| Date | Statistic | For | Current Month | Previous Month |
| Wednesday, April 1, 2026 | Markit Canada Manufacturing PMI 9:30 a.m. | Mar | The PMI fell to 50.0 in March 2026 from 51.0 in the previous month signaling a stagnation of manufacturing sector performance and ending a two-month period of improvement. | The S&P Global Canada Manufacturing PMI rose to 51.0 in February 2026 from 50.4 in the previous month, marking the second month of improvement and recording a 13-month high |
| Thursday, April 2, 2026 | Canadian International Merchandise Trade: 8:30am | Feb | In February, Canada's merchandise trade activity increased sharply, with imports rising 8.4% and exports increasing 6.4%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade deficit with the world widened from $4.2 billion in January to $5.7 billion in February. | In January, Canada's merchandise exports decreased 4.7%, while imports were down 1.1%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade deficit with the world widened from $1.3 billion in December to $3.6 billion in January. |
| Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | IVEY Purchasing Managers Index: 10:00am | Mar | The index faltered to 49.7 in March from 56 in February, and from 51.3 in March 2025 | PMI sprang to 56 in February from rose to 50.9 January. February 2025's reading was 55.2. |
| Friday, April 10, 2026 | Labour Force Survey: 8:30am | Mar | Employment was little changed in March (+14,000; +0.1%) and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.7%. | Employment declined by 84,000 (-0.4%) in February and the employment rate fell 0.2 percentage points to 60.6%. The unemployment rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 6.7%. |
| Monday, April 13, 2026 | Building Permits: 8:30am | Feb | In February, the total value of building permits issued in Canada decreased by $1.1 billion (-8.4%) to reach $12.1 billion. | In January, the total value of building permits issued in Canada increased $607.0 million (+4.8%) to $13.3 billion. |
| Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | Wholesale Trade: 8:30am | Feb | Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) rose 2.0% in February. | Wholesale sales fell 1.0% in January, on lower sales reported by companies in the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsector, as well as the mineral, ore and precious metals industry group. |
| Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: 8:30am | Feb | Manufacturing sales increased 3.6% in February, driven largely by higher sales of transportation equipment, machinery, and primary metals. Meanwhile, sales in the chemical subsector posted the largest decline. | Manufacturing sales declined 3.0% in January, driven primarily by reduced sales in the transportation equipment and machinery subsectors. Meanwhile, sales in the miscellaneous manufacturing subsector posted the largest increase. |
| Thursday, April 16, 2026 | New Motor Vehicle Sales: 7:30am | Feb | There were 124,004 new motor vehicles sold in Canada in February, decreasing 0.9% from February 2025 | In January, 114,415 new motor vehicles were sold in Canada, a decrease of 5.6% from January 2025. In dollar terms, sales decreased 6.1% in January 2026 compared with one year earlier. Over the same period, sales of new passenger cars fell by 18.2%, while sales of new trucks saw a smaller decline of 3.9%. |
| Thursday, April 16, 2026 | CREA MLS Sales: 8:30am | Mar | National home sales were almost unchanged (-0.1%) month-over-month. | The number of home sales recorded over Canadian MLS® Systems dipped 1.3% on a month-over-month basis in February 2026. |
| Friday, April 17, 2026 | Housing Starts: 8:15am | Mar | The trend in housing starts declined in March to 235,900 from February's 256,005. | The trend in housing starts increased slightly by 0.4% in February with 256,005 units from January's 238,000. |
| Friday, April 17, 2026 | Canada's International Transactions in Securities: 8:30am | Feb | Canadian investors acquired $25.4 billion of foreign securities in February 2026, the largest investment since March 2024. Meanwhile, foreign investors purchased $6.2 billion of Canadian securities, following an unprecedented investment in January. | Foreign investors purchased $46.7 billion of Canadian securities in January 2026, led by an unprecedented monthly investment in the Canadian bond market. Meanwhile, Canadian investors acquired $11.4 billion of foreign securities, following an investment of $13.1 billion in the previous month. |
| Monday, April 20, 2026 | Consumer Price Index: 8:30am | Mar | --- | The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.8% year over year in February, down from an increase of 2.3% in January. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.1% in February. |
| Thursday, April 23, 2026 | New Housing Price Index: 8:30am | Mar | --- | February’s new housing price index tacked on 0.3%, in contrast with a 0.4% loss in the prior-year month. |
| Thursday, April 23, 2026 | Industrial Product Price Index: 8:30am | Mar | --- | The Industrial Product Price Index increased 0.4% month over month in February and gained 5.4% year over year. |
| Thursday, April 23, 2026 | Raw Materials Price Index: 8:30am | Mar | --- | Meanwhile, the Raw Materials Price Index increased by 0.6% month over month and rose 8.6% year over year. |
| Friday, April 24, 2026 | Retail Trade: 8:30am | Feb | --- | Retail sales increased 1.1% to $70.7 billion in January. Sales were up in six of nine subsectors, led by increases at motor vehicle and parts dealers. |
| Wednesday, April 29, 2026 | BoC Interest Rate Decision: 9:45am | April | --- | Bank of Canada Holds Interest Rate at 2.25% in March |
| Thursday, April 30, 2026 | Payroll Employment, Earnings and Hours: 8:30am | Feb | --- | The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as "payroll employment" in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—increased by 45,600 (+0.2%) in January following a decrease of 10,600 (-0.1%) in December. On a year-over-year basis, payroll employment was up by 33,500 (+0.2%) in January 2026. |
| Thursday, April 30, 2026 | GDP: 8:30am | Feb | --- | Real gross domestic product edged up 0.1% in January, marking a second consecutive monthly increase, driven by growth in goods-producing industries. |
