Foreign investors added $16.3 billion of Canadian securities to their holdings in November, following a significant investment of $46.6 billion in October. Meanwhile, Canadian investors acquired $16.5 billion of foreign securities in November, more than offsetting the divestment of $11.6 billion in October.
As a result, international transactions in securities generated a marginal net outflow of funds of $161 million from the Canadian economy in November, after a significant inflow of funds of $58.2 billion in October.
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