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There remains $ 48,797 in outstanding banknotes from the bank of British Columbia, in $ 1, $ 5, $ 10, $ 20 and $ 50 denominations. The bills were issued from 1863 to 1894 and in the 1970s they brought anywhere from $ 500 to $ 1,500 per bill on the collector's market.
237:(HSBC) to rescue it. By stepping in, HSBC acquired a large base of stable retail deposits. The acquisition immediately raised HSBC's ranking amongst Canadian banks from the 20th to the 9th largest. 744: 890: 875: 199:'s control over the banking industry which obliged all but the smaller loans for companies in British Columbia to receive authorization from head offices in either 229:
had a serious impact on other institutions that depended on wholesale deposit funding. Like the many Trust Companies and Credit Union amalgamations in 1986, the
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was built in 1885 and was designated as a heritage site by the City of Victoria in 1975. The Bank of British Columbia in
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Following financial difficulties arising from the decline of the western oil economy, the collapses of
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Province of British Columbia, Canada: Its Climate and Resources; with Information for Emigrants ...
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The second bank was chartered in 1966 with headquarters in Vancouver and was the creation of
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in 1862, with its head office in London. Between 1862 and 1871 it issued dollar
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In 1986, the bank had 1,410 employees, 41 branches in BC and
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1986 Bank of British Columbia Business Continuation Act
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Historic Treasures and lost mines of British Columbia
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McGill-Queen's Press – MQUP; 1980. 308:Historical Essays on British Columbia 1502: 976:Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation 489: 399:Canadian Register of Historic Places 394:Bank of British Columbia (Vancouver) 381:Canadian Register of Historic Places 268:Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation 934:Business Development Bank of Canada 414:, End of a dream for Bank of B.C. 376:Bank of British Columbia (Victoria) 13: 514:Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 14: 1618: 953:Provincial financial institutions 687: 656:Vancity Community Investment Bank 478:Banks and credit unions in Canada 439:Barlee, Neville Langrell (1976) 1557:1901 disestablishments in Canada 1501: 1488: 1487: 1060: 247: 171:The Bank of British Columbia in 166: 927:Federal financial institutions 421:, December 1, 1986, pp. 8, 59. 405: 402:. Retrieved 12 December 2012. 387: 384:. Retrieved 12 December 2012. 369: 360: 284: 1: 1592:1901 mergers and acquisitions 1429:Charterhouse Capital Partners 443:. (Canada West Publications). 427: 273:Canadian chartered bank notes 94:The first was established by 1572:Banks disestablished in 1986 1552:Banks disestablished in 1901 917:Other financial institutions 616:First Nations Bank of Canada 278: 157: 7: 1532:Economy of British Columbia 1358:Crédit Commercial de France 240: 193:Premier of British Columbia 177:Vancouver, British Columbia 10: 1623: 1413:Williamsburgh Savings Bank 1353:Continental Bank of Canada 1303:Canara HSBC Life Insurance 1275:Hang Seng Bank (Hong Kong) 291:"Bank of British Columbia" 183:The second bank: 1966–1986 173:Victoria, British Columbia 112:Victoria, British Columbia 1562:Banks established in 1966 1542:Banks established in 1862 1483: 1457: 1421: 1330: 1289: 1262: 1156: 1115: 1069: 1058: 1044: 968: 952: 926: 922: 911: 841: 790: 732: 725: 717:UNI Financial Cooperation 699: 695: 682: 666:Wealth One Bank of Canada 626:Laurentian Bank of Canada 561: 499: 495: 484: 349:. Clarendon Press; 1995. 