In Canada, the value of building permits issued for new construction, changes, extensions, and renovations is referred to as the number of permits issued. It covers costs for supplies, labor, profit, and overheads.

A higher than expected figure should be seen as positive (bullish) for the CAD while a lower than expected figure should be seen as negative (bearish) for the CAD.

Source:  Statistics Canada
Category:  Building Permits MoM
Units:  Percent
Details
Impact: Low
Country:
Currency: CAD
Latest Release
Previous: 12.9%
Consensus: -4.5%
Actual: 9.3%
Next Release
Date: May 13, 12:30
Time left: 6 days
Consensus: 7.5%

Forex Sentiment (CAD)

Symbol Community Trend (Shorts vs Longs) Symbol Popularity Avg. Short Price /
Distance From Price
Avg. Long Price /
Distance From Price
Current Price
USDCAD
1.3540
-120 pips
1.3694
-34 pips
1.36598
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
USDCAD Short 61% 4774.17 lots 18891
Long 39% 3001.68 lots 13265
15% of traders are currently trading USDCAD.
AUDCAD
0.8980
-64 pips
0.9035
+9 pips
0.90443
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
AUDCAD Short 96% 24963.09 lots 85545
Long 4% 1038.21 lots 6077
28% of traders are currently trading AUDCAD.
CADJPY
109.9801
-269 pips
112.7690
-9 pips
112.675
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
CADJPY Short 56% 528.62 lots 3619
Long 44% 414.55 lots 2102
5% of traders are currently trading CADJPY.
EURCAD
1.4642
-76 pips
1.4740
-22 pips
1.47179
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
EURCAD Short 83% 1312.57 lots 7067
Long 17% 267.66 lots 1634
9% of traders are currently trading EURCAD.
GBPCAD
1.7045
-122 pips
1.7175
-8 pips
1.71675
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
GBPCAD Short 86% 1078.59 lots 5615
Long 14% 171.87 lots 990
4% of traders are currently trading GBPCAD.
NZDCAD
0.8176
-33 pips
0.8267
-58 pips
0.82092
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
NZDCAD Short 83% 3943.76 lots 18554
Long 17% 835.75 lots 4411
14% of traders are currently trading NZDCAD.
CADCHF
0.6568
-62 pips
0.6742
-112 pips
0.66302
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
CADCHF Short 22% 705.94 lots 4743
Long 78% 2471.31 lots 13950
10% of traders are currently trading CADCHF.