TERMIUM Plus®

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chartered bank [1 record]

Record 1 2024-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
DEF

A financial institution licensed by Parliament under the Bank Act which regulates its operations and its relationship with the government and the Bank of Canada. It accepts deposits from customers, which it agrees to transfer when ordered by a cheque, and it makes loans and other investments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
DEF

Institution financière formée en vertu de la Loi sur les banques et qui est sous la supervision du ministère des Finances et du Surintendant des institutions financières. Division du Québec; Association des banquiers canadiens.

OBS

Le terme «banque privilégiée», suggéré il y a quelques années pour remplacer «banque à charte», n'a jamais été accepté par les utilisateurs.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «banque commerciale» ou «banque d'affaires».

Key term(s)
  • banque privilégiée

Spanish

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