T3: Institutions offering payment services / instruments
(units, unless otherwise stated; end of year)
«Canada»
 Year
« ‹ 2013 › »
 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments		napnapnap876824
Breakdown of 'total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments' by category
Central banknapnapnap11
Number of branches or offices 1napnapnap11
Number of payment accounts 2napnapnap33
Value of payment accounts (CAD millions) 3napnapnap63187
Banks
Total number of entities 4napnapnap7071
Number of branches or officesnapnapnap6,9837,037
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'banks, number of payment accounts'
Of which: internet-linked (thousands)napnapnapnavnav
Value of payment accounts (CAD millions) 5napnapnap546,740602,176
Breakdown of 'banks' by subcategory
Domestic banks
Total number of entitiesnapnapnap4747
Number of branches or officesnapnapnap6,9557,008
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnavnav
Value of payment accounts (CAD millions) 5napnapnap538,150591,320
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 entitiesnapnapnap2324
Number of branches of foreign banksnapnapnap2829
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnavnav
Value of payment accounts (CAD millions) 5napnapnap8,59010,856
Non-banks offering payment services/instruments
Total number of entitiesnapnapnap805752
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 6napnapnap805752
Number of branches or offices 7napnapnap3,2873,202
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnapnapnavnav
Value of payment accounts (CAD millions)napnapnap85,26083,680
Non-banks relying on storage of value on payment
 accounts or on a device offered by others
Total number of entitiesnapnapnapnavnav
MEMO: FOCUS on E-MONEY
Total number of e-money issuersnapnapnapnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of e-money issuers'
 by type of institution
Of which: non-banksnapnapnapnavnav
Total outstanding e-money value (CAD millions)napnapnapnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total outstanding e-money value'
 by type of institution
Of which: issued by a non-bank (CAD millions)napnapnapnavnav
 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.