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- ↑ "Ontario caisse members vote in favour of merger". Investment Executive. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ↑ Group, Desjardins (13 June 2019). "General manager and chief operating officer appointed for the future Desjardins Ontario Credit Union". Cisio. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ↑ "Credit Union Mergers | Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario". www.fsrao.ca. Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021. Alt URL
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