An employee make his way to work at Statistics Canada in Ottawa on July 21, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says Canadian investment in foreign securities strengthened to $7.8 billion in November, nearly all in U.S. instruments.
The agency says foreign investment in Canadian securities slowed to $5.6 billion, mainly federal government debt instruments.
Purchases of foreign debt securities by Canadian investors expanded to $6.2 billion in November, the highest investment since March 2007.
Activity in November was led by a $5.7 billion record purchase of U.S. government bonds, mostly short-term instruments.
Canadian investors added $1.6 billion of foreign equities to their portfolios in November, all in U.S. shares.
Non-residents purchased $5.6 billion of Canadian debt securities in November, the lowest amount since July.
