Toronto-Dominion Bank, doing business as TD Bank Group, is a Canadian multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The bank was created on February 1, 1955, through the merger of the Bank of Toronto and The Dominion Bank, which were founded in 1855 and 1869, respectively. It is one of two Big Five banks of Canada founded in Toronto, the other being the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
Toronto-Dominion Centre in downtown Toronto
The Bank of Toronto in 1915
The Dominion Bank in 1930
A TD Canada Trust branch. Canada Trust was acquired in 2000, and presently serves TD's Canadian commercial banking operations.
The Bank of Toronto was a Canadian bank that was founded in 1855 by a group of grain dealers and flour millers. On February 1, 1955, it merged with The Dominion Bank to form the Toronto-Dominion Bank, which is now known as the present-day TD Bank Group. Its first president was James Grant Chewett, whose support was sought by financier Thomas Clarkson.
Bank of Toronto Head Office (Church and Wellington Streets, Toronto 1868) until 1915
Bank of Toronto Head Office (Bay and King Streets, Toronto) 1915-1955