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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Canadian banks will begin reporting their fiscal first-quarter results on Tuesday, a pivotal batch of earnings that will reveal how the “Big Five” lenders are faring with swooning oil prices and ultra-low interest rates.


