Direct deposit for businesses and suppliers
You can enrol in direct deposit for most payments your business receives. If you do business with the government, you can get paid with direct deposit. Streamline your business banking and save time by enrolling today.
What you need before you enrol
- A bank account with a Canadian financial institution
- A void cheque that indicates:
- the name of your financial institution
- your company's bank account number
- the branch number (also called the "transit number") and institution number of your company's financial institution
- Your business number
- The proper authority to makes requests on behalf of the business: usually an owner, partner, director or an individual with delegated authority
Note
If your business doesn't use cheques, there are other ways to find your company's banking information:
- log in to your company's online banking
- visit your company's bank and request a printed copy of the account information
Direct deposit for businesses
Your business can enrol in direct deposit for most payments it receives from the government.
Browse eligible payments
Most payments your business receives from the Government of Canada are eligible for direct deposit. Explore the list of eligible payments and benefits and the department or agency that issues them.
Canada Revenue Agency
- Corporation income tax refund
- Goods and services tax/Harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) credit
- Refund of excise tax or other levies
- Refund of payroll deductions
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and Indigenous Services Canada
- Grants and contributions
Canada Border Security Agency
- Commercial refunds
Note
If your company's payment isn't listed, you may contact the department or agency that issues the payment to verify whether direct deposit is an option.
Enrol in direct deposit
Once you have matched the payments your business receives with the departments and agencies that issues them, you may enrol in direct deposit. You may also change the bank account information or address that the issuing department or agency has on file.
- Enrol in direct deposit with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
- Enrol in direct deposit with Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
- Enrol in direct deposit with Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Direct deposit for government suppliers
Your business can be paid by direct deposit for the goods and services you sell to the government. To enrol, contact the federal institution that issues your payment by searching for their name below.
| Institution | Contact information |
|---|---|
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | Please refer to Indigenous Services Canada |
| Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada | General inquiries |
| Agriculture and Agri-Food (Department of) | National Capital Region Office |
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | Annette Flanagan
|
| Canada Border Services Agency | General inquiries
|
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions | Diane Lavallée
|
| Canada Revenue Agency | CAS Vendor Code
|
| Canada School of Public Service | General inquiries
|
| Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety | Linda Moreau
|
| Canadian Dairy Commission | Hayat El-Khoury
|
| Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Elizabeth Barbe
|
| Canadian Grain Commission | General inquiries |
| Canadian Heritage (Department of) | General inquiries
|
| Canadian High Arctic Research Station | Please refer to Polar Knowledge Canada |
| Canadian Human Rights Commission | Marcel Parisien
|
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Diane Drouin
|
| Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat | Michel Benoit
|
| Canadian International Development Agency | Please refer to Global Affairs Canada |
| Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency | Simon Fleck
|
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Karen Tarr
|
| Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission | Micheline Khouri
|
| Canadian Security Intelligence Service | General inquiries
|
| Canadian Space Agency |
|
| Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board | Please refer to Transportation Safety Board of Canada |
| Canadian Transportation Agency | Jacques Daoust
|
| Citizenship and Immigration Canada | Please refer to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada |
| Communications Security Establishment Canada | Sylvie Paquin
|
| Copyright Board Canada | Chantale Lafontaine
|
| Correctional Service of Canada | General inquiries |
| Courts Administration Service |
|
| Defence Construction Canada | |
| Employment and Social Development (Department of) | Accounts payable
|
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | General inquiries |
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) | Chantale Lafontaine
|
| Finance Canada (Department of) | General inquiries
|
| Financial Consumer Agency of Canada | Lisa Marlot
|
| Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada | Financial operations
|
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Department of) | Accounting Hub
|
| Global Affairs Canada |
|
| Health Canada (Department of) | General inquiries |
| House of Commons | Financial Management Operations
|
| Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | General inquiries
|
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | General inquiries |
| Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission | Josée Boucher
|
| Indigenous Services Canada | General inquiries
|
