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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/CAN – ‘40-F’ for 10/31/18 – ‘EX-101.SCH’

On:  Thursday, 11/29/18, at 7:22am ET   ·   For:  10/31/18   ·   Accession #:  1193125-18-337149   ·   File #:  1-14678

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11/29/18  Canadian Imperial B… Commerce/CAN 40-F       10/31/18  279:56M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA

Registration Statement or Annual Report by a Canadian Issuer   —   Form 40-F   —   Sect. 12 or 13(a) / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 40-F        Registration Statement or Annual Report by a        HTML    108K 
                Canadian Issuer                                                  
10: EX-99.B.10  Principal Accountant Fees and Services              HTML     84K 
11: EX-99.B.12  Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations       HTML    140K 
 2: EX-99.B.3(A)  Annual Information Form                           HTML    292K 
 3: EX-99.B.3(B)  Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for     HTML   3.18M 
                the Year Ended October 31, 2018                                  
 4: EX-99.B.3(C)  Management's Discussion and Analysis              HTML   2.99M 
 5: EX-99.B.3(D)  Other Pages of Cibc's 2018 Annual Report          HTML    157K 
                Incorporated in Annual Information Form                          
 6: EX-99.B.6(A)(1)  Certifications Required by Rule 13A-14(A)      HTML     94K 
 7: EX-99.B.6(A)(2)  Certifications Required by Rule 13A-14(B)      HTML     89K 
 8: EX-99.B.8   Disclosure Regarding Audit Committee Financial      HTML     85K 
                Expert                                                           
 9: EX-99.B.9   Disclosure Regarding Code of Ethics                 HTML     87K 
12: EX-99.D.9   Consent of Independent Registered Public            HTML     88K 
                Accounting Firm                                                  
19: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML    107K 
20: R2          Consolidated balance sheet                          HTML    197K 
21: R3          Consolidated statement of income                    HTML    215K 
22: R4          Consolidated statement of income (Parenthetical)    HTML     89K 
23: R5          Consolidated statement of comprehensive income      HTML    220K 
24: R6          Consolidated statement of comprehensive income      HTML     90K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
25: R7          Consolidated statement of changes in equity         HTML    208K 
26: R8          Consolidated statement of changes in equity         HTML     89K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
27: R9          Consolidated statement of cash flows                HTML    217K 
28: R10         Consolidated statement of cash flows                HTML     89K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
29: R11         Basis of preparation and summary of significant     HTML    338K 
                accounting policies                                              
30: R12         Fair value measurement                              HTML    864K 
31: R13         Significant transactions                            HTML    125K 
32: R14         Securities                                          HTML    323K 
33: R15         Loans                                               HTML    502K 
34: R16         Structured entities and derecognition of financial  HTML    185K 
                assets                                                           
35: R17         Land, Buildings and Equipment                       HTML    132K 
36: R18         Goodwill, Software and Other Intangible Assets      HTML    191K 
37: R19         Other assets                                        HTML     97K 
38: R20         Deposits                                            HTML    121K 
39: R21         Other liabilities                                   HTML     99K 
40: R22         Derivative instruments                              HTML    398K 
41: R23         Designated accounting hedges                        HTML    260K 
42: R24         Subordinated indebtedness                           HTML    153K 
43: R25         Common and preferred share capital                  HTML    229K 
44: R26         Capital Trust securities                            HTML    111K 
45: R27         Share-based payments                                HTML    176K 
46: R28         Post-employment benefits                            HTML    332K 
47: R29         Income taxes                                        HTML    282K 
48: R30         Earnings per share                                  HTML    106K 
49: R31         Commitments, guarantees and pledged assets          HTML    147K 
50: R32         Contingent liabilities and provision                HTML    157K 
51: R33         Concentration of credit risk                        HTML    138K 
52: R34         Related-party transactions                          HTML    112K 
53: R35         Investments in equity-accounted associates and      HTML    111K 
                joint ventures                                                   
54: R36         Significant subsidiaries                            HTML    124K 
55: R37         Financial instruments - disclosures                 HTML    126K 
56: R38         Offsetting financial assets and liabilities         HTML    165K 
57: R39         Interest income and expense                         HTML    106K 
58: R40         Segmented and geographic information                HTML    322K 
59: R41         Future accounting policy changes                    HTML    101K 
60: R42         IFRS 7 Disclosure                                   HTML    822K 
61: R43         Basis of preparation and summary of significant     HTML    461K 
                accounting policies (Policies)                                   
62: R44         Basis of preparation and summary of significant     HTML    211K 
                accounting policies (Tables)                                     
63: R45         Fair value measurement (Tables)                     HTML    821K 
