| The "Big Five Canadian Banks" term refers to the top five
banking institutions in Canada. These banks are Royal Bank of
Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Scotiabank, Canadian Imperial
Bank of Commerce, and Bank of Montreal. The big five Canadian
banks dominate the Canadian financial markets having a combined
market share of over 90%. These banks are in reality international
banks with market share in USA, the Caribbean, Latin America,
and Asia. They have thousands of employees across Canada and
worldwide. You might encounter the "Big Six Banks" term as well,
which is the "Big Five Banks" and the National Bank of Canada,
which mainly servers customers in Quebec.
RBC Financial Group or simply Royal Bank of Canada
is the largest Canadian bank with headquarters in Toronto,
Ontario. The bank was founded in 1864, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Royal Bank has over 70,000 employees worldwide with offices
in more than 30 countries and operates 21% of all Canadian
ATMs. Royal Bank common shares are listed on Toronto Stock
Exchange, Swiss Electronic Stock Exchange and New York Stock
Exchange.
Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD Bank Financial Group) is
the second major Canadian bank headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.
The bank was founded in 1855 in Toronto. TD Bank has over
58,000 employees, serving 14 million customers worldwide.
The TD bank Financial Group common shares are listed on Toronto
Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Scotiabank previously known as The Bank of Nova Scotia
is the Canadian bank with strongest international presence.
The bank was founded in 1832 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Scotiabank
does business in over 40 countries, most notably in the Caribbean,
Central and Latin Americas, Mexico and Asia. Scotiabank has
over 12 million customers offering personal, business and
investment banking services. The bank has 57,000 employees
worldwide. Scotiabank common shares trade on both Toronto
and New York Stock Exchanges.
The Bank of Montreal marketed as BMO Financial Group
is Canada's oldest bank, established in 1817 in Montreal,
Quebec. The bank has 35,000 employees and provides a wide
range of financial services to its customers in Canada and
USA. BMO is listed on Toronto Stock Exchange and New York
Stock Exchange.
CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce) was founded
in 1867 in Toronto, Ontario. The bank has its headquarters
in Toronto, and has over 37,000 employees worldwide, providing
a wide range of financial services to over 11 million clients.
CIBC is the smallest of the "Big Five" Canadian banks. CIBC
is listed on Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges.
The Canadian banking system is well established and developed
and Canadian banks are one of the important pillars of the
Canadian economy and society. Canadian financial institutions
maintain a network of over 7,500 bank branches and over 17,000
ATMs. The top five Canadian banks are all members of the Canadian
Banker Association and Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Peter Todorov writes for Canadian
Banks - an informational site about the Canadian banking
industry and Loans
in Canada - a Canadian loan directory.
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