false2024-04-30Q20000009631--10-31The Bank adopted IFRS 17 effective November 1, 2023. As required under the new accounting standard, prior period amounts have been restated. Refer to Note 4.Includes interest income on financial assets measured at amortized cost and FVOCI, calculated using the effective interest method, of $14,776 for the three months ended April 30, 2024 (January 31, 2024 – $14,898; April 30, 2023 – $13,384) and for the six months ended April 30, 2024 – $29,674 (April 30, 2023 – $26,094).Includes Share from associates, Employee benefits, Own credit risk, and Insurance contracts.Includes undistributed retained earnings of $73 (April 30, 2023 – $69) related to a foreign associated corporation, which is subject to local regulatory restriction.Represents amounts on account of share-based payments (refer to Note 14).All deposits that mature on a specified date, generally term deposits, guaranteed investments certificates and similar instruments.Deposits payable on demand include all deposits for which the Bank does not have the right to notice of withdrawal, generally chequing accounts.Deposits payable after notice include all deposits for which the Bank requires notice of withdrawal, generally savings accounts.Excludes allowance for credit losses of $257 for other financial assets including acceptances, investment securities, deposits with banks, off-balance sheet credit risks and reverse repos.For loans where payment deferrals were granted, deferred payments are not considered past due and such loans are not aged further during the deferral period. Regular ageing of the loans resumes, after the end of the deferral period.Loans past due 30 days or less are not presented in this analysis as they are not administratively considered past due.All loans that are over 90 days past due are considered impaired with the exception of credit card receivables which are considered impaired when 180 days past due.The interest income/expense on financial assets/liabilities are calculated using the effective interest method.Includes interest on lease liabilities for the three months ended April 30, 2024 – $30 (January 31, 2024 – $30; April 30, 2023 – $29) and for the six months ended April 30, 2024 – $60 (April 30, 2023 – $55) and insurance finance expense for the three months ended April 30, 2024 – $8 (January 31, 2024 – $7; April 30, 2023 – $7) and for the six months ended April 30, 2024 – $15 (April 30, 2023 – $13).Earnings per share calculations are based on full dollar and share amounts.Certain options as well as acquisition-related put/call options that the Bank may settle at its own discretion by issuing common shares were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share as they were anti-dilutive.The fair value of transferred assets is $207,223 (January 31, 2024 – $197,427 and October 31, 2023 – $196,470) and the fair value of the associated liabilities is $173,602 (January 31, 2024 – $162,115 and October 31, 2023 – $160,007) for a net position of $33,621 (January 31, 2024 – $35,312 and October 31, 2023 – $36,463). Includes all other smaller operating segments and corporate adjustments, such as the elimination of the tax-exempt income gross-up reported in net interest income and non-interest income and provision for income taxes of $47 to arrive at the amounts reported in the Consolidated Statement of Income, differences in the actual amount of costs incurred and charged to the operating segments.Business line revenues and provision for income taxes are reported on a taxable equivalent basis, with the offset in the Other segment. Effective January 1, 2024, the Bank no longer claims the dividend received deduction on Canadian shares that are mark-to-market property, which resulted in a lower TEB gross-up.Does not include over-collateralization of assets pledged.Liabilities for securities lending arrangements only include amounts related to cash collateral received. In most cases, securities are received as collateral.The local regulator requires financial institutions to set aside reserves for general banking risks. These reserves are not required under IFRS, and represent undistributed retained earnings related to a foreign associated corporation, which are subject to local regulatory restrictions. As of April 30, 2024, these reserves amounted to $73 (January 31, 2024 - $70; October 31, 2023 – $71).Based on the quoted price on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the Bank’s Investment in Bank of Xi’an Co. Ltd. was $548 (January 31, 2024 – $513; October 31, 2023 – $529). The market value of the investment has remained below the carrying amount. The Bank performed an impairment test as at April 30, 2024 using a value in use (VIU) discounted cash flow model. The Bank concluded that there is no impairment for the period ended April 30, 2024 (January 31, 2024 – nil; October 31, 2023 – $185).Represents the date of the most recent financial statements made available to the Bank by the associates’ management.Deposits denominated in U.S. dollars amount to $304,171 (January 31, 2024 – $306,198; October 31, 2023 – $320,088), deposits denominated in Chilean pesos amount to $19,590 (January 31, 2024 – $18,559; October 31, 2023 – $20,200), deposits denominated in Mexican pesos amount to $39,429 (January 31, 2024 – $38,651; October 31, 2023 – $38,127) and deposits denominated in other foreign currencies amount to $112,707 (January 31, 2024 – $116,160; October 31, 2023 – $116,926).Stage 3 includes purchased or originated credit-impaired loans.Portfolios where the customer account level ‘Probability of Default’ has not been determined have been included in the ‘Loans not graded’ category.The fair value of the transferred assets is $19,068 (January 31, 2024 – $19,658 and October 31, 2023 – $20,264) and the fair value of the associated liabilities is $18,430 (January 31, 2024 – $18,692 and October 31, 2023 – $19,265) for a net position of $638 (January 31, 2024 – $966 and October 31, 2023 – $999). These include cash held in trust and trust-permitted investment assets, including repurchase-type transactions of mortgage-backed securities, included in the principal reinvestment account that the Bank is required to maintain in order to participate in the programs.Represents principal amount owed net of write-offs.Allowance for credit losses on off-balance sheet exposures is recorded in other liabilities in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.Includes credit risk changes as a result of significant increases in credit risk, changes in credit risk that did not result in a transfer between stages, changes in model inputs and assumptions and changes due to drawdowns of undrawn commitments.Includes $120 (January 31, 2024 – $123; October 31, 2023 – $123) of non-interest-bearing deposits.Excludes amounts associated with other assets and reversal of impairment losses of $(7). The provision for credit losses, net of these amounts, is $1,969. Excludes debt investment securities measured at amortized cost of $32,045 (January 31, 2024 – $34,106). Interest income recognized on impaired loans during the three months ended April 30, 2024 was $22 (January 31, 2024 – $18; October 31, 2023 – $15).Represents cash and non-interest-bearing deposits with financial institutions (refer to Note 6).These amounts represent the gains and losses from fair value changes of Level 3 instruments still held at the end of the period that are recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Income.Certain unrealized gains and losses on derivative assets and liabilities are largely offset by mark-to-market changes on other instruments included in trading revenues in the Consolidated Statement of Income, since these instruments act as an economic hedge to certain derivative assets and liabilities.Gains or losses for items in Level 3 may be offset with losses or gains on related hedges in Level 1 or Level 2.Allowance for credit losses on acceptances is recorded against the financial asset in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.Includes all other smaller operating segments and corporate adjustments, such as the elimination of the tax-exempt income gross-up reported in net interest income and non-interest income and provision for income taxes of $4 to arrive at the amounts reported in the Consolidated Statement of Income, differences in the actual amount of costs incurred and charged to the operating segments.Interest income is reported net of interest expense as management relies primarily on net interest income as a performance measure.Business line revenues and provision for income taxes are reported on a taxable equivalent basis, with the offset in the Other segment.Includes all other smaller operating segments and corporate adjustments, such as the elimination of the tax-exempt income gross-up reported in net interest income and non-interest income and provision for income taxes of $239 to arrive at the amounts reported in the Consolidated Statement of Income, differences in the actual amount of costs incurred and charged to the operating segments.Regulatory ratios and amounts reported are under Revised Basel III requirements.Commencing Q1 2024, regulatory capital ratios are based on Revised Basel III requirements as determined in accordance with OSFI Guideline – Capital Adequacy Requirements (November 2023). The prior year regulatory capital ratios were based on Revised Basel III requirements as determined in accordance with OSFI Guideline – Capital Adequacy Requirements (February 2023).The leverage ratios are based on Revised Basel III requirements as determined in accordance with OSFI Guideline – Leverage Requirements (February 2023).Includes all other smaller operating segments and corporate adjustments, such as the elimination of the tax-exempt income gross-up reported in net interest income and non-interest income and provision for income taxes of $43 to arrive at the amounts reported in the Consolidated Statement of Income, differences