This insurance and brokerage company received its charter of incororation via Letters Patent under the Manitoba Joint Stock Companies Act on 2 June 1905. Its founding partners were William Rae Allan, Edward Fuller Lang, George Knight Killam, Robert McKay, William Sheaver Grant, Thomas Alfred Briggs, and Maud Archibald, with Allan, Lang, Kllam, and McKay all serving innaugural terms as Directors. It had a capital stock of $100,000 and was headquartered in Winnipeg.
On 3 January 1907, its name was changed to Allan Lang Killam and McKay, followed with another name change on 31 August 1010 to Allan Killam and McKay. In January 1914, its capital stock was increased to $500,000.
Some employees of the company who were killed during service in the First World War were commemorated at a 61st Battalion concert held at the Walker Theatre on 13-14 December 1915, in a 101st Battalion souvenir program dedicated to Colonel Henry Norlande Ruttan on 24 April 1916, or in a 144th Battalion military vaudeville held at the Winnipeg Theatre on 9-11 March 1916.
Name
Occupation
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
Albert Ransome Ball
[Next of Kin, St. Lukes Anglican]Insurance Broker
10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Lieutenant
21 April 1891
29 April 1915
Alfred Holt Knight
Real Estate Broker
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
14 December 1885
25 April 1915
Lawrence Charles Sinclair
[Next of Kin, St. Lukes Anglican]Cashier
3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
29 April 1895
23 April 1917
Thomas Stewart
Clerk
29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
11 January 1894
19 April 1916
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: William Rae Allan (1864-1926)
Memorable Manitobans: George Knight Killam (1878-1942)
Memorable Manitobans: Robert McKay (1879-1949)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Allan Killam and McKay Building / Crown Trust Building (364 Main Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Pleasant View Apartments (226 Scotia Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Smithfield Apartments (236 Scotia Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Beath Hospital / Winnipeg Emergency Hospital / Eric Apartments (779 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg)
Orders-In-Council (EC 0003B), Order-in-Council #7774, #15891, and #27638, GR1530, Archives of Manitoba.
“City sells block to business firm for $18,000,” Manitoba Free Press, 17 August 1929, page 34.
Companies Office corporation documents (CCA 0059), 38A - Allan, Lang, & Killam, GR6427, Archives of Manitoba.
Companies Office corporation documents (CCA 0059), 38A - Allan, Lang, Killam, & McKay, GR6427, Archives of Manitoba.
Companies Office corporation documents (CCA 0059), 38A - Allan, Killam, & McKay, GR6427, Archives of Manitoba.
We thank Darryl Toews and Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 15 October 2025
