T3: Institutions offering payment services / instruments
(units, unless otherwise stated; end of year)
«Canada»
 Year
« ‹ 2015 › »
 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments		nap876824800760
Breakdown of 'total number of institutions offering
 payment services/instruments' by category
Central banknap1111
Number of branches or offices 1nap1111
Number of payment accounts 2nap3333
Value of payment accounts (CAD millions) 3nap63187176707
Banks
Total number of entities 4nap70717372
Number of branches or officesnap6,9837,0377,0607,038
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'banks, number of payment accounts'
Of which: internet-linked (thousands)napnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (CAD millions) 5nap546,740602,176622,616673,600
Breakdown of 'banks' by subcategory
Domestic banks
Total number of entitiesnap47474746
Number of branches or officesnap6,9557,0087,0297,007
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (CAD millions) 5nap538,150591,320610,240658,560
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 entitiesnap23242626
Number of branches of foreign banksnap28293131
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (CAD millions) 5nap8,59010,85612,37615,040
Non-banks offering payment services/instruments
Total number of entitiesnap805752726687
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 6nap805752726687
Number of branches or offices 7nap3,2873,2023,1433,086
Number of payment accounts (thousands)napnavnavnavnav
Value of payment accounts (CAD millions)nap85,26083,68091,95099,870
Non-banks relying on storage of value on payment
 accounts or on a device offered by others
Total number of entitiesnapnavnavnavnav
MEMO: FOCUS on E-MONEY
Total number of e-money issuersnapnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of e-money issuers'
 by type of institution
Of which: non-banksnapnavnavnavnav
Total outstanding e-money value (CAD millions)napnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total outstanding e-money value'
 by type of institution
Of which: issued by a non-bank (CAD millions)napnavnavnavnav
 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.