T3: Institutions offering payment services / instruments
(units, unless otherwise stated; end of year)
«Canada»
 Year
« ‹ 2012 › »
 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments		napnapnapnap876
Breakdown of 'total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments' by category
Central banknapnapnapnap1
Number of branches or offices 1napnapnapnap1
Number of payment accounts 2napnapnapnap3
Value of payment accounts (CAD millions) 3napnapnapnap63
Banks
Total number of entities 4napnapnapnap70
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnap6,983
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnav
Partial breakdown of 'banks, number of payment accounts'
Of which: internet-linked (thousands)napnapnapnapnav
Value of payment accounts (CAD millions) 5napnapnapnap546,740
Breakdown of 'banks' by subcategory
Domestic banks
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnap47
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnap6,955
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnav
Value of payment accounts (CAD millions) 5napnapnapnap538,150
Bank type II
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (CAD millions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type III
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (CAD millions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type IV
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (CAD millions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type V
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (CAD millions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type VI
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (CAD millions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type VII
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (CAD millions)napnapnapnapnap
Bank type VIII
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of branches or officesnapnapnapnapnap
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnap
Value of payment accounts (CAD millions)napnapnapnapnap
Branches of foreign banks
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnap23
Number of branches of foreign banksnapnapnapnap28
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnav
Value of payment accounts (CAD millions) 5napnapnapnap8,590
Non-banks offering payment services/instruments
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnap805
Breakdown of 'non-banks offering payment services/
 instruments, total number of entities' by subcategory
Non-banks offering storage of value
 (on a payment account or on a device)
Total number of entities 6napnapnapnap805
Number of branches or offices 7napnapnapnap3,287
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnapnav
Value of payment accounts (CAD millions)napnapnapnap85,260
Non-banks relying on storage of value on payment
 accounts or on a device offered by others
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnapnav
MEMO: FOCUS on E-MONEY
Total number of e-money issuersnapnapnapnapnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of e-money issuers'
 by type of institution
Of which: non-banksnapnapnapnapnav
Total outstanding e-money value (CAD millions)napnapnapnapnav
Partial breakdown of 'total outstanding e-money value'
 by type of institution
Of which: issued by a non-bank (CAD millions)napnapnapnapnav
 1 There are five regional offices and two Agency Operations Centres but only the head office offers payment services. 2 Figures represent the number of accounts held at the Bank of Canada by CPA members for the settlement of the LVTS. 3 Figures represent the value of accounts held at the Bank of Canada by CPA members for settlement of the LVTS. 4 Some foreign bank subsidiaries and foreign bank branches are associated with the same parent bank. For the purposes of this table, each institution is recorded separately. 5 Data have been revised from previous editions. 6 Among Trust and Loan companies included in this figure, only those that are federally regulated and are not bank-owned are included. 7 Includes only branches of local credit unions and caisses populaires, and governmental savings institutions.