Canada's Foreign Securities Investment Rebounds in August with Net C$23.9 Billion Purchases

[Canada's Foreign Securities Investment Rebounds in August with Net C$23.9 Billion Purchases]

⑴ Canadian investors purchased C$23.9 billion of foreign securities in August 2026, following a C$30.6 billion divestment in July.

⑵ Investors resumed buying U.S. stocks, purchasing C$28.9 billion in shares.

⑶ In contrast, Canadian investors reduced their holdings of U.S. federal government bonds by C$8.6 billion.

⑷ This reduction was partially offset by investments in Canadian-dollar-denominated foreign bonds (+C$2.7 billion) and U.S. federal government securities (+C$1.8 billion).

⑸ In the first eight months of 2026, Canadian investors purchased a record C$76 billion of U.S. stocks, compared with C$52.6 billion in the same period of 2025.

⑹ Year-to-date, investors have primarily targeted large-cap technology stocks.