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Canada's international transactions in securities, November 2021
Foreign investors acquired $30.1 billion of Canadian securities in November, the largest investment since April 2020. At the same time, Canadian investors increased their holdings of foreign securities by $17.5 billion, led by purchases of US shares. As a result, international transactions in securities generated a net inflow of funds of $12.6 billion in the Canadian economy in November. Foreign acquisitions of Canadian securities totalled $30.1 billion in November, the largest investment since April 2020, during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. In November, foreign investment targeted federal ... (full story)