Canadian Bankers Association

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Canadian Bankers Association

The Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) is an interest group of banks in Canada as well as banks of foreign financial institutions operating in Canada. The interest group was founded in Montreal , Quebec in 1891 and is one of the oldest associations of its kind in Canada.

The CBA publishes current developments affecting the banking system in Canada. This makes the association a leading source of information in the field of finance and statistical analyzes. The Canadian banking system during the Great Depression by the one of the safest in the world World Economic Forum awarded for three consecutive years.

The CBA has offices in Toronto , Ottawa and Montreal .

Members

A total of 59 banks are members of the association.

Schedule I Banks

The Canadian full banks are mainly in this category. Are under government supervision and are also under the Canadian Deposit Insurance Agency.

Schedule II banks

This category includes foreign banks that are regulated by the Canadian regulatory authority and that meet the formal requirements to operate banking operations within the country. As a rule, these are branches and subsidiaries of banks or companies that can also be approved as full banks. The deposits are covered by the deposit insurance.

Schedule III banks

This includes foreign financial institutions that do not have a full banking license in Canada. These only offer financial services such as securities trading.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. World Economic Forum - The Global Competitiveness Report 2010–2011, accessed on November 18, 2012 (PDF; 6.5 MB)
  2. The History of the CBA and What We Do. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 19, 2017 ; accessed on January 19, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cba.ca