In the link below, you will see how this bank, the national one at that, shut its doors without even forwarning clients a few days ago. I believe many are oblivious to just how fragile a thread the global economy hangs by.

IMO

http://news.goldseek.com/GoldSeek/1380224271.php

The shut down may be in part to this next article, about the off shore accounts. You will notice Belize, Cayman Islands, among other off shore jurisdictions mentioned. I should add here, its not unusual for Canadians to have dual citizenship with the US, which enables them to do banking away from the Canadian system and records. Also, we see Canada starting to impliment policy to further track down off shore account owners.

"The Canadian Department of Finance told Reuters this month that it hoped to sign an IGA in the near future."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/27/usa-tax-fatca-idUSL2N0HN15T20130927