DBRS Morningstar Confirms AA (sf) Rating on GMF Canada Leasing Trust’s Floating Rate Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2011-A

DBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) confirmed the AA (sf) rating on the Floating Rate Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2011-A (the Notes) issued by GMF Canada Leasing Trust as part of DBRS Morningstar’s continued effort to provide market participants with updates on an annual basis.

This rating confirmation is based on an analysis of the performance of the portfolio to date. The portfolio has performed well since inception and the high level of credit enhancement available continues to provide sufficient protection to the Notes at their current rating.

DBRS Morningstar monitors the performance of each transaction to identify any deviation from DBRS Morningstar’s expectation at issuance and ensure the rating remains appropriate. The review is predicated upon the timely receipt of performance information from the related providers.

The rating was assigned at the request of a Note purchaser.

A description of how DBRS Morningstar considers ESG factors within the DBRS Morningstar analytical framework can be found in the DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors in Credit Ratings at https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/373262.

Notes:
All figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

The principal methodology is Master Canadian Structured Finance Surveillance Methodology (June 7, 2021), which can be found on dbrsmorningstar.com under Methodologies & Criteria.

For more information regarding rating methodologies and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), please see the following DBRS Morningstar press release: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/357883.

For more information regarding structured finance rating methodologies and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), please see the following DBRS Morningstar press release: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/358308.

The DBRS Morningstar Sovereign group releases baseline macroeconomic scenarios for rated sovereigns. These scenarios were last updated on 8 September 2021. DBRS Morningstar analysis considered impacts consistent with the baseline scenario for this rating action. For details, see the following commentaries: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/384150/baseline-macroeconomic-scenarios-for-rated-sovereigns and https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/384482/baseline-macroeconomic-scenarios-application-to-credit-ratings.

The rated entity or its related entities did participate in the rating process for this rating action. DBRS Morningstar had access to the accounts and other relevant internal documents of the rated entity or its related entities in connection with this rating action.

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