Canadian Stocks: Guides to Buying Stocks, Dividends and TSX Returns

These guides cover investing in individual stocks in Canada, from placing a first order to the lists of Canadian stocks by type. For funds that hold many stocks at once, including sector and dividend ETFs, see our ETF hub.

Getting started

• How to buy stocks in Canada: how the market works, key terms, accounts, order types and a first purchase
• TSX holidays and trading hours
• Stock buybacks explained: what a share repurchase means for shareholders

Markets and returns

• Historical stock market returns: long-run averages for the TSX, the S&P 500 and global stocks
• The S&P/TSX Composite Index: what it holds, its sector weights and how to invest in it
• Best-performing Canadian stocks: recent leaders by sector

Dividend investing

• Best Canadian dividend stocks and how to judge dividend safety
• Canadian Dividend Aristocrats: companies with long records of dividend increases
• Canadian bank stocks compared
• Canadian REITs by property sector
• Dividend calculator: income, yield and reinvested growth

Stocks by type

• Blue chip stocks
• Canadian oil stocks
• Gold stocks
• Small cap stocks
• Penny stocks and their risks
• AI stocks

Related guides elsewhere

• Buying US stocks from Canada
• Online brokers compared
• Best dividend ETFs, energy ETFs and gold ETFs
• DRIP investing
• The dividend tax credit
• Which account to hold US stocks in