2019 Canadian SA Thread

I could not find a Canadian specific thread for 2019 SA recruiting, if there already is one please comment below.

This forum is meant to let students voice any inquiries or updates to recruiting for Canadian IB/CB/S&T/M&A or any Capital Market related position. Good luck too all!!

Updated Aug 27 2018

Completed: MS

Initiated Hiring: GS RBC CS Barclays Citi (Calgary) JPM (Calgary)

Open Apps: RBC BAML Citi Origin Merchant Partners Canaccord Genuity

Non-IB CPPIB (Apps open) OTPP (Apps open) OMER (Apps open)

No updates/news:

Canadian Banks: CIBC TD BMO SCOTIA NBC

MM/Boutique: GMP Securities Blair Franklin Evans & Evans

Globals: Evercore HSBC Wells Fargo

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In Toronto: Barclays, CS, GS, RBC have all done some hiring (not sure if there's more to come from them other than RBC). MS is currently in the process of hiring. Hiring will be ramping up in September for the rest.

In Calgary: JPM, GS, Citi have all begun their processes with superdays coming up soon. The remaining Calgary BBs should follow suit soon.

 

If you're from an Ivy League, you'll be put on par with the Ivey/Queens applicants, if not a notch higher. You'll just need to have a clear story as to why you want to work in Canada vs US.

 

Friend of mine said he has first round CIBC Markets. Haven't heard anything about RBC or Scotia though. Have you already heard back from BMO and TD?

 

I haven't heard back from RBC S&T, but a friend of mine got the Scotia superday. Have you heard anything yet?

 

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