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Finance Canada

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Dec 13, 2025
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Which countries are the largest foreign holders of Canadian government bonds?

Official data and central-bank analysis show that non-residents — a group that includes foreign central banks, sovereign wealth funds and overseas asset managers — are among the largest holders of Gov...

Nov 17, 2025
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What are projections for Canada's national debt in 2026?

Official forecasts and independent analysts point to continued borrowing for Canada through 2026 but show the federal debt burden stabilizing or slowly improving relative to GDP: the government projec...

Jan 13, 2026
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What was Canada's federal debt level at the end of FY2024–25 and how did it change year-over-year?

Canada’s federal net debt stood at roughly $1.06 trillion at the most recent year marker, rising markedly year‑over‑year; Statistics Canada reports the federal government's net debt totalled $1,062.0 ...

Jan 30, 2026

How much of Canadian federal debt is held by non‑resident central banks versus private foreign investors in 2025?

As of March 31, 2025 the federal accumulated deficit () stood at $1,266.5 billion, and contemporary reporting points to large non‑resident participation in marketable securities— and independent analy...

Nov 24, 2025

how will canada maintain 2% gdp from 2026-2030 when only $81 billion is pledged over 5 years according to the federal budget

The federal Budget 2025 does not promise a single, explicit $X-to-2%-of-GDP formula for Defence; instead Ottawa’s path to reach NATO’s 2% target by 2026 relies on a combination of planned budget items...