Event28 May 2026Document

StatCan: C$22.0B of foreign direct investment in Q1 2026, mostly energy and mining, led by takeovers mainly from the US

Statistics Canada's Q1 2026 release: foreign direct investment in Canada of C$22.0B (first estimate), most of it in energy and mining (C$14.7B), led by mergers and acquisitions (C$12.1B) originating mainly from the United States.

Date

28 May 2026

Kind

Other

Where

Canada

Evidence

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Who

Statistics Canada (acted)

Sources

• Statistics Canada, “The Daily: Canada's international investment position / direct investment, first quarter 2026” (external site), 28 May 2026. source record

Claims that rest on this event

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  Official forecasts show no boom (about 1.1% growth in 2026, from Finance Canada and the Parliamentary Budget Officer), and much of the record foreign direct investment in 2025 was takeovers and reinvested earnings rather than new investment.

  Foreign direct investment reached C$22.0 billion in Q1 2026 (first estimate), mostly in energy and mining and led by takeovers, mainly from the US: strong inflows into resources, but largely companies changing hands.