Canadian banknote issuers

[1] In 1899, they were invested with the additional authority to issue bank notes for circulation in any British colony or possession.

[2] For several decades thereafter, the chartered banks were the only issuers of larger denominated notes for circulation in Canada, and an important source of notes for circulation in the British West Indies.

In 1934, the newly established Bank of Canada was given "the sole right to issue notes payable to bearer on demand".

Notes for circulation in Canada were issued in a variety of different denominations, including 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 40, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 dollars.

The following is a list of banks with note-issuing privileges and the periods during which they issued notes in Canada.