T4: Number of payment cards and terminals
(thousands; end of year)
«Canada»
 Year
« ‹ 2021 › »
 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
PART A: Total number of cards
Total number of cards 1106,257104,465124,975170,200178,600
Breakdown of 'total number of cards' by function
Cards with a cash functionnavnavnavnavnav
Cards with a debit function28,80025,90025,47524,20024,600
Cards with a delayed debit functionnapnapnavnavnav
Cards with a credit function 277,45778,56599,500146,000154,000
Cards with an e-money functionnavnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by technology
Of which: contactless 3106,257104,465124,975navnav
Of which: magstripe 4106,257104,465124,975navnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by issuer
Of which: by a non-banknavnavnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of cards' by ability
 to initiate device-not-present payments
Of which: able to initiate device-not-present payments 53,1572,765navnavnav
PART B: Total number of terminals
Total number of POS terminals1,4241,4141,7491,7031,676
Partial breakdown of 'total number of POS terminals'
 by terminal type
Of which: EFTPOS terminals1,4241,4141,7491,7031,676
Partial breakdown of 'EFTPOS terminals' by technology
Of which: contactlessnavnavnavnavnav
Total number of ATMs7069686768
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by function
Cash withdrawal7069686768
Cash deposit7069686768
Credit transfer 619navnavnavnav
Partial breakdown of 'total number of ATMs' by technology
Of which: contactlessnavnavnavnavnav
 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.