Manitoba Business: Canadian Bank of Commerce

This Toronto-based bank operated branches across western Canada. It merged with the Bank of Hamilton in 1923 and became the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) after a 1961 merger with the Imperial Bank of Canada.

Manitoba Branches

Branch

Address

Period

Status

Basswood

McKinnon Street, Basswood

1919-1937

 

Beausejour

?

?-?

 

Brandon

Rosser Avenue, Brandon

1905-?

 

Carman

48 Fourth Avenue SW, Carman

1907-?

 

Dauphin

122 Main Street, Dauphin

1910-?

 

Elgin

127 Main Street Elgin, Municipality of Grassland

1902-?

 

Elkhorn

107 Richhill Avenue, Elkhorn, RM of Wallace-Woodworth

1912-2017

 

Elm Creek

34 Main Street, Elm Creek, RM of Grey

1923-1950

 

Gilbert Plains

29 Main Street North, Gilbert Plains, Municipality of Gilbert Plains

1912-2017

 

Grandview

402 Main Street, Grandview, Municipality of Grandview

1912-2017

 

Killarney

Broadway Avenue

1923-1979

Demolished (c2016)

Manitou

405 Main Street, Manitou

1923-1938

 

Neepawa

Mountain Avenue, Neepawa

1914-?

 

Portage la Prairie

7 Saskatchewn Avenue East, Portage la Prairie

1904-?

 

Rivers

141 Main Street, Rivers, Municipality of Riverdale

1910-1935

 

Ste. Rose du Lac

?

1919-1922

 

Stonewall

356 Main Street, Stonewall

1923-?

 

Swan River

Main Street, Swan River

1905-?

 

Teulon

96 Main Street, Teulon

1919-?

 

The Pas

162 Fischer Avenue, The Pas

1912-1937

 

Virden

204 Nelson Street, Virden

1919-?

 

Winnipeg

217 Kelvin Street [Henderson Highway], Winnipeg

1914-?

 

1521 Logan Avenue, Winnipeg

1906-1964

 

389 Main Street, Winnipeg

1912-1969

 

586 Main Street, Winnipeg

1906-1970s

 

667 Main Street, Winnipeg

1923-1930s

 

844 Main Street, Winnipeg

1904-?

 

325 Nairn Avenue, Winnipeg

1906-1990s

 

304 Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg

?-?

 

100 Osborne Street, Winnipeg

1910-1935

 

315 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg

1919-1969

Mostly demolished (1922), facade preserved

1749 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg

1920-?

 

623 Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg

1919-1920

 

See also:

Manitoba Business: Bank of Hamilton

Manitoba Business: Imperial Bank of Canada

Sources:

“Tenders,” Manitoba Free Press, 11 February 1904, page 2.

“Perjury charge proceeding,” Manitoba Free Press, 7 July 1920, page 8.

“New office 1749 Portage Ave.,” Winnipeg Tribune, 9 July 1920, page 18.

Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.

Basswood: 1878-1978 by Basswood and District Historical Society, 1978, page 19.

80 Years in Swan River Valley by Swan River Valley History Book Committee, 1978, pages 66, 201.

Monuments to Finance, Vol. II: Early Bank Architecture in Winnipeg by David Spector, City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee, August 1982.

They Came for the Future by Teulon and District History Book Committee, 1983, page 54.

Reflections: A History of Ste. Amelie, Laurier, Ste. Rose du Lac by Ste. Rose du Lac History Book Committee, 1990, page 84.

A Century of Memories: Elm Creek Centennial History Book, 1892-1992, pages 11, 28.

In Rhythm With Our Roots: A History of Manitou & Area by Manitou Centennial Book Committee, 1997, page 241.

Our Story of Historic Portage la Prairie by Les Green, privately published, 2005, pages 30, 53.

Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.

This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 23 February 2024