Industry Snapshot: Banking*
18,000
Automated Banking
Machines (ABMs).
Banks make up
3.1%
864
banks are
operating
in Canada.
MILLION
There were
of Canada’s GDP.
83
6,300
Canada is home to
transactions
at Canadian
bank-owned
ABMs in 2012.
The six largest banks
in Canada completed
There are over
bank branches
across Canada.
583.7
MILLION
#1
Canada’s banking system
is ranked as the most
sound in the world.
online banking transactions in 2012.
EMPLOYMENT
In 2012, banks in Canada employed
Canadian banks employ
Canadians.
There has been a
14.4%
increase in employment
in the Canadian banking industry
over the past 10 years.
people outside of Canada.
INVESTMENT
MORE THAN
1.6
MILLION
small and
medium-sized Canadian
businesses receive
financing from banks.
* Main data source: Fast Facts, published by the Canadian Bankers Association.
Additional Info: World Economic Forum, Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014, September 3, 2013.
page 4
|
I N D U S T R Y U P D AT E