Montreal Trust Company

The Montreal Trust Company is a Canadian trust company that has existed since 1889. In 1994 it was acquired by the Bank of Nova Scotia, and since that time has been a subsidiary.

History
Montreal Trust was founded by the Bank of Montreal. Donald Smith and Edward Clouston were amongst its charter board of directors.

In 1994, Scotiabank acquired Montreal Trust. The stock transfer and corporate trust businesses of Montreal Trust were acquired by Computershare in 2000.