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Structured Entities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2025
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Summary of Unconsolidated Structured Entities | The following table provides information about other structured entities which the Bank does not control and therefore does not consolidate.
|  | As at October 31, 2025 |
($ millions) |  | Canadian multi-seller conduits that the Bank administers |  |  | Structured finance entities |  |  | Other funding vehicles |  |  | Total |
Total assets on structured entity’s financial statements |  | $ | 6,971 |  |  | $ | 22,746 |  |  | $ | 2,575 |  |  | $ | 32,292 |
Assets recognized on the Bank’s financial statements: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trading assets |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | 709 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 735 |
Investment securities |  |  | – |  |  |  | 786 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 786 |
Loans (1) |  |  | – |  |  |  | 8,546 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 8,546 |
Other |  |  | – |  |  |  | 52 |  |  |  | 99 |  |  |  | 151 |
|  |  | 26 |  |  |  | 10,093 |  |  |  | 99 |  |  |  | 10,218 |
Liabilities recognized on the Bank’s financial statements: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deposits – Business and government |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 2,533 |  |  |  | 2,533 |
Other |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 43 |  |  |  | 43 |
|  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 2,576 |  |  |  | 2,576 |
Bank’s maximum exposure to loss |  | $ | 6,997 | (2) |  | $ | 22,670 |  |  | $ | 71 |  |  | $ | 29,738 |
|  | As at October 31, 2024 |
($ millions) |  | Canadian multi-seller conduits that the Bank administers |  |  | Structured finance entities |  |  | Other funding vehicles |  |  | Total |
Total assets (on structured entity’s financial statements) |  | $ | 6,299 |  |  | $ | 13,695 |  |  | $ | 1,870 |  |  | $ | 21,864 |
Assets recognized on the Bank’s financial statements: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trading assets |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 306 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 314 |
Investment securities |  |  | – |  |  |  | 842 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 842 |
Loans (1) |  |  | – |  |  |  | 4,757 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 4,757 |
Other |  |  | – |  |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | 93 |  |  |  | 128 |
|  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 5,940 |  |  |  | 93 |  |  |  | 6,041 |
Liabilities recognized on the Bank’s financial statements: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deposits – Business and government |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 1,842 |  |  |  | 1,842 |
Derivative financial instruments |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | 28 |
|  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 1,870 |  |  |  | 1,870 |
Bank’s maximum exposure to loss |  | $ | 6,307 | (2) |  | $ | 11,469 |  |  | $ | 76 |  |  | $ | 17,852 |
(1) | Loan balances are presented net of allowance for credit losses.
(2) | Excludes up to a maximum amount of $1.6 billion (2024 – $1.4 billion) relating to backstop liquidity facilities provided by the Bank to these multi-seller conduits based on future asset purchases by these conduits.

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