Canada new 52-week highs: when a Canadian security tops its past year
The screener shows Canadian securities at their highest price of the past 52 weeks. A high describes the past year. For taxpayers in Canada, and for Americans with Canadian holdings, a gain has its own arithmetic.
Prepared by Prem Tax and Accounting Corp. Last checked against official sources on October 23, 2026.
The Canada new 52-week highs list shows Canadian-listed securities trading at the highest price of the past year. Like any 52-week list, it is a statement about history. It cannot say whether a rise will continue, and it cannot say what the security is worth.
- A high compares a security with its own past year only.
- A Canadian price and a U.S. price are different numbers. Check the currency before comparing a Canadian high with a U.S. one.
- Tax follows your sale, not the price on a screen. Canada and the United States each have a method for counting a gain.
What this list shows
The screener below is set to its “above 52-week high” view for Canada. It lists securities whose latest price is at or above the highest price of the previous 52 weeks. The window moves every day, so an old peak that ages out lowers the bar for a new high. Providers can differ on whether they use prices during the day or closing prices.
The live list loads when you scroll to this spot.
It is a free screener from TradingView, shown inside this page.
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Who tends to be on the list, and what to check
Canadian securities come from several exchanges. CIRO describes TSX, TSX Venture, the CSE and Cboe Canada as separate listing venues, and the same screener can mix a very large company with a very small one. A small company with few shares trading can reach a high on modest buying. Use these columns to see what you are looking at:
- Market capitalization shows the size of the company or fund.
- Volume shows how much trading backs the price. A high on thin volume is a weaker statement than a high on heavy volume.
- The exchange listed beside the name tells you which venue lists it.
- The filing record. Canadian issuers file their documents on SEDAR+, which holds prospectuses and continuous disclosure for reporting issuers.
How Canada counts a gain
The CRA asks you to report capital gains and losses on Schedule 3 and the taxable amount on line 12700 of your return. In the CRA's worked example for a 2025 sale, fifty percent of the gain is taxable. A capital gain is the proceeds of the sale less the adjusted cost base and the costs of selling, so a high price helps only if your own cost base is lower. The fraction that is taxable is set by law, so always check the CRA's current guidance for the year of your sale.
How the United States counts the same gain
A person who files in the United States is taxed there on worldwide gains. For a Canadian security, the purchase and the sale are each translated into U.S. dollars. The IRS describes the method in Publication 519 for aliens as expressing cost and selling price in U.S. currency at the rates in effect on the dates of purchase and sale. That means a currency move between the two dates can create a U.S. gain or loss that does not exist in Canadian dollars. The IRS also says that tax paid to a foreign country may give you either a credit or an itemized deduction, which is how double tax is relieved.
| Question | Canadian return | U.S. return |
|---|---|---|
| What is taxed on a sale? | The gain in Canadian dollars. In the CRA's example, half of it is taxable. | The gain in U.S. dollars, using exchange rates on the purchase and sale dates. Long-term and short-term rules apply. |
| Where is the gain reported? | Schedule 3, then line 12700. | Form 8949 and Schedule D for U.S. citizens and residents. |
| How is double tax eased? | Canada has its own foreign tax credit for foreign tax paid. | A foreign tax credit or an itemized deduction for tax paid to Canada. |
Families with a foot in both countries should read our guides for individual tax preparation and international families. The rates and the rest are in the 2026 tax brackets for U.S. filers and in the CRA's guide for Canadian filers.
Common questions
What part of a Canadian capital gain is taxable?
In the CRA's worked example for a 2025 sale, fifty percent of the capital gain is taxable and is reported as a taxable capital gain. The fraction is set by law, so check the CRA's current guidance for the year you sell.
Why does my dealer show a different 52-week high?
Providers can use the highest price during the day or the highest closing price, and the 52-week window may be counted slightly differently. The screener on this page applies its own definition.
I am a U.S. citizen living in Canada. Does a high change my reporting?
The high itself changes nothing. What matters is a sale. A gain you realize is reported to Canada on your Canadian return and to the IRS on your U.S. return, and tax paid to Canada may give you a credit or an itemized deduction on the U.S. side.
Does a high mean the price will keep rising?
No. A high describes where a price has been. It does not describe where it is going.
Official sources
- CRA: Calculating and reporting your capital gains and losses
- CIRO: Equity markets we regulate
- IRS: Canada tax treaty documents
- IRS: Foreign tax credit
- IRS Publication 519: U.S. tax guide for aliens
- TradingView widget documentation: Screener
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