| Date | Statistic | For | Current Month | Previous Month |
| Tuesday, September 1, 2026 | Markit Canada Manufacturing PMI 9:30 a.m. | Aug | Manufacturing PMI in Canada decreased to 53 points in August from 53.50 points in July of 2026. Manufacturing PMI in Canada averaged 52.02 points from 2011 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 58.90 points in March of 2022 and a record low of 33 points in April 2020. | The index rose to 53.5 in July from 52.2 in June and 53 in July 2025 |
| Wednesday, September 2, 2026 | BoC Interest Rate Decision: 9:45am | Sept | The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady at 2.25% | The Bank of Canada held its benchmark overnight interest rate steady at 2.25%.This decision marked the fifth interest rate announcement of the year |
| Thursday, September 3, 2026 | Canadian International Merchandise Trade: 8:30am | July | In July, Canada's merchandise exports decreased 2.3%, while imports were up 2.2%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade surplus with the world narrowed from $4.2 billion in June to $769 million in July. This was the fifth consecutive monthly trade surplus. | In June, Canada's merchandise exports increased 0.4%, while imports edged up 0.2%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade surplus with the world widened slightly from $3.7 billion in May to $3.9 billion in June. |
| Friday, September 4, 2026 | Labour Force Survey: 8:30am | Aug | Employment declined by 42,000 (-0.2%) in August and the employment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 60.8%. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.4%. | Employment increased by 75,000 (+0.4%) in July and the employment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 60.9%. The unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 6.4% |
| Friday, September 4, 2026 | IVEY Purchasing Managers Index: 10:00am | Aug | The seasonally adjusted index increased to 64.3 in August from ?55.1 in July, highest since May 2022. | The index skidded to 55.1 in July from 56.2 in June, and also down from 55.8 in July 2025 |
| Monday, September 14, 2026 | Consumer Price Index: 8:30am | Aug | The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.0% year over year in August, matching the 3.0% increase in July. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI increased 0.2% in August. | The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.0% year over year in July, following a 2.8% gain in June. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI increased 0.3% in July. |
| Monday, September 14, 2026 | Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: 8:30am | July | Manufacturing sales declined 0.4% in July, mainly on decreased sales of chemicals and food product manufacturing. | Manufacturing sales edged up 0.1% in June, driven largely by increased sales of chemical products and transportation equipment. On a quarterly basis, total sales rose 9.3% in the second quarter of 2026. |
| Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | Wholesale Trade: 8:30am | July | Wholesale sales inched up 0.3% in July, compared to a rise of 2.8% in June. | Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) rose 2.8% in June. |
| Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | New Motor Vehicle Sales: 7:30am | July | In July, 176,000 new motor vehicles were sold in Canada, down from 190,200 from the same month the previous year. | In June, 190,167 new motor vehicles were sold in Canada, an increase of 7.3% from the same month the previous year. In dollar terms, sales increased 9.1% in June compared with one year earlier. |
| Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | CREA MLS Sales: 8:30am | Aug | The number of home sales recorded over Canadian MLS® Systems decreased by 0.7% on a month-over-month basis in August 2026. Monthly activity has now remained largely unchanged since May | National home sales edged up 0.5% month-over-month. Actual (not seasonally adjusted) monthly activity came in 5.3% below July 2025. |
| Wednesday, September 16, 2026 | Housing Starts: 8:15am | Aug | Total monthly housing starts for all areas in Canada decreased 5% in August to 229,000 from July's 229,400. | Total monthly housing starts for all areas in Canada decreased 5% in July (229,074 units) compared to June (240,773 units). |
| Wednesday, September 16, 2026 | Building Permits: 8:30am | July | In July, building permits decreased by 17.3% | In June, the total value of building permits issued in Canada rebounded by $2.3 billion (+18.5%) to reach $14.9 billion, more than offsetting the monthly declines recorded in April (-$536.7 million) and May (-$383.3 million). |
| Thursday, September 17, 2026 | Industrial Product Price Index: 8:30am | Aug | In August, the index gained 1.3%, and 13.5% year-over-over | In July, the index increased 0.6% month over month and gained 12.4% year over year. |
| Thursday, September 17, 2026 | Canada's International Transactions in Securities: 8:30am | July | Foreign investors purchased $20.6 Billion worth of Canadian securities in July, compared with the net sale of $30.6 Billion of foreign instruments by Canadians | |
| Thursday, September 17, 2026 | Raw Materials Price Index: 8:30am | Aug | In August, the index tacked on 3.1%, and 13.5% year-over-year | The index decreased 2.2% month over month and increased 18.1% year over year. |
| Wednesday, September 23, 2026 | New Housing Price Index: 8:30am | Aug | Canada’s new housing prices fell 0.1% month over month in August, matching the decline recorded in July. | July's index decreased 0.1%, identical to a 0.1% drop in June. |
| Thursday, September 24, 2026 | Payroll Employment, Earnings and Hours: 8:30am | July | The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as "payroll employment" in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—was up by 26,100 (+0.1%) in July, following three consecutive increases from March to June, totalling 124,200 (+0.7%). On a year-over-year basis, payroll employment was up 171,900 (+0.9%) in July. | The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as "payroll employment" in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—was little changed (+4,800; +0.0%) in June, following an increase of 45,000 (+0.2%) in May. On a year-on-year basis, payroll employment was up by 155,000 (+0.8%) in June. |
| Thursday, September 24, 2026 | Retail Trade: 8:30am | July | Retail sales decreased 0.7% to $73.7 billion in July. | Retail sales increased 0.6% to $74.3 billion in June. Sales were up in seven of nine subsectors, led by increases at general merchandise retailers. |
| Tuesday, September 29, 2026 | GDP: 8:30am | July | --- | Real gross domestic product increased 0.8% in the second quarter of 2026, led by higher exports, household spending and business capital investment. |
