| Date | Statistic | For | Current Month | Previous Month |
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | Markit Canada Manufacturing PMI 9:30 a.m. | Sept | The S&P Global Canada Manufacturing PMI fell to 51.5 in September 2026 from 53 in August, falling to its lowest level in six months. | Manufacturing PMI in Canada decreased to 53 points in August from 53.50 points in July of 2026. Manufacturing PMI in Canada averaged 52.02 points from 2011 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 58.90 points in March of 2022 and a record low of 33 points in April 2020. |
| Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | IVEY Purchasing Managers Index: 10:00am | Sept | --- | The seasonally adjusted index increased to 64.3 in August from ?55.1 in July, highest since May 2022. |
| Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | Canadian International Merchandise Trade: 8:30am | Aug | --- | In July, Canada's merchandise exports decreased 2.3%, while imports were up 2.2%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade surplus with the world narrowed from $4.2 billion in June to $769 million in July. This was the fifth consecutive monthly trade surplus. |
| Friday, October 9, 2026 | Labour Force Survey: 8:30am | Sept | --- | Employment declined by 42,000 (-0.2%) in August and the employment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 60.8%. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.4%. |
| Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Building Permits: 8:30am | Aug | --- | In July, building permits decreased by 17.3% |
| Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Wholesale Trade: 8:30am | Aug | --- | Wholesale sales inched up 0.3% in July, compared to a rise of 2.8% in June. |
| Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: 8:30am | Aug | --- | Manufacturing sales declined 0.4% in July, mainly on decreased sales of chemicals and food product manufacturing. |
| Thursday, October 15, 2026 | New Motor Vehicle Sales: 7:30am | Aug | --- | In July, 176,000 new motor vehicles were sold in Canada, down from 190,200 from the same month the previous year. |
| Friday, October 16, 2026 | CREA MLS Sales: 8:30am | Sept | --- | The number of home sales recorded over Canadian MLS® Systems decreased by 0.7% on a month-over-month basis in August 2026. Monthly activity has now remained largely unchanged since May |
| Friday, October 16, 2026 | Housing Starts: 8:15am | Sept | --- | Total monthly housing starts for all areas in Canada decreased 5% in August to 229,000 from July's 229,400. |
| Friday, October 16, 2026 | Canada's International Transactions in Securities: 8:30am | Aug | --- | Foreign investors purchased $20.6 Billion worth of Canadian securities in July, compared with the net sale of $30.6 Billion of foreign instruments by Canadians |
| Monday, October 19, 2026 | Consumer Price Index: 8:30am | Sept | --- | The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.0% year over year in August, matching the 3.0% increase in July. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI increased 0.2% in August. |
| Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Raw Materials Price Index: 8:30am | Sept | --- | In August, the index tacked on 3.1%, and 13.5% year-over-year |
| Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Industrial Product Price Index: 8:30am | Sept | --- | In August, the index gained 1.3%, and 13.5% year-over-over |
| Friday, October 23, 2026 | Retail Trade: 8:30am | Aug | --- | Retail sales decreased 0.7% to $73.7 billion in July. |
| Friday, October 23, 2026 | New Housing Price Index: 8:30am | Sept | --- | Canada’s new housing prices fell 0.1% month over month in August, matching the decline recorded in July.
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| Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | BoC Interest Rate Decision: 9:45am | Oct | --- | The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady at 2.25% |
| Thursday, October 29, 2026 | Payroll Employment, Earnings and Hours: 8:30am | Aug | --- | The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as "payroll employment" in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—was up by 26,100 (+0.1%) in July, following three consecutive increases from March to June, totalling 124,200 (+0.7%). On a year-over-year basis, payroll employment was up 171,900 (+0.9%) in July. |
| Friday, October 30, 2026 | GDP: 8:30am | Aug | --- | Canadian economic activity was unchanged in July, pausing after averaging 0.5% monthly gains between April and June. |
