What are the best Canadian stocks to buy right now?

The table above ranks MoatMap's top 25 TSX/TSX-V-listed stocks by StockRank, a composite of Quality, Value and Momentum percentiles across 900+ names. It refreshes monthly with a stated data date, and each ticker links to a full breakdown including SEDI insider activity.

Are Canadian bank stocks still a good investment?

The Big Five operate a protected oligopoly with among the longest dividend histories in the world; the recurring debate is their exposure to Canadian housing and consumer credit. They tend to score on Quality and shareholder yield rather than growth. Whether one currently makes the list depends on the factor mix, so check the table above rather than assuming.

Is the TSX just oil and mining?

Resources are a large weight but the misconception undersells the rest: rails, banks, insurers, grocery, telecoms and a handful of globally competitive technology and industrial names. The index's sector mix does mean the screen's output shifts with commodity cycles. That rotation is information, not noise.

What about withholding tax on Canadian dividends?

Canada withholds 25% on dividends to foreign investors, typically reduced to 15% by treaty (and often zero inside US retirement accounts under the US-Canada treaty). Factor that into yield comparisons against no-withholding markets like the UK or Singapore.

How often does this Canada ranking refresh?

A new edition forms on the first scoring run of each calendar month and the page states its data-as-of date. For a daily view, use the ranked-stocks screener filtered to Canada.

Best Canadian Stocks: September 2026

Canada's market is quietly one of the developed world's best long-term compounders: an oligopoly economy (banks, rails, telecoms, utilities) layered over a resource sector that turns commodity cycles into free cash flow. MoatMap scores 900+ TSX and TSX-V names; the list below is where Quality, Value and Momentum currently align.

MoatMap scored 1,047 Canadian stocks on 2026-09-01; 491 cleared the $250M market-cap floor this list applies. The market's average StockRank is 39. Basic Materials is the most represented sector in the top 10 (6 names).

September 2026 edition · data as of 2026-09-01·How we score stocks·All Canada stocks, refreshed daily

Top 25 Canadian Stocks by StockRank

#	Ticker	Company	Sector	Mkt Cap	Score	Q	V	M
1	SEC.TO	Senvest Capital Inc.	Financial Services	$765M	100	83	68	88
2	MRD.TO	Melcor Developments Ltd.	Real Estate	$400M	100	71	78	87
3	PALI.V	Palisades Goldcorp Ltd.	Basic Materials	$264M	100	84	74	77
4	AFM.V	Alphamin Resources Corp.	Basic Materials	$1.4B	100	91	81	56
5	THX.V	Thor Explorations Ltd.	Basic Materials	$652M	100	95	88	46
6	FVI.TO	Fortuna Mining Corp.	Basic Materials	$3.6B	99	87	72	66
7	TCL-A.TO	Transcontinental Inc.	Consumer Cyclical	$326M	99	55	92	75
8	SBI.TO	Serabi Gold plc	Basic Materials	$326M	99	93	80	50
9	MMY.V	Monument Mining Limited	Basic Materials	$252M	99	93	86	43
10	TOT.TO	Total Energy Services Inc.	Energy	$819M	99	77	57	87
11	PXT.TO	Parex Resources Inc.	Energy	$1.9B	99	73	79	67
12	BK.TO	Canadian Banc Corp.	Financial Services	$648M	99	73	64	82
13	CFW.TO	Calfrac Well Services Ltd.	Energy	$507M	99	63	75	78
14	BTO.TO	B2Gold Corp.	Basic Materials	$7.5B	98	83	73	57
15	WDO.TO	Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.	Basic Materials	$3.5B	98	93	53	68
16	CUP-U.TO	Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd.	Utilities	$623M	98	67	63	80
17	STGO.TO	Steppe Gold Ltd.	Basic Materials	$331M	98	82	79	50
18	ALV.V	Alvopetro Energy Ltd.	Energy	$272M	98	80	58	72
19	CSW-B.TO	Corby Spirit and Wine Limited	Consumer Defensive	$317M	98	68	58	84
20	WJX.TO	Wajax Corporation	Industrials	$461M	97	67	82	60
21	DFN.TO	Dividend 15 Split Corp.	Financial Services	$1.0B	97	69	66	72
22	MKO.V	Mako Mining Corp.	Basic Materials	$894M	97	86	45	74
23	CVG.TO	Clairvest Group Inc.	Financial Services	$786M	97	74	62	70
24	ELF.TO	E-L Financial Corporation Limited	Financial Services	$4.4B	96	75	75	54
25	ARG.TO	Amerigo Resources Ltd.	Basic Materials	$967M	96	90	51	62

