Banknotes of Canadian banks (chartered banks)
Chartered banks issued banknotes from 1817 to 1944. After 1871, the smallest denomination accepted was $4 then $5 in 1880. In total, more than 120 banks in Canada issued banknotes. In 1944, it was forbidden to issue banknotes by the canadian chartered banks.
Here is the list of chartered banks who issued banknotes.
Detailed chartered banks and banknotes
Other chartered banks and banknotes
Bank | Issued in |
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Bank of Canada (commerciale) | 1818-1823 |
Bank of Fredericton | 1837-1838 |
Bank of London | 1883 |
Bank of Lower Canada | 1839-1851 |
Bank of Prince Edward Island | 1856-1877 |
Bank of the County of Elgin | 1856 |
Bank of Upper Canada | 1819-1861 |
Bank of Vancouver | 1910 |
Banque Canadienne | 1836 |
Banque de Peuple | 1835-1892 |
Banque de St. Hyancinthe | 1874-1892 |
Banque de St. Jean | 1873-1906 |
Banque Internationale de Canada | 1862-1895 |
Banque St. Jean Baptiste | 1875 |
Banque Ville Marie | 1873-1889 |
Canada Bank Company | 1792 |
Central Bank of Canada | 1884 |
Central Bank of New Brunswick | 1847-1860 |
Charlotte County Bank | 1852-1859 |
City Bank | 1833-1857 |
City Bank, St. John, New Brunswick | 1836-1838 |
Colonial Bank of Chatham | 1837 |
Commercial Bank | 1834 (1837) |
Canadian Commercial Bank | 1857-1891 |
Commercial Bank of Montreal | 1835-1836 |
Commercial Bank of New Brunswick | 1837-1860 |
Commercial Bank of the Midland District | 1832-1854 |
Commercial Bank of Windsor | 1860-1898 |
Eastern Bank of Canada | 1929 |
Exchange Bank | 1839-1844 |
Exchange Bank of Canada | 1872-1873 |
Exchange Bank of Canada, Windsor | 1864 |
Exchange Bank of Toronto | 1855 |
Farmers Bank of Canada | 1907-1908 |
Farmers' Bank of Rustico | 1864-1872 |
Farmers' Bank of St. Johns | 1837-1839 |
Goderich Bank | 1834 |
Gore Bank | 1836-1856 |
Halifax Banking Company | 1825-1898 |
Hart's Bank | 1837-1838 |
Henry's Bank | 1837 |
Hudson's Bay Company | 1820-1870 |
Kingston Bank | 1837-1843 |
MacDonald and Co. | 1863 |
Maritime Bank of the Dominion of Canada | 1873-1882 |
Mercantile Banking Corporation | 1878 |
Merchants Exchange Bank | 1853 |
Metropolitan Bank, Montreal | 1872 |
New Castle District Loan Company | 1836 |
Newcastle Banking Company | 1836 |
Niagara District Bank | 1854-1872 |
People's Bank of New Brunswick | 1864-1905 |
Pictou Bank | 1874-1882 |
Provincial Bank of Canada | 1856 |
Royal Canadian Bank | 1865-1872 |
Saint Francis Bank | 1850 |
St. Lawrence Bank | 1872 |
St. Lawrence Bank and Lumber Company | 1837 |
St. Stephens Bank | 1830-1903 |
Stadacona Bank | 1874 |
Tattersall Bank | 1830 |
Union Bank | 1838 |
Union Bank of Lower Canada | 1866-1871 |
Union Bank of Montreal | 1840 |
Western Bank of Canada | 1882-1890 |
Zimmerman Bank | 1854-1856 |