Table 1
Canada's international investment position at period end
| Third quarter 2020 | Fourth quarter 2020 | First quarter 2021 | Second quarter 2021 | Third quarter 2021 | Second quarter to third quarter 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| billions of dollars | billions of dollars | billions of dollars | billions of dollars | billions of dollars | difference in billions of dollars | |
| Assets | 6,048.5 | 6,589.1 | 6,703.2 | 7,026.0 | 7,256.8 | 230.8 |
| Direct investment assets | 2,367.9 | 2,606.5 | 2,718.2 | 2,848.8 | 2,886.3 | 37.4 |
| Equity | 2,150.2 | 2,395.4 | 2,517.1 | 2,654.0 | 2,682.0 | 27.9 |
| Debt instruments | 217.7 | 211.1 | 201.2 | 194.8 | 204.3 | 9.5 |
| Canadian portfolio investment | 2,660.6 | 2,897.3 | 2,932.5 | 3,136.1 | 3,244.0 | 107.8 |
| Foreign debt securities | 660.1 | 644.2 | 604.4 | 624.1 | 646.5 | 22.4 |
| Foreign money market instruments | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 6.3 | -2.6 |
| Foreign bonds | 651.3 | 635.3 | 595.5 | 615.2 | 640.2 | 25.0 |
| Foreign equity and investment fund shares | 2,000.4 | 2,253.1 | 2,328.1 | 2,512.0 | 2,597.5 | 85.5 |
| Official international reserves | 120.3 | 115.1 | 104.8 | 110.2 | 135.4 | 25.2 |
| Other Canadian investment | 899.7 | 970.1 | 947.6 | 930.9 | 991.1 | 60.3 |
| Loans | 378.7 | 401.6 | 375.5 | 348.0 | 394.5 | 46.5 |
| Currency and deposits | 453.3 | 495.4 | 499.5 | 509.4 | 527.8 | 18.4 |
| Trade credits and advances | 9.6 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 0.1 |
| Other accounts receivable | 58.1 | 64.2 | 63.2 | 63.9 | 59.2 | -4.7 |
| Liabilities | 5,114.4 | 5,412.4 | 5,513.4 | 5,713.6 | 5,889.0 | 175.5 |
| Direct investment liabilities | 1,577.0 | 1,691.8 | 1,835.0 | 1,929.6 | 1,947.7 | 18.1 |
| Equity | 1,337.0 | 1,458.2 | 1,590.3 | 1,686.2 | 1,700.2 | 14.0 |
| Debt instruments | 240.1 | 233.6 | 244.8 | 243.5 | 247.5 | 4.1 |
| Foreign portfolio investment | 2,504.7 | 2,545.9 | 2,561.6 | 2,649.2 | 2,741.1 | 91.9 |
| Canadian debt securities | 1,749.5 | 1,737.1 | 1,671.4 | 1,705.8 | 1,803.6 | 97.7 |
| Canadian money market instruments | 122.1 | 127.7 | 115.1 | 141.3 | 148.5 | 7.2 |
| Canadian bonds | 1,627.4 | 1,609.4 | 1,556.3 | 1,564.5 | 1,655.1 | 90.5 |
| Canadian equity and investment fund shares | 755.2 | 808.8 | 890.2 | 943.4 | 937.5 | -5.9 |
| Other foreign investment | 1,032.7 | 1,174.7 | 1,116.7 | 1,134.7 | 1,200.2 | 65.5 |
| Loans | 289.1 | 329.8 | 316.5 | 302.1 | 345.0 | 42.9 |
| Currency and deposits | 675.8 | 778.0 | 733.7 | 765.2 | 767.9 | 2.7 |
| Special drawing rights | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 29.8 | 19.2 |
| Trade credits and advances | 16.1 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 0.3 |
| Other accounts payable | 40.4 | 40.4 | 40.3 | 40.8 | 41.3 | 0.5 |
| Net international investment position | 934.0 | 1,176.7 | 1,189.8 | 1,312.5 | 1,367.8 | 55.3 |
Source(s):
Table 36-10-0485-01.
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