| Date | Statistic | For | Current Month | Previous Month |
| Friday, May 1, 2026 | Markit Canada Manufacturing PMI 9:30 a.m. | Apr | The S&P Global Canada Manufacturing PMI rose to 53.3 in April 2026 from 50.0 in March, marking the strongest improvement in business conditions since June 2022. | 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. |
| Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | Canadian International Merchandise Trade: 8:30am | Mar | In March, Canada's merchandise exports posted a strong increase, rising 8.5%, while imports fell 1.6%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade balance with the world went from a deficit of $5.1 billion in February to a surplus of $1.8 billion in March. This is the first trade surplus since September 2025. | 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. |
| Wednesday, May 6, 2026 | IVEY Purchasing Managers Index: 10:00am | Apr | The index rose to 57.7 in April, from 49.7 in March and 47.9 in April 2025 | The index faltered to 49.7 in March from 56 in February, and from 51.3 in March 2025 |
| Friday, May 8, 2026 | Labour Force Survey: 8:30am | Apr | Employment was little changed in April (-18,000; -0.1%) and the unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage points to 6.9%, as more people searched for work. | Employment was little changed in March (+14,000; +0.1%) and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.7%. |
| Thursday, May 14, 2026 | Wholesale Trade: 8:30am | Mar | Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) rose 1.9% in March. | Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) rose 2.0% in February. |
| Thursday, May 14, 2026 | New Motor Vehicle Sales: 7:30am | Mar | In March, 176,500 new motor vehicles were sold in Canada, decreasing 6.6% from March 2025. In dollar terms, sales decreased 3.6% in March 2026 compared with one year earlier. Over the same period, the number of new passenger cars sold fell by 4.3%, while the number of new trucks sold saw a decline of 6.9%. | There were 124,004 new motor vehicles sold in Canada in February, decreasing 0.9% from February 2025 |
| Thursday, May 14, 2026 | CREA MLS Sales: 8:30am | Apr | The number of home sales recorded over Canadian MLS® Systems was up 0.7% on a month-over-month basis in April 2026. | National home sales were almost unchanged (-0.1%) month-over-month. |
| Friday, May 15, 2026 | Housing Starts: 8:15am | Apr | The trend in housing starts increased by 3.2% in April with 256,777 units. | The trend in housing starts declined in March to 235,900 from February's 256,005. |
| Friday, May 15, 2026 | Canada's International Transactions in Securities: 8:30am | Mar | Foreign investors purchased $4.6 billion of Canadian securities in March, the lowest monthly investment since the beginning of 2026. Meanwhile, Canadian investors acquired $3.9 billion of foreign securities, well below the monthly average investment of $16.7 billion during the previous four months. | 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. |
| Friday, May 15, 2026 | Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: 8:30am | Mar | Manufacturing sales rose 3.0% in March, driven largely by increased sales of petroleum and coal products and transportation equipment. On a quarterly basis, total sales edged up 0.1% in the first quarter of 2026. | 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. |
| Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | Building Permits: 8:30am | Mar | In March, the total value of building permits issued in Canada increased $1.3 billion (+10.3%) to $13.5 billion | In February, the total value of building permits issued in Canada decreased by $1.1 billion (-8.4%) to reach $12.1 billion. |
| Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | Consumer Price Index: 8:30am | Apr | The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 2.8% year over year in April, up from an increase of 2.4% in March. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.3% in April. | CPI increased 2.4% year over year in March, up from an increase of 1.8% in February. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.5% in March. |
| Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | New Housing Price Index: 8:30am | Apr | April’s new housing price index decreased 0.4%, compared to a drop in March of 0.2%. | The index faded 0.2% in March, compared to a gain in February of 0.3%. |
| Friday, May 22, 2026 | Industrial Product Price Index: 8:30am | Apr | The Industrial Product Price Index rose 2.0% month over month in April and increased 11.4% year over year. | The Index increased 2.4% month over month in March and gained 7.8% year over year. |
| Friday, May 22, 2026 | Raw Materials Price Index: 8:30am | Apr | The index gained 2.6% month over month and rose 31.6% year over year. | The raw materials price index increased by 12.0% month over month and rose 23.6% year over year. |
| Friday, May 22, 2026 | Retail Trade: 8:30am | Mar | Retail sales increased 0.9% to $72.7 billion in March. Sales increased in four of nine subsectors, led by gasoline stations and fuel vendors. | Retail sales increased 0.7% to $72.1 billion in February. Sales were up in seven of nine subsectors, led by increases at motor vehicle and parts dealers. |
| Thursday, May 28, 2026 | Payroll Employment, Earnings and Hours: 8:30am | Mar | The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer edged down by 31,800 (-0.2%) in March, bringing the cumulative decline since February to 69,900 (-0.4%). | 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 60,200 (-0.3%) in February, following an increase of 44,300 (+0.2%) in January. On a year-over-year basis, payroll employment was virtually unchanged in February. |
| Friday, May 29, 2026 | GDP: 8:30am | Mar | --- | Real gross domestic product rose 0.2% in February, up for a fourth consecutive month. |
| Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | BoC Interest Rate Decision: 9:45am | June | --- | The Bank of Canada (BoC) held its key interest rate at 2.25%. The Bank Rate remains at 2.5%, while the deposit rate is 2.2%. |
