Current account and capital flows · Canada

Canada Foreign Securities Purchases by Canadians

The Canada Foreign Securities Purchases by Canadians measures money flowing between Canada and the rest of the world: trade, income and transfers (current account), or investment in and out of the country.

Importance
Medium
Publié
Monthly
Prochaine publication
Devise
CAD · Canadian dollar
Banque centrale
The Bank of Canada
Influence
AUDCAD · CADCHF · CADJPY · EURCAD · GBPCAD · NZDCAD · USDCAD

Derniers chiffres

La dernière publication, pour AUG, est parue le 2026-10-16 et s’est établie à C$23.9B.

PubliéPourRéelConsensusPrécédent
16 Oct 2026AUGC$23.9B–C$-30.63B
17 Sep 2026JULC$-30.63B–C$35.43B
17 Aug 2026JUNC$35.43B–C$21.89B ®
17 Jul 2026MAYC$22.27B–C$-11.37B ®
16 Jun 2026APRC$-11.36B–C$3.86B ®
15 May 2026MARC$3.9B–C$25.27B ®
17 Apr 2026FEBC$25.36B–C$11.42B ®
18 Mar 2026JANC$11.39B–C$13.06B
17 Feb 2026DECC$13.06B–C$16.95B ®
16 Jan 2026NOVC$16.49B–C$-11.58B
17 Dec 2025OCTC$-11.58B–C$21.62B ®
17 Nov 2025SEPC$22.12B–C$18.79B ®

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Pourquoi c’est important

A current-account deficit must be financed by foreign capital, which makes a currency vulnerable when investors turn cautious; a surplus country lends to the world. Capital-flow data show whether foreigners are buying the country's bonds and shares. Tourism and remittances are large sources of foreign currency for some economies.

Mode de calcul

The balance of payments records every transaction with non-residents: goods, services, income, transfers (current account) and investment (financial account); the two mirror each other.

Current account = trade balance + primary income + secondary income
Current account + capital account + financial account ≈ 0

Ce que signifient les variations

  • A deficit above about 4–5% of GDP is often seen as a risk for emerging-market currencies.
  • Large foreign purchases of local bonds support the currency.

Supérieur aux attentes : A larger surplus or stronger inflows than expected tend to support the Canadian dollar.

Inférieur aux attentes : A larger deficit or weaker inflows than expected tend to weigh on the Canadian dollar.

Un bref historique

Balance-of-payments accounting was standardised by the International Monetary Fund after 1945; current-account crises shaped events from the 1990s emerging-market crises to the euro debt crisis.

Questions

What is the Canada Foreign Securities Purchases by Canadians?

The Canada Foreign Securities Purchases by Canadians measures money flowing between Canada and the rest of the world: trade, income and transfers (current account), or investment in and out of the country.

What was the latest Canada Foreign Securities Purchases by Canadians?

C$23.9B for AUG, published on 16 October 2026.

When is the next Canada Foreign Securities Purchases by Canadians?

On Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 13:30 UTC.

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