64: R46         Significant transactions (Tables)                   HTML    123K 
65: R47         Securities (Tables)                                 HTML    334K 
66: R48         Loans (Tables)                                      HTML    516K 
67: R49         Structured entities and derecognition of financial  HTML    141K 
                assets (Tables)                                                  
68: R50         Land, Buildings and Equipment (Tables)              HTML    132K 
69: R51         Goodwill, Software and Other Intangible Assets      HTML    173K 
                (Tables)                                                         
70: R52         Other assets (Tables)                               HTML     96K 
71: R53         Deposits (Tables)                                   HTML    120K 
72: R54         Other liabilities (Tables)                          HTML     98K 
73: R55         Derivative instruments (Tables)                     HTML    360K 
74: R56         Designated accounting hedges (Tables)               HTML    277K 
75: R57         Subordinated indebtedness (Tables)                  HTML    151K 
76: R58         Common and preferred share capital (Tables)         HTML    209K 
77: R59         Capital Trust securities (Tables)                   HTML    105K 
78: R60         Share-based payments (Tables)                       HTML    148K 
79: R61         Post-employment benefits (Tables)                   HTML    320K 
80: R62         Income taxes (Tables)                               HTML    272K 
81: R63         Earnings per share (Tables)                         HTML    106K 
82: R64         Commitments, guarantees and pledged assets          HTML    129K 
                (Tables)                                                         
83: R65         Contingent liabilities and provision (Tables)       HTML    106K 
84: R66         Concentration of credit risk (Tables)               HTML    136K 
85: R67         Related-party transactions (Tables)                 HTML    100K 
86: R68         Investments in equity-accounted associates and      HTML    103K 
                joint ventures (Tables)                                          
87: R69         Significant subsidiaries (Tables)                   HTML    124K 
88: R70         Financial instruments - disclosures (Tables)        HTML    118K 
89: R71         Offsetting financial assets and liabilities         HTML    165K 
                (Tables)                                                         
90: R72         Interest income and expense (Tables)                HTML    106K 
91: R73         Segmented and geographic information (Tables)       HTML    270K 
92: R74         Summary of Breakdown of Our Standardized Credit     HTML    126K 
                Risk Exposures by Risk-weight Category (Tables)                  
93: R75         IFRS 7 Disclosure (Tables)                          HTML    652K 
94: R76         Basis of Preparation and Summary of Significant     HTML    188K 
                Accounting Policies - Reconciliation of Closing                  
                Allowance for Credit Losses in Accordance with IAS               
                39 (Detail)                                                      
95: R77         Basis of Preparation and Summary of Significant     HTML    101K 
                accounting Policies - Additional Information                     
                (Detail)                                                         
96: R78         Basis of Preparation and Summary of Significant     HTML    101K 
                accounting Policies - Additional Information1                    
                (Detail)                                                         
97: R79         Basis of Preparation and Summary of Significant     HTML    307K 
                Accounting Policies - Reconciliation of Carrying                 
                Amounts Under IAS 39, Net of Tax on Shareholders'                
                Equity and Total Equity (Detail)                                 
98: R80         Basis of Preparation and Summary of Significant     HTML    108K 
                Accounting Policies - Reconciliation of Carrying                 
                Amounts Under IAS 39, Net of Tax on Shareholders'                
                Equity and Total Equity (Parenthetical) (Detail)                 
99: R81         Fair Value Measurement - Fair Value of Financial    HTML    291K 
                Instruments (Detail)                                             
100: R82         Fair Value Measurement - Fair Value of Derivative   HTML    208K  
                Financial Instruments (Detail)                                   
101: R83         Fair Value Measurement - Summary of Assets and      HTML    138K  
                Liabilities Not Carried On Consolidated Balance                  
                Sheet at Fair Value (Detail)                                     
102: R84         Fair Value Measurement - Summary of Financial       HTML    243K  
                Instruments Carried On Consolidated Balance Sheet                
                at Fair Value (Detail)                                           
103: R85         Fair Value Measurement - Summary of Financial       HTML    101K  
                Instruments Carried On Consolidated Balance Sheet                
                at Fair Value (Parenthetical) (Detail)                           
104: R86         Fair Value Measurement- Additional Information      HTML    124K  
                (Detail)                                                         
105: R87         Fair Value Measurement - Changes in Fair Value of   HTML    368K  
                Financial Assets and Liabilities in Level 3                      
                (Detail)                                                         
106: R88         Fair Value Measurement - Changes in Fair Value of   HTML     92K  
                Financial Assets and Liabilities in Level 3                      
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
107: R89         Fair Value Measurement - Valuation Techniques and   HTML    180K  
                Quantitative Information About Significant                       
