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
Altona	Main Street	1919-1924	Destroyed by fire (1924)
	108 Main Street	1924-1974
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
Miami	449 Norton Avenue	1923-2017
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: 9 December 2024