Canadian investors acquired an unprecedented $29.4 billion of foreign securities in December, led by a record investment in foreign shares. Meanwhile, foreign investment in Canadian securities totalled $10.4 billion, mainly in debt instruments. As a result, international transactions in securities generated a net outflow of funds of $19.0 billion from the Canadian economy in December 2023.
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