Banknote

Banknote

A banknote is a kind of negotiable instrument, a promissory note made by a bank payable to the bearer on demand, used as money, and in many jurisdictions is legal tender. In addition to coins, banknotes make up the cash or bearer forms of all modern fiat money...

s have been issued in Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 and the British colonies that confederated to form the Dominion of Canada from 1 July 1867.

Some issuers issued notes for more than one entity. For example, the Bank of Montreal

Bank of Montreal

The Bank of Montreal , , or BMO Financial Group, is the fourth largest bank in Canada by deposits. The Bank of Montreal was founded on June 23, 1817 by John Richardson and eight merchants in a rented house in Montreal, Quebec. On May 19, 1817 the Articles of Association were adopted, making it...

 issued notes for both Lower Canada

Lower Canada

The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...

 and Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

.

This listing does not include the Newfoundland banknote issuers.

Issuers that have a French name will have an English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 translation.

Provincial Issues

Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

 Alberta prosperity certificates
British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

  PS126-128.
Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

  PS132-140.
Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

  PS141-143.
Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

  PS144-157.
Province of Canada

Province of Canada

The Province of Canada, United Province of Canada, or the United Canadas was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham in the Report on the Affairs of British North America following the Rebellions of...

  PS161-176.

Chartered Banks

Bank of British Columbia

Bank of British Columbia

There have been two Canadian banks with the name Bank of British Columbia.-The first bank:The first was established by Royal Charter in 1862, with its head office in London. Between 1862 and 1871 it issued dollar banknotes. By 1885 it had branches in San Francisco, Portland, Oregon , Victoria,...

  PS201-219.
Bank of British North America

Bank of British North America

The Bank of British North America was founded in 1835 in London, England with offices in Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, Saint John, New Brunswick, Halifax and St. John's, Newfoundland. It also operated agencies in New York City and San Francisco. Like the other Canadian chartered banks, it issued...

  PS221-435.
Bank of Hamilton

Bank of Hamilton

The Bank of Hamilton was established in 1872 by local businessmen in the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada under the leadership of Donald McInnes, the bank's first President. Like the other Canadian chartered banks, it issued its own paper money. The bank issued notes 1872-1922...

  PS441-468.
Bank of Montreal

Bank of Montreal

The Bank of Montreal , , or BMO Financial Group, is the fourth largest bank in Canada by deposits. The Bank of Montreal was founded on June 23, 1817 by John Richardson and eight merchants in a rented house in Montreal, Quebec. On May 19, 1817 the Articles of Association were adopted, making it...

  PS471-564.
Bank of New Brunswick

Bank of New Brunswick

The Bank of New Brunswick was established on March 25, 1820 in the pre-Confederation Province of New Brunswick, Canada as the first Canadian bank to operate under a charter. Headquartered in a new building on Prince William Street in Saint John in 1826, the neoclassical bank façade consisted of an...

  PS571-599.
Bank of Nova Scotia  PS601-633.
Bank of Ottawa

Bank of Ottawa

The Bank of Ottawa was established in Canada in 1874 by Ottawa Valley lumber pioneers. The Bank of Ottawa was of high importance in the city's banking scene for a number of years. James Maclaren presided over the Bank from 1874 until his death in 1892. James Mather served as a bank director from 1879...

  PS636-664.
Bank of Toronto

Bank of Toronto

The Bank of Toronto was a Canadian bank, founded on July 8, 1857 by George Gooderham, that merged with The Dominion Bank on February 1, 1955 to form the Toronto-Dominion Bank...

  PS666-693.
Bank of Vancouver

Bank of Vancouver

The Bank of Vancouver was a short-lived Canadian chartered bank that was established in Vancouver, British Columbia on July 30, 1910 and went out of business on December 14, 1914.The bank was incorporated on April 3, 1908, with a "capital stock of $2,000,000"...

  PS696-700.
Bank of Yarmouth  PS701-704.
Banque Canadienne Nationale (National Bank of Canada

National Bank of Canada

National Bank of Canada is the 6th largest bank and 8th largest financial institution in Canada. The bank's headquarters are in Montreal, Quebec....

