| Date | Statistic | For | Current Month | Previous Month |
| Friday, December 1, 2023 | Labour Force Survey: 8:30am | Nov | Employment was little changed in November (+25,000; +0.1%). The unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 5.8%, continuing an upward trend observed since April. | The economy created 18,000, or 0.1%, in October and the unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points to 5.7%, marking the fourth monthly increase in the past six months. |
| Friday, December 1, 2023 | Markit Canada Manufacturing PMI 9:30 a.m. | Nov | The Markit Manufacturing PMI in Canada decreased to 47.7 points in November from 48.6 points in October. | Manufacturing PMI in Canada increased to 48.60 points in October from 47.50 points in September of 2023. Manufacturing PMI in Canada averaged 52.60 points from 2011 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 58.90 points in March of 2022 and a record low of 33 points in April of 2020 |
| Wednesday, December 6, 2023 | BoC Interest Rate Decision: 10:00am | Dec | The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 5%, with the Bank Rate at 5¼% and the deposit rate at 5%. The Bank is continuing its policy of quantitative tightening. | The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 5%, with the Bank Rate at 5.25% and the deposit rate at 5%. The Bank is continuing its policy of quantitative tightening. |
| Wednesday, December 6, 2023 | IVEY Purchasing Managers Index: 10:00am | Nov | The seasonally adjusted index rose to 54.7 in November from 53.4 in October, its highest level since April. | The index measured 53.4 in October, compared to 53.1 in September and 52.8 in October 2022. |
| Wednesday, December 6, 2023 | Canadian International Merchandise Trade: 8:30am | Oct | In October, Canada's merchandise imports fell 2.8%, while exports edged up 0.1%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade surplus with the world widened from $1.1 billion in September to $3.0 billion in October. | In September, Canada's merchandise exports increased 2.7%, while imports rose 1.0%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade surplus widened from $949 million in August to $2.0 billion in September. |
| Thursday, December 7, 2023 | Building Permits: 8:30am | Oct | The total monthly value of building permits in Canada increased 2.3% in October to $11.2 billion. | The total monthly value of building permits in Canada decreased 6.5% in September to $11.2 billion. |
| Thursday, December 14, 2023 | New Motor Vehicle Sales: 7:30am | Oct | --- | September new motor vehicle sales totaled 163,280, compared to 153.530 in the prior-year month. |
| Thursday, December 14, 2023 | Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: 8:30am | Oct | --- | Manufacturing sales increased for the third consecutive month, up 0.4% in September mainly on higher sales of petroleum and coal. Excluding this subsector, manufacturing sales declined 0.4%. |
| Friday, December 15, 2023 | CREAstats - MLS Sales: 8:30am | Nov | --- | National home sales fell 5.6% month-over-month in October. Actual (not seasonally adjusted) monthly activity came in 0.9% above October 2022. |
| Friday, December 15, 2023 | Canada's International Transactions in Securities: 8:30am | Oct | --- | Foreign investors reduced their holdings of Canadian securities by $15.1 billion in September, mainly due to retirements of bonds. Meanwhile, Canadian investors acquired $11.6 billion of foreign securities, ending the third quarter with the largest investment since the fourth quarter of 2021. |
| Friday, December 15, 2023 | Housing Starts: 8:15am | Nov | --- | The trend in housing starts was higher in October at 256,280 units, up 1% from 253,957 units in September |
| Friday, December 15, 2023 | Wholesale Trade: 8:30am | Oct | --- | Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) rose 0.4% to $83.1 billion in September. |
| Tuesday, December 19, 2023 | Industrial Product Price Index: 8:30am | Nov | --- | The index fell 1.0% month over month in October and was 2.7% lower than in October 2022. |
| Tuesday, December 19, 2023 | Raw Materials Price Index: 8:30am | Nov | --- | The index declined 2.5% on a monthly basis in October 2023 and fell 0.8% year over year. |
| Tuesday, December 19, 2023 | Consumer Price Index: 8:30am | Nov | --- | The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.1% on a year-over-year basis in October, following a 3.8% increase in September. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI fell 0.1% in October. |
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 | Payroll Employment, Earnings and Hours: 8:30am | Oct | --- | The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as "payroll employment" in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—increased by 22,100 (+0.1%) in September, following a decline of 16,500 in August and little change in July. |
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 | Retail Trade: 8:30am | Oct | --- | Retail sales increased 0.6% to $66.5 billion in September. |
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 | New Housing Price Index: 8:30am | Nov | --- | The national index was unchanged month over month in October. Prices were down or unchanged in 22 of the 27 census metropolitan areas (CMAs) surveyed and up in the remaining 5. |
| Friday, December 22, 2023 | GDP: 8:30am | Oct | --- | Real gross domestic product declined 0.3% in the third quarter, following a 0.3% increase in the second quarter. Real GDP edged up 0.1% in September on the strength of the increase in goods-producing industries. |
