The “Big Five” Canadian banks include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Are there other viable options?
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The lobby group representing Canada’s big banks says there’s no need for Canada Post to expand onto their turf because Canadians already have an abundant choice of financial services.


