CWB Financial Group’s 2016 Public Accountability Statement provides a detailed account of some of Canadian Western Bank’s (CWB) activities related to community investment, small business financing, number of employees and taxes paid in its most recent fiscal year (November 1, 2015 to October 31, 2016). The report meets our regulatory requirement from the Canadian federal government as outlined in section 459.3 of the Bank Act, and includes information on CWB and its affiliate companies.