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Institution numbers in Canada.

Are you using a Canadian bank account to send or receive domestic or international wire transfers? Always use the right bank institution number to avoid delayed transfers, and payment cancelations. And if you’re transferring internationally, save on fees with Wise.

What is an institution number?

The institution number is a unique three-digit code assigned to a certain bank or financial institution to identify them. A transit number is made up of five-digits and together with the institution number they form a routing number.

  • The institution number - three digits - identifies your bank.
  • The transit number - five digits - shows which branch you opened your account at.
  • The account number - seven to twelve digits - identifies your individual account.

Bank routing numbers are used to process cheque and electronic transactions such as funds transfers, direct deposits, digital cheques, recurring loan and bill payments.

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Find your bank institution number.

Routing numbers are unique for each branch. Find the right one by selecting the correct bank from this table.
Financial institutionInstitution number

001

002

003

004

006

010

016

Canadian Western Bank

030

039

177

Alberta Treasury Branches

219

Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. (Canada Branch)

240

241

The Bank of New York Mellon

242

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Canada)

245

BNP Paribas (Canada)

250

Citibank Canada

260

Deutsche Bank AG

265

Mega International Commercial Bank (Canada)

269

270

Korea Exchange Bank of Canada

275

Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. Canada Branch

277

UBS Bank (Canada)

290

Société Générale (Canada Branch)

292

State Bank of India (Canada) Alberta

294

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation of Canada

301

Amex Bank of Canada

303

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Canada)

307

Bank of China (Canada)

308

309

First Nations Bank of Canada

310

BofA Canada Bank

311

J.P. Morgan Bank Canada

314

CTC Bank of Canada

315

U.S. Bank National Association

318

Habib Canadian Bank

321

Rabobank Nederland

322

Capital One Bank (Canada Branch)

323

326

State Street

327

Citibank N.A.

328

Comerica Bank

330

First Commercial Bank

332

HSBC Bank USA National Association

333

Pacific & Western Bank of Canada

334

United Overseas Bank Limited

335

Maple Bank

336

Canadian Tire Bank

338

UBS AG Canada Branch

339

ICICI Bank Canada

340

Bank West

342

Dundee Bank of Canada

343

General Bank of Canada

344

Fifth Third Bank

345

Société Générale (Canada Branch) Ontario

346

Bridgewater Bank

347

The Northern Trust Company Canada Branch

349

DirectCash Bank

352

Jameson Bank

354

Shinhan Bank Canada

355

M&T Bank

357

HomEquity Bank

358

Walmart Canada Bank

359

Barclay’s Bank PLC Canada Branch

360

MonCana Bank of Canada

361

Community Trust Company

507

The Canada Trust Company

509

Laurentian Trust of Canada Inc.

522

Effort Trust Company

532

Investors Group Trust Co. Ltd.

536

540

CIBC Trust Corporation

548

Montreal Trust Company of Canada

550

Sun Life Financial Trust Inc.

551

Peace Hills Trust Company

568

Royal Trust Company

570

Royal Trust Corporation of Canada

580

National Trust Company

590

Royal Bank Mortgage Corporation

592

TD Mortgage Corporation

597

TD Pacific Mortgage Corporation

603

HSBC Mortgage Corporation (Canada)

604

Scotia Mortgage Corporation

606

CS Alterna Bank

608

614

B2B Bank (formerly B2B Trust)

618

ResMor Trust Company

620

Peoples Trust Company

621

The Equitable Trust Company

623

Industrial Alliance Trust Inc.

625

Manulife Trust Company

626

Household Trust Company

630

Latvian Credit Union Limited

803

Communication Technologies Credit Union Limited

807

Arnstein Community Credit Union Limited

808

Central 1 Credit Union British Columbia

809

All Trans Financial Services Credit Union Limited

810

La Confédération des Caisses Populaires et D’Économie Desjardins du Québec

815

La Fédération des caisses populaires du Manitoba Inc.

819

Central 1 Credit Union Ontario

828

La Fédération des Caisses Populaires de l’Ontario Inc.

829

Airline Financial Credit Union Limited

830

837

Atlantic Central

839

Dundalk District Credit Union Limited

840

Alterna Savings and Credit Union

842

Goderich Community Credit Union Limited

844

Ontario Civil Service Credit Union Limited

846

Concentra Financial Services Association

853

Golden Horseshoe Credit Union Limited

854

La Fédération des Caisses Populaires Acadiennes Limitée

865

Credit Union Central of Manitoba Limited

879

Credit Union Central of Saskatchewan

889

Alliance des caisses populaires de l’Ontario Limitée

890

Credit Union Central Alberta Limited

899

Where is the institution number on a cheque?

Your bank transit number and institution number can be found at the bottom of a cheque.

The transit number (five digits) identifies which branch you opened your account at.
The three-digit institution number identifies your bank.
The account number (11 digits) identifies your individual account.

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