It is relatively easy to find up-to-date information on banks because of their extensive reporting requirements. Go to www.osfi-bsif.gc.ca. This site is sponsored by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI). You will find balance sheet data on domestic banks as well as on foreign bank subsidiaries.

a. Have bank loans been increasing or decreasing over the last few years?

b. Has bank capital been increasing? How does it compare to the figure reported in Table 13-1?

Table 13-1

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Balance Sheet of All Banks in Canada (items as a percentage of the total, October 31, 2011) Assets (Uses of Funds)* Liabilities (Sources of Funds) Rescrves and cash itcms 5.01 Demand and notice deposits 32.53 Securities 24.58 Fixed-term deposits 32.79 Loans Advances from thc Bank of Canada 0.01 Non-mortgage loans 34.02 Borrowings 28.84 Mortgages 20.00 Bank capital 5.83 Other assets 16.3 Total 100.00 Total 100.00 * In order of decreasing liquidity Source: OSFI website, www.osfi-bsif.gc.ca.