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Canadian Firms Have $360 Billion of Private Credit Exposure, Mostly in US
Aug 19th, 2026 • 5 min • View Source
Canadian financial institutions and funds have amassed roughly C$500 billion ($360 billion) of exposure to private credit, most of it outside the country, according to new research from the central bank. The bulk of the activity is in the US …
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