Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation

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Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) is a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Canada.

As a federal agency, it provides insurance (up to a $100,000 CAD per personal and on Canadian accounts only) for financial services provided by chartered Canadian banks and financial institutions.

Created in 1967 (under Schedule III, Part 1 of the Financial Administration Act and Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act), it is similar to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the United States. Since 1967, 43 financial institutions have failed in Canada and all 43 were members of CDIC. There have been no failures since 1996.


[edit] Current financial position

According to the 2007 Annual Report, CDIC has $1.6 billion CAD in assets to meet insurance claims on failures. This amount represents 0.34% of total eligible deposits at member institutions.

The largest CDIC member institutions with the most insured deposits are the Big Five (banks). The 2007 Annual Reports for these banks indicate the following total deposit liabilities, although not all deposits are CDIC insured.


[edit] List of financial collapses since 1967

  • Commonwealth Trust Company 1970
  • Security Trust Company Limited 1972
  • Astra Trust Company 1980
  • District Trust Company 1982
  • AMIC Mortgage Investment Corporation 1983
  • Crown Trust Company 1983
  • Fidelity Trust Company 1983
  • Greymac Mortgage Corporation 1983
  • Greymac Trust Company 1983
  • Seaway Mortgage Corporation 1983
  • Seaway Trust Company 1983
  • Northguard Mortgage Corporation 1984
  • CCB Mortgage Investment Corporation 1985
  • Canadian Commercial Bank 1985
  • Continental Trust Company 1985
  • London Loan Limited 1985
  • Northland Bank 1985
  • Pioneer Trust Company 1985
  • Western Capital Trust Company 1985
  • Bank of British Columbia 1986
  • Bank of British Columbia Mortgage Corporation 1986
  • Columbia Trust Company 1986
  • North West Trust Company 1987
  • Principal Savings & Trust Company 1987
  • Financial Trust Company 1988
  • Settlers Savings and Mortgage Corporation 1990
  • Bank of Credit and Commerce Canada 1991
  • Saskatchewan Trust Company 1991
  • Standard Loan Company 1991
  • Standard Trust Company 1991
  • Shoppers Trust Company 1992
  • Central Guaranty Mortgage Corporation 1992
  • Central Guaranty Trust Company 1992
  • First City Trust Company 1992
  • First City Mortgage Company 1992
  • Dominion Trust Company 1993
  • Prenor Trust Company of Canada 1993
  • Confederation Trust Company 1994
  • Monarch Trust Company 1994
  • Income Trust Company 1995
  • North American Trust Company 1995
  • NAL Mortgage Company 1995
  • Security Home Mortgage Corporation 1996

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