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n the world. ? Canadians have not had to bail out financial institutions, inject capital into institutions, or set up public entities to buy toxic assets – unlike the . ? The vast majority of mortgage loans are prime. ? Mortgages in arrears remain very low (only % ) ? Mortgages with less than 20% down must be insured – unlike in the US. ? The World Economic Forum ranks Canada’s banking system as the most sound in the world. 5 ? The Banks 153602 8 82 8 72842 3 97650100150200250300350400R o y a l B a n k T D B a n k C I B C S c o ti a B a n k B a n k o fM o n tr e a lN a ti o n a lB a n kA ss et s ( $ b i l l i on s )S o u rc e : D e p a rtm e n t o f F i n a n c e Ca n a d a 2 0 0 2S ix L a r g e s t B a n k s in C a n a d aThe to p si x ba nks ac co unt f or 90 % o f a sse ts in th e ba nking indus t ry .6 Largest Depository Institutions Total Assets ($Billions) Royal Bank of Canada $ TorontoDominion Bank Bank of Montreal Bank of Nova Scotia Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Desjardins Group Inc. (credit union) National Bank of Canada HSBC Bank of Canada Laurentian Bank of Canada Vancouver City Savings (credit union) 7 14C anad a’s Lar ge s t C o m p anie s1 R o y a l B a n k o f C a n a d a 3 7,14 92 T h o m s on C or p . 3 3,31 23 B a n k of N o v a S c o t i a 2 7,22 04 T o r o n t o D o m i n i o n B a n k 2 5,87 25 M a n u l i f e F i n a n c i al 2 2,23 46 B C E I n c . 2 1,74 97 B o m b a r d i e r I n c . 2 0,09 68 C d n . I m p . B a n k o f C o m m e r c e 1 9,05 09 A l c a n I n c . 1 8,97 210 I m p e r i a l O i l 1 8,43 2C u r r e n t M a r k e t C a p i t a l i z at i o n ( $M i l l i on s )R a n k C o m p a n yS o u r c e : h ttp: //t o p 1 0 0 0 .r o b m a g a z in e .c o m * Mar k e t c a p italiz a tion is th e m a r k e t p r ic e o f a n e n ti r e c o m p a n y , it is c a lc u la te d b y m u lti p ly in g b y th e n u m b e r o f s h a r e s