Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets, The, Business School Edition (5th Edition) (What's New in Economics)
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Chapter 11, Problem 14Q
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Whether the commercial banking industry in Canada is less competitive than US since Canada has less number of large banks compared to US.

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United States has around 7000 banks. Canada has around 28 banks, of which there are five major banks called Big Five (Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Royal Bank of Canada, and Toronto−Dominion Bank).The banks in Canada did not suffer any severe economic downturn during the crisis that hit the US economy in 2008, being establishing their stability.

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