Close

 

 

 


Quick Facts

Last modified: 22 June 2010 PrintE-mail

 

 
Taxes paid in Canada in 2009 (by the six largest banks): $7.5 billion
Taxes paid worldwide in 2009 (by Canada's six largest banks): $8.9 billion
Worldwide charitable donations from Canadian banks in 2009: $192 million
Charitable donations in Canada from Canadian banks in 2009: $156 million
Number of people employed by Canadian banks in Canada in 2009: 260,000
Number of people employed by Canadian banks in other countries in 2009: 92,600
Amount banks and their subsidiaries paid in salaries and benefits in Canada in 2009: $28.7 billion
Percentage of senior managers with the six largest banks who are female (2007): 30.7
Number of credit cards (VISA, MasterCard) in circulation (2009): 69.7 million
Canadians made 104.5 debit card purchases per person in 2007. Canadians are among the highest users of debit cards for purchases in the world, second only to Sweden at 125.5 transactions per person.
Number of transactions logged at bank-owned ABMs in Canada (2008): 980.9 million
Number of online banking transactions completed with the six largest banks in Canada in 2008: 445.7 million
Amount six largest Canadian banks spent on technology in 2009: $5.8 billion
Amount six largest Canadian banks spent on technology from 1996 to 2009: $55.8 billion

 

 

Media Inquiries
Andrew Addison
Manager, Media Relations
Tel: (416) 362-6093, ext. 220
Cell: (416) 587-7733
E-mail: aaddison@cba.ca