Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
Filed pursuant to Rule 433(d)
RegistrationNo. 333-156346
September 2, 2009
Canada
U.S. $3,000,000,000 2.375% United States Dollar Bonds due 2014
Term Sheet
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Issuer: | | Canada |
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Title: | | 2.375% United States Dollar Bonds due September 10, 2014 |
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Ratings: | | AAA/Aaa/AAA (S&P, Moody’s, DBRS) |
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Format: | | SEC Registered |
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Size: | | $3,000,000,000 |
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Trade Date: | | September 2, 2009 |
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Settlement Date: | | September 10, 2009 |
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Maturity Date: | | September 10, 2014 |
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Callable: | | No, unless any change in the laws or regulations of Canada that would require the payment by Canada of Additional Amounts on the Bonds, as more fully described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. |
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Interest Payment Dates: | | March 10 and September 10 |
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First Interest Payment Date: | | March 10, 2010 |
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Benchmark Treasury: | | UST 2.375% due August 31, 2014 |
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Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield: | | 100-16.75, 2.263% |
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Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | | UST + 23.5 bps |
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Yield to Maturity: | | 2.498% |
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Coupon: | | 2.375% |
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Price: | | 99.425% |
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Day Count: | | 30/360 |
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Specified Currency: | | United States Dollars (“$”) |
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Minimum Denomination: | | $5,000 and increments of $5,000 in excess thereof |
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Listing: | | Luxembourg Euro MTF Market |
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Status: | | The bonds will constitute direct unconditional obligations of Canada. The payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds will constitute a charge on and be payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada. |
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Business Days: | | New York, London, Toronto |
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Representatives: | | Banc of America Securities LLC BNP Paribas Securities Corp. J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. RBC Capital Markets Corporation |
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Co-managers: | | Bank of Montreal, London Branch Casgrain & Company (USA) Limited CIBC World Markets Corp. Desjardins Securities International Inc.
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| | Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. Laurentian Bank Securities Inc. National Bank Financial Inc. Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. The Toronto-Dominion Bank |
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Billing and Delivering: | | Banc of America Securities LLC |
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CUSIP: | | 135087 ZA5 |
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ISIN: | | US135087ZA58 |
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Reference Document: | | Prospectus Supplement subject to completion, dated September 1, 2009; Prospectus dated December 24, 2008 |
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| | http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/230098/000095012309040166/m56826e424b2.htm |
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Legends: | | A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time. |
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