Bank of Montreal - Mergers

Mergers

During its history, Bank of Montreal has merged with or acquired several other Canadian banks:

• Commercial Bank of Canada (1868)
• Exchange Bank of Yarmouth (1903)
• People's Bank of Halifax (1905)
• People's Bank of New Brunswick (1907)
• Bank of British North America (1918)
• Merchants Bank of Canada (1922), as well as several investment banking firms.
• Molson Bank (1925)
• Banco Comercial Português (BCP) (2006)
• Royal Bank of Canada (2000) – Merged merchant credit/debit card acquiring business with BMO Bank of Montreal's to form Moneris Solutions.