Canadian Western Bank

Canadian Western Bank (CWB; French: Banque canadienne de l'Ouest), also operating as CWB Financial Group, was a Canadian bank based in Edmonton, Alberta.

[2] The CWB Financial Group is made up of 10 banking, lending, wealth and trust companies.

It was led by Bank of Alberta co-founders Charles Alexander Allard and Eugene Pechet.

In 2001, it acquired the Kelowna and Regina branches of the Laurentian Bank of Canada.

[8][9] Canadian Western Bank is a member of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC).

Canadian Western Bank Place in Downtown Edmonton , Alberta, houses the headquarters for the CWB Financial Group