| Industry (Department of) | Please refer to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada |
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Chantale Lafontaine
|
| International Joint Commission | Pierre Montreuil
|
| Justice Canada (Department of) | General inquiries
|
| Library and Archives of Canada | Julie Hamel
|
| Library of Parliament | General inquiries
|
| Military Grievances External Review Committee | Julie Careau
|
| Military Police Complaints Commission of Canada | Sylvain Roy
|
| National Battlefields Commission | Brigitte Bradley
|
| National Defence (Department of) | General inquiries |
| National Energy Board | Financial accounting general inquiries |
| National Film Board | Anaïs Gouanvic-Alvarado
|
| National Research Council Canada | General inquiries |
| Natural Resources Canada | Direct deposit inquiries
|
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada |
|
| Northern Pipeline Agency Canada |
|
| Office of Infrastructure Canada | Chantale Lafontaine
|
| Office of the Auditor General | Lise Laforest
|
| Office of the Chief Electoral Officer | Isabelle Fortin
|
| Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs | Julie Desjardins
|
| Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying | Joanne Cameron-Larsen
|
| Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages | Danielle Tremblay
|
| Office of the Communications Security Establishment Commissioner | Tom Egan
|
| Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner | General inquiries
|
| Office of the Coordinator, Status of Women | Christine Teske
|
| Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada | Mike Pignat
|
| Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions | Eric Miller
|
| Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner | Michel Benoit
|
| Office of the Governor General's Secretary | Nathan A. Thompson
|
| Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada | Lisa Marlot
|
| Parks Canada | General inquiries
|
| Parole Board of Canada | Rachelle Therrien
|
| Passport Canada | Marie-Josée Nerbonne
|
| Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Canada | General inquiries
|
| Polar Knowledge Canada | Julie Fortin
|
| Privy Council Office | |
| Public Health Agency of Canada | General inquiries |
| Public Safety Canada (Department of) | General inquiries |
| Public Service Commission of Canada | General inquiries
|
| Public Services and Procurement Canada | General inquiries |
| Public Works and Government Services Canada | Please refer to Public Services and Procurement Canada |
| Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada | Chantal Lalande
|
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police | General Enquiries |
| Security Intelligence Review Committee | Junie Grandmont
|
| Senate Ethics Officer | Vanessa Noel
|
| Shared Services Canada | SSC Accounts Payable
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| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | Sylvie Dumouchel
|
| Statistics Canada | General inquiries
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| Telefilm Canada | Daniel Harvey
|
| Transport (Department of) | Tanya Charlebois
|
| Transportation Safety Board of Canada | Financial Services
|
| Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | General inquiries
|
| Veterans Affairs Canada (Department of) | General inquiries |
| Western Economic Diversification (Department of) | General inquiries
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Benefits of enrolling your business
Transcript/Captions – Benefits of enrolling your business
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(A customer is shown walking in front of a business building and entering a store)
If you are like most Canadian small business owners, you're already using electronic banking.
You know it's a fast, efficient and cost-effective way to stay on top of your business and meet the needs of your clients.
(A small business owner is shown sitting at a desk using a phone)
The Government of Canada is following suit. It's modernizing the way it issues payments to Canadians by switching to direct deposit.
(A small business owner is shown talking to a customer)
Nobody will benefit more than business owners, who receive a variety of payments from the federal government.
(The words GST/HST Returns, Accounts Payable and Corporate Tax Refunds appear on a grey screen)
They will see their office processes simplified as government moves from traditional paper payments to electronic transactions.
(A small business owner is shown talking with a customer)
Enrolling in the federal direct deposit program is the next step to helping this small business owner streamline her business banking.
(The discussion between the small business owner and a customer continues in the store's showroom)
(A small business owner is shown on the screen)
It's been a record-breaking year but it just means I'm busier than ever which means saving time is all the more important.
A lot of our business transactions now are direct deposit into our bank account,
saving time not having to go to the bank is a big improvement in terms of how I manage my time which is a limited resource.
Small business owners aren't the only Canadians who should register for direct deposit—
students counting on Canada Student Loans,
(Students are shown getting ready for graduation)
parents expecting the Canada Child Benefit,
(a family with children is shown playing in a field)
unemployed workers waiting for Employment Insurance benefits,
(a woman is shown researching jobs on a public library computer)
and seniors who rely on their monthly Canada Pension Plan payment, will also enjoy the convenience of direct deposit –
(an older couple is