Ever thought about investing in foreign companies beyond Canada’s borders? With global equity markets showing renewed strength and diversification opportunities, international stocks have taken on new prominence for Canadian investors. In 2025, non-U.S. international equities outpaced many North American benchmarks, driven by undervalued markets in Europe and Asia and renewed corporate reforms abroad, even as U.S. indexes continued to climb.

Canadians are also putting more capital into foreign securities — particularly U.S. equities and global funds — as part of a broader push to diversify away from domestic concentration in financials, energy, and materials. These trends reflect a growing consensus that global…