1SEC.TO

Senvest Capital Inc.CA · Financial Services · $765M

100

Score

2MRD.TO

Melcor Developments Ltd.CA · Real Estate · $400.3M

100

Score

3PALI.V

Palisades Goldcorp Ltd.CA · Basic Materials · $263.8M

100

Score

4AFM.V

Alphamin Resources Corp.CA · Basic Materials · $1.4B

100

Score

5THX.V

Thor Explorations Ltd.CA · Basic Materials · $652.1M

100

Score

6FVI.TO

Fortuna Mining Corp.CA · Basic Materials · $3.6B

Score

7TCL-A.TO

Transcontinental Inc.CA · Consumer Cyclical · $326.4M

Score

8SBI.TO

Serabi Gold plcCA · Basic Materials · $326.1M

Score

9MMY.V

Monument Mining LimitedCA · Basic Materials · $251.6M

Score

10TOT.TO

Total Energy Services Inc.CA · Energy · $819.1M

Score

11PXT.TO

Parex Resources Inc.CA · Energy · $1.9B

Score

12BK.TO

Canadian Banc Corp.CA · Financial Services · $648M

Score

13CFW.TO

Calfrac Well Services Ltd.CA · Energy · $506.9M

Score

14BTO.TO

B2Gold Corp.CA · Basic Materials · $7.5B

Score

15WDO.TO

Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.CA · Basic Materials · $3.5B

Score

16CUP-U.TO

Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd.CA · Utilities · $622.8M

Score

17STGO.TO

Steppe Gold Ltd.CA · Basic Materials · $331M

Score

18ALV.V

Alvopetro Energy Ltd.CA · Energy · $272.1M

Score

19CSW-B.TO

Corby Spirit and Wine LimitedCA · Consumer Defensive · $317.4M

Score

20WJX.TO

Wajax CorporationCA · Industrials · $461.4M

Score

21DFN.TO

Dividend 15 Split Corp.CA · Financial Services · $1B

Score

22MKO.V

Mako Mining Corp.CA · Basic Materials · $893.6M

Score

23CVG.TO

Clairvest Group Inc.CA · Financial Services · $786.4M

Score

24ELF.TO

E-L Financial Corporation LimitedCA · Financial Services · $4.4B

Score

25ARG.TO

Amerigo Resources Ltd.CA · Basic Materials · $967.4M

Score

Ranked by StockRank (Quality + Value + Momentum composite) at a minimum market cap of $250M. A new edition is generated on the first scoring run of each month.

Director buying reported in the 90 days to 2026-09-01: ARG.TO · Full Canada insider feed

Active share buybacks in the 180 days to 2026-09-01: SEC.TO, MRD.TO, FVI.TO, BTO.TO

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Oligopolies Plus Optionality

The Canadian core is structural moat: five banks with a protected domestic franchise and 150+ years of uninterrupted dividends, two railways forming a continental duopoly, and telecom/utility networks with regulated returns. These businesses rarely look spectacular on any single factor, but they compound with unusual persistence, and they periodically go on sale when commodity sentiment drags the whole index.

The resource half is where the dispersion lives. Energy producers post-2020 rebuilt themselves around capital discipline (debt paydown, buybacks and dividends rather than growth drilling), and the gold sector operates some of the world's best-margin mines. Resource names swing the screen's composition month to month: when they score well on Value and Momentum simultaneously, the cycle is usually turning.

SEDI, Canada's insider-filing system, provides granular director-dealing data (MoatMap ingests it via the TSX's own feed), and Canadian companies make heavy use of normal-course issuer bids: ongoing buyback programmes that file repurchases daily. Both signals appear beneath the table when active in the current top 25.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best Canadian stocks to buy right now?: The table above ranks MoatMap's top 25 TSX/TSX-V-listed stocks by StockRank, a composite of Quality, Value and Momentum percentiles across 900+ names. It refreshes monthly with a stated data date, and each ticker links to a full breakdown including SEDI insider activity.
Are Canadian bank stocks still a good investment?: The Big Five operate a protected oligopoly with among the longest dividend histories in the world; the recurring debate is their exposure to Canadian housing and consumer credit. They tend to score on Quality and shareholder yield rather than growth. Whether one currently makes the list depends on the factor mix, so check the table above rather than assuming.
Is the TSX just oil and mining?: Resources are a large weight but the misconception undersells the rest: rails, banks, insurers, grocery, telecoms and a handful of globally competitive technology and industrial names. The index's sector mix does mean the screen's output shifts with commodity cycles. That rotation is information, not noise.
What about withholding tax on Canadian dividends?: Canada withholds 25% on dividends to foreign investors, typically reduced to 15% by treaty (and often zero inside US retirement accounts under the US-Canada treaty). Factor that into yield comparisons against no-withholding markets like the UK or Singapore.
How often does this Canada ranking refresh?: A new edition forms on the first scoring run of each calendar month and the page states its data-as-of date. For a daily view, use the ranked-stocks screener filtered to Canada.