Canadian Western Bank Group Profile

Canadian Western Bank (CWB or the Bank) is the largest Canadian owned bank headquartered in Western Canada - Head Office in Edmonton

• 37 branches across the four western provinces - British Columbia (BC), Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba
• 1 centralized commercial equipment leasing centre Winnipeg (satellite offices across Canada)
• 8 trust locations - Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto
• 2 insurance call centres - Vancouver and Edmonton
• 1 wealth management office - Edmonton

CWB Group - Fundamentals (2.84MB PDF)

Business Segments

Canadian Western Bank operates in two major business segments: Banking and Trust, and Insurance.

Banking and Trust

Customers are offered highly personalized, full service business and retail banking through branch locations across Western Canada. CWB’s primary focus is on mid-market commercial banking, specializing in commercial term lending, real estate construction lending, equipment financing and oil and gas lending. National Leasing Group Inc. specializes in commercial equipment leasing for small and mid-size transactions. Trust services are offered to corporations, financial advisors and individuals through Canadian Western Trust Company and Valiant Trust Company. Adroit Investment Management Ltd. and Canadian Western Financial Ltd. specialize in wealth and portfolio management for a wide range of different client types.

Insurance

Canadian Direct Insurance Incorporated (Canadian Direct) offers auto and home insurance to customers in BC and Alberta. Canadian Direct’s mission is to provide “Better Insurance for Less Money” in a friendly and informed manner through its call centres or over the Internet. Canadian Direct also underwrites an optional auto insurance product for broker distribution in BC.