Branches included Ottawa, Carp,[1] Pembroke,[2] Keewatin and Winnipeg, Manitoba.

[6] The Bank of Ottawa, for example, was the first occupant of the building at 169 John Street North in Arnprior, Ontario, and in 1907 a branch was opened in Tisdale.

[7] In 1911, the bank's branch in Porcupine, Ontario, was destroyed along with most of the town in a fire.

[8] After World War I the Bank of Ottawa reached a point where it required new capital and vigorous expansion to remain competitive and maintain its earnings.

[10] Through this merger, The Bank of Nova Scotia acquired a number of new branches as far west as the Pacific Ocean.