Bank of British North America

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The Bank of British North America was founded in 1835 in London, England with offices in Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, Saint John, New Brunswick, Halifax and St. John's, Newfoundland.

It merged with the Bank of Montreal in 1918. Many Canadian banks disappeared as a result of mergers in the 20th century and by 2007, only five or six major banks and several smaller ones still operate in Canada.

A Toronto office of Bank of British North America on Yonge Street remains today as a historical structure, but it is no longer used as a bank building. The former Bank of British North America branch at the corner of King and Dufferin streets in the Parkdale area of Toronto continues to operate as a branch of Bank of Montreal.

Bank of British North America, Toronto, 1856  Armstrong, Beere & Hime / Library and Archives Canada / PA-186740. Acquired with the assistance of a grant from the Minister of Communications under the term of the Cultural Property Import & Export Review Act
Bank of British North America, Toronto, 1856
Armstrong, Beere & Hime / Library and Archives Canada / PA-186740. Acquired with the assistance of a grant from the Minister of Communications under the term of the Cultural Property Import & Export Review Act

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