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The bank announces that its Montreal office made the 2026 Montreal's Top Employers list, citing well-being, development and culture.
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French CIB's Montreal-headquartered Canadian branch, covering financial institutions, pensions and large corporates, plus a growing operations hub.
Crédit Agricole CIB opened its Canada Branch in Montreal in 2015, after years as a representative office, and added a Toronto office in 2018. Its bankers cover Canadian financial institutions, banks, pension funds, SSAs and large Canadian-headquartered multinationals, offering structured finance (renewables, transport, shipping, aircraft, real estate), M&A and capital markets advice through the global network, and trade and loan syndication. Since 2024 Montreal has also housed Crédit Agricole Services & Operations, a support-function hub (KYC, back office, risk, IT, legal, finance) for the bank's Americas business, making Montreal a source of operations roles as well as front-office ones.
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Coverage bankers for Canadian financial institutions, pensions, SSAs and large corporates. Through the global network they advise on M&A, debt and ratings, and on equity and debt capital markets.
Renewable-energy project finance, transportation and mobility, shipping, aircraft and real estate financing.
Green, social and sustainability bond and financing expertise for clients' environmental and social projects.
Trade and export finance, securitisation, working capital, loan syndication and markets hedging.
A support-function platform created in 2024 (KYC, back office, risk, IT, legal, finance) serving the bank's Americas operations under a 'follow the sun' model.
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Among the most established project finance and green bond franchises globally, which is a specific reason rather than a general one.
Sustainable finance is embedded in how the bank underwrites rather than a separate product group.
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Local team advising Canadian clients on green, social and sustainability bonds and financings.
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Relationship bankers covering Canadian financial institutions, banks, pension funds and SSAs, and large Canadian-headquartered international corporates, bringing in the bank's M&A, capital markets and structured finance products.
Senior Country Officer, Canada
Canada Branch leadership
Senior Country Officer for Crédit Agricole CIB in Canada, listed by OSFI as the Canada Branch's senior officer. On the bank's Canada page he credits the 2024 launch of the Montreal Services & Operations platform with transforming the bank's Canadian presence.
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Sep 21, 2026
Brookfield Finance Inc. US$600 million 5.650% senior notes due 2031 (guaranteed by Brookfield Corporation)
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Brookfield priced US$600 million of 5-year senior notes through its finance subsidiary for general corporate purposes.
The bank announces that its Montreal office made the 2026 Montreal's Top Employers list, citing well-being, development and culture.
The Canadian office earns Great Place to Work certification after an independent employee survey.
Montreal began hosting support functions for the bank's Americas operations.
A second Canadian office opened in Toronto.
The Canadian representative office was converted into a full branch, based in Montreal.
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Brookfield Corporation via SEC (Form 6-K, Exhibit 99.1) · Sep 21, 2026 · sec.gov
Brookfield Finance Inc. via SEC (Free Writing Prospectus) · Sep 21, 2026 · sec.gov
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Open Government Portal) · Aug 21, 2026 · open.canada.ca
Crédit Agricole CIB · Mar 26, 2026 · ca-cib.com
Crédit Agricole CIB · Jul 23, 2025 · ca-cib.com
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