A Routing Number/Transit Number is used while doing financial transactions. Routing Number identifies the beneficiary financial institution and the branch to which a payment is being initiated. Routing/Transit Number is essential for making payments through the clearing system.
There are two types of Routing Numbers used in Canada.
There are two types of Routing Numbers used in Canada.
1. EFT Routing Number:
EFT stands for
Electronic Fund Transactions. EFT Routing Number is a three digit financial institution number and a five digit branch number, preceded by a leading zero.
Example : 000137149
Leading zero: 0
Institution Number: 001
Branch Number:7149
2. Transit Number (MICR)
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition(MICR), is a character recognition technology used by the banking industry to facilitate the processing of cheques.
Routing Number can be found at the bottom of the cheque.
Example : XXXXX-YYY
XXXXX : Branch Number
YYY : Institution Number
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