) PS706-717.
Banque d'Hochelaga (Bank of Hochelaga) PS721-815.
Banque Internationale du Canada (International Bank of Canada) PS816-818.
Banque Jacques Cartier (Jacques Cartier Bank) PS821-837.
Banque Nationale (National Bank

National bank

In banking, the term national bank carries several meanings:* especially in developing countries, a bank owned by the state* an ordinary private bank which operates nationally...

) PS841-875.
Bank of the People

Bank of the People

The Bank of the People was created from the defection of investors from Farmer's Bank in 1835. Sir Francis Hincks, head cashier at the Farmer's Bank, became cashier at the new bank. A “Provincial Loan Office” in which farmers could borrow small sums guaranteed by their land holdings became the...

  PS875A-875E.
Banque du Peuple (Bank of the People

Bank of the People

The Bank of the People was created from the defection of investors from Farmer's Bank in 1835. Sir Francis Hincks, head cashier at the Farmer's Bank, became cashier at the new bank. A “Provincial Loan Office” in which farmers could borrow small sums guaranteed by their land holdings became the...

) PS876-909.
Banque Provincale du Canada (Provincial Bank of Canada

Provincial Bank of Canada

The Provincial Bank of Canada was a Quebec-based bank in Canada that was the product of mergers between the Banque Jacques-Cartier , the Banque d'économie de Québec , the Banque populaire de Québec , and the Unity Bank of Canada .It merged with the Banque Canadienne Nationale to form the National...

) PS911-922.
Banque de St. Hyacinthe (Bank of Saint Hyacinthe) PS924-929.
Banque de St. Jean (Bank of Saint Jean) PS931-935.
Banque Ville Marie PS936-946.
Barclays Bank Canada

Barclays Bank Canada

-1929-1956:Barclays Bank of Canada was a unit of Barclays Bank PLC. The Canadian unit was incorporated in 1929 in Montreal, QC with office later established in Toronto.Like the other Canadian chartered banks, it issued its own paper money...

  PS947-951.
Canadian Bank of Commerce

Canadian Bank of Commerce

The Canadian Bank of Commerce was a Canadian bank cofounded in 1867 by William McMaster. The Canadian Bank of Commerce opened in Toronto with a charter in 1866 that it purchased from the defunct Bank of Canada, which folded in 1858....

  PS952-972.
City Bank

City Bank

The City Bank was an early bank in Ontario in the 19th century and merged with Royal Canadian Bank to form Consolidated Bank of Canada in 1876....

  PS972A-972C.
Commercial Bank of Canada  PS973-996.
Commercial Bank of Manitoba  PS997-1000.
Commercial Bank of the Midland District  PS1000A-1000W.
Commercial Bank of Windsor  PS1001-1004.
Crown Bank of Canada  PS1006-1009.
Dominion Bank  PS1011-1036.
Eastern Townships Bank

Eastern Townships Bank

Eastern Townships Bank was founded in 1859 by Colonel Benjamin Pomroy . It was the first financial institution in the south-east of Quebec, an area known as the Eastern Townships, and issued its own banknotes....

  PS1041-1057.
Exchange Bank of Yarmouth  PS1058-1060.
Farmers Bank of Canada  PS1061-1065.
Gore Bank  PS1066-1069.
Halifax Banking Company

Halifax Banking Company

The Halifax Banking Company was the first bank in Nova Scotia. Established in 1825, it was unable to obtain a charter from the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly and operated as a private company. It became incorporated as a chartered bank in 1872 and enjoyed a period of rapid growth and prosperity...

  PS1070-1086.
Home Bank of Canada  PS1087-1091.
Hudson's Bay Company

Hudson's Bay Company

The Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...

  PS1095-1121.
Imperial Bank of Canada

Imperial Bank of Canada

The Imperial Bank of Canada was a Canadian bank based in Toronto in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century.Founded in 1873 as the Imperial Bank in Toronto by Henry Stark Howland, former vice president of the Canadian Bank of Commerce. The bank became the Imperial Bank of Canada in 1874.In...

  PS1122-1145H.
Merchants' Bank of Canada  PS1146-1173.
Merchants' Bank of Halifax  PS1174-1189.
Merchants' Bank of Prince Edward Island  PS1191-1196.
Metropolitan Bank

Metropolitan Bank

Habib Metropolitan Bank was incorporated in Pakistan as a Public Listed Company in 1992 under the name, Metropolitan Bank Limited. The Bank commenced, duly licensed, full scheduled commercial-banking operations in October 1992....

