Current account Canada in Canada

Statistics Canada · Quarterly · Importance

8,836 (Q2-26) ABS · CAD mn · Quarterly · CSV

Period	CAD mn
Apr 2026	8,836
Jan 2026	-8,310
Oct 2025	-1,009
Jul 2025	-5,062
Apr 2025	-21,800
Jan 2025	-2,915
Oct 2024	-798
Jul 2024	-4,628
Apr 2024	-3,709
Jan 2024	-5,839
Oct 2023	-2,122
Jul 2023	-5,986
Apr 2023	-5,693
Jan 2023	-6,628
Oct 2022	-10,456
Jul 2022	-8,552
Apr 2022	3,453
Jan 2022	2,433
Oct 2021	-417
Jul 2021	2,286
Apr 2021	-625
Jan 2021	-1,731
Oct 2020	-7,512
Jul 2020	-12,375
Apr 2020	-7,080
Jan 2020	-17,822
Oct 2019	-8,536
Jul 2019	-12,648
Apr 2019	-6,523
Jan 2019	-17,476
Oct 2018	-16,327
Jul 2018	-9,192
Apr 2018	-12,566
Jan 2018	-15,056
Oct 2017	-15,637
Jul 2017	-16,828
Apr 2017	-14,958
Jan 2017	-12,576
Oct 2016	-9,693
Jul 2016	-16,411
Apr 2016	-17,807
Jan 2016	-18,642
Oct 2015	-17,913
Jul 2015	-15,683
Apr 2015	-16,654
Jan 2015	-19,319
Oct 2014	-14,709
Jul 2014	-9,549
Apr 2014	-10,216
Jan 2014	-11,805
Oct 2013	-14,979
Jul 2013	-14,062
Apr 2013	-15,599
Jan 2013	-15,119
Oct 2012	-16,776
Jul 2012	-17,288
Apr 2012	-17,328
Jan 2012	-13,187
Oct 2011	-11,068
Jul 2011	-9,923

Period	CAD mn
Oct 1999	-912
Jul 1999	2,476
Apr 1999	-269
Jan 1999	1,887
Oct 1998	454
Jul 1998	1,044
Apr 1998	158
Jan 1998	-397
Oct 1997	2,080
Jul 1997	-3,270
Apr 1997	-1,587
Jan 1997	-699
Oct 1996	-1,040
Jul 1996	-1,553
Apr 1996	2,543
Jan 1996	-1,024
Oct 1995	2,880
Jul 1995	2,516
Apr 1995	-2,644
Jan 1995	1,793
Oct 1994	72
Jul 1994	2,824
Apr 1994	-1,044
Jan 1994	2,661
Oct 1993	-254
Jul 1993	-926
Apr 1993	-770
Jan 1993	-920
Oct 1992	1,759
Jul 1992	-293
Apr 1992	657
Jan 1992	-740
Oct 1991	611
Jul 1991	-1,069
Apr 1991	377
Jan 1991	-472
Oct 1990	-879
Jul 1990	311
Apr 1990	1,998
Jan 1990	-124
Oct 1989	-554
Jul 1989	627
Apr 1989	-2,137
Jan 1989	-745
Oct 1988	1,299
Jul 1988	-1,623
Apr 1988	659
Jan 1988	1,566
Oct 1987	-1,768
Jul 1987	-577
Apr 1987	-514
Jan 1987	322
Oct 1986	468
Jul 1986	-457
Apr 1986	293
Jan 1986	-1,318
Oct 1985	188
Jul 1985	-1,026
Apr 1985	-1,493
Jan 1985	-991

Period	CAD mn
Oct 1999	3,182
Jul 1999	4,548
Apr 1999	3,116
Jan 1999	3,543
Oct 1998	1,259
Jul 1998	2,885
Apr 1998	-1,429
Jan 1998	-3,174
Oct 1997	-3,476
Jul 1997	-6,596
Apr 1997	-4,879
Jan 1997	-749
Oct 1996	-1,074
Jul 1996	2,846
Apr 1996	6,915
Jan 1996	1,728
Oct 1995	4,545
Jul 1995	1,737
Apr 1995	2,045
Jan 1995	3,645
Oct 1994	4,513
Jul 1994	4,187
Apr 1994	437
Jan 1994	711
Oct 1993	-2,870
Jul 1993	-857
Apr 1993	-224
Jan 1993	1,203
Oct 1992	1,383
Jul 1992	235
Apr 1992	-541
Jan 1992	-821
Oct 1991	-553
Jul 1991	-2,043
Apr 1991	-663
Jan 1991	958
Oct 1990	1,306
Jul 1990	1,631
Apr 1990	1,947
Jan 1990	-2,188
Oct 1989	-2,809
Jul 1989	-956
Apr 1989	-3,206
Jan 1989	-410
Oct 1988	1,901
Jul 1988	-1,166
Apr 1988	-120
Jan 1988	-1,293
Oct 1987	-2,537
Jul 1987	-301
Apr 1987	-181
Jan 1987	626
Oct 1986	-1,014
Jul 1986	-1,294
Apr 1986	-1,863
Jan 1986	-3,649
Oct 1985	-3,322
Jul 1985	-2,607
Apr 1985	-1,177
Jan 1985	922

About this indicator

Source

Statistics Canada

Frequency

Quarterly

Release

Some two to three months after the reference quarter ends (08:30 Toronto time)

What it is

Measures the balance of Canada's current account: the difference between what the country receives from and pays to the rest of the world for trade in goods and services, investment income and current transfers. Published quarterly by Statistics Canada.

How it's calculated

Statistics Canada aggregates seasonally adjusted flows of external trade, investment income and current transfers, and reports the net balance in millions of Canadian dollars (table 36-10-0018).

Market implications

A persistent deficit shows Canada relies on external financing to cover its payments abroad, which can weigh on the Canadian dollar and on perceptions of external vulnerability. A stronger-than-expected balance tends to favour the CAD.

Limitations

A quarterly figure prone to frequent revisions; one-off swings in investment income and services trade can distort the reading of any single quarter.