in the actual amount of costs incurred and charged to the operating segments.Excludes allowance for credit losses of $261 for other financial assets including acceptances, investment securities, deposits with banks, off-balance sheet credit risks and reverse repos. Other plans operated by certain subsidiaries of the Bank are not considered material and are not included in this note.Includes all other smaller operating segments and corporate adjustments, such as the elimination of the tax-exempt income gross-up reported in net interest income and non-interest income and provision for income taxes of $119 to arrive at the amounts reported in the Consolidated Statement of Income, differences in the actual amount of costs incurred and charged to the operating segments.Includes dividend income on equity investment securities.Card revenues and Banking services fees are mainly earned in Canadian Banking and International Banking. Mutual fund, Brokerage fees and Investment management and trust fees are primarily earned in Global Wealth Management. Underwriting and other advisory fees are predominantly earned in Global Banking and Markets. Includes income (on a taxable equivalent basis) from associated corporations for International Banking – $60, Global Wealth Management – $4, and Other – $(18).Includes income (on a taxable equivalent basis) from associated corporations for Canadian Banking – $40, International Banking – $132, Global Wealth Management – $8, and Other – $(100).Includes income (on a taxable equivalent basis) from associated corporations for Canadian Banking – $(7), International Banking – $57, Global Wealth Management – $5, and Other – $2.Retail includes residential mortgages, credit cards, lines of credit, other personal loans and small business treated as other regulatory retail.After credit risk mitigation and excludes equity securities and other assets.Includes off-balance sheet lending instruments such as letters of credit, letters of guarantee, securitizations, over-the-counter derivatives and repo-style transactions net of related collateral.Non-retail drawn includes loans, bankers’ acceptances, deposits with financial institutions and FVOCI debt securities.Non-retail drawn exposures include government guaranteed and privately insured mortgages and retail loans.Excludes allowance for credit losses of $195 for other financial assets including acceptances, investment securities, deposits with banks, off-balance sheet credit risks and reverse repos.Includes income (on a taxable equivalent basis) from associated corporations for Canadian Banking – $25, International Banking – $69, Global Wealth Management – $5, and Other – $(35).The majority of foreign term deposits are in excess of $100,000.The fair value of precious metals is determined based on quoted market prices and forward spot prices, where applicable, less the cost to sell.These amounts represent embedded derivatives bifurcated from structured note liabilities measured at amoritized cost.Excludes debt investment securities measured at amortized cost of $31,984.These amounts represent embedded derivatives bifurcated from structured note liabilities measured at amortized cost.Balances are net of allowances, which are $1 (January 31, 2024 – $1; October 31, 2023 – $1).The cumulative change in fair value is measured from the instruments’ date of initial recognition.Includes income (on a taxable equivalent basis) from associated corporations for Canadian Banking – $(7), International Banking – $117, Global Wealth Management – $9, and Other – $(16).Changes in discount rates and return on plan assets are reviewed and updated on a quarterly basis. In the absence of legislated changes, all other assumptions are updated annually.Net of allowances of $3 (January 31, 2024 – $6; October 31, 2023 – $7). Changes in fair value attributable to changes in the Bank’s own credit risk are recorded in other comprehensive income. Other changes in fair value are recorded in non-interest income – trading revenues. The offsetting fair value changes from associated derivatives is also recorded in non-interest income – trading revenues.Change in the difference between the contractual maturity amount and the carrying value.This measure has been disclosed in this document in accordance with OSFI Guideline – Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (September 2018).As at April 30, 2024, CET1, Tier 1, Total Capital and TLAC risk-weighted assets (RWA) include a Basel III floor adjustment of $0 billion (as at October 31, 2023, the Bank did not have a regulatory capital floor add-on to risk-weighted assets for CET1, Tier 1, Total Capital and TLAC RWA).Commencing with the dividend declared on February 28, 2023 and paid on April 26, 2023, the Bank issued to participants of the Shareholder Dividend and Share Purchase Plan (the Plan), common shares from treasury with a discount of 2% to the average market price (as defined in the Plan). 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