Helping Canadian Businesses Succeed

CIBC is committed to helping our clients reach their business and financial goals.

Agricultural businesses
A leading voice in economic research
Debt financing to Canadian firms
Supporting local entrepreneurs and small businesses
Economic hardship

Offering advice and products
We offer our clients the information, opportunities and tools they need to succeed in their fields of business:

• CIBC introduced the new CIBC Cash Management Online platform, delivering secure, 24/7 access to a comprehensive suite of online cash management products and services, allowing clients to take better control of their banking needs – giving them more time to focus on what matters to their business.
• CIBC launched the CIBC Small Business Start Strong program designed to address the needs of new business owners and help them get their business off to a strong start through a bundle of complementary products and services.
• CIBC released several reports in support of Small Business Month to provide businesses with information on topics including business outlook and taxation considerations, relevant to the success of small businesses.
• Applicants to the country’s leading business awards – Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies Program co-sponsored by CIBC for the past 15 years – have the opportunity to receive coaching from seasoned business experts at CIBC and winners get to attend a Gala and Symposium in March to celebrate their achievements and learn from experts from Queen’s University, the National Post, Deloitte and CIBC.
• CIBC hosted a number of client events related to our role as lead partner of the Toronto 2015 PanAm and Parapan Am Games to raise awareness of the business opportunities that this sponsorship brings to the business community in the GTA and surrounding areas.

Agricultural businesses

In addition to hosting, sponsoring and actively participating in agriculture events in many local rural communities, CIBC supports young farm entrepreneurs nationally through our sponsorship of Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers Program and through our corporate membership in Farm Management Canada. We work with farm and agri-business owners across different generations by helping young agriculture clients enter the business and succeed and then assisting those agriculture business owners retiring with their transition planning needs.

National Winners of the 2011 Outstanding Young Farmers Program are presented with their awards at the OYF annual national event held in Brandon, Manitoba.

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A leading voice in economic research
CIBC is widely recognized for the breadth and quality of our equity, fixed income and economic research.

Our economics team is led by Chief Economist Avery Shenfeld. He is recognized as a leading analyst and commentator on critical economic trends and their implications for stock values, currencies and interest rates, and has a long and well-earned reputation for accuracy and being ahead of the curve. Benjamin Tal, Deputy Chief Economist, is also a widely recognized commentator on the economy with a focus on real estate, wealth management, and consumer and corporate credit. The team identifies important trends, risks and opportunities that affect the Canadian and global economies and, ultimately, our clients’ businesses.

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Clients can access our leading edge investment research through a number of customized and accessible options, including online and email communications.
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Debt financing to Canadian firms
CIBC provides our clients with access to credit in order to support their business goals. Our range of products and services include lending to small, medium and corporate businesses; real estate lending, including commercial mortgages; agriculture lending; leveraged financing; asset based lending; and wholesale automotive financing.
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Supporting local entrepreneurs and small businesses
We encourage small businesses and local entrepreneurs to develop the next generation of business leaders through several initiatives.

• We supported the National 4-H Youth Delegate Conference and provided CIBC 4-H Post-Secondary Education Scholarships, helping rural youth enhance their leadership and learning opportunities.
• We provide support for Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers Program, recognizing the achievements of young farmers and promoting leadership, innovation and excellence in Canadian agriculture.

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Economic hardship
We recognize that clients sometimes require immediate assistance managing their financial situation in times of hardship or crisis. CIBC continues to refine our program related to supporting clients, employees and the communities in which we do business.

In addition to making donations to impacted communities to support relief efforts, CIBC advisors work with clients directly affected in such situations to help them manage their finances on an individual basis. In these situations, CIBC offers assistance to clients in their day-to-day and long-term financial needs, by having convenience charges at non-CIBC ABMs reversed, deferring mortgage or other loan payments, and making special arrangements for small business banking clients.

To help coordinate the outpouring of support from Canadians to local disasters, CIBC regularly accepts donations and directs these towards helping affected communities.

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