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Who we are We are a different kind of bank

We are BDC, the Business Development Bank of Canada and the financial institution devoted to Canadian entrepreneurs.

100,000+

clients

$57.2B

committed to small and medium-sized businesses

2,900

employees

We help create and develop strong Canadian businesses through financing, advisory services and capital, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises.

• We support entrepreneurs in all industries and at all stages of development from business centres across Canada and online at bdc.ca.
• We’re committed to the long-term success of Canadian entrepreneurs and we understand that a business is more than just dollars and cents.
• We complement the role played by private-sector financial institutions and have been serving Canadian entrepreneurs since 1944.
• We are a financially sustainable Crown corporation and we operate at arm’s length from our sole shareholder, the Government of Canada.

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Our purpose and values

Empowering a nation of dreamers and doers to build a better tomorrow for all

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We take pride in the success of our clients who:

Employ

1.4 million

Canadians

Generate

$572B

revenues generated by our clients

Export

13%

of our clients are exporters

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