Canada’s banking regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), is reducing the domestic stability buffer that banks must hold, a move intended to support more lending. Both reports say OSFI is lowering the buffer to 3% of banks’ risk-weighted assets, easing capital requirements relative to the prior level. The Financial Post characterizes the change as a significant adjustment, noting it is the first time in three years that the domestic stability buffer is cut for large banks. The Globe and Mail frames the decision as occurring at a “hinge moment” for the economy, linking the policy change to the goal of increasing the flow of credit. The overall rationale across the outlets is that lower required capital buffers provide banks more capacity to extend loans. The articles focus on the domestic stability buffer specifically; they do not describe the size of the lending increase or additional policy measures beyond the buffer adjustment.