The three-digit institution number identifies your bank, credit union or trust company on a direct deposit
form or cheque. Find it below for 99 institutions, taken from Payments Canada's directory.
Institution numbers of the big banks
Institution numbers of major Canadian financial institutions
Institution
Institution number
Royal Bank of Canada
003
The Toronto-Dominion Bank
004
Bank of Montreal
001
The Bank of Nova Scotia
002
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
010
Banque Nationale du Canada
006
Tangerine Bank
614
Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec
815
ATB Financial
219
Institution number, transit number and routing number
A branch routing number has two parts: the five-digit branch (transit) number and the institution's three-digit number.
Payments Canada lists each branch twice. For one Amex Bank of Canada branch the electronic routing number is
030300012, which is a leading 0, the institution number
303 and the transit number 00012. The paper (MICR) number puts them the other way round with a
hyphen: 00012-303. This page lists institutions only; for a branch's own
transit number use the
Payments Canada branch directory
or check your cheques and online banking.
Banks
Banks: institution numbers
Institution
Institution number
Amex Bank of Canada
303
Bank of America National Association
241
Bank of Canada
177
Bank of China (Canada)
308
Bank of Montreal
001
The Bank of New York Mellon
242
The Bank of Nova Scotia
002
Banque Laurentienne du Canada
039
Banque Nationale du Canada
006
Barclays Bank of Canada
248
BNP Paribas
250
Bank of China Toronto Branch
372
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
010
Canadian Tire Bank
338
Canadian Western Bank
030
Capital One Bank (Canada Branch)
323
Cidel Bank Canada
378
Citibank Canada
260
Citibank, N.A.
328
Comerica Bank
330
Concentra Bank
853
CS Alterna Bank
608
CTBC Bank Corp. (Canada)
315
China Construction Bank Toronto Branch
366
Deutsche Bank AG
265
Digital Commerce Bank
352
Equitable Bank
623
First Commercial Bank
332
First Nations Bank of Canada
310
Habib Canadian Bank
321
Haventree Bank
381
HSBC Bank Canada
016
Home Bank
361
ICICI Bank Canada
340
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China
307
JP Morgan Bank Canada
314
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
270
KEB Hana Bank Canada
275
Manulife Bank of Canada
540
Mizuho Bank Ltd., Canada Branch
277
Motus Bank
374
MUFG Bank, Ltd., Canada Branch
245
Mega International Commercial Bank
269
Peoples Bank of Canada
383
PNC Bank Canada Branch
365
President's Choice Bank
320
Questbank
385
Royal Bank of Canada
003
SBI Canada Bank
294
Shinhan Bank Canada
355
Societe Generale (Canada Branch)
346
State Street
327
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Canada
301
The Toronto-Dominion Bank
004
Tangerine Bank
614
UBS Bank (Canada)
290
United Overseas Bank Limited
335
Vancity Community Investment Bank
309
VersaBank
334
Wealth One Bank of Canada
370
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Canadian Branch
362
Credit unions and caisses populaires
Credit unions and caisses populaires: institution numbers
Institution
Institution number
Atlantic Central
839
Atlantic Central
849
Caisse Financial Group
819
Caisse Populaire Alliance Limitee
890
Central 1 Credit Union
809
Central 1 Credit Union
828
Credit Union Central of Manitoba
879
Credit Union Central of Saskatchewan
889
Credit Union Central Alberta Limited
899
Edward Jones
701
Fédération des caisses populaires acadiennes
865
Fédération des caisses populaires de l'Ontario
829
Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec
815
Alterna Savings and Credit Union Ltd
842
Credit Unions in New Brunswick
831
Credit Unions in Nova Scotia
821
Credit Unions in Ontario
851
Meridian Credit Union Limited
837
Trust companies and other deposit-taking institutions
Trust companies and other deposit-taking institutions: institution numbers
What is the institution number for RBC, TD, BMO, Scotiabank and CIBC?
Royal Bank of Canada is 003, The Toronto-Dominion Bank is 004, Bank of Montreal is 001, The Bank of Nova Scotia is 002 and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is 010, as listed by Payments Canada.
What is an institution number versus a transit number?
The institution number is a three-digit code for the bank or other deposit-taking institution; it is the same for every branch. The transit number is the five-digit number of the individual branch. In Payments Canada's directory a branch has an electronic routing number (030300012 for one Amex Bank of Canada branch: a leading 0, the institution number 303, then the transit number 00012) and a paper number written transit-institution (00012-303).
What is the institution number for Desjardins?
Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec is listed under 815. Payments Canada also lists other caisse populaire federations and central credit unions under their own numbers; see the credit unions table on this page.
Where do I find my branch transit number?
This page lists institutions, not branches. Your branch transit number is on your cheques and direct deposit form and in your online banking. Payments Canada also publishes a branch directory with every branch routing number.
How current is this list?
The numbers come from the Payments Canada financial institutions branch directory lists dated 2026-10-16. Payments Canada updates the directory weekly; an institution number changes only when an institution is added, merged or leaves the system.
