Crown Trust Company

The Crown Trust Company was an Ontario-based firm that operated in most of Canada^[1][2] prior to its collapse in 1983.

Crown Trust Company

Company type	Trust company
Industry	financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
Founded	1909
Defunct	1983
Headquarters	Toronto

History

The Trusts and Guarantee Building at 302 Bay Street in Toronto. This became Crown's headquarters after it was taken over in 1946.

In January 1946, the Trust and Guarantee Company Limited acquired Crown Trust.^[3] For one year it operated under the name the Crown Trust and Guarantee Company. In December 1947 it was renamed the Crown Trust Company.

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1. montreal.qc.ca: "Saint-Jacques, la rue des banques: FICHE D'UN BÂTIMENT - 393, rue Saint-Jacques"
2. nslegislature.ca: "Central Trust Company Act - CHAPTER 64 OF THE REVISED STATUTES, 1989"
3. news.google.com: "The Montreal Gazette - Feb 7, 1946"