Canada's International Investment Position (IIP)

Ultimate direct investor country of economy, category

Ultimate investor country refers the country of the direct investor that ultimately controls the investment in Canada. This differs from the foreign direct investor, which is based on the country of residence of the immediate direct investor. This can result in substantial changes in the distribution of inward positions by country.

Economy refers to the entire set of resident institutional units. It is divided into sectors that consists of groups of resident institutional units. An institutional unit is resident in a country when it has a centre of economic interest in the economic territory of that country. It is said to have a centre of economic interest when there exists some location - dwelling, place of production or other premises - within the economic territory on, or from, which it engages, and intends to continue to engage, in economic activities and transactions on a significant scale either indefinitely or over a finite period of time.

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• Groupings of trading partners