Canada Business Confidence

Last Release

Jan 31, 2026

Actual

50.9

Units In

Points

51.9

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Mar 06, 2026

Time to Release

27 Days 8 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
75 May 2006	22.8 Apr 2020	56.58 Points	1999-2026	Richard Ivey School of Business

The Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) is an economic index which measures the month to month variation in economic activity as indicated by a panel of purchasing managers from across Canada, and is prepared by the Ivey Business School at Western University. The PMI includes both the public and private sectors and is based on month end data Ivey PMI panel members indicate whether their organizations activity is higher than, the same as, or lower than the previous month across the following five categories: purchases, employment, inventories, supplier deliveries and prices.A headline value above 50 indicates an increase in purchases from the previous month and a value below 50 indicates a decrease.

Latest Updates

Canada’s Ivey Purchasing Managers Index slipped to 50.9 in January 2026 from 51.9 in December, but remained above market expectations of 49.7, signaling continued modest expansion. The Employment Index eased to 51.1 from 52.9. Meanwhile, the Supplier Deliveries Index rose to 49.2 from 47.7, the Inventories Index rebounded to 50.9 from 45.8, and the Prices Index climbed to 64.8 from 63.2, pointing to persistent cost pressures.