Topic
Investment and productivity
Business investment, construction investment, foreign direct investment and labour productivity.
1 · Latest values
Where the main measures stand
Each tile shows the latest published value, its period, and its source table.
2 · Reports
Where the subject is analysed
Sections of the Canada and Global reports.
- Productivity and competitiveness (Canada report) Published
- Business investment and capital formation (Canada report) Published
- Productivity, investment in innovation and competitiveness (Global report) Published
- Business investment, foreign direct investment and capital flows (Global report) Published
3 · Maps
See it on the atlas
Atlas layers that measure this topic; each opens at its latest period and can be moved through time.
- Building construction investment growth (Canada map)
4 · Connections
Recorded relationships and guided stories
Reading paths through recorded links. A path is not a forecast, and an association is not a cause.
5 · Releases
Next scheduled releases
From the agencies’ own published schedules.
- 2026-11-19 Investment in building construction · Statistics Canada, Major economic releases · 08:30 ET
- 2026-12-03 Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost · Statistics Canada, Major economic releases · 08:30 ET
6 · Data
Indicators behind this topic
Registered indicators and the number of series each holds.
| Indicator | Id | Series |
|---|---|---|
| Business-sector labour productivity and related measures (index, 2017=100) | CA17 | 8 |
| Investment in new building construction, current dollars, not seasonally adjusted | CA27 | 9 |
| Direct investment flows: foreign direct investment in Canada and Canadian direct investment abroad, quarterly | CA34 | 2 |
| GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) | GL05 | 10 |
| Gross capital formation (investment) | GL06 | 10 |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows | GL09 | 10 |
| Investment in new building construction, total, constant dollars (by province) | PR16 | 13 |
Sources, licences and freshness are listed on the methodology page.