| Date | Statistic | For | Current Month | Previous Month |
| Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | Markit Canada Manufacturing PMI 9:30 a.m. | Mar | The index declined to 46.3 from February's 47.8. | The S&P Global Canada Manufacturing PMI fell to 47.8 in February of 2025 from 51.6 in the previous month, contrasting sharply with market expectations of 51.9 to mark the first decline in factory activity since August of last year. |
| Thursday, April 3, 2025 | Canadian International Merchandise Trade: 8:30am | Feb | In February, Canada's merchandise exports decreased 5.5%, while imports were up 0.8%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade balance with the world went from a surplus of $3.1 billion in January to a deficit of $1.5 billion in February. | Canada's merchandise exports increased 5.5% while imports were up 2.3%. Canada's merchandise trade surplus with the world widened from a revised $1.7 billion in December to $4.0 billion in January. This was the largest surplus since May 2022. |
| Friday, April 4, 2025 | Labour Force Survey: 8:30am | Mar | Employment fell by 33,000 (-0.2%) in March and the employment rate declined 0.2 percentage points to 60.9%. The unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 6.7%. | Employment was virtually unchanged in February (+1,100; +0.0%) and the employment rate held steady at 61.1%. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.6%. |
| Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | IVEY Purchasing Managers Index: 10:00am | Mar | The index registered at 51.3 in March, well off from a February level of 55.3, and from 57.5 in March 2024 | The index rang in at 55.3 in February from a January level of 47.1, and from 42,9 in February 2024 |
| Thursday, April 10, 2025 | Building Permits: 8:30am | Feb | In February, the total value of building permits issued in Canada increased by $371.3 million (+2.9%) to $13.1 billion. | In January, the total value of building permits issued in Canada decreased by $425.8 million (-3.2%) from the previous month to $12.8 billion. |
| Monday, April 14, 2025 | Wholesale Trade: 8:30am | Feb | Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) rose 0.3% to $85.7 billion in February. | Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) rose 1.2% to $85.1 billion in January. |
| Monday, April 14, 2025 | New Motor Vehicle Sales: 7:30am | Feb | New motor vehicle sales totalled 125,402 units in February 2025, a decrease of 8.1% compared to the year prior. This decrease was driven by a year-over-year decline to units sold in Ontario (-13.0%) and Quebec (-22.5%). | Motor vehicle sales declined to 121,600 from 135,600 in December. |
| Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | Consumer Price Index: 8:30am | Mar | The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.3% on a year-over-year basis in March, down from a 2.6% increase in February. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI was unchanged in March. | The Consumer Price Index rose 2.6% on a year-over-year basis in February, up from a 1.9% increase in January. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.7% in February. |
| Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | CREAstats - MLS Sales: 8:30am | Mar | National home sales fell 4.8% month-over-month.
Actual (not seasonally adjusted) monthly activity came in 9.3% below March 2024. | National home sales dropped 9.8% month-over-month. Actual (not seasonally adjusted) monthly activity came in 10.4% below February 2024. |
| Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: 8:30am | Feb | Manufacturing sales rose 0.2% in February, mainly on higher sales of primary metals and chemical products. Meanwhile, sales in the petroleum and coal product subsector declined the most. | Manufacturing sales rose 1.7% in January, primarily due to higher sales of motor vehicles and petroleum and coal products. Meanwhile, sales of chemical products posted the largest decline. |
| Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | Housing Starts: 8:15am | Mar | The total monthly SAAR of housing starts for all areas in Canada decreased 3.3% in March (214,155 units) compared to February (221,405 units). Actual housing starts were down 12.5% year-over-year in centres with a population of 10,000 or greater, with 14,924 units recorded in March, compared to 17,052 in March 2024 | Housing starts totaled 229,000 in February, compared to 239,000 in the prior-year month. |
| Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | BoC Interest Rate Decision: 10:00am | Apr | --- | The Bank of Canada reduced its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday, the seventh consecutive cut, bringing its policy rate to 2.75%. |
| Thursday, April 17, 2025 | Canada's International Transactions in Securities: 8:30am | Feb | --- | Foreign investors acquired $7.9 billion of Canadian securities in January, led by the highest monthly investment in the Canadian bond market since April 2020. Meanwhile, Canadian investors reduced their holdings of foreign securities by $3.2 billion, mainly of U.S. equity securities. |
| Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | Industrial Product Price Index: 8:30am | Mar | --- | In February, the Industrial Product Price Index grew 0.4% month over month and increased 4.9% year over year. |
| Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | Raw Materials Price Index: 8:30am | Mar | --- | In February, the Raw Materials Price Index increased 0.3% month over month and rose 9.3% year over year. |
| Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | New Housing Price Index: 8:30am | Mar | --- | The national index edged up 0.1% on a month-over-month basis in February, following a decline in the previous month. |
| Thursday, April 24, 2025 | Payroll Employment, Earnings and Hours: 8:30am | Feb | --- | The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as "payroll employment" in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—rose by 26,800 (+0.1%) in January, following an increase of 66,400 (+0.4%) in December 2024. On a year-over-year basis, payroll employment was up 198,900 (+1.1%) in January 2025. |
| Friday, April 25, 2025 | Retail Trade: 8:30am | Feb | --- | Retail sales decreased 0.6% to $69.4 billion in January. Sales were down in three of nine subsectors and were led by decreases at motor vehicle and parts dealers. |
| Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | GDP: 8:30am | Feb | --- | Real gross domestic product rose 0.4% in January with increases coming from both goods-producing and services-producing industries. |
