Industry: | Trust company |
Founded: | 1889 |
Fate: | Acquired by the Bank of Nova Scotia in 1994 |
Hq Location: | Place Ville Marie |
Hq Location City: | Montreal, Quebec |
The Montreal Trust Company is a Canadian trust company that has existed since 1889. In 1994 it was acquired by the Bank of Nova Scotia, and since that time has been a subsidiary.
Montreal Trust was founded by the Bank of Montreal. Donald Smith and Edward Clouston were amongst its charter board of directors.
In 1994, Scotiabank acquired Montreal Trust.[1] The stock transfer and corporate trust businesses of Montreal Trust were acquired by Computershare in 2000.[2]