Annual data on direct investment positions for Canadian direct investment abroad and foreign direct investment in Canada. The dataset is organized by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and selected countries and regions. It is published by Statistics Canada and was last updated on 2026-04-29.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in Canadian outward direct investment based on annual position data.
- Compare foreign direct investment in Canada across different industries based on NAICS classification.
- Model the geographic distribution of investment capital based on the selected countries and regions.
Strengths
- Data is published by Statistics Canada, a national statistical office.
- Annual time-series data allows for longitudinal analysis of investment trends.
- Breakdowns by NAICS industry and geographic region are provided.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Statistics Canada
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-29 12:46:48.176243; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Canada and selected foreign countries/regions.