                Non-observable Inputs Used In Level 3 Financial                  
                Instruments (Detail)                                             
108: R90         Significant Transactions - Additional information   HTML    175K  
                (Detail)                                                         
109: R91         Significant Transactions - Detailed Information of  HTML    102K  
                Business Acquisition (Detail)                                    
110: R92         Significant Transactions - Detailed Information of  HTML    118K  
                Business Acquisition (Parenthetical) (Detail)                    
111: R93         Significant Transactions - Disclosure of            HTML    129K  
                Preliminary Fair Values of Identifiable Assets                   
                Acquired and Liabilities Assumed at the                          
                Acquisition Date (Detail)                                        
112: R94         Significant Transactions - Disclosure of            HTML    101K  
                Preliminary Fair Values of Identifiable Assets                   
                Acquired and Liabilities Assumed at the                          
                Acquisition Date (Parenthetical) (Detail)                        
113: R95         Securities - Summary of Securities (Detail)         HTML    110K  
114: R96         Securities - Summary of Securities (Parenthetical)  HTML     88K  
                (Detail)                                                         
115: R97         Securities - Summary of Residual Term to            HTML    293K  
                Contractual Maturity of Financial Instruments                    
                (Detail)                                                         
116: R98         Securities - Summary of Residual Term to            HTML    166K  
                Contractual Maturity of Financial Instruments                    
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
117: R99         Securities - Schedule of Fair Value of Debt         HTML    161K  
                Securities Measured and Equity Securities                        
                Designated at FVOCI (Detail)                                     
118: R100        Securities - Schedule of Fair Value of Debt         HTML     89K  
                Securities Measured and Equity Securities                        
                Designated at FVOCI (Parenthetical) (Detail)                     
119: R101        Securities - Additional Information (Detail)        HTML    126K  
120: R102        Securities - Summary of Profit or Loss Recognized   HTML    107K  
                on FVOCI Securities (Detail)                                     
121: R103        Securities - Summary of Allowance for Losses        HTML    118K  
                measured at FVOCI (Detail)                                       
122: R104        Securities - Summary of Allowance for Losses        HTML     98K  
                measured at FVOCI (Parenthetical) (Detail)                       
123: R105        Loans - Disclosure of Loans and Receivables         HTML    162K  
                (Detail)                                                         
124: R106        Loans - Disclosure of Loans and Receivables         HTML    106K  
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
125: R107        Loans - Summary of Allowance for Credit Losses      HTML    225K  
                under IFRS 9 (Detail)                                            
126: R108        Loans - Summary of Allowance for Credit Losses      HTML    102K  
                under IFRS 9 (Parenthetical) (Detail)                            
127: R109        Loans - Summary of Allowance for Credit Losses      HTML    158K  
                under IAS 39 (Detail)                                            
128: R110        Loans - Additional Information (Detail)             HTML    119K  
129: R111        Loans - Summary of Base Case Forecasts for Select   HTML    109K  
                Forward Looking Information Variables Used to                    
                Estimate our Expected Credit Losses (Detail)                     
130: R112        Loans - Summary of Carrying Amount of Loans Based   HTML    217K  
                on Internal Risk Rating Grades (Detail)                          
131: R113        Loans - Summary of Carrying Amount of Loans Based   HTML    109K  
                on Internal Risk Rating Grades (Parenthetical)                   
                (Detail)                                                         
132: R114        Loans - Summary of Undrawn Credit Facilities and    HTML    209K  
                Other Off Balance Sheet Exposures (Detail)                       
133: R115        Loans - Summary of Credit Quality of Net Business   HTML    170K  
                and Government Loans and Acceptances (Detail)                    
134: R116        Loans - Summary of Credit Quality of Net Business   HTML     88K  
                and Government Loans and Acceptances                             
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
135: R117        Loans - Summary of Credit Quality of Net Retail     HTML    192K  
                Loans (Detail)                                                   
136: R118        Loans - Summary of Impaired Loans (Detail)          HTML    140K  
137: R119        Loans - Summary of Impaired Loans (Parenthetical)   HTML     96K  
                (Detail)                                                         
138: R120        Loans - Summary of Purchased Credit Impaired Loans  HTML    104K  
                (Detail)                                                         
139: R121        Loans - Schedule of Loans Past Due But Not          HTML    117K  
                Impaired (Detail)                                                
140: R122        Loans - Schedule of Net Interest Income After       HTML    100K  
                Provision for Credit Losses (Detail)                             
141: R123        Structured Entities and Derecognition of Financial  HTML    141K  
