| Date | Statistic | For | Current Month | Previous Month |
| Wednesday, July 1, 2026 | Markit Canada Manufacturing PMI 9:30 a.m. | June | The S&P Global Canada Manufacturing PMI held at 53.0 in June 2026, little changed from 52.9 in May | The S&P Global Canada Manufacturing PMI remained in growth territory for a second straight month at 52.9 in May 2026, down slightly from 53.3 in April. |
| Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | IVEY Purchasing Managers Index: 10:00am | June | The index skidded to 56.2 in June from 58.2 in May, but improved on a reading of 53.3 in June 2025 | The index rose to 58.2 in May, from 57.7 in April, and 48.9 in May 2025 |
| Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | Canadian International Merchandise Trade: 8:30am | May | In May, Canada's merchandise exports increased 0.9%, while imports edged down 0.2%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade surplus with the world widened from $3.4 billion in April to $4.2 billion in May. | In April, Canada's merchandise exports increased 1.6%, while imports edged up 0.3%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade surplus with the world widened from $1.8 billion in March to $2.7 billion in April. |
| Friday, July 10, 2026 | Building Permits: 8:30am | May | In May, the total value of building permits issued in Canada decreased $215.0 million (-1.7%) to reach $12.4 billion. The decline in construction intentions was due to the non-residential sector (-6.1%) and tempered by the residential sector (+1.2%). | In April, the total value of building permits issued in Canada decreased $1.0 billion (-7.6%) to $12.5 billion. |
| Friday, July 10, 2026 | Labour Force Survey: 8:30am | June | Employment was little changed in June (+18,000; +0.1%) and the employment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 60.8%. The unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 6.5%. | Employment increased by 88,000 (+0.4%) in May and the employment rate rose 0.2 percentage points to 60.7%. The unemployment rate fell 0.3 percentage points to 6.6%. |
| Wednesday, July 15, 2026 | Wholesale Trade: 8:30am | May | Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) were essentially unchanged in May | Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) rose 0.6% in April. |
| Wednesday, July 15, 2026 | Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: 8:30am | May | Manufacturing sales increased 1.3% in May, mainly on increased sales of motor vehicles and chemical products. Meanwhile, sales in the electrical equipment, appliance and component subsector declined the most. | Manufacturing sales increased 4.2% in April, mainly driven by increased sales of petroleum and coal as well as food products. Meanwhile, sales in the primary metal subsector posted the largest decline. |
| Wednesday, July 15, 2026 | BoC Interest Rate Decision: 9:45am | July | The Bank of Canada held its benchmark overnight interest rate steady at 2.25%.This decision marked the fifth interest rate announcement of the year | The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 2.25%, with the Bank Rate at 2.5% and the deposit rate at 2.20%. |
| Wednesday, July 15, 2026 | New Motor Vehicle Sales: 7:30am | May | There were 190,564 new motor vehicles sold in Canada in May, a decrease of 1.9% from the same month one year earlier. However, sales in dollar terms increased 2.3% relative to May 2025. Over the same period, the number of new trucks sold decreased by 2.2%, while the number of new passenger cars sold edged up 0.1%. | There were 183,921 new motor vehicles sold in Canada in April, decreasing 6.0% from April 2025. In dollar terms, sales decreased 1.7% in April 2026 compared with one year earlier. Over the same period, the number of new trucks sold decreased (-6.4%), while the number of new passenger cars sold experienced a smaller decline (-2.7%). |
| Wednesday, July 15, 2026 | CREA MLS Sales: 8:30am | June | The number of home sales recorded over Canadian MLS® Systems edged up a further 0.5% on a month-over-month basis in June 2026. This builds on the 5.5% jump recoded in May and the 0.9% increase in April, placing national activity some 7% above where it stood in March. | Canadian home sales rose 5.5% in May, making up some ground after a slow start to the typically active spring market, and prices edged lower. |
| Thursday, July 16, 2026 | Housing Starts: 8:15am | June | Housing starts in Canada declined 6% from the previous month to a seasonally adjust annual rate of 239,000 units in June, compared to a downwardly revised 253,000 units in May and falling short of markets expectations of 258,000 units. | Actual monthly housing starts were down 5.2% year-over-year in centres with a population of 10,000 or more, with 22,633 units recorded in May, compared to 23,879 units in May 2025. The year-to-date total was 93,644 units, up 3% from the same period in 2025. |
| Friday, July 17, 2026 | Canada's International Transactions in Securities: 8:30am | May | Foreign investors purchased $7.9 billion of Canadian securities in May, down from a sizable $46.9 billion investment in April. Meanwhile, Canadian investors acquired $22.3 billion of foreign securities, following a divestment of $11.4 billion in the previous month. | Foreign investors acquired $46.9 billion of Canadian securities in April, led by a record investment in federal government bonds. Meanwhile, Canadian investors sold $11.4 billion of foreign securities, following five consecutive monthly investments totalling $70.3 billion. |
| Monday, July 20, 2026 | Consumer Price Index: 8:30am | June | The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 2.8% year over year in June, following a 3.2% gain in May. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI fell 0.1% in June. | CPI increased 3.2% year over year in May, up from an increase of 2.8% in April. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.5% in May. |
| Thursday, July 23, 2026 | Retail Trade: 8:30am | May | Retail sales increased 1.0% to $73.7 billion in May. Sales were up in all nine subsectors, led by increases at gasoline stations and fuel vendors. | Retail sales increased 0.5% to $73.0 billion in April. Sales were up in five of nine subsectors, led by increases at gasoline stations and fuel vendors. |
| Friday, July 24, 2026 | Industrial Product Price Index: 8:30am | June | The index declined 1.4% month over month in June and gained 12.4% year over year. | The Index rose 1.2% month over month in May and increased 13.6% year over year |
| Friday, July 24, 2026 | Raw Materials Price Index: 8:30am | June | The index decreased 6.9% month over month in June and increased 20.7% year over year. | The Index gained 0.7% month over month in May and rose 33.4% year over year. |
| Friday, July 24, 2026 | New Housing Price Index: 8:30am | June | June's new housing price index demurred 0.1%, compared to a loss of 0.3% in May. | May's new housing price index decreased 0.3% in May, compared to a drop of 0.4% in April |
| Thursday, July 30, 2026 | Payroll Employment, Earnings and Hours: 8:30am | May | --- | The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as "payroll employment" in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—edged up by 22,000 (+0.1%) in April, following little variation in March (+5,700; +0.0%). Year over year, payroll employment was up by 78,100 (+0.4%) in April. |
| Friday, July 31, 2026 | GDP: 8:30am | May | --- | Real gross domestic product grew 0.5% in April, marking its largest expansion since July 2025. |
