Table 1
Canada's international transactions in securities
| February 2024 |
March 2024 |
April 2024 |
January to April 2023 | January to April 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | |
| Foreign investment in Canadian securities | -4,218 | 14,376 | 41,159 | 6,781 | 64,792 |
| Debt securities | -1,520 | 17,911 | 34,554 | 32,839 | 64,299 |
| Money market instruments | -20,819 | 375 | 1,960 | -15,498 | -26,225 |
| Governments | -15,104 | -1,868 | 7,692 | -3,632 | -4,111 |
| Federal government | -11,812 | -289 | 7,314 | 1,152 | 1,399 |
| Other governments | -3,292 | -1,579 | 378 | -4,784 | -5,510 |
| Corporations | -5,716 | 2,243 | -5,732 | -11,865 | -22,115 |
| Government business enterprises | -1,003 | -2,326 | -667 | 874 | -1,361 |
| Private corporations | -4,712 | 4,569 | -5,064 | -12,739 | -20,752 |
| Bonds | 19,299 | 17,536 | 32,594 | 48,336 | 90,524 |
| Governments | 5,219 | 10,783 | 20,623 | 733 | 50,655 |
| Federal government | 6,885 | 6,689 | 10,757 | 5,158 | 36,797 |
| Other governments | -1,665 | 4,094 | 9,866 | -4,426 | 13,859 |
| Corporations | 14,080 | 6,753 | 11,970 | 47,603 | 39,868 |
| Government business enterprises | 4,420 | -127 | -378 | 3,983 | 7,860 |
| Private corporations | 9,661 | 6,880 | 12,348 | 43,621 | 32,010 |
| Equity and investment fund shares | -2,698 | -3,536 | 6,605 | -26,057 | 491 |
| Shares | -2,184 | -2,911 | 6,669 | -23,187 | 1,879 |
| Investment fund shares | -514 | -625 | -64 | -2,870 | -1,387 |
| Canadian investment in foreign securities | 24,157 | 35,612 | 2 | -21,516 | 51,506 |
| Debt securities | 17,796 | 12,366 | 11,573 | 2,895 | 48,977 |
| Money market instruments | 1,538 | -472 | 327 | 1,148 | 547 |
| Bonds | 16,259 | 12,839 | 11,246 | 1,747 | 48,431 |
| Equity and investment fund shares | 6,360 | 23,246 | -11,570 | -24,410 | 2,529 |
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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