01502cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005819 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451807097 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Canada : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009. 1 online resource (19 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Selected Issues paper on Canada examines economic development and policies. Capital ratios before the crisis have been a key determinant of bank performance during the turmoil; and Canadian banks had ample capital. Specifically, most banks with critically low capital at end-2006 later experienced dramatic equity value declines, and many had to be rescued. Regulatory and structural factors contributed to the resilience of Canadian banks by reducing their incentives to take risks. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2009/163 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2009/163/002.2009.issue-163-en.xml IMF e-Library