This article is part of the Bank Account record and Canadian Check Format Setup. Please refer to those respective articles for more information about setting up Bank Accounts for use with Canadian Banks.

Bank Account Record Setup

Open the Bank Account record and navigate to the 'Bank Account Information' section. When using the 'Canada' Check format, specific notation must be used for the MICR Dash value that often appears in Canadian Transit Numbers and Account Numbers.  

1) Check Format - Select the 'Canada' Check format

2) Routing Number - Enter the Transit Number of the Bank Account.  For Transit Numbers with a MICR Dash ( ) present, in the Routing Number field, enter a capital 'D' in place of the MICR Dash

For example:

3) Bank Account Number - Enter the Account Number of the Bank Account.  For Account Numbers with a MICR Dash ( ) present, in the Account Number field, enter a capital 'D' in place of the MICR Dash

For example: