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built in 1951 is on the Registry of Historical Places of Canada. The Bank of Toronto Building in Chaplin, Saskatchewan built in 1915 is on the Registry of Historical Places of Canada. The Bank of Toronto Vault in Turtle Mountain, Manitoba, completed in 1919, is on the Registry of Historical Places of
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The Bank of Toronto established itself as an efficient, profitable, but essentially conservative bank through the 19th century. It maintained a very high reserve against its capital and enjoyed the highest share price of any bank in Canada. Growth was very slow and deliberate, with a few new branches
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they quickly realized that the costs of expansion and competition with much larger rivals made their objectives difficult to realize. Neither bank had engaged in acquisitions or mergers in order to grow, but both determined that a union with a bank of equal size would place them in a much stronger
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On November 1, 1954, Canada's minister of finance announced that the amalgamation was accepted and shareholders were asked for their approval. This was forthcoming in December and on February 1, 1955, the Bank of Toronto and the Dominion Bank became the Toronto-Dominion Bank.
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With the maturing of the Canadian economy and the opening of northern Ontario and the West in the 1880s and 1890s, the banks became more aggressive in loans to resource industries, utilities, and manufacturing. In 1899, the Bank of Toronto opened a branch in the
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Except for some contraction in the western provinces due to drought, the decade following the war was one of expansion and increasing profitability due to resource development and industrial expansion. The bank weathered the storm of
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The Bank of Toronto emerged from the war in 1945 stronger than ever, with assets more than doubled since 1939. With the post-war boom they became more active in business lending and in the penetration of new markets. However,
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To mark their rise as significant national institutions, the Bank of Toronto moved into a large new head office building at the corner of King and
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opened in emerging regional centres. Core customers remained farmers, merchants, and processors of farm products (millers, brewers, distillers).
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brought new challenges for the two banks when they were called upon to finance war expenditures and to support the innovation of
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in the 1930s without great difficulty, despite a decline in earnings. Like all Canadian banks, they endured criticism of its
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erected in 1905-06 is on the Registry of Historical Places of Canada. The Bank of Toronto at 205 Yonge Street in
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that was founded in 1855 by a group of grain dealers and flour millers. On February 1, 1955, it merged with the
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R. J. Graham `Canadian Bank Notes 6th Edition: A Charlton Standard Catalogue` Charlton Press July 17, 2008
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involved the banks, once again, in the marketing of war bonds and in participation in the control of
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designed the Bank of Toronto at St. James Street & McGill Street, which was erected in 1893-94.
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built in 1905 is on the Registry of Historical Places of Canada. The Bank of Toronto Building in
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marketed to the general public. Half of the staff of the two banks served in the armed forces.
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on August 14, 1991, in hopes of preserving some of its historical physical attributes.
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Bank of Toronto Head Office (Church and Wellington Streets, Toronto 1868) until 1915
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was established and the banks relinquished their right to issue their own currency.
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In July 1856, the Bank of Toronto opened its offices at 78 Church Street,
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position to take advantage of the opportunities of the post-war economy.
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Bank of Toronto logo from 189_ cheque. Showing incorporation in 1855.
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Bank of Toronto Head Office (Bay and King Streets, Toronto) 1915-1955
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The Bank of Toronto's Annual Reports at the McGill Digital Archive
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1922 newspaper ad for the bank, promoting services to farmers.
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In 1954, negotiations began between the Bank of Toronto and
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Banking
Dominion Bank
Toronto-Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario
bank
Dominion Bank
Toronto-Dominion Bank
Thomas Clarkson
Toronto
branches
Thomas Clarkson
Canada West
Montreal
Canada East
British Columbia
Rossland
Bay Streets

World War I
war bonds

depression
credit
central bank
money supply
fiscal policy
Bank of Canada
Second World War
foreign exchange

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