Laurentian Bank of Canada

Laurentian Bank of Canada (LBC) (Banque Laurentienne du Canada) provides a wide range of banking, financial and brokerage products and services to individuals, small and medium enterprises, financial advisors and institutional clients. The Bank is a major player in the area of real estate and commercial financing. It operates through the following business lines: Retail services, Business Services, B2B Bank, Laurentian Bank Securities and Capital Markets, and LBC Financial Services. B2B Bank subsidiary is a leader in the provision of banking products to brokers and financial advisors across Canada. LBC formerly employed over 3,600 people and operated approximately 400 ATMs and 200 service points including over 140 retail branches, 16 brokerage offices (Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba), and 35 commercial banking centres in Alberta, Ontario, British Columbia and Nova Scotia. As of July 31, 2026, Laurentian Bank of Canada had total assets of C$49.9 billion, loans of C$36.1 billion and deposits of C$24.4 billion. The company was founded in 1846 and is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.

Headquarters address:
Laurentian Bank Tower
1981 McGill College Avenue
20th floor, Montréal, QC
H3A 3K3 Canada
Phone number: (514) 252-1846
Toll-free: 1-800-252-1846
Website: www.laurentianbank.ca

Divisions:

B2B Bank
199 Bay Street, Suite 600
Toronto, Ontario M5L 0A2

LBC Capital Inc
5035 South Service Road
Burlington, Ontario L7R 4C8

LBC Financial Services Inc
1350 René-Lévesque Boulevard West
Montreal, QC H3G 0A8

On December 2, 2025 Laurentian Bank agreed to be acquired by Fairstone Bank of Canada, which is to purchase all of its common shares for C$40.50 per share in cash, total consideration of about C$1.9 billion. Under a separate agreement National Bank of Canada is to acquire Laurentian Bank’s retail and small and medium-sized enterprise banking portfolios; no Laurentian Bank employees or retail branches are to transfer to National Bank, and the retail branch network is to be closed before the transactions complete. Shareholders approved the transaction on February 5, 2026, and the parties expect the transactions to close on November 1, 2026.

Last Updated: January 17, 2018