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Bank Act (S.C. 1991, c. 46)

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Act current to 2012-01-24 and last amended on 2011-11-01. Previous Versions
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Related Information

  1. Related Provisions
  2. Amendments Not In Force

Regulations made under this Act

  1. Access to Basic Banking Services Regulations (SOR/2003-184)
  2. Affiliated Persons (Banks) Regulations (SOR/92-325)
  3. Aggregate Financial Exposure (Banks) Regulations (SOR/2001-363)
  4. Agricultural Product Priority Claim (Banks) Regulations (SOR/2007-201)
  5. Aircraft Objects Regulations [Not in force] (SOR/2008-109)
  6. Annual Statement (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations (SOR/2010-230)
  7. Bank Holding Company Proposal Regulations (SOR/2004-199)
  8. Cheque Holding Policy Disclosure (Banks) Regulations (SOR/2002-39)
  9. Civil Remedies (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations (SOR/2006-299)
  10. Complaint Information (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations (SOR/2001-370)
  11. Complaint Information (Banks) Regulations (SOR/2001-371)
  12. Corporate Interrelationships (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations (SOR/2008-57)
  13. Cost of Borrowing (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations (SOR/2002-262)
  14. Cost of Borrowing (Banks) Regulations (SOR/2001-101)
  15. Credit Business Practices (Banks, Authorized Foreign Banks, Trust and Loan Companies, Retail Associations, Canadian Insurance Companies and Foreign Insurance Companies) Regulations (SOR/2009-257)
  16. Deposit Type Instruments Regulations (SOR/2011-98)
  17. Disclosure of Charges (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations (SOR/99-278)
  18. Disclosure of Charges (Banks) Regulations (SOR/92-324)
  19. Disclosure of Interest (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations (SOR/99-272)
  20. Disclosure of Interest (Banks) Regulations (SOR/92-321)
  21. Disclosure on Account Opening by Telephone Request (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations (SOR/2001-471)
  22. Disclosure on Account Opening by Telephone Request (Banks) Regulations (SOR/2001-472)
  23. Distributing Bank and Distributing Bank Holding Company Regulations (SOR/2006-303)
  24. Electronic Documents (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations (SOR/2010-239)
  25. Entity Associated with a Foreign Bank Regulations (SOR/2001-376)
  26. Entity Member of Group Regulations (SOR/2002-132)
  27. Equity of a Bank or a Bank Holding Company Regulations (SOR/2001-377)
  28. Exchange Rate (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations (SOR/99-273)
  29. Exempt Classes of Foreign Banks Regulations (SOR/2001-381)
  30. Exempt Debt Obligation Transactions (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations (SOR/2001-382)
  31. Exemption for Public Notices or Documents (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations (SOR/2010-238)
  32. Exemption from Approval for Certain Investments in Intragroup Service Entities (Bank Act) Regulations (SOR/2003-242)
  33. Exemption from Restrictions on Investments (Banks, Bank Holding Companies and Foreign Banks) Regulations (SOR/2001-383)
  34. Factoring Entity Regulations (SOR/2001-387)
  35. Finance Entity Regulations (SOR/2001-388)
  36. Financial Leasing Entity Regulations (SOR/2001-389)
  37. Foreign Bank Representative Offices Regulations (SOR/92-299)
  38. Form of Proxy (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations (SOR/2001-390)
  39. Going-Private Transaction (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations (SOR/2006-307)
  40. Guidelines Respecting Control in Fact for the Purpose of Subsection 377(1) of the Bank Act (SOR/2002-163)
  41. Index-linked Deposits Interest Disclosure Regulations [Repealed] (SOR/2002-102)
  42. Information Processing Activities (Banks and Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations (SOR/2001-391)
  43. Information Technology Activities (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations (SOR/2003-60)
  44. Information Technology Activities (Bank Holding Companies) Regulations (SOR/2003-62)
  45. Information Technology Activities (Banks) Regulations (SOR/2003-61)
  46. Information Technology Activities (Foreign Banks) Regulations (SOR/2003-65)
  47. Insider Reports (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations (SOR/2006-310)
  48. Insider Reports Exemptions (Banks) Regulations [Repealed] (SOR/2000-113)
  49. Insider Reports Regulations [Repealed] (SOR/82-207)
  50. Insurance Business (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations (SOR/99-270)
