| Date | Statistic | For | Current Month | Previous Month |
| Friday, October 1, 2021 | Markit Canada Manufacturing PMI: 9:30 am | Sept | The IHS Markit Canada Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) dipped to a seasonally adjusted 57.0 in September from 57.2 in August, but not far off March's record-setting pace of 58.5. | The index registered 57.2 in August, up from 56.2 in July. The latest reading extended the period of growth to 14 successive months, with the latest expansion the fourth quickest in the near 11-year history of the survey. |
| Monday, October 4, 2021 | Building Permits: 8:30am | Aug | The total value of building permits in Canada decreased 2.1% to $9.7 billion in August. . | The total value of building permits in Canada decreased 3.9% to $9.9 billion in July. |
| Tuesday, October 5, 2021 | Canadian International Merchandise Trade: 8:30am | Aug | Canada's merchandise exports increased 0.8% in August, while imports decreased 1.4%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade balance with the world remained in a surplus position, widening from $736 million in July to $1.9 billion in August. | In July, Canada's merchandise imports rose 4.2% and exports increased 0.6%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade surplus narrowed from $2.6 billion in June to $778 million in July. |
| Friday, October 8, 2021 | Labour Force Survey: 8:30am | Sept | Employment rose by 157,000 (+0.8%) in September, the fourth consecutive monthly increase. The unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 6.9% | Employment rose by 90,000 (+0.5%) in August, the third consecutive monthly increase. The unemployment rate fell 0.4 percentage points to 7.1%. |
| Friday, October 8, 2021 | IVEY Purchasing Managers Index: 10:00am | Sept | The PMI registered at 70.4 for September, up from 66 in August and 54.3 in September 2020. | The index leaped to 66, towering over July’s 56.4, but down from the 67.8 reading in August 2020. |
| Thursday, October 14, 2021 | Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: 8:30am | Sept | Manufacturing sales rose 0.5% to $60.3 billion in August on higher sales of petroleum and coal, chemicals and primary metals. | Manufacturing sales declined 1.5% in July. Decreases in the wood product and in the aerospace product and parts industries were primarily responsible for the overall drop. |
| Friday, October 15, 2021 | Wholesale Trade: 8:30am | Aug | Wholesale sales increased 0.3% in August, reflecting mixed results among wholesale subsectors. | Wholesale trade fell for the second consecutive month, down 2.1% in July. This decline was due to a 12.4% decrease in sales of building materials and supplies. |
| Friday, October 15, 2021 | CREAstats - MLS Sales: 8:30am | Sept | National home sales rose 0.9% on a month-over-month basis in September. | National home sales edged back 0.5% on a month-over-month basis in August. |
| Monday, October 18, 2021 | Canada's International Transactions in Securities: 8:30am | Aug | --- | Foreign investors acquired $14.2 billion of Canadian securities in July, led by purchases of government debt securities. At the same time, Canadian investors reduced their holdings of foreign securities by $4.7 billion. |
| Monday, October 18, 2021 | Housing Starts: 8:15am | Sept | --- | The trend in housing starts was 283,971 units in August 2021, down from 286,076 units in July 2021, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation |
| Wednesday, October 20, 2021 | Consumer Price Index: 8:30am | Sept | --- | CPI rose 4.1% on a year-over-year basis in August, up from a 3.7% gain in July. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.4% in August. |
| Thursday, October 21, 2021 | New Housing Price Index: 8:30am | Sept | --- | Nationally, prices for new homes rose 0.7% in August, continuing the upward trend that began in May 2020. |
| Friday, October 22, 2021 | Retail Trade: 8:30am | Aug | --- | Retail sales fell 0.6% to $55.8 billion in July. |
| Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | BoC Interest Rate Decision: 10:00am | Oct | --- | The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of 0.25%, with the Bank Rate at 0.5% and the deposit rate at 0.25% |
| Thursday, October 28, 2021 | Payroll Employment, Earnings and Hours: 8:30am | Aug | --- | Payroll employment—or the number of employees receiving pay or benefits from their employer—increased by 324,800 (+2.0%) in July, the largest monthly increase since September 2020. |
| Friday, October 29, 2021 | Industrial Product Price Index: 8:30am | Sept | --- | The Industrial Product Price Index declined 0.3% month over month in August, but was up 14.3% from August 2020. |
| Friday, October 29, 2021 | Raw Materials Price Index: 8:30am | Sept | --- | The Raw Materials Price Index decreased 2.4% month over month in August, yet rose 27.7% compared with the same month in 2020. |
| Friday, October 29, 2021 | GDP: 8:30am | Aug | --- | Real GDP edged down 0.1% in July, as gains in services-producing industries were more than offset by declines in goods-producing industries. |
