May 15 (Reuters) - Foreign investors bought a net C$4.62 billion ($3.37 billion) in Canadian securities in March, led by provincial government bonds, Statistics Canada said on Friday. This was lowest monthly investment since the beginning of 2026.
Canadian investors bought a net C$3.90 billion worth of foreign securities, led by purchases of U.S. corporate bonds and shares.
Net foreign investment in Canadian securities (blns of Canadian dollars)
Mar Feb(rev) Feb (rev)
Total +4.623 +5.838 +5.987
Bonds +4.838 +22.191 +22.628
Stocks -3.835 -9.068 -9.356
Money markets +3.620 -7.286 -7.286
Net Canadian investment in foreign securities (blns of Canadian
dollars)
Mar Feb(rev) Feb(prev)
Total +3.904 +25.271 +25.362
Bonds +4.401 -7.257 -7.288
Stocks +1.857 +32.740 +32.862
Money markets -2.354 -0.212 -0.212
($1 = 1.3756 Canadian dollars)
(Reporting by Dale Smith; editing by David Ljunggren)