Canada Imports

Last Release

Nov 30, 2025

Actual

66,140

Units In

CAD Million

66,908.4

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Feb 19, 2026

Time to Release

18 Days 16 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
71,630 Feb 2025	1,112 Jan 1971	25,323.98 CAD Million	1971-2025	Statistics Canada

In 2018, Canada imported mainly: consumer goods (20 percent of total imports); motor vehicles and parts (19 percent); electronic and electrical equipment and parts (12 percent); industrial machinery, equipment and parts (11 percent); basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products (8 percent); metal and non-metallic mineral products (7 percent) and energy products (6 percent). Canada's major import partners were: the US (64 percent of total imports); the EU (10 percent), of which Germany (3 percent); China (8 percent); Mexico (3 percent) and Japan (2 percent).

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Canada’s imports edged down 0.1% month-over-month to C$66.14 billion in November, paring a 3.4% rise in October. Declines were recorded in seven of the eleven product categories. Imports of motor vehicles and parts fell 4.5%, led by lower imports of passenger cars and light trucks (-4.8%). Imports of energy products fell 10.6%, with crude oil and crude bitumen plunging 30.2%. Offsetting some of the weakness, imports of consumer goods rose 6.2%, supported by a 14.8% increase in pharmaceutical and medicinal products and a 12.8% gain in clothing, footwear and accessories.