ottawacanadians made the biggest investment in foreign securities in more than half a year in november while foreigners continued to add canadian securities nonresident investors in november purchased a net 1276 billion canadian dollars the equivalent of us952 billion in canadian securities statistics canada said tuesday the investments marked an increase from purchases worth c909 billion the month before and followed a substantial selldown of c2312 billion in september for the month canadian investors bought c1413 billion in foreign securities the largest investment since april the agency said canadians resumed purchases of foreign shares including adding bought about c58 billion worth of us shares to portfolios acquisitions of foreign debt securities by canadians slowed in november following sizeable investments the previous two months including the addition by canadians of about c35 billion in us government bonds after two months of investment that totalled c155 billion the agency said as a result international transactions generated a net outflow of funds from the canadian economy of roughly c14 billion in november the monthly international securities report covers a portfolio of transactions in equity and investment fund shares bonds and money market instruments for both canadian and foreign issues the activity excludes transactions in equity and debt instruments between affiliated enterprises