The government of Canada sold off large amounts of its gold reserves in recent months, leaving only 0.62 tonnes of gold. http://globalnews.ca/news/2508940/canada-sells-nearly-half-of-all-its-gold-reserves/
Probably to pay for kicking its armed forces off military bases and moving Syrian "refugees" onto them. $600 Million from memory. http://youtu.be/VD7r2Q_jHd0
Well they sure timed that poorly, gold sitting at multi-year lows (though, not in CAD, which is generally within a cent or two of the AUD). If they'd waited just a month longer until now they would have reaped 10-15% better price...