Financial Markets and Regional Economic Development: The Canadian Experience

Alberta assets and liabilities Atlantic region Bank Act Bank of Canada bank reserves Bankers banking development banking system behaviour bonds borrowers branch banking branches British Columbia caisses populaires Canadian banks capital flows capital outflows chartered banks concentration corporations Council of Canada credit creation credit unions demand dependency theory deposits Distribution by Region Economic Council economic development employment expectations expenditure factors federal government financial centre financial institutions financial markets financial sector financial system fiscal funds Government of Canada head offices higher income increased industry influence interest rates investment finance lending liquidity preference Manitoba Maritimes market forces monetary policy monetary theory Montreal mortgage loans non-bank financial intermediaries Parti Quebecois particularly payments Periphery portfolio Prairies production provincial governments regional development regional disparities regional distribution relative Royal Commission Saskatchewan savings banks share Source stage of banking Statistics Canada Table Toronto trust companies unions and caisses