A. Canadian ACH Payment Routing Number Format
This document's information and formatting guidelines are for Canadian ACH because the Canadian banking system differs significantly from the American banking system.
The check sample shows how to identify and format the Payee's Account Number and the routing information for the Canadian Bank.
Important Note: Canadian Bank routing numbers include the location of the bank's branch, so it is important that the customer provide accurate routing number information.
Please see the following example:
1. Receiving Financial Institution Bank ID is a combination of 2 numbers.
a. 003 is the Institution Number – a leading zero is added, 0003 is the result
b. 84133 is the Branch Number
c. Combine the 2 numbers - “000384133” is the Routing Transit/Number or Bank Identification Number
* Routing number must be 9 digits so if the institution number is 3 digits you will just need to add a 0 at the beginning.
2. Receiver’s Account Number is 17851345678 - no symbol is included for input
To set up your Canadian ACH payment, follow these steps:
Go to the Contact Profile and select Billing.
Click on the Payment Methods and select the +Bank Account tab.
3. Fill out the required details on this page.
B. US ACH Payment Routing Number Format
If using a checking account, the bank routing number is the first set of 9 numbers on the bottom of the check. The second set of numbers is the checking account number. It is recommended that you double-check to ensure the check number is not included in the account number when taking the information from a check.
With the help of this information, we hope to make your online transactions quick and easy.