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Estimated British and foreign capital invested in Canada, by type of investment, classified by estimated distribution of ownership, as at December 31, 1945
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| Estimated distribution of ownership | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States1 | British1 | Other countries | Total investments owned outside Canada | |
| $ millions | ||||
| Government securities | ||||
| Dominion | 682.0 | - | 44.0 | 726.0 |
| Provincial | 574.0 | 400.0 | 5.0 | 619.0 |
| Municipal | 194.0 | 1,120.0 | 6.0 | 312.0 |
| Total, government securities | 14,500.0 | 152.0 | 55.0 | 1,657.0 |
| Public utilities | ||||
| Railways | 720.0 | 809.0 | 72.0 | 1,601.0 |
| Other | 373.0 | 930.0 | 29.0 | 495.0 |
| Total, public utilities | 1,093.0 | 902.0 | 101.0 | 2,096.0 |
| Manufacturing | 1,479.0 | 297.0 | 40.0 | 1,816.0 |
| Mining and smelting | 3,180.0 | 630.0 | 19.0 | 400.0 |
| Merchandising | 165.0 | 570.0 | 50.0 | 227.0 |
| Financial institutions | 285.0 | 205.0 | 56.0 | 546.0 |
| Other enterprises | 62.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 69.0 |
| Miscellaneous assets | 130.0 | 85.0 | 69.0 | 284.0 |
| Total, investment | 4,982.0 | 1,766.0 | 347.0 | 7,095.0 |
| Notes: - Common and preference stocks are shown at book values as shown in the balance sheets of the issuing companies bonds and debentures are valued at par, liabilities in foreign currencies being converted into Canadian dollars at the par of exchange. - Data are subject to revision. |
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| 1. Includes some investments held in the United States and the United Kingdom for residents of other countries. | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1947. | ||||
