Like you, the government needs
to manage its cash on a daily basis.

Every day money comes to the government.

For example, when you pay taxes,

that money goes into the
government’s bank account.

But the government also has a lot
of payments to make every day,

like childcare benefits,

education

and healthcare.

That’s a lot of different
things to care about.

So, the Bank helps by forecasting how much
the government needs to spend each day,

and makes sure it has enough
money on hand to cover it.

The Bank of Canada handles between
$6 billion and $8 billion dollars

for the government every day.

That's a lot of money!