Statistics Canada reported strong cross-border portfolio flows in June 2026, with foreign investors increasing their holdings of Canadian securities by C$40.8 billion while Canadian investors purchased C$35.43 billion in foreign securities. The foreign inflow accelerated from C$8.8 billion in May and exceeded market expectations of C$15 billion, driven mainly by C$39.9 billion of debt buying, including C$25.4 billion of federal government paper and C$16.2 billion of private corporate bonds, largely issued by Canadian chartered banks in U.S. dollars and euros. Foreign investors also bought C$901 million of Canadian equities after selling C$16.1 billion in May, with purchases concentrated in manufacturing and partly offset by sales in trade and transportation, and finance and insurance. On the outbound side, Canadian investors raised foreign securities purchases from a revised C$22.27 billion in May to the highest monthly level in more than a year, buying C$18.2 billion of foreign shares and C$17.2 billion of foreign bonds, mostly U.S. securities. Statistics Canada also said foreign investors acquired a record C$100.6 billion of Canadian securities in the second quarter.