Table 1
Canada's international transactions in securities
| October 2021 |
November 2021 |
December 2021 |
2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | |
| Foreign investment in Canadian securities | 23,552 | 30,135 | 37,555 | 134,944 | 217,787 |
| Debt securities | 21,667 | 31,423 | 20,642 | 148,960 | 171,809 |
| Money market instruments | -7,184 | 13,682 | 12,833 | 20,308 | 39,939 |
| Governments | -4,081 | 8,287 | 4,767 | 31,713 | 21,887 |
| Federal government | -3,659 | 6,531 | 3,672 | 37,264 | 12,475 |
| Other governments | -421 | 1,756 | 1,095 | -5,550 | 9,411 |
| Corporations | -3,103 | 5,396 | 8,066 | -11,406 | 18,054 |
| Government business enterprises | -175 | 1,633 | -1,157 | -7,096 | 5,025 |
| Private corporations | -2,929 | 3,763 | 9,223 | -4,312 | 13,027 |
| Bonds | 28,851 | 17,741 | 7,809 | 128,652 | 131,870 |
| Governments | 11,318 | 9,403 | 10,449 | 79,493 | 69,211 |
| Federal government | 9,593 | 8,709 | 9,124 | 51,183 | 46,992 |
| Other governments | 1,725 | 694 | 1,325 | 28,311 | 22,219 |
| Corporations | 17,533 | 8,338 | -2,640 | 49,158 | 62,660 |
| Government business enterprises | -1,878 | 2,387 | -6,615 | 7,148 | -12,446 |
| Private corporations | 19,411 | 5,951 | 3,976 | 42,009 | 75,104 |
| Equity and investment fund shares | 1,886 | -1,288 | 16,913 | -14,013 | 45,981 |
| Shares | 1,980 | -829 | 17,399 | -9,612 | 46,137 |
| Investment fund shares | -95 | -459 | -486 | -4,400 | -158 |
| Canadian investment in foreign securities | 5,503 | 17,614 | 21,285 | 44,020 | 165,911 |
| Debt securities | 7,250 | 6,101 | 6,346 | 1,750 | 52,811 |
| Money market instruments | 723 | 1,764 | -212 | 1,948 | 305 |
| Bonds | 6,528 | 4,337 | 6,557 | -198 | 52,505 |
| Equity and investment fund shares | -1,747 | 11,513 | 14,939 | 42,274 | 113,099 |
Note(s):
In this table, a positive value denotes an increase in investment and a negative value denotes a decrease in investment. Transactions are recorded on a net basis. Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Tables 36-10-0028-01 and 36-10-0583-01.
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