The
Royal Bank of Canada (
RBC) is a Canadian multinational financial services company and the
largest bank in Canada by market capitalization. The bank serves over 16 million clients and has 80,000 employees worldwide. The bank was founded in 1864 in
Halifax,
Nova Scotia, while its corporate headquarters are located in
Montreal,
Quebec and
Toronto,
Ontario. RBC's
Institution Number (or
bank number) is 003. In November 2017, RBC was added to the Financial Stability Board's list of global systemically important banks.