Non-resident investors reduced their exposure to Canadian securities by $22.3 billion in September, mainly in the form of federal government debt securities and Canadian shares. Meanwhile, Canadian investors acquired $9.6 billion of foreign securities, led by an unprecedented investment in foreign bonds.
As a result, international transactions in securities generated a net outflow of funds of $31.8 billion from the Canadian economy in September, the largest outflow since December 2000. Overall, international transactions in securities generated an inflow of funds of $7.3 billion for the third quarter of 2022 and of $119.9 billion from January to September 2022.
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