What is a routing number in Canada?
A routing number in Canada is a combination of a three-digit financial institution number (bank code) and a five-digit transit number (branch code) used to identify specific bank branches.
Airwallex supports CAD Local transfers via Electronic Fund Transactions (EFT), and requires the routing number in a 9-digit format of 0YYYXXXXX, where a leading zero is always required, followed by the 3-digit financial institution number (YYY) and then the 5-digit transit number (XXXXX).
Please kindly ask your beneficiaries to always confirm this information with their banks, for inaccurate routing numbers may lead to transactions to the wrong accounts, and we cannot guarantee refunds in such events due to local clearing system rules.
You may encounter routing numbers in this 8-digit format as well: XXXXX-YYY. This is usually used for MICR-encoded documents, for example, a Canadian cheque. If you are provided with routing numbers in this format, you can identify the 3-digit financial institution number and the 5-digit transit number, and apply the 9-digit format above.
Where to find the financial institution number and transit number?
The financial institution number and transit number can typically be found on bank/account statements, official bank websites, and bank-issued cheques. Please see some examples below.
Cheques
You can find the 5-digit transit number and the 3-digit financial institution number at the bottom of a cheque.
Bank statements
The transit number can also be found on bank statements. Please look for the 5-digit number before your account number.
List of financial institutions
You can also refer to the list below for the 3-digit financial institution numbers of Canadian local banks.
| Bank Name | Financial institution number |
| Bank of Montreal | 001 |
| Scotiabank (The Bank of Nova Scotia) | 002 |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 003 |
| The Toronto-Dominion Bank | 004 |
| National Bank of Canada | 006 |
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 010 |
| HSBC Bank Canada | 016 |
| Canadian Western Bank | 030 |
| Laurentian Bank of Canada | 039 |
| Bank of Canada | 177 |
| Alberta Treasury Branches | 219 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. (Canada Branch) | 240 |
| Bank of America, National Association | 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 |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association | 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 |
| Citizens Bank of Canada | 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 |
| President’s Choice Financial | 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 |
| Manulife Bank of Canada | 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 |
| ING Bank of Canada | 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 |
| Meridian Credit Union | 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 |