RBC Looking to Add 150 New Jobs to BC Banking & Innovation Hub in 2026
What’s Happening at RBC?
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is reportedly looking to add 150 new jobs to its banking and innovation hub in British Columbia (BC) in 2026 — bringing its total headcount to 600.
“[This hub is] really to protect our clients,” Martin Thibodeau, the bank’s regional president for BC, told Business in Vancouver.
“There is so much fraud. More work [is needed] in AI, fraud detection, cybersecurity, and protecting our data, our client data, to make sure everything is safe.”
The hub is separate from RBC’s day-to-day banking operations. By 2029, Thibodeau wants to further increase the headcount to 1,000.
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