T4: Number of payment cards and terminals
(thousands; end of year)
«Canada»
 Year
« ‹ 2012 › »
 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
PART A: Total number of cards
Total number of cards 1napnapnapnap102,039
Breakdown of 'total number of cards' by function
Cards with a cash functionnapnapnapnapnav
Cards with a debit functionnapnapnapnap23,600
Cards with a delayed debit functionnapnapnapnapnap
Cards with a credit function 2napnapnapnap78,439
Cards with an e-money functionnapnapnapnapnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by technology
Of which: contactless 3napnapnapnapnav
Of which: magstripe 4napnapnapnap102,039
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by issuer
Of which: by a non-banknapnapnapnapnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by ability
 to initiate device-not-present payments
Of which: able to initiate device-not-present payments 5napnapnapnapnav
PART B: Total number of terminals
Total number of POS terminalsnapnapnapnap794
Partial breakdown of 'total number of POS terminals'
 by terminal type
Of which: EFTPOS terminalsnapnapnapnap794
Partial breakdown of 'EFTPOS terminals' by technology
Of which: contactlessnapnapnapnapnav
Total number of ATMsnapnapnapnap59
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by function
Cash withdrawalnapnapnapnap59
Cash depositnapnapnapnap59
Credit transfer 6napnapnapnap17
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by technology
Of which: contactlessnapnapnapnapnav
 1 Total number of cards only includes "plastic cards". 2  2020: Change in data source from Canadian Banker's Association to VISA and Mastercard Operational Statements. This figure includes prepaid and gift cards. 3 All cards issued in Canada are mag stripe enabled, and all cards issued past 2010 have contactless technology. Based on an approximate turnover rate of 5 years for credit cards in Canada, the total of contactless and mag stripe cards is equivalent to the total of all cards in Canada from 2015 onwards 4 Data only reported for American Express cards. Not available prior to 2017. 5 Only available for 2017 and 2018. 6 In the process of revising data source. 2018: Data not yet available. Waiting on October 15th CBA Report.