295:The Canadian Encyclopedia 128:Canadian Bank of Commerce 90:The first bank: 1862–1901 59: 49:Canadian Bank of Commerce 43: 29: 21: 1408:Samuel Montagu & Co. 1338:Bank of British Columbia 726:Provincial credit unions 223:Canadian Commercial Bank 84:Bank of British Columbia 17:Bank of British Columbia 1537:Defunct banks of Canada 1383:Imperial Bank of Persia 1290:Minority stakes and JVs 651:President's Choice Bank 641:National Bank of Canada 631:Manulife Bank of Canada 611:Exchange Bank of Canada 436:- Department of Justice 235:Hongkong Bank of Canada 53:Hongkong Bank of Canada 1363:Greenwich Savings Bank 1297:Bank of Communications 646:Peoples Bank of Canada 579:Bank of China (Canada) 263:List of Canadian banks 1331:Predecessor companies 1157:Principal local banks 707:Coast Capital Savings 700:Federal credit unions 589:Canadian Western Bank 548:Toronto-Dominion Bank 1343:Barclays Bank Canada 526:Royal Bank of Canada 1422:Former subsidiaries 1393:Marine Midland Bank 740:BlueShore Financial 574:AMEX Bank of Canada 231:Canadian government 18: 1388:Lloyds Bank Canada 1184:Continental Europe 1070:Board of directors 944:Farm Credit Canada 866:Desjardins Ontario 755:Envision Financial 584:Canadian Tire Bank 106:in San Francisco, 38:Financial services 16: 1582:HSBC acquisitions 1519: 1518: 1403:Republic New York 1309:HSBC Saudi Arabia 1281:M&S Bank (UK) 1270:First Direct (UK) 1138:HSBC Private Bank 1128:HSBC InvestDirect 1087:Henri de Castries 997: 996: 993: 992: 989: 988: 969:Deposit insurance 907: 906: 903: 902: 899: 898: 772:Gulf & Fraser 745:Coastal Community 678: 677: 674: 673: 621:ICICI Bank Canada 519:Simplii Financial 412:Patricia Chisholm 355:978-0-19-820602-6 317:978-0-7715-5694-4 102:. By 1885 it had 73: 72: 1614: 1510: 1505: 1504: 1496: 1491: 1490: 1444:HSBC Bank Panama 1439:HSBC Bank Canada 1434:HSBC Bank Brazil 1263:Subsidiary banks 1064: 1038: 1034: 1024: 1017: 1010: 1001: 1000: 924: 923: 913: 912: 861:Desjardins Group 733:British Columbia 730: 729: 697: 696: 684: 683: 594:Motive Financial 530:HSBC Bank Canada 509:Bank of Montreal 497: 496: 490:For-profit banks 486: 485: 471: 464: 457: 448: 447: 422: 409: 403: 391: 385: 373: 367: 364: 358: 343:Geoffrey Jones. 341: 335: 326: 320: 304: 298: 288: 257: 252: 251: 250: 114:(est. 1862) and 108:Portland, Oregon 64:British Columbia 19: 15: 1622: 1621: 1617: 1616: 1615: 1613: 1612: 1611: 1522: 1521: 1520: 1515: 1508: 1494: 1479: 1453: 1417: 1326: 1285: 1258: 1152: 1111: 1065: 1056: 1040: 1036: 1028: 998: 985: 964: 948: 918: 895: 849:Alterna Savings 837: 786: 721: 691: 670: 601:Citibank Canada 557: 552:TD Canada Trust 491: 480: 475: 430: 425: 417:Financial Times 410: 406: 392: 388: 374: 370: 365: 361: 342: 338: 327: 323: 305: 301: 289: 285: 281: 253: 248: 246: 243: 185: 169: 160: 144:New Westminster 116:New Westminster 92: 69: 65: 12: 11: 5: 1620: 1610: 1609: 1604: 1599: 1594: 1589: 1584: 1579: 1574: 1569: 1564: 1559: 1554: 1549: 1544: 1539: 1534: 1517: 1516: 1514: 1513: 1499: 1484: 1481: 1480: 1478: 1477: 1472: 1467: 1461: 1459: 1455: 1454: 1452: 1451: 1446: 1441: 1436: 1431: 1425: 1423: 1419: 1418: 1416: 1415: 1410: 1405: 1400: 1395: 1390: 1385: 1380: 1375: 1370: 1368:Grupo Banistmo 1365: 1360: 1355: 1350: 1345: 1340: 1334: 1332: 1328: 1327: 1325: 1324: 1318: 1312: 1306: 1300: 1293: 1291: 1287: 1286: 1284: 1283: 1278: 1272: 1266: 1264: 1260: 1259: 1257: 1256: 1251: 1249:United Kingdom 1246: 1241: 1236: 1231: 1226: 1221: 1216: 1211: 1206: 1201: 1196: 1191: 1186: 1181: 1176: 1174:Mainland China 1171: 1166: 1160: 1158: 1154: 1153: 1151: 1150: 1145: 1140: 1135: 1130: 1125: 1119: 1117: 1113: 1112: 1110: 1109: 1104: 1099: 1094: 1092:Jonathan Evans 1089: 1084: 1079: 1077:Kathleen Casey 1073: 1071: 1067: 1066: 1059: 1057: 1055: 1054: 1048: 1046: 1042: 1041: 1027: 1026: 1019: 1012: 1004: 995: 994: 991: 990: 987: 986: 984: 983: 978: 972: 970: 966: 965: 963: 962: 956: 954: 950: 949: 947: 946: 941: 936: 930: 928: 920: 919: 909: 908: 905: 904: 901: 900: 897: 896: 894: 893: 891:Windsor Family 888: 883: 878: 873: 868: 863: 858: 857: 856: 845: 843: 842:Eastern Canada 839: 838: 836: 835: 830: 825: 820: 815: 810: 805: 800: 794: 792: 788: 787: 785: 784: 779: 774: 769: 768: 767: 762: 760:Island Savings 757: 747: 742: 736: 734: 727: 723: 722: 720: 719: 714: 709: 703: 701: 693: 692: 680: 679: 676: 675: 672: 671: 669: 668: 663: 658: 653: 648: 643: 638: 633: 628: 623: 618: 613: 608: 606:Equitable Bank 603: 598: 597: 596: 586: 581: 576: 571: 565: 563: 559: 558: 556: 555: 545: 544: 543: 533: 523: 522: 521: 511: 505: 503: 493: 492: 482: 481: 474: 473: 466: 459: 451: 445: 444: 437: 429: 426: 424: 423: 404: 386: 368: 359: 336: 321: 299: 282: 280: 277: 276: 275: 270: 265: 259: 258: 242: 239: 233:permitted the 227:Northland Bank 197:Central Canada 189:W.A.C. 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Index

Banking
Financial services
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Hongkong Bank of Canada
Canadian
banks
Royal Charter
banknotes
branches
Portland, Oregon
Victoria, British Columbia
New Westminster
Seattle
merged
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Kamloops
Nanaimo
Nelson
New Westminster
Rossland
Sandon
Victoria, British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
W.A.C. Bennett
Premier of British Columbia
Central Canada
Montreal
Toronto
Alberta
CAD

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