Statistics Canada | Investment Executive Canada's news source for financial professionals Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:58:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://old.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Statistics Canada | Investment Executive 32 32 Foreign direct investment in Canada up 6.9% in 2025 https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/foreign-direct-investment-in-canada-up-6-9-in-2025/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:46:17 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537511 Meanwhile, Canadian direct investment abroad rose 2.8% to $2.4 trillion

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]]> Retail sales rise 0.7% in February to $72.1B https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/retail-sales-rise-0-7-in-february-to-72-1b/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:26:52 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537152 Statistics Canada says sales were up in seven of nine subsectors

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]]> Input prices soar in March: StatCan https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/input-prices-soar-in-march-statcan/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:24:14 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537070 Raw material, producer prices rise sharply due to energy products

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]]> Inflation jumps to 2.4% in March driven by Iran war oil shock https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/inflation-jumps-to-2-4-in-march-driven-by-iran-war-oil-shock/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:12:23 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536677 Gas price saw largest monthly increase on record in March

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]]> Inflation expected to jump in March as Iran oil shock enters price data https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/inflation-expected-to-jump-in-march-as-iran-oil-shock-enters-price-data/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:17:04 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536550 Short-term impact not likely to affect the BoC's next rate decision on April 29

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]]> Income, wealth gaps increased in 2025 https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/income-wealth-gap-increased-in-2025/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:39:24 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536144 The net worth of the top 20% averaged $3.5 million per household

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]]> Canada posts $5.7B merchandise trade deficit for February https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canada-posts-5-7b-merchandise-trade-deficit-for-february/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:35:29 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535449 Total imports rose 8.4% to a record $72.1B in the month

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]]> Canada’s economy was ‘surprisingly OK’ to start 2026: economists https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/real-gdp-grew-0-1-in-january-statistics-canada/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:23:55 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535243 Real GDP edged 0.1% higher in January

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]]> Payrolls up in January, but job picture still uncertain https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/payrolls-up-in-january-but-job-picture-still-uncertain/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:26:23 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534810 Labour market stabilizes, but recovery prospects remain shaky: NBF

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]]> January retail sales up 1.1% to $70.7B: Statistics Canada https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/january-retail-sales-up-1-1-to-70-7b-statistics-canada/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:26:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534387 Sales rose in six of nine subsectors, led by motor vehicle and parts dealers

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