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  2. Bank vault - Wikipedia

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    A bank vault is a secure room used by banks to store and protect valuables, cash, and important documents. Modern bank vaults are typically made of reinforced concrete and steel, with complex locking mechanisms and security systems. This article covers the design, construction, and security features of bank vaults.

  3. Safe deposit box - Wikipedia

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    Safe deposit boxes inside a Swiss bank. Safe deposit vault in Joplin, Missouri after the 2011 Joplin tornado, remaining intact despite the destruction of the bank that housed it. A safe deposit box, sometimes referred to as a safety deposit box, is an individually secured container, usually held within a larger safe or bank vault.

  4. Banking in Canada - Wikipedia

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    The Bank of Montreal has been paying dividends to share holders every year since 1829 (196 years ago), [13] Scotiabank since 1833 (192 years ago), [13] Toronto-Dominion Bank since 1857 (168 years ago), [14] Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce since 1868 (157 years ago) [15] and Royal Bank of Canada since 1870 (155 years ago) [16] respectively.

  5. Personal Property Security Act (Canada) - Wikipedia

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    The Personal Property Security Act ("PPSA") is the name given to each of the statutes passed by all common law provinces, as well as the territories, of Canada that regulate the creation and registration of security interests in all personal property within their respective jurisdictions.

  6. Vault - Wikipedia

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    Vault (architecture), an arched form above an enclosed space; Bank vault, a reinforced room or compartment where valuables are stored; Burial vault (enclosure), a protective coffin enclosure; Burial vault (tomb), an underground tomb; Utility vault, an underground storage area accessed by a maintenance hole

  7. Frederick S. Holmes - Wikipedia

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    Frederick S. Holmes was an American safe and vault engineer, [1] and inventor who designed the largest vaults in the world. During his career, Holmes designed over 200 vaults throughout the United States, Canada and Japan from 1895 [2] to 1941.

  8. Diefenbunker - Wikipedia

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    Many areas of the bunker, including the PM's Suite, the Emergency Government Situation Centre, the CBC Emergency Broadcasting Studio, the Military Federal Warning Centre, the External Affairs Ministerial Office, the Public Works Minister's Office and the Bank of Canada Vault, are being restored to their operational condition.

  9. Bank of Canada - Wikipedia

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    The Bank of Canada (BoC; French: Banque du Canada) is a Crown corporation and Canada's central bank. [4] Chartered in 1934 under the Bank of Canada Act , it is responsible for formulating Canada's monetary policy, [ 5 ] and for the promotion of a safe and sound financial system within Canada. [ 6 ]