Provincial Bank of Canada explained

Provincial Bank of Canada
Location: Quebec, Canada
First President:
Existed: 1861-1979
Merged into modern-day National Bank of Canada

The Provincial Bank of Canada (French: Banque provinciale du Canada) was a Quebec-based bank in Canada that was the product of mergers between the Banque Jacques-Cartier (1861), the Banque d'économie de Québec (1848), the Banque populaire de Québec (1868), and the Unity Bank of Canada (1972).^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

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

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

• List of banks in Canada

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vieux-Montréal – Fiche d'une société : Banque Provinciale du Canada. www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca. 2019-04-25.
2. Web site: Ouverture de la Banque provinciale du Canada à Montréal. bilan.usherbrooke.ca. 2019-04-25.
3. Web site: Banque Nationale du Canada-BN (entreprise de services, banque) . La Mémoire du Québec . 2019-04-25.
4. Book: Nos banques à charte et nous-- : Banque canadienne nationale, Banque provinciale du Canada. 1961. Conseil d'expansion économique. fr-CA. 48163144.
5. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/national-bank-of-canada "National Bank of Canada"