n. — often used attributively, e.g. Big Six banks, Big Six chartered banks, Finance
the six leading banks in Canada.
Type: 4. Culturally Significant — The Big Six banks in Canada are Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and National Bank of Canada.
See also COD-2, which labels the term "Cdn".
- The term Big Five, the Big Six minus the smallest of the big banks (National Bank of Canada), is also in use.