  PS1197-1201.
Molsons Bank  PS1202-1243.
Montreal Bank  PS1243A-1243K.
Niagara District Bank  PS1243L-1243V.
Northern Bank

Northern Bank

Northern Bank , is a commercial bank in Northern Ireland. It is one of the oldest banks in Ireland having been formed in 1809. Northern Bank is considered one of the leading retail banks in Northern Ireland with 82 branches and four finance centres...

  PS1244-1247.
Northern Crown Bank  PS1248-1251.
Ontario Bank

Ontario Bank

Ontario Bank was an early bank operating in Toronto, Ontario in 1860. It was last listed as a member of the Canadian Bankers Association in 1901. The bank and its 30 branches across the province were absorbed into the Bank of Montreal in the fall of 1906, after its general manager Charles McGill...

  PS1252-1286.
Peoples' Bank of Halifax  PS1287-1290.
Peoples' Bank of New Brunswick  PS1291-1302.
Quebec Bank

Quebec Bank

Quebec Bank was founded on June 9, 1818 to meet a perceived need by some merchants and residents Quebec City. They wanted an alternative to the newly founded Bank of Montreal which they felt was inadequate for the needs of the province....

  PS1306-1368.
Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada

The Royal Bank of Canada or RBC Financial Group is the largest financial institution in Canada, as measured by deposits, revenues, and market capitalization. The bank serves seventeen million clients and has 80,100 employees worldwide. The company corporate headquarters are located in Toronto,...

  PS1369-1394.
Saint Lawrence Bank  PS1395-1399.
Saint Stephen's Bank  PS1400-1430.
Sovereign Bank of Canada  PS1431-1434.
Standard Bank of Canada

Standard Bank of Canada

The Standard Bank of Canada was a Canadian bank established in 1873 as the St. Lawrence Bank by a group of Toronto businessmen led by J.C. Fitch. In 1876 it was renamed the Standard Bank of Canada following a reorganization, and under its new management it grew...

  PS1435-1447.
Sterling Bank of Canada  PS1448-1453.
Summerside Bank of Prince Edward Island  PS1454-1465.
Traders' Bank of Canada  PS1466-1482.
Union Bank of Canada  PS1483-1507.
Union Bank of Halifax

Union Bank of Halifax

The Union Bank of Halifax was granted a charter by the government of Canada in 1856 and established its head office at the corner of Hollis and Prince Streets in the port city of Halifax, Nova Scotia....

  PS1511-1521.
Union Bank of Lower Canada  PS1521A-1521J.
Union Bank of Prince Edward Island  PS1522-1533.
United Empire Bank of Canada  PS1534-1535.
Western Bank of Canada  PS1536-1538.
Weyburn Security Bank  PS1539-1541.

Spurious or Expired Banks

Bank of Acadia  PS1542-1545.
Accommodation Bank  PS1546-1547.
Agricultural Bank

Agricultural Bank

Agricultural Bank may refer to:* Agricultural Bank of China* BankWest, previously called Agricultural Bank of Western Australia* Norwegian State Agriculture Bank* Krung Thai Bank, previously called Agricultural Bank...

, Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

  PS1548-1550.
Agricultural Bank

Agricultural Bank

Agricultural Bank may refer to:* Agricultural Bank of China* BankWest, previously called Agricultural Bank of Western Australia* Norwegian State Agriculture Bank* Krung Thai Bank, previously called Agricultural Bank...

, Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

  PS1551-1564.
Arman's Bank  PS1565-1567.
Banque de Boucherville (Bank of Boucherville) PS1568.
Bank of Brantford  PS1569-1576.
British Canadian Bank  PS1577-1578.
Canada Bank, Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

  PS1579-1580.
Canada Bank, Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

  PS1581-1583.
Bank of Canada

Bank of Canada

The Bank of Canada is Canada's central bank and "lender of last resort". The Bank was created by an Act of Parliament on July 3, 1934 as a privately owned corporation. In 1938, the Bank became a Crown corporation belonging to the Government of Canada...

, Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

  PS1584-1595.
Banque Canadienne (Canadian Bank) PS1596-1599.
Central Bank of Canada  PS1600-1602.
Central Bank of New Brunswick  PS1603-1617.
Charlotte County Bank  PS1618-1622.
Bank of Charlottetown PS1623-1625.