In Canada banks are referred to as tier 1 and tier 2. What are the differences between them? What services are they allowed to offer and not offer? Are all covered by the CDIC?
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The "Tier 1" banks in Canada are much like the "Original Six" for the NHL - they were created a long, long time ago, and the definition will (probably) never change :)
Specifically, they are:
- Royal Bank (RBC)
- Toronto-Dominon (TD)
- Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS)
- Bank of Montreal (BMO)
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)
"Tier 2" is everyone else There are some more well-known ones like ING, National Bank, and HSBC.
They are all covered by the CDIC (except for credit unions / caisses populaires). For some reason the fin.gc.ca site is down right now so I'll update this post more tomorrow.
[Update]: Wow they are having issues; search page is completely broken now.
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1The original six are NHL teams, not banks. I think the point is that for many folks, these are the only teams that matter. – duffbeer703 Aug 29 '10 at 14:34
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1By analogy with the NHL 'original six' I presume that means the Tier 1 banks are old and venerable, but that there is no actual legal difference between them and the Tier 2 banks. Is that right? – DJClayworth Jul 3 '11 at 5:44
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