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TD Canada Trust branch in Edmonton, Alberta. The Bank of Toronto (founded in 1855) and The Dominion Bank (founded in 1869) merged on 1 February 1955 to form TD Bank. Canada Trust, founded in 1864 in London, Ontario as Huron and Erie Savings and Loan Society, was acquired by TD Bank in 2000, after which TD adopted the new brand name "TD Bank Financial Group".
Location City, Province Description; Bank of Canada Building: 1938 built 1979 expanded 234 Wellington Street: Ottawa, Ontario: Head office of Bank of Canada. Late neoclassical-style, designed by Sumner Godfrey Davenport.
The remaining branch in Paris, Ontario, was sold to Laurentian Bank of Canada. In all six TD branches and seven Canada Trust branches specifically changed hands to meet the Competition Bureau's requirements. [18] In response, TD announced it would close 275 branches, representing 4,900 employees, to adhere to the ruling and to reduce overall costs.
Canada has a strong co-operative financial services sector, which consists of credit unions (caisses populaires in Quebec and other French speaking regions). At the end of 2001, Canada's credit union sector consisted of 681 credit unions and 914 caisses populaires, with more than 3,600 locations and 4,100 automated teller machines. [45]
TD Bank merged with Canada Trust, which was for a long time the largest trust in Canada, thus vaulting TD into the number two spot. [23] While there were no major changes to Bank of Montreal, CIBC's first unsuccessful foray into the US market led it to shed its assets there, dropping it to the number five spot. [24]
Canada's banks have high service levels and investments in technology. A report released by the office of the Minister of Finance in 2002 states "Canada has the highest number of ATMs per capita in the world and benefits from the highest penetration levels of electronic channels such as debit cards, Internet banking and telephone banking". [4]
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. is a Canadian financial services corporation headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toronto-Dominion Bank.The company does business through several divisions, namely TD Direct Investing, TD Wealth Financial Planning, and TD Wealth Private Investment Advice. [1]
Effective 1 January 1986, Genstar merged Canada Trust with Canada Permanent. After the merger, Canada Trust's assets increased from $13.5 billion to $21 billion, and its number of branches increased from 208 to 320. [7] Additionally, the new Canada Trust held more savings deposits than both the Toronto-Dominion Bank and the Bank of Nova Scotia. [8]