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- In 2012, the value of assets, revenues and profits in the Canadian economy all increased over the previous year. The share of assets held by foreign-controlled enterprises dropped from 18.9% to 18.4%, while the foreign-controlled share of revenues was up slightly, from 29.0% to 29.4%. The foreign-controlled share of operating profits fell from 22.9% to 20.6%.
- In the non-financial industries, the share of assets under foreign control was 26.5% in 2012, down slightly from 26.8% the previous year. The share of foreign-controlled revenues increased slightly, from 30.2% to 30.6%. Decreases in profit reported by foreign-controlled enterprises in oil and gas, as well as in the mining and quarrying sector, contributed to the decrease in the share of profits under foreign control, down to 23.4% from 25.6%.
- The foreign-controlled share of assets in the finance and insurance industries was 11.9% in 2012, down from 12.5% the previous year. Canadian-controlled financial enterprises outpaced foreign-controlled enterprises in revenues and profits growth for the second year in a row. This resulted in foreign-controlled revenue shares of 17.7 % and profit shares of 13.8%, down from 18.3% and 15.8% respectively.
- Enterprises from the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, Germany and Japan accounted for approximately 81% of the foreign-controlled assets in Canada in 2012. U.S.-controlled enterprises maintained the largest overall share, with 49.1% of total foreign-controlled assets, 53.8% of revenues, and 58.4% of profits.
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