Financial Sector

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Canada

• Banks & Trust Companies

• Credit Unions

• Insurance Associations

• Securities Commissions

• Other Regulatory Agencies

• New Policy Framework for the Financial Services Sector

• Other Resources

Federally Regulated Banks and Trust Companies

Banks

• Amicus Bank
• Bank of Montreal
• CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce)
• Canadian Western Bank
• Citizens' Bank of Canada
• CS Alterna Bank (CS COOP)
• First Nations Bank of Canada
• Laurentian Bank
• Manulife Bank of Canada (Manulife Financial)
• National Bank of Canada
• Pacific & Western Bank of Canada
• President's Choice Bank
• RBC Financial Group (Royal Bank of Canada)
• Scotiabank (Bank of Nova Scotia)
• TD Bank Financial Group: includes TD Canada Trust

Trust Companies

• B2B Trust
• Maple Trust Company
• Montreal Trust Company of Canada

For a complete list, consult the list on the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions site.

Credit Unions

Credit Union Centrals:

• Credit Union Central of Canada
• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Manitoba
• New Brunswick
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Nova Scotia
• Ontario
• Prince Edward Island
• Quebec: Caisses Desjardins
• Saskatchewan

Insurance Associations

• Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc (CLHIA)
• CompCorp (Canadian Life and Health Insurance Compensation Corporation)
• Insurance Brokers Association of Canada (IBAC)
• Insurance Bureau of Canada

Provincial Securities Commissions

• Alberta: Alberta Securities Commission
• British Columbia: British Columbia Securities Commission
• Manitoba: Manitoba Securities Commission
• Newfoundland and Labrador: Securities Commission
• Nova Scotia: Securities Commission
• Ontario: Ontario Securities Commission
• Quebec: Autorité des marchés financiers
• Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan Securities Commission

Other Regulatory Agencies

• British Columbia. Financial Institutions Commission
• Competition Bureau
• Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators
• Canadian Payments Association
• Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI)
• Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
• Financial Transaction and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
• Financial Services Commission of Ontario
• Investment Dealers' Association of Canada (IDA)
• Market Regulation Services Inc.
• Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA)
• Ontario Financing Authority

For more information on regulatory bodies, consult the Provincial and Territorial Financial Regulators list at the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions site.

New Policy Framework for the Financial Services Sector

Bill C-8 - An Act to establish the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada and to amend certain Acts in relation to financial institutions: Act entered into force on October 24, 2001.

• Act as assented to, June 14, 2001 (Statutes of Canada 2001).
• Legislative Summary (Research Branch, Library of Parliament).

Reforming Canada's Financial Services Sector:  multimedia presentation on Canada's  new policy framework with links to the related publications (Finance Canada, June 25, 1999).

Task Force on the Future of the Canadian Financial Services Sector: Report (MacKay Report) : final report and background papers (September 15, 1998).

• Comparison of Reports on the Future of the Financial Services Sector: MacKay Task Force Report, Senate Banking Committee Report, House Finance Committee Preliminary Report (Canadian Bankers Association, January 19, 1999).
• Blueprint for Change: Response to the Report of the Task Force on the Future of the Canadian Financial Services Sector: Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, December 1998 (Parliamentary WWW site).
• The Future Starts Now: A Study of the Financial Services Sector in Canada: report of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance tabled December 10, 1998 (Parliamentary WWW site).

Other Canadian Resources

Bank Merger Proposals: documents related to government activity regarding merger proposals (December 1998).

Business Development Bank of Canada: Canada's small business bank.

Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation
- See also United States. FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation).

Canadian Banking Ombudsman (CBO)

Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario

Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC)

National Program in Financial Services and Public Policy: established in cooperation with private and public sector organizations, supporting applied research into public policy and the financial services sector (Schulich School of Business, York University).

International

Bank Administration Institute (BAI):  U.S.-based professional organization devoted to improving the competitive position of banking companies through strategic research educational courses; includes selected articles from Banking Strategies, the Institute's bi-monthly magazine.

Banking on the WWW: links to a wide range of banking resources, including guides, working papers and and exhaustive list of banks world wide (Institut für Betriebswirtschaftliche Geldwirtschaft, University of Göttingen).

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: See especially Historical Statistics on Banking (HSOB): for annual statistical information on the banking industry beginning in 1934; includes commercial banks reports, savings institution reports, and bank and thrift failure reports from 1934 to 1999.

International Monetary Fund. Canada: 2001 Article IV Consultation - Staff Report: see especially the review of Canada's financial system.

Qualisteam: European banking and finance portal linking to over 3,000 bank Websites worldwide, including financial institutions.