Table 1 
Canada's international transactions in securities  

Canada's international transactions in securities
  March
2026
April
2026
May
2026
January to May 2025 (cumulative) January to May 2026 (cumulative)
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars
Foreign investment in Canadian securities 4,396 46,916 7,897 -23,625 111,925
Debt securities 8,488 41,286 23,982 17,078 130,073
Money market instruments 3,620 -7,353 6,027 -17,766 -15,181
Governments 1,666 1,714 71 -9,223 -10,166
Federal government 1,088 1,534 -376 -10,385 -6,171
Other governments 578 180 447 1,160 -3,995
Corporations 1,954 -9,067 5,956 -8,543 -5,014
Government business enterprises 575 -1,578 2,251 -362 2,044
Private corporations 1,379 -7,489 3,705 -8,181 -7,059
Bonds 4,867 48,639 17,955 34,846 145,253
Governments 6,492 38,464 15,165 16,876 91,403
Federal government -1,182 27,727 7,843 9,406 55,682
Other governments 7,673 10,737 7,322 7,470 35,720
Corporations -1,624 10,175 2,790 17,969 53,851
Government business enterprises -7 1,369 1,207 3,712 8,732
Private corporations -1,617 8,806 1,582 14,258 45,118
Equity and investment fund shares -4,091 5,630 -16,085 -40,703 -18,147
Shares -3,235 6,122 -13,541 -39,391 -12,223
Investment fund shares -856 -492 -2,544 -1,312 -5,922
Canadian investment in foreign securities 3,863 -11,373 22,265 51,248 51,196
Debt securities 2,006 -8,383 11,268 25,541 6,264
Money market instruments -2,395 14 1,094 -3,313 -1,779
Bonds 4,401 -8,398 10,175 28,855 8,043
Equity and investment fund shares 1,857 -2,989 10,997 25,706 44,933
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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