TORONTO, March 11 /CNW/ - TD Canada Trust today announced that it will be accepting donations to the Canadian Red Cross for relief efforts in Japan via EasyLine, EasyWeb, and through its branch network starting Monday, March 14, 2011.

As announced earlier today, TD Bank Group has donated CDN$100,000 to help the Japanese Red Cross Society assist victims of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on Friday.

About TD Bank Group

The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group (TD or the Bank). TD is the sixth largest bank in North America by branches and serves approximately 19 million customers in four key businesses operating in a number of locations in key financial centres around the globe: Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, including TD Canada Trust and TD Insurance; Wealth Management, including TD Waterhouse and an investment in TD Ameritrade; U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking, including TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank; and Wholesale Banking, including TD Securities. TD also ranks among the world's leading online financial services firms, with more than6 million online customers. TD had CDN$616 billion in assets on January 31, 2011. The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades under the symbol "TD" on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges.