Table 1 
Canada's international investment position at period end 

Canada's international investment position at period end
  First quarter 2024 Second quarter 2024 Third quarter 2024 Fourth quarter 2024 First quarter 2025 Fourth quarter 2024 to first quarter 2025
  billions of dollarsbillions of dollarsbillions of dollarsbillions of dollarsbillions of dollars difference in billions of dollars
Assets 9,123.0 9,377.3 9,771.5 10,325.1 10,298.3 -26.9
Direct investment assets 3,931.8 3,997.2 4,137.2 4,300.2 4,330.6 30.4
Equity 3,495.9 3,551.9 3,692.9 3,840.5 3,856.1 15.6
Debt instruments 435.8 445.3 444.3 459.7 474.5 14.8
Canadian portfolio investment 3,630.7 3,747.8 3,963.4 4,173.5 4,109.2 -64.3
Foreign debt securities 906.0 940.2 988.1 1,033.9 1,057.4 23.5
Foreign money market instruments 15.5 17.5 10.5 14.6 13.6 -1.0
Foreign bonds 890.5 922.8 977.6 1,019.3 1,043.8 24.5
Foreign equity and investment fund shares 2,724.7 2,807.5 2,975.3 3,139.6 3,051.8 -87.8
Official international reserves 159.8 168.2 172.9 175.0 181.1 6.1
Other Canadian investment 1,400.8 1,464.1 1,497.9 1,676.4 1,677.3 0.9
Loans 513.7 537.6 529.8 570.6 585.5 14.8
Currency and deposits 680.3 731.8 767.7 860.4 890.8 30.4
Trade credits and advances 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.5 0.0
Other accounts receivable 195.9 183.9 189.8 234.9 190.6 -44.3
Financial derivatives 134.9 120.7 130.1 171.7 125.1 -46.5
Liabilities 7,504.4 7,631.4 8,004.3 8,397.2 8,473.4 76.3
Direct investment liabilities 2,685.1 2,712.7 2,895.9 2,959.4 3,001.4 42.0
Equity 2,232.1 2,245.6 2,421.4 2,481.7 2,516.7 34.9
Debt instruments 453.0 467.1 474.5 477.6 484.7 7.1
Foreign portfolio investment 3,082.7 3,167.7 3,355.5 3,473.9 3,538.4 64.5
Canadian debt securities 2,043.7 2,132.8 2,231.5 2,319.7 2,382.7 62.9
Canadian money market instruments 149.9 163.3 161.4 192.4 176.6 -15.8
Canadian bonds 1,893.8 1,969.5 2,070.1 2,127.3 2,206.1 78.7
Canadian equity and investment fund shares 1,039.0 1,034.9 1,124.0 1,154.2 1,155.7 1.6
Other foreign investment 1,736.6 1,751.0 1,752.8 1,963.9 1,933.6 -30.2
Loans 501.5 478.9 441.1 503.9 536.2 32.3
Currency and deposits 988.6 1,030.2 1,052.6 1,156.5 1,152.6 -3.9
Special drawing rights 29.7 29.8 30.3 31.0 31.6 0.6
Trade credits and advances 13.5 13.7 13.3 14.7 14.7 0.0
Other accounts payable 203.4 198.4 215.7 257.8 198.5 -59.3
Financial derivatives 155.2 150.2 167.4 209.6 150.3 -59.3
Net international investment position 1,618.6 1,745.8 1,767.2 1,928.0 1,824.8 -103.2
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