Table 1 
Canada's international transactions in securities  

Canada's international transactions in securities
  June
2024
July
2024
August
2024
January to August 2023 January to August 2024
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars
Foreign investment in Canadian securities 5,202 10,972 9,969 35,539 111,334
Debt securities 10,661 9,116 21,914 77,819 135,554
Money market instruments -2,306 -4,015 512 -1,521 -21,171
Governments 1,987 1,945 -6,900 20,611 -3,936
Federal government 2,803 2,363 -7,904 25,428 1,247
Other governments -816 -418 1,004 -4,816 -5,183
Corporations -4,293 -5,960 7,412 -22,131 -17,236
Government business enterprises -965 292 -877 -27 -2,079
Private corporations -3,328 -6,252 8,289 -22,103 -15,155
Bonds 12,967 13,132 21,402 79,340 156,725
Governments 5,068 7,908 10,529 3,324 92,319
Federal government 4,717 6,477 9,705 3,896 69,876
Other governments 350 1,432 824 -572 22,444
Corporations 7,899 5,223 10,873 76,014 64,406
Government business enterprises -5,788 -1,727 3,047 4,905 3,546
Private corporations 13,687 6,950 7,826 71,111 60,860
Equity and investment fund shares -5,458 1,855 -11,945 -42,279 -24,221
Shares -4,681 2,404 -11,411 -39,497 -19,790
Investment fund shares -777 -549 -533 -2,783 -4,431
Canadian investment in foreign securities 16,333 4,601 12,339 9,939 89,119
Debt securities 6,376 2,316 -3,292 15,705 57,504
Money market instruments 2,436 -2,384 -2,701 3,406 -2,801
Bonds 3,940 4,699 -591 12,297 60,305
Equity and investment fund shares 9,958 2,285 15,630 -5,765 31,615
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.
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