Market Leaders
From its inception in 1987, Computershare, through its predecessor companies, has served as the exclusive central payor and transfer agent (CPTA) for the National Housing Act's (NHA) mortgage-backed securities program - the only such program in Canada. We have since issued over 53,000 mortgage pools in Canada over the lifetime of the program.
With a securitized portfolio of more than CA $823 billion of mortgage assets under custody and over CA $2.0 trillion in outstanding debt under administration in Canada, Computershare has an unparalleled experience base for trustee and agency services in the Canadian securitization market.
With a warehouse of more than 250,000 mortgages valued at over CA $170 billion, Computershare is the largest Title Custodian service provider in the Canadian MBS industry.
Secure document custody
Web based pool trading data reports and payment analysis and pre-payment/liquidation
Historical pool payment and trading factor information
Early maturities and new issues reports
Custodian of documents and data relating to the pooled loans and issuers, on CMHC's behalf, for the life of the pools.
Title Custodian of mortgages
Indenture Trustee for Canada Mortgage Bonds Program
Custodian of the trust assets for Canada Housing Trust No. 1
Innovation you can trust
The Computershare Asset Reporting Centre assists in facilitating your NHA Mortgage-Backed Securities (NHA MBS) needs for document custodianship, monthly accounting as well as loan warehousing and title holder requirements with timely information and tools, including:
Convenient, simple drag and drop file functionality & file validation tools
Quick and helpful feedback on file uploads
Timely visibility and tracking throughout the pool securitization and monthly accounting cycle requirements
Dashboard reporting and metrics at your fingertips
NHA MBS Data Site and Information Circulars
Search and download pre-settlement Information Circular PDFs one business day prior to the pool settlement date with a subscription to our NHA MBS Data Site. For elevated access, we also offer a pre-settlement Data Report inclusive of all data points extracted from each Information Circular Addendum, which can also be delivered directly via email.
The Computershare Advantage
Complex corporate dealings often mean uncertainties and stressful timelines, but not when you partner with Computershare. Our dedicated team of experts answers your call, providing guidance and tackling tricky processes, so you can stay confident from account setup to closing.
Why Computershare?
Computershare Corporate Trust is an industry leader with US$6.6 trillion of debt under administration, US$257.7 billion in assets under administration and cross-border capabilities including US$1.5 trillion in funds movements across 75+ currencies in foreign exchange and distributions.
of debt under administration
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currencies in foreign exchange and distributions
*Data for the 12-months ending June 30, 2025. Debt under administration (DUA) includes all issues within the paying agency system of record. All totals are in US dollars.
CA$ to US$ exchange rate 0.73493 on June 30, 2025.
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