Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in North America and the eighth largest cooperative financial group in the world. It has been named one of Canada’s top employers by Forbes magazine and Mediacorp. It has also been recognized as Canada’s Bank of the Year and one of the world’s strongest banks by The Banker magazine. Desjardins offers a full range of products and services to individuals and businesses through its extensive distribution network, online platforms, and subsidiaries across Canada. Desjardins has one of the highest capital ratios and one of the highest credit ratings in the industry.
Our Ownership
Aviso is backed by Canada’s leading financial services co-operatives. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of Aviso Wealth LP, which in turn is owned 50% by Desjardins Financial Holding Inc. and 50% by CU CUMIS Wealth Holdings LP, a limited partnership owned by the five provincial credit union Centrals and The CUMIS Group Limited, which is part of Co-operators Life Insurance Co.
Aviso’s ownership group has combined balance sheet assets of over $860 billion1 as of December 31, 2025.
Aviso ownership. CU CUMIS Wealth Holdings LP and Desjardins Financial Holding Inc. each contribute five directors to Aviso’s 10-member Board.
About Desjardins Group
About the credit union Centrals
The five Centrals are trade associations and service providers representing most Canadian credit unions (excluding Desjardins’ caisse network). By providing critical services at scale to credit unions in their regions, and by advocating on behalf of credit unions and their members, the Centrals enable a thriving credit union system that delivers banking choice to Canadians. The five Centrals are: Atlantic Central; Central 1 (representing BC and Ontario credit unions); Credit Union Central of Manitoba; SaskCentral; and Alberta Central.
About Co-operators
Co-operators is a leading Canadian financial services co-operative, offering multi-line insurance and investment solutions, as well as personalized services advice to help Canadians build and maintain their financial security. Co-operators is renowned for its community involvement and efforts to create a more sustainable future. Co-operators is recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and is ranked among the country's Top 50 Responsible Companies by Corporate Knights. Its subsidiary CUMIS is a leading insurance solutions provider to Canada’s credit unions, delivering competitive financial services, innovative technology solutions and effective partnerships.
1 Desjardins assets $510.2B. Centrals assets $331B. Co-operators assets $22.4B.
