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TD Bank briefly surpassed RBC as the country's biggest company by market cap during Thursday trading. Ranking based on S&P/TSX Composite Index market capitalization, based on Thursday afternoon share prices, according to Bloomberg.

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The entrance to a Royal Bank of Canada office is seen in Orlando, Fla.John Raoux/The Associated Press

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Mark Lennihan

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Pedestrians pass by the Scotiabank location near Yonge and Bloor Streets in Toronto.Kevin Van Paassen

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Aaron Regent, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Barrick Gold Corp., speaks at the company's annual general meeting in Toronto Wednesday, April 27, 2011.Darren Calabrese/THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Rick George, Suncor's president and chief executive officerTODD KOROL/Reuters

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The chief financial officer of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. told an industry conference that he does not foresee a repeat of the massive fertilizer price runup of 2008.Liam Richards for The Globe and Mail

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GoldcorpBEN NELMS

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Steve Laut, president of Canadian Natural Resources, smiles before addressing the company's annual meeting in Calgary, Thursday, May 5, 2011.Jeff McIntosh/THE CANADIAN PRESS

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A Bank of Montreal or BMO location in Toronto in 2011.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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Imperial Oil's Strathcona Refinery in EdmontonSean Kilpatrick

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