Statistics Canada says its index of leading indicators rose for a seventh straight month in January.
The agency says the index was up 0.7%, following an identical rise in December.
It says the increase was concentrated in manufacturing, housing and services employment and was offset by declines in durable goods sales and equity prices.
Two of three manufacturing components were up.
The ratio of shipments to inventories rose for a third straight month as sales strengthened and inventories fell, while the average work week lengthened for a fourth month in a row.
New orders for durable goods edged down after two monthly gains.
Services employment was up for a 10th month.
Furniture and appliance sales recorded a fifth straight decline and spending on other durable goods also declined after posting gains since May.