  51. Insurance Business (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations (SOR/92-330)
  52. Investment Limits (Bank Holding Companies) Regulations (SOR/2001-392)
  53. Investment Limits (Banks) Regulations (SOR/2001-393)
  54. Manner of Calculation (Foreign Banks) Regulations (SOR/2001-399)
  55. Material Banking Group Percentage Regulations (SOR/2008-163)
  56. Material Percentage Regulations [Repealed] (SOR/2001-400)
  57. Meetings and Proposals (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations (SOR/2006-314)
  58. Minority Investment (Bank Holding Companies) Regulations (SOR/2001-401)
  59. Minority Investment (Banks) Regulations (SOR/2001-402)
  60. Mortgage Insurance Business (Banks, Authorized Foreign Banks, Trust and Loan Companies, Retail Associations, Canadian Insurance Companies and Canadian Societies) Regulations (SOR/2010-68)
  61. Mortgage Insurance Disclosure (Banks, Authorized Foreign Banks, Trust and Loan Companies, Retail Associations, Canadian Insurance Companies and Canadian Societies) Regulations (SOR/2010-69)
  62. Name Use (Affiliates of Banks or Bank Holding Companies) Regulations (SOR/2008-158)
  63. Name Use (Affiliates of Banks, or Bank Holding Companies, that Are Not Widely Held) Regulations [Repealed] (SOR/2002-103)
  64. Name use (Foreign Banks) Regulations (SOR/2008-156)
  65. Name Use (Foreign Banks) Regulations [Repealed] (SOR/2001-407)
  66. Name Use in Securities-related Transactions (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations (SOR/2001-409)
  67. Notice of Branch Closure (Banks) Regulations (SOR/2002-104)
  68. Notices of Deposit Restrictions (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations (SOR/99-279)
  69. Notices of Uninsured Deposits Regulations (Banks) (SOR/99-388)
  70. Prescribed Deposits (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations (SOR/2000-53)
  71. Prescribed Deposits (Banks without Deposit Insurance) Regulations (SOR/2000-54)
  72. Prescribed Products Regulations (SOR/2011-100)
  73. Principal Protected Notes Regulations (SOR/2008-180)
  74. Prohibited Activities Respecting Real Property (Foreign Banks) Regulations (SOR/2001-411)
  75. Prospectus (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations (SOR/2006-318)
  76. Prospectus (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations [Repealed] (SOR/2001-412)
  77. Prospectus Exemptions (Bank Holding Companies) Regulations [Repealed] (SOR/2001-414)
  78. Prospectus Exemptions (Banks) Regulations [Repealed] (SOR/94-73)
  79. Protection of Assets (Banks) Regulations (SOR/92-352)
  80. Public Accountability Statements (Banks, Insurance Companies, Trust and Loan Companies) Regulations (SOR/2002-133)
  81. Public Inquiry (Authorized Foreign Banks) Rules (SOR/99-276)
  82. Registered Products Regulations (SOR/2011-99)
  83. Registration of Bank Special Security Regulations (SOR/92-301)
  84. Regulatory Capital (Bank Holding Companies) Regulations (SOR/2001-420)
  85. Regulatory Capital (Banks) Regulations (SOR/92-531)
  86. Related Party Transactions (Banks) Regulations (SOR/92-309)
  87. Resident Canadian (Banks) Regulations (SOR/92-282)
  88. Rules Governing Proceedings at Public Inquiries into Objections (Banks) (SOR/92-308)
  89. Sales or Trades (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations (SOR/2000-52)
  90. Securities Dealing Restrictions (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations (SOR/99-275)
  91. Securities Dealing Restrictions (Banks) Regulations (SOR/92-279)
  92. Security Certificate Transfer Fee (Banks, Bank Holding Companies, Insurance Companies and Insurance Holding Companies) Regulations (SOR/2001-426)
  93. Shared Premises Regulations (Banks) (SOR/2002-339)
  94. Specialized Financing (Bank Holding Companies) Regulations (SOR/2001-477)
  95. Specialized Financing (Banks) Regulations (SOR/2001-428)
  96. Specialized Financing (Foreign Banks) Regulations (SOR/2001-432)
  97. Subsidiaries Holding Bank Shares (Banks) Regulations (SOR/92-313)
  98. Subsidiaries that Hold Bank Holding Company Shares Regulations (SOR/2001-433)
  99. Supervisory Information (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations (SOR/2001-58)
  100. Supervisory Information (Bank Holding Companies) Regulations (SOR/2001-480)
  101. Supervisory Information (Banks) Regulations (SOR/2001-59)
  102. Support Orders and Support Provisions (Banks and Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations (SOR/2002-264)
  103. Total Assets for Supervisability and Public Holding Requirements (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations (SOR/2001-436)
  104. Use of the Word “Bank” by Non-financial Businesses (Excluded Entities) Regulations (SOR/2001-408)