You can identify Canadian financial institutions by their bank institution number, which is always three digits long. Bank customers need this number anytime they want to set up a direct deposit or preauthorized payment or receive a wire transfer into their account.
How to Locate Canadian Bank Institution Numbers
The easiest way to locate the financial institution number for your account is by looking at a blank cheque. You’ll find the number between the bank transit number (branch number) and your account number in the micro-encoding at the bottom of the cheque.
For example, Royal Bank’s financial institution number is 003. You can see exactly where it’s located in the image below.
Regardless of the bank, you can find the institution number in the same place; if you have a cheque to look at. If you don’t have cheques, you can always contact your financial institution or ask a staff member at your local branch if you deal with a bank or credit union.
List of Canadian Financial Institution Numbers
You’ve come to the right place if you need to locate the institution number for a bank in Canada (including your own). Below is a list of bank numbers from most Canadian financial institutions, in alphabetical order. I’ve separated the six biggest banks and placed them at the top of the list, as they are the most commonly searched.
The Big 6 Banks
| Bank of Montreal | 001 |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 002 |
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 010 |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 003 |
| TD Bank | 004 |
| National Bank of Canada | 006 |
The Rest
| Alberta Treasury Branches | 219 | ICICI Bank Canada | 340 |
| All Trans Financial Services Credit Union Limited | 810 | Industrial Alliance Trust Inc. | 625 |
| Airline Financial Credit Union Limited | 830 | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Canada) | 307 |
| Alliance des caisses populaires de l’Ontario Limitée | 890 | Investors Group Trust Co. Ltd. | 536 |
| Alterna Savings and Credit Union | 842 | J.P. Morgan Bank Canada | 314 |
| Amex Bank of Canada | 303 | Jameson Bank | 354 |
| Arnstein Community Credit Union Limited | 808 | JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association | 270 |
| Atlantic Central | 839 | Korea Exchange Bank of Canada | 275 |
| B2B Bank (formerly B2B Trust) | 618 | La Caisse Centrale Desjardins Du Québec | 815 |
| Bank of America National Association | 241 | Latvian Credit Union | 803 |
| Bank of Canada | 177 | Laurentian Bank of Canada | 039 |
| Bank of China (Canada) | 308 | Laurentian Trust of Canada Inc. | 522 |
| Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Canada) | 245 | M&T Bank | 357 |
| Bank West | 342 | Manulife Bank of Canada | 540 |
| Barclay’s Bank PLC Canada Branch | 360 | Manulife Trust Company | 626 |
| BNP Paribas (Canada) | 250 | Maple Bank | 336 |
| BofA Canada Bank | 311 | Mega International Commercial Bank (Canada) | 269 |
| Bridgewater Bank | 347 | Meridian Credit Union | 837 |
| Canadian Tire Bank | 338 | Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. Canada Branch | 277 |
| Canadian Western Bank | 030 | Motusbank | 374 |
| Capital One Bank (Canada Branch) | 323 | MonCana Bank of Canada | 361 |
| Central 1 Credit Union British Columbia | 809 | Montreal Trust Company of Canada | 550 |
| Central 1 Credit Union Ontario | 828 | National Trust Company | 590 |
| CIBC Trust Corporation | 548 | Ontario Civil Service Credit Union Limited | 846 |
| Citibank Canada | 260 | Pacific & Western Bank of Canada | 334 |
| Citibank N.A. | 328 | Peace Hills Trust Company | 568 |
| Citizens Bank of Canada | 309 | Peoples Trust Company | 621 |
| Comerica Bank | 330 | Rabobank Nederland | 322 |
| Communication Technologies Credit Union Limited | 807 | ResMor Trust Company | 620 |
| Community Trust Company | 507 | Royal Bank Mortgage Corporation | 592 |
| Concentra Financial Services Association | 853 | Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. (Canada) Branch | 240 |
| Credit Union Central Alberta Limited | 899 | Royal Trust Company | 570 |
| Credit Union Central of Manitoba Limited | 879 | Royal Trust Corporation of Canada | 580 |
| Credit Union Central of Saskatchewan | 889 | Scotia Mortgage Corporation | 606 |
| CS Alterna Bank | 608 | Shinhan Bank Canada | 355 |
| CTC Bank (Canada) | 315 | Société Générale (Canada Branch) | 292 |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 265 | Société Générale (Canada Branch) Ontario | 346 |
| DirectCash Bank | 352 | State Bank of India (Canada) Alberta | 294 |
| Dundalk District Credit Union Limited | 840 | State Street | 327 |
| Dundee Bank of Canada | 343 | Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation of Canada | 301 |
| Effort Trust Company | 532 | Sun Life Financial Trust Inc. | 551 |
| Fifth Third Bank | 345 | Tangerine Bank | 614 |
| First Commercial Bank | 332 | TD Mortgage Corporation | 597 |
| First Nations Bank of Canada | 310 | TD Pacific Mortgage Corporation | 603 |
| General Bank of Canada | 344 | The Bank of New York Mellon | 242 |
| Goderich Community Credit Union | 844 | The Canada Trust Company | 509 |
| Golden Horseshoe Credit Union | 854 | The Equitable Trust Company | 623 |
| Habib Canadian Bank | 321 | The Northern Trust Company Canada Branch | 349 |
| HomEquity Bank | 358 | U.S. Bank National Association | 318 |
| Household Trust Company | 630 | UBS AG Canada Branch | 339 |
| HSBC Bank Canada | 016 | UBS Bank (Canada) | 290 |
| HSBC Bank USA National Association | 333 | United Overseas Bank Limited | 335 |
| HSBC Mortgage Corporation (Canada) | 604 | Walmart Canada Bank | 359 |
Summary of Canadian Bank Numbers
If you’re setting up a direct deposit or other transfer into your chequing or savings account, remember that you will need your account number, transit number, and your institution or bank number. The good news is that you can find them all in the same place – on a bank cheque or by contacting your financial institution.
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