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Provincial Bank of Canada

The Provincial Bank of Canada (French: Banque provinciale du Canada) was a Canadian bank that existed from 1861 to 1979. The bank was founded in Montreal as the Banque Jacques-Cartier, and on 7 May 1900 changed its name to the Banque provinciale.[1][2][3][4]

History

In 1970, the bank acquired the Banque populaire, which had been founded in 1848 as the Caisse d'économie de Notre-Dame de Québec. In 1977 it acquired the Unity Bank of Canada, a small Toronto bank founded in 1972.

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.

Leadership

President

  • 1) Jean-Louis Beaudry, 1861–1869
  • 2) Romuald Trudeau, 1869–1875
  • 3) Alphonse Desjardins, 1880–1899
  • Guillaume-Narcisse Ducharme, 1900–1907
  • 1) Sir Hormidas Laporte, 1907–1934
  • Stanislas-Jean-Baptiste Rolland, 1934–1936
  • 1) Charles-Arthur Roy, 1936–1946
  • 2) Joseph-Édouard Labelle, 1946–1957
  • 3) Joseph-Ubald Boyer, 1957–1967
  • 4) Léo Lavoie, 1967–1976
  • 5) Michel Bélanger, 1976–1979

Chairman of the Board

  • 1) Élie Beauregard
  • 2) Jules-André Brillant

See also

  • List of banks in Canada

References

  1. Vieux-Montréal – Fiche d'une société : Banque Provinciale du Canada www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca, retrieved 2019-04-25^
  2. Ouverture de la Banque provinciale du Canada à Montréal bilan.usherbrooke.ca, retrieved 2019-04-25^
  3. Banque Nationale du Canada-BN (entreprise de services, banque) La Mémoire du Québec, retrieved 2019-04-25^
  4. Nos banques à charte et nous-- : Banque Canadienne Nationale, Banque provinciale du Canada Conseil d'expansion économique, 1961^
  5. "National Bank of Canada". The Canadian Encyclopedia^