Canada's International Transactions in Securities

International transaction in securities of economy, value

International transaction in securities refers to an economic flow that is an interaction between a resident and a non-resident by mutual agreement. A monetary transaction is when it involves a payment (receives a payment) or incurs a liability (receives an asset) stated in units of currency.

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 measurements:

• Canadian dollar at current prices