1. Total # of Banks in Canada 54

2. Total # of Bank branches in Canada 8211

3. Total # of Bank ABMs in Canada 15481

4. Total # of ABMs in Canada 23506

5. Total # of banking industry employees in Canada 221000

6. # of Interac Direct Payment Transactions (1998) 1.36 billion

7. 55% Canadians pay off their credit card bills in full each month

8. Banks' share of the residential mortgage market 60%


Note: Data was from May, 1999.