Exchange Tower is a 36

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tower in the

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complex of

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, Canada completed in 1981. The International style building is named for the

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, which is the building's highest profile tenant. The building was built on the site of the

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. Located in the heart of Toronto’s

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at the corner of King and York Streets, the Exchange Tower is also home to National Bank Financial, offices of the federal

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, and the Toronto campus of the

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. In April 2018,

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announced that they would be moving their head office into the Exchange Tower.

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