latest issue.
- Issue size
- $2-billion
- Bond term
- 10 years
- Oversubscription
- $1.6-billion
- Conscious investors
- 44 per cent of buyers
- Total raised since 2022
- $19.5-billion
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