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REDEMPTION-TRANSACTION-TYPE-CODE-CODE-TYPE-OPÉRATION-REMBOURSEMENT

The following table provides a list of Government Banking System Transaction Type Codes and their corresponding descriptions. These transactions types have been grouped into the following categories: settlement of redemption claims made by financial institutions; Large Value Transfer System payments requisitioned by federal departments; Government of Canada debt items; and, account transfers and treasury management.

Settlement of redemption claims made by financial institutions

PCND
Cheques redeemed at and processed by a financial institution (and claimed by the FI on the next business day)
PCSD
Cheques redeemed at and processed by a financial institution (and claimed by the FI on the same business day)
DFT
Direct deposit payments processed by a financial institution
EDI
Electronic Data Interchange payments processed by a financial institution
DBA
Departmental Bank Account cheques redeemed and processed at a financial institution

Large Value Transfer System payments requisitioned by federal departments

RPROV
Government Large Value Transfer System Payments requisitioned by federal departments

Government of Canada debt items

RCSB
Canada Savings Bonds (electronic) redemptions
CERTS
Canada Savings Bonds (paper certificates) redemptions
MIB
Matured Market Issue Bonds
RTB
Matured Treasury Bills
COUPS
Matured Government Bond Coupons
WORDR
Wholesale (treasury bills and marketable bonds) & Old Style Retail Debt Redemptions
CDS
Payment to Clearing and Depository Services Inc. - Canada's national securities depository
RLOAN
Settlement of a foreign loan
RMB
Marketable Bonds
CBPO
Funds lent to Canadian crown corporations through the Crown Borrowing Program
RCSA
Collateral posted by the Government of Canada in relation to a Credit Support Annex (CSA) with the direct clearing financial institutions

Account transfers and treasury management

PADR
Pre-Authorized Debit Returns
FROPA
Disbursement from the Consolidated Revenue Fund operating account.
Note: This transaction is always associated to a deposit to the prudential liquidity fund (PLF). The related deposit transaction type, TOPLF, is found on the Bank of Canada Deposits dataset. The PLF is part of the consolidated revenue fund.
FRPLF
Disbursement from the prudential liquidity fund (PLF).
Note: This transaction is always associated to a deposit to the Consolidated Revenue Fund operating account. The related deposit transaction type, TOOPA, is found on the Bank of Canada Deposits dataset. The PLF is part of the consolidated revenue fund.
EFR
A regular transfer of funds to the Exchange Fund Account
RIMF
Transfer of funds to the International Monetary Fund
FP
Foreign Currency Purchase

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