Canadian Portfolio Investment Abroad (BP-54)

Detailed information for -

The purpose of the Survey of Canadian Portfolio Investment is to determine the amount and types of securities owned by Canadians.

Data release - -

• Questionnaire(s) and reporting guide(s)
• Description
• Data sources and methodology

Description

The purpose of the Survey of Canadian Portfolio Investment is to determine the amount and types of securities owned by Canadians. The survey is also designed to generate feedback on the investment funds strategies related to the industrial distribution, financial instruments and geographical distribution of the investments.

Collection period: 1 Months after reference period

Subjects

• Economic accounts
• Government financial statistics

Data sources and methodology

Target population

Canadian Financial institutions and other Canadian investers having large portfolio invesments

Sampling

This survey is a census.

This methodology does not apply.

Disclosure control

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects that could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Various confidentiality rules are applied to all data that are released or published to prevent the publication or disclosure of any information deemed confidential. If necessary, data are suppressed to prevent direct or residual disclosure of identifiable data.