The Bank of Canada warned in May the move to remote work could leave financial institutions more exposed to operational vulnerabilities.

Only one of Canada's six major banks says it is actively trying to get more call centre staff to work from home.

The moves effective Tuesday by the Royal Bank, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Scotiabank, Bank of Montreal, CIBC and the Desjardins Group match the Bank of Canada's decision last Friday to drop its key lending rate by 50 basis points to 0.75 per cent.