                Assets - Additional Information (Detail)                         
142: R124        Structured Entities and Derecognition of Financial  HTML    144K  
                Assets - Schedule of Unconsolidated Entity Balance               
                Sheet Amounts and Maximum Exposure to Loss                       
                (Detail)                                                         
143: R125        Structured Entities and Derecognition of Financial  HTML     92K  
                Assets - Schedule of Unconsolidated Entity Balance               
                Sheet Amounts and Maximum Exposure to Loss                       
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
144: R126        Structured Entities and Derecognition of Financial  HTML    108K  
                Assets - Schedule of Carrying Amount and Fair                    
                Value of Transferred Financial Assets that did not               
                Qualify for Derecognition and Associated Financial               
                Liabilities (Detail)                                             
145: R127        Structured Entities and Derecognition of Financial  HTML     92K  
                Assets - Schedule of Carrying Amount and Fair                    
                Value of Transferred Financial Assets that did not               
                Qualify for Derecognition and Associated Financial               
                Liabilities (Parenthetical) (Detail)                             
146: R128        Land, Buildings and Equipment - Summary of Land,    HTML    133K  
                Buildings and Equipment (Detail)                                 
147: R129        Land, Buildings and Equipment - Summary of Land,    HTML     91K  
                Buildings and Equipment (Parenthetical) (Detail)                 
148: R130        Land, Buildings and Equipment - Additional          HTML    109K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
149: R131        Land, Buildings and Equipment - Carrying Value of   HTML     93K  
                Finance Lease Property (Detail)                                  
150: R132        Goodwill, Software and Other Intangible Assets -    HTML    114K  
                Summary of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill                
                by Cash Generating Units (Detail)                                
151: R133        Goodwill, Software and Other Intangible Assets -    HTML     98K  
                Summary of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill                
                by Cash Generating Units (Parenthetical) (Detail)                
152: R134        Goodwill, Software and Other Intangible Assets -    HTML    161K  
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
153: R135        Goodwill, Software and Other Intangible Assets -    HTML    102K  
                Schedule of Carrying Amount of Indefinite-lived                  
                Intangible Assets (Detail)                                       
154: R136        Goodwill, Software and Other Intangible Assets -    HTML    136K  
                Schedule of Components of Finite-lived Software                  
                and Other Intangible Assets (Detail)                             
155: R137        Goodwill, Software and Other Intangible Assets -    HTML     97K  
                Schedule of Components of Finite-lived Software                  
                and Other Intangible Assets (Parenthetical)                      
                (Detail)                                                         
156: R138        Other Assets - Summary of Other Assets (Detail)     HTML    108K  
157: R139        Deposits - Summary of Deposits and Components       HTML    139K  
                (Detail)                                                         
158: R140        Deposits - Summary of Deposits and Components       HTML    102K  
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
159: R141        Other Liabilities - Summary of Other liabilities    HTML    107K  
                (Detail)                                                         
160: R142        Derivative Instruments- Summary of Derivative       HTML    103K  
                Instruments (Detail)                                             
161: R143        Derivative Instruments - Summary of Notional        HTML    380K  
                Amounts (Detail)                                                 
162: R144        Derivative Instruments - Summary of Notional        HTML     93K  
                Amounts (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                 
163: R145        Derivative Instruments - Summary of Credit          HTML    219K  
                Exposure Arising from Derivatives (Detail)                       
164: R146        Derivative Instruments - Summary of Credit          HTML     96K  
                Exposure Arising from Derivatives (Parenthetical)                
                (Detail)                                                         
165: R147        Derivative Instruments - Additional Information     HTML     89K  
                (Detail)                                                         
166: R148        Designated accounting hedges - Summary of Items     HTML    192K  
                Designated as Hedging Instruments (Detail)                       
167: R149        Designated Accounting Hedges - Summary of Notional  HTML    105K  
                Amounts and Carrying Value of Our Hedging Related                
                Derivative Instruments (Detail)                                  
168: R150        Designated Accounting Hedges - Summary of Average   HTML    135K  
                Rate or Price of Hedging Instruments (Detail)                    
169: R151        Designated Accounting Hedges - Additional           HTML    109K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
170: R152        Designated Accounting Hedges - Summary of Items     HTML    142K  
                Designated as Hedged Items (Detail)                              
171: R153        Designated Accounting Hedges - Summary of Items     HTML     93K  
                Designated as Hedged Items (Parenthetical)                       
                (Detail)                                                         
172: R154        Designated Accounting Hedges - Summary of Hedge     HTML    137K  
                Accounting Impact on the Consolidated Statement of               
                Comprehensive Income (Detail)                                    
173: R155        Designated Accounting Hedges - Summary of Hedge     HTML    104K  
                Ineffectiveness Gains (Losses) Recognized in                     
                Consolidated Statement of Income (Detail)                        
174: R156        Designated Accounting Hedges - Summary of Periods   HTML     97K  
                when Cash Flows Designated as Hedged (Detail)                    
175: R157        Subordinated Indebtedness - Schedule of Terms of    HTML    176K  
                Subordinated Indebtedness (Detail)                               
176: R158        Subordinated Indebtedness - Schedule of Terms of    HTML    132K  
                Subordinated Indebtedness (Parenthetical) (Detail)               
177: R159        Common and Preferred Share Capital - Summary of     HTML    136K  
                Outstanding Shares and Dividends Paid (Detail)                   
178: R160        Common and Preferred Share Capital - Additional     HTML    206K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
179: R161        Common and Preferred Share Capital - Schedule of    HTML    138K  
                Common Shares Issued (Detail)                                    
180: R162        Common and Preferred Share Capital - Schedule of    HTML     95K  
                Common Shares Issued (Parenthetical) (Detail)                    
181: R163        Common and Preferred Share Capital - Schedule of    HTML     97K  
                Common Shares Purchased and Cancelled under                      
                Previously Expired NCIB (Detail)                                 
182: R164        Common and Preferred Share Capital - Schedule of    HTML     94K  
                Common Shares Purchased and Cancelled under                      
                Previously Expired NCIB (Parenthetical) (Detail)                 
183: R165        Common and Preferred Share Capital - Schedule of    HTML    105K  
                Terms of Class A Preferred Shares (Detail)                       
184: R166        Common and Preferred Share Capital - Schedule of    HTML    106K  
                Regulatory Capital and Ratios (Detail)                           
185: R167        Capital Trust Securities - Additional Information   HTML    109K  
                (Detail)                                                         
186: R168        Capital Trust Securities - Summary of Significant   HTML    105K  
                Terms and Conditions of Notes (Detail)                           
187: R169        Capital Trust Securities - Summary of Significant   HTML     99K  
                Terms and Conditions of Notes (Parenthetical)                    
                (Detail)                                                         
188: R170        Share-based Payments - Additional Information       HTML    199K  
                (Detail)                                                         
189: R171        Share-based Payments - Summary of Assumptions Used  HTML     99K  
                to Determine Fair Value of Options Granted                       
                (Detail)                                                         
190: R172        Share-based Payments - Summary of Stock Option      HTML    123K  
                Activity and Related Information (Detail)                        
191: R173        Share-based Payments - Summary of Stock Option      HTML     92K  
                Activity and Related Information (Parenthetical)                 
                (Detail)                                                         
192: R174        Share-based payments -Summary of Stock options      HTML    126K  
                outstanding and vested (Detail)                                  
193: R175        Post-Employment Benefits - Additional Information   HTML    102K  
                (Detail)                                                         
194: R176        Post-Employment Benefits - Summary of Financial     HTML    154K  
                Position Related to Defined Benefit Pensions and                 
                Other Post Employment Plans (Detail)                             
195: R177        Post-Employment Benefits - Summary of Financial     HTML     90K  
                Position Related to Defined Benefit Pensions and                 
                Other Post Employment Plans (Parenthetical)                      
                (Detail)                                                         
196: R178        Post-Employment Benefits - Summary of Defined       HTML    105K  
                Benefit Assets (Liability) Net of Valuation                      
                Allowance Included in Other Assets and Other                     
                Liabilities (Detail)                                             
197: R179        Post-Employment Benefits - Summary of Defined       HTML     94K  
                Benefit Assets (Liability) Net of Valuation                      
                Allowance Included in Other Assets and Other                     
                Liabilities (Parenthetical) (Detail)                             
198: R180        Post-Employment Benefits - Summary of Defined       HTML    107K  
                Benefit obligation and Plan Assets by Region                     
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199: R181        Post-Employment Benefits - Summary of Defined       HTML    116K  
                Benefit Plan Expense (Detail)                                    
200: R182        Post-Employment Benefits - Summary of Defined       HTML     89K  
                Benefit Plan Expense (Parenthetical) (Detail)                    
201: R183        Post-Employment Benefits - Summary of Net           HTML    111K  
                Remeasurement Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI                   
                (Detail)                                                         
202: R184        Post-Employment Benefits - Summary of Net           HTML     91K  
                Remeasurement Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI                   
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
203: R185        Post-Employment Benefits - Summary of Defined       HTML    106K  
                Benefit Obligation (Detail)                                      
204: R186        Post-Employment Benefits - Summary of Weighted      HTML     94K  
                Average Duration of Defined Benefit Obligation                   
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205: R187        Post-Employment Benefits - Summary of Major         HTML    147K  
                Categories of Defined Benefit Plan Assets (Detail)               
206: R188        Post-Employment Benefits - Summary of Major         HTML    100K  
                Categories of Defined Benefit Plan Assets                        
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
207: R189        Post-Employment Benefits - Summary of Weighted      HTML     98K  
                Average Principal Assumptions Used to Determine                  
                Defined Benefit Obligation (Detail)                              
208: R190        Post-Employment Benefits - Summary of Weighted      HTML     91K  
                Average Principal Assumptions Used to Determine                  
                Defined Benefit Obligation (Parenthetical)                       
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209: R191        Post-Employment Benefits - Summary of Longevities   HTML     99K  
                Underlying Values of Defined Benefit Obligation                  
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210: R192        Post-Employment Benefits - Summary of Assumed       HTML     96K  
                Health-care Cost Trend Rates (Detail)                            
211: R193        Post-Employment Benefits - Summary of Affected      HTML    109K  
                Defined Benefit Obligation Due to Reasonable                     
                Possible Changes to Principal Actuarial                          
                Assumptions (Detail)                                             
212: R194        Post-Employment Benefits - Summary of Expected      HTML    108K  
                Future Benefit Payments (Detail)                                 
213: R195        Post-Employment Benefits - Summary of defined       HTML     95K  
                contributions and other plans (Detail)                           
214: R196        Income Taxes - Total Income Taxes (Detail)          HTML    115K  
215: R197        Income Taxes - Components of Income Tax (Detail)    HTML    104K  
216: R198        Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Income Taxes       HTML    126K  
                (Detail)                                                         
217: R199        Income Taxes - Sources and Movement in Deferred     HTML    226K  
                Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail)                              
218: R200        Income Taxes - Sources and Movement in Deferred     HTML     94K  
                Tax Assets and Liabilities (Parenthetical)                       
                (Detail)                                                         
219: R201        Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)      HTML    136K  
220: R202        Earnings per Share - Summary of Earnings Per Share  HTML    111K  
                (Detail)                                                         
221: R203        Earnings per Share - Summary of Earnings Per Share  HTML     91K  
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
222: R204        Commitments, Guarantees and Pledged Assets -        HTML    100K  
                Summary of Contract Amounts of Credit-Related                    
                Arrangements (Detail)                                            
223: R205        Commitments, Guarantees and Pledged Assets -        HTML     94K  
                Summary of Contract Amounts of Credit-Related                    
                Arrangements (Parenthetical) (Detail)                            
224: R206        Commitments, Guarantees and Pledged Assets -        HTML    104K  
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
225: R207        Commitments, Guarantees and Pledged Assets -        HTML    112K  
                Summary of Future Minimum Lease Payments and                     
                Receipt for Operating Lease Commitments (Detail)                 
226: R208        Commitments, Guarantees and Pledged Assets -        HTML     91K  
                Summary of Future Minimum Lease Payments and                     
                Receipt for Operating Lease Commitments                          
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
227: R209        Commitments, Guarantees and Pledged Assets -        HTML    108K  
                Summary of Future Minimum Lease Payments for                     
                Finance Lease Commitments (Detail)                               
228: R210        Commitments, Guarantees and Pledged Assets -        HTML     89K  
                Summary of Future Minimum Lease Payments for                     
                Finance Lease Commitments (Parenthetical) (Detail)               
229: R211        Commitments, Guarantees and Pledged Assets -        HTML    112K  
                Summary of Asset Pledging Amounts and Related                    
                Activities (Detail)                                              
230: R212        Contingent Liabilities and Provision - Additional   HTML    140K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
231: R213        Contingent Liabilities and Provision - Disclosure   HTML     98K  
                of Changes in Legal Provisions (Detail)                          
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<link:definition> 1037 - Disclosure - Significant subsidiaries </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1038 - Disclosure - Financial instruments - disclosures </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1039 - Disclosure - Offsetting financial assets and liabilities </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1040 - Disclosure - Interest income and expense </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1041 - Disclosure - Segmented and geographic information </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1042 - Disclosure - Future accounting policy changes </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1043 - Disclosure - IFRS 7 Disclosure </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1044 - Disclosure - Basis of preparation and summary of significant accounting policies (Policies) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1045 - Disclosure - Basis of preparation and summary of significant accounting policies (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1046 - Disclosure - Fair value measurement (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1047 - Disclosure - Significant transactions (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1048 - Disclosure - Securities (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1049 - Disclosure - Loans (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1050 - Disclosure - Structured entities and derecognition of financial assets (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1051 - Disclosure - Land, Buildings and Equipment (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1052 - Disclosure - Goodwill, Software and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1053 - Disclosure - Other assets (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1054 - Disclosure - Deposits (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1055 - Disclosure - Other liabilities (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1056 - Disclosure - Derivative instruments (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1057 - Disclosure - Designated accounting hedges (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1058 - Disclosure - Subordinated indebtedness (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1059 - Disclosure - Common and preferred share capital (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1060 - Disclosure - Capital Trust securities (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1061 - Disclosure - Share-based payments (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1062 - Disclosure - Post-employment benefits (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1063 - Disclosure - Income taxes (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1064 - Disclosure - Earnings per share (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1065 - Disclosure - Commitments, guarantees and pledged assets (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1066 - Disclosure - Contingent liabilities and provision (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1067 - Disclosure - Concentration of credit risk (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1068 - Disclosure - Related-party transactions (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1069 - Disclosure - Investments in equity-accounted associates and joint ventures (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1070 - Disclosure - Significant subsidiaries (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1071 - Disclosure - Financial instruments - disclosures (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1072 - Disclosure - Offsetting financial assets and liabilities (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1073 - Disclosure - Interest income and expense (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1074 - Disclosure - Segmented and geographic information (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1075 - Disclosure - Summary of Breakdown of Our Standardized Credit Risk Exposures by Risk-weight Category (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1076 - Disclosure - IFRS 7 Disclosure (Tables) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1077 - Disclosure - Basis of Preparation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Reconciliation of Closing Allowance for Credit Losses in Accordance with IAS 39 (Detail) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1078 - Disclosure - Basis of Preparation and Summary of Significant accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1079 - Disclosure - Basis of Preparation and Summary of Significant accounting Policies - Additional Information1 (Detail) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1080 - Disclosure - Basis of Preparation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Reconciliation of Carrying Amounts Under IAS 39, Net of Tax on Shareholders' Equity and Total Equity (Detail) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1081 - Disclosure - Basis of Preparation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Reconciliation of Carrying Amounts Under IAS 39, Net of Tax on Shareholders' Equity and Total Equity (Parenthetical) (Detail) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1082 - Disclosure - Fair Value Measurement - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Detail) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1083 - Disclosure - Fair Value Measurement - Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments (Detail) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1084 - Disclosure - Fair Value Measurement - Summary of Assets and Liabilities Not Carried On Consolidated Balance Sheet at Fair Value (Detail) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1085 - Disclosure - Fair Value Measurement - Summary of Financial Instruments Carried On Consolidated Balance Sheet at Fair Value (Detail) </link:definition>
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<link:definition> 1086 - Disclosure - Fair Value Measurement - Summary of Financial Instruments Carried On Consolidated Balance Sheet at Fair Value (Parenthetical) (Detail) </link:definition>
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</schema>

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