| Date | Statistic | For | Current Month | Previous Month |
| Monday, September 1, 2025 | Markit Canada Manufacturing PMI 9:30 a.m. | Aug | The S&P Global Canada Manufacturing PMI rose to 48.3 in August 2025 from 46.1 in the previous month, but continued to reflect a contraction in the Canadian private-sector factory activity. | Manufacturing PMI in Canada increased to 46.10 points in July from 45.60 points in June. Manufacturing PMI in Canada averaged 52.11 points from 2011 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 58.90 points in March of 2022 and a record low of 33 points in April of 2020. |
| Thursday, September 4, 2025 | Canadian International Merchandise Trade: 8:30am | July | In July, Canada's merchandise exports rose 0.9%, while imports were down 0.7%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from $6.0 billion in June to $4.9 billion in July. | In June, Canada's merchandise imports were up 1.4%, while exports increased 0.9%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade deficit with the world widened from $5.5 billion in May to $5.9 billion in June. |
| Friday, September 5, 2025 | IVEY Purchasing Managers Index: 10:00am | Aug | The index collapsed to 50.1 in August, from 55.8 in July but much higher than the 48.2 reading for August 2024. | The index registered at 55.8 in July, up from 53.3 in June but significantly below the 57.6 level in July 2024. |
| Friday, September 5, 2025 | Labour Force Survey: 8:30am | Aug | Employment declined by 66,000 (-0.3%) in August, largely the result of a decline in part-time work, and the employment rate fell 0.2 percentage points to 60.5%. The unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points to 7.1%. | Employment fell by 41,000 (-0.2%) in July and the employment rate declined 0.2 percentage points to 60.7%. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.9%. |
| Friday, September 12, 2025 | Building Permits: 8:30am | July | In July, the total value of building permits issued in Canada edged down $10.8 million (-0.1%) to $11.9 billion. | In June, the total value of building permits issued in Canada decreased by $1.2 billion (-9.0%) to $12.0 billion. |
| Monday, September 15, 2025 | Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: 8:30am | July | Manufacturing sales increased 2.5% in July, driven primarily by higher sales in the transportation equipment, petroleum and coal product, and primary metal subsectors. | Manufacturing sales rose by 0.3% in June, driven by higher sales of petroleum and coal as well as food products. Meanwhile, the transportation equipment subsector posted the largest decline. |
| Monday, September 15, 2025 | CREAstats - MLS Sales: 8:30am | Aug | The number of home sales recorded over Canadian MLS® Systems edged up 1.1% on a month-over-month basis in August 2025. It was the best month of August for sales since 2021, and the fifth straight monthly increase in activity, making for a cumulative 12.5% since March. | home sales across Canada rose 6.6% in July from a year earlier, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association. Home sales rose 3.8% on a month-over-month basis from June, with transactions up a cumulative 11.2% since March of this year. |
| Monday, September 15, 2025 | Wholesale Trade: 8:30am | July | There were 179,814 new motor vehicles sold in Canada in July 2025, increasing 6.8% from July 2024. Sales in dollar terms were up 4.7% over the same period. Gains were observed in both the passenger cars (+11.1%) and trucks (+6.2%) subsegments. | Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) rose 0.7% to $84.7 billion in June. |
| Monday, September 15, 2025 | New Motor Vehicle Sales: 7:30am | July | There were 179,814 new motor vehicles sold in Canada in July 2025, increasing 6.8% from July 2024. Sales in dollar terms were up 4.7% over the same period. Gains were observed in both the passenger cars (+11.1%) and trucks (+6.2%) subsegments. | There were 177,313 new motor vehicles sold in Canada in June, increasing 6.2% from June 2024. |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Consumer Price Index: 8:30am | Aug | The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.9% year over year in August, up from a 1.7% increase in July. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.2% in August. | The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.7% year over year in July, down from a 1.9% increase in June. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.1% in July. |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Housing Starts: 8:15am | Aug | The six-month trend in housing starts increased (1.6%) in August (267,259 units), according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The trend measure is a six-month moving average of the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of total housing starts for all areas in Canada. | The six-month trend in housing starts increased (3.7%) in July (263,088 units), according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. |
| Wednesday, September 17, 2025 | Canada's International Transactions in Securities: 8:30am | July | Foreign investors acquired $26.7 billion of Canadian securities in July, led by purchases of federal government debt instruments and equity securities. Meanwhile, Canadian investors added $17.4 billion of foreign securities to their portfolio, including a record investment in foreign bonds. | Foreign investors added $709 million of Canadian securities to their holdings in June, the first investment since January. Meanwhile, Canadian investors acquired $9.0 billion of foreign securities, led by purchases of US shares and non-US bonds. |
| Wednesday, September 17, 2025 | BoC Interest Rate Decision: 9:45am | Sept | The Bank of Canada reduced its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday, a move observers had almost universally expected amid various signs of economic weakness. | The Bank of Canada held interest rates at 2.75% in July. |
| Friday, September 19, 2025 | Retail Trade: 8:30am | July | Retail sales decreased 0.8% to $69.6 billion in July. Sales were down in eight of nine subsectors and were led by decreases at food and beverage retailers. | Retail sales increased 1.5% to $70.2 billion in June. Sales were up in all nine subsectors and were led by increases at food and beverage retailers. |
| Monday, September 22, 2025 | Industrial Product Price Index: 8:30am | Aug | In August, the Industrial Product Price Index increased 0.5% month over month and gained 4.0% year over year. | The index rose 0.7% month over month in July and increased 2.6% year over year. |
| Monday, September 22, 2025 | Raw Materials Price Index: 8:30am | Aug | The index declined 0.6% month over month and rose 3.2% year over year. | The Raw Materials Price Index increased 0.3% month over month in July and grew 0.8% year over year. |
| Tuesday, September 23, 2025 | New Housing Price Index: 8:30am | Aug | Statistics Canada’s housing price index decreased 0.3% in August, compared to a loss of 0.1% in the month before. | Statistics Canada’s July housing price index decreased 0.1%, compared to a loss of 0.2% in the month before. |
| Thursday, September 25, 2025 | Payroll Employment, Earnings and Hours: 8:30am | July | --- | The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as "payroll employment" in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—decreased by 32,900 (-0.2%) in June, following an increase of 18,500 (+0.1%) in May. On a year-over-year basis, payroll employment was up 41,000 (+0.2%) in June. |
| Friday, September 26, 2025 | GDP: 8:30am | July | --- | Real gross domestic product edged down 0.1% in June, contracting for a third consecutive month. |
