Provincial Bank of Canada

The Provincial Bank of Canada (French: Banque provinciale du Canada) was a Canadian bank that existed from 1861 to 1979. The bank was founded in Montreal as the Banque Jacques-Cartier, and on 7 May 1900 changed its name to the Banque provinciale.[1][2][3][4]

Provincial Bank of Canada
FormerlyBanque Jacques-Cartier (1861–1900)
Founded18 May 1861 (1861-05-18)
Defunct1 November 1979 (1979-11-01)
FateMerged with the Banque canadienne nationale
SuccessorNational Bank of Canada

History

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In 1970, the bank acquired the Banque populaire, which had been founded in 1848 as the Caisse d'économie de Notre-Dame de Québec. In 1977 it acquired the Unity Bank of Canada, a small Toronto bank founded in 1972.

It merged with the Banque Canadienne Nationale to form the National Bank of Canada in 1979.[5]

 
The headquarters on Place d'Armes, designed in 1872 by Henri-Maurice Perrault. It is now the site of the Aldred Building.

A notable President of the Bank was Sir Hormidas Laporte, who previously served as Mayor of Montreal, and occupied the position from 1907 to 1934.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Vieux-Montréal – Fiche d'une société : Banque Provinciale du Canada". www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  2. ^ "Ouverture de la Banque provinciale du Canada à Montréal". bilan.usherbrooke.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  3. ^ "Banque Nationale du Canada-BN (entreprise de services, banque)". La Mémoire du Québec. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  4. ^ Nos banques à charte et nous-- : Banque canadienne nationale, Banque provinciale du Canada (in Canadian French). Conseil d'expansion économique. 1961. OCLC 48163144.
  5. ^ "National Bank of Canada". The Canadian Encyclopedia