Table 1 
Balance of payments – Not seasonally adjusted 

Balance of payments – Not seasonally adjusted
  First quarter 2021 Second quarter 2021 Third quarter 2021 Fourth quarter 2021 First quarter 2022 2020 2021
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars
Capital account and current account              
Net lending / net borrowing, from capital account and current account 1,638 -1,354 -3,271 4,027 7,058 -39,463 1,040
Current account balances 1,676 -1,354 -3,271 4,027 7,090 -39,415 1,077
Goods and services 4,579 -1,208 -3,710 2,767 10,569 -45,361 2,428
Goods 2,910 -434 -1,121 3,185 12,323 -39,825 4,540
Services 1,670 -775 -2,589 -419 -1,754 -5,536 -2,113
Primary income -60 784 286 1,646 -861 10,186 2,656
Compensation of employees -1,041 -1,061 -1,075 -1,095 -1,115 -4,263 -4,272
Investment income 981 1,845 1,361 2,742 254 14,449 6,928
Direct investment 8,960 7,954 9,201 10,736 8,922 42,169 36,851
Portfolio investment -5,488 -5,541 -5,554 -5,800 -5,873 -24,842 -22,383
Other investment -2,491 -568 -2,287 -2,195 -2,794 -2,878 -7,539
Secondary income -2,844 -930 153 -386 -2,617 -4,240 -4,007
Capital account balance -38 0 0 0 -33 -48 -38
Financial account1,2              
Net lending / net borrowing, from financial account 81 3,361 1,062 926 -975 -39,273 5,430
Net acquisition of financial assets -15,905 93,606 121,796 222,122 -46,424 222,401 421,619
Direct investment assets 9,263 21,437 25,846 66,717 19,664 67,122 123,262
Direct investment assets, equity 17,933 18,228 24,396 61,694 19,337 65,960 122,252
Direct investment assets, debt instruments -8,671 3,209 1,449 5,023 328 1,161 1,010
Canadian portfolio investment in foreign securities 36,487 57,071 27,490 44,422 -45,264 44,022 165,470
Foreign debt securities 5,075 19,883 8,157 19,717 10,398 1,749 52,832
Foreign money market instruments 416 385 -2,769 2,295 1,574 1,948 327
Foreign bonds 4,659 19,498 10,926 17,422 8,825 -199 52,505
Foreign equity and investment fund shares 31,412 37,188 19,332 24,705 -55,662 42,273 112,638
Official international reserves -5,468 6,060 23,288 1,439 3,840 1,772 25,320
Other Canadian investment abroad -56,186 9,037 45,173 109,544 -24,665 109,485 107,567
Loans -21,170 -18,966 43,444 22,064 -27,508 8,963 25,372
Currency and deposits 7,494 16,082 4,307 32,038 33,630 70,039 59,920
Trade credits and advances 495 254 -142 239 745 -386 846
Other accounts receivable -43,004 11,667 -2,436 55,203 -31,531 30,870 21,430
Net incurrence of liabilities -15,986 90,245 120,734 221,195 -45,449 261,674 416,189
Direct investment liabilities 24,779 13,556 19,395 17,879 20,113 35,802 75,609
Direct investment liabilities, equity 16,892 14,960 15,169 21,717 19,005 25,991 68,738
Direct investment liabilities, debt instruments 7,887 -1,404 4,227 -3,838 1,108 9,811 6,871
Foreign portfolio investment in Canadian securities 16,136 53,038 57,093 91,415 74,451 134,945 217,683
Canadian debt securities -9,621 52,681 54,779 73,904 62,076 148,960 171,743
Canadian money market instruments -11,858 26,759 6,391 19,605 -9,239 20,308 40,897
Canadian bonds 2,237 25,922 48,388 54,299 71,316 128,652 130,846
Canadian equity and investment fund shares 25,757 357 2,315 17,511 12,375 -14,015 45,940
Other foreign investment in Canada -56,901 23,652 44,245 111,901 -140,014 90,926 122,897
Loans -21,485 -16,594 39,421 29,681 -56,809 30,908 31,024
Currency and deposits -36,131 39,077 -14,334 80,046 -83,854 58,146 68,658
Special drawing rights 0 0 18,943 0 0 0 18,943
Trade credits and advances 346 511 -440 995 481 -94 1,413
Other accounts payable 369 658 656 1,178 169 1,965 2,860
Discrepancy (net errors and omissions) -1,557 4,715 4,333 -3,101 -8,033 189 4,391
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