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"Corporate responsibility isn't only about how a company spends its money: it's about how a company makes its money."

- Gordon M. Nixon, President and CEO

Our Impact
(Vital Statistics)

 
  Economic Impact
($ billions) 2009 2008 2007
Revenue
$29.11
$21.58
$22.46
Market capitalization
$77.69
$62.83
$71.52
Taxes incurred
$2.34
$2.08
$2.09
Employee compensation and benefits
$9.0
$7.8
$7.9
Goods and services purchased
$5.1
$4.7
$4.4
Debt financing for businesses in
Canada (authorized)
$134
$144
$138
More about Economic Impact

Marketplace
  2009 2008 2007
Countries we operate in 55 50 38
Clients (millions; approximate) 18 17 15
Bank branches (Canada) 1,197 1,174 1,146
ATMs (Canada) 4,214 4,149 3,946
Bank branches (United States) 438 439 350
ATMs (United States) 486 503 395
Bank branches (Caribbean) 125 127 45
ATMs (Caribbean) 330 312 78
Bank branches (China) 1 1 1
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Workplace
  2009 2008 2007
Employees 77,673 80,100 71,760
Employees in full-time equivalent
(FTE) positions
71,186 73,323 64,815
Employees (Canada)** 54,725 56,112 54,960
Employees (United States) 13,093 14,082 12,181
Employees (Caribbean and other
international countries)
9,855 9,906 4,619
Amount invested in formal training
(including direct and indirect
expenditures)
$125
million
$149
million
$166
million
Workforce diversity (Canada)***
Women 68% 69% 69%
Women in management 54% 54% 55%
Visible minorities 27% 26% 25%
Visible minorities in management 25% 25% 24%
People with disabilities 3.7% 3.8% 3.9%
Aboriginal people 1.6% 1.6% 1.6%
** Active employees
***Figures represent Employment Equity data as of October 31 for each year presented, for our businesses in Canada governed by the Employment Equity Act. Given variations in legal definitions and restrictions in legislation around the world, comprehensive data on these four designated groups (women, visible minorities, people with disabilities, Aboriginal people) is available only in Canada.
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Environment
  2009 2008 2007
Office paper use (kilograms/FTE) 56 59 60
CO2e emissions from energy use****
(tones/m2)
.10 .09 .05
CO2e emissions from employee travel
(tones/FTE)
.34 .36 .38
Transactions assessed under
Equator Principles
6 5 6
****Energy data coverage increased in 2009 and affected this indicator.
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  Community
($ millions) 2009 2008 2007
Investments in community causes
(total of donations and sponsorships)
$105.1 $99.0 $82.8
Donations $52.6 $51.5 $47.7
Community and national
sponsorships
$52.5 $47.5 $35.1
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