page_title: List of banks and credit unions in Canada
section_title: Defunct and merged banks
hierarchical_section_title: List of banks and credit unions in Canada / Defunct and merged banks
caption_attribution_description: English: Bank of New Brunswick Building, Prince William Street, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
context_page_description: This is a list of banks in Canada, including chartered banks, credit unions, trusts, and other financial services companies that offer banking services and may be popularly referred to as "banks".
context_section_description: Amicus Bank was in voluntary liquidation and its assets repatriated to CIBC.
  Bank of Alberta and the Western & Pacific Bank of Canada merged to become Canadian Western Bank.
  Bank of British Columbia's assets acquired by HSBC Canada.
  Bank of British North America merged into Bank of Montreal.
  Bank of New Brunswick was founded in 1820 and merged with the Bank of Nova Scotia in 1913.
  Bank of Ottawa merged with the Bank of Nova Scotia in 1919.
  Bank of the People was purchased by the Bank of Montreal in 1840.
  Bank of Toronto merged with The Dominion Bank in 1955 to form the Toronto-Dominion Bank, now known as TD Bank Group.
  Portuguese Commercial Bank (BCP) Canadian operations acquired by BMO in 2007.
  Banque canadienne nationale merged with Provincial Bank of Canada/Banque provinciale du Canada to become National Bank of Canada
  Barclays Bank Canada became Imperial Bank of Canada, now known as Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in 1956 and Hongkong Bank of Canada, now known as HSBC Bank Canada, in 1996.
  Provincial Bank of Canada/Banque provinciale du Canada. Merged with Banque canadienne nationale to become National Bank of Canada
  Canada Trust merged with Toronto-Dominion Bank in 2000
  Canadian Bank of Commerce merged with Imperial Bank of Canada in 1961 to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).
  Canadian Commercial Bank Failed in 1985.
  Eastern Townships Bank with the Canadian Bank of Commerce in 1912.
  Montreal City and District Savings Bank or La Banque d’Epargne converted from a savings bank to a regular bank and changed its name to Laurentian Bank of Canada
  Continental Bank of Canada became Lloyds Bank Canada in 1986.
  Farmer's Bank of York, Upper Canada
  Farmers' Bank of Rustico was a community bank in Prince Edward Island that closed after the passage of the 1871 Bank Act.
  Home Bank of Canada failed in 1923
  Home District Savings Bank, Toronto – founded 1830 for trades persons with deposits with Bank of Upper Canada but was alternative to those not aligned with the Family Compact which controlled the Bank of Upper Canada. Ceased to exist sometime after the Rebellion of 1837.
  Imperial Bank of Canada merged with Canadian Bank of Commerce to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).
  Lloyds Bank Canada became Hongkong Bank of Canada, now known as HSBC Bank Canada in 1990.
  Mercantile Bank of Canada, minority owned by Citibank, was merged into the National Bank of Canada in 1985.
  Merchants' Bank of Canada – founded in 1861; acquired by Bank of Montreal in 1921.
  Molson Bank of Montreal was merged into the Bank of Montreal in 1925.
  Midland Bank Canada became Hongkong Bank of Canada, now known as HSBC Bank Canada in 1988.
  Newfoundland Commercial Bank was founded in 1857 and collapsed in 1894.
  Newfoundland Savings Bank was founded in 1834.
  Northland Bank Failed in 1985.
  National Bank of Greece's Canadian assets merged into Bank of Nova Scotia in 2005
  National Westminster Bank of Canada became Hongkong Bank of Canada, now known as HSBC Bank Canada in 1998.
  Ontario Bank's assets merged into Bank of Montreal in 1906
  Standard Bank of Canada merged with Canadian Bank of Commerce in 1928
  Standard Chartered Bank of Canada
  Sterling Bank was acquired by Provincial Bank of Canada/Banque provinciale du Canada.
  Union Bank of Canada was founded in Quebec City in 1865 as the Union Bank of Lower Canada. It changed its name in 1886 to the Union Bank of Canada. Merged with the Royal Bank of Canada in 1925.
  Union Bank of Halifax was founded in Halifax in 1856. Merged with the Royal Bank of Canada in 1910.
  Union Bank of Newfoundland was founded in 1854 and collapsed in 1894.
caption: The former Bank of New Brunswick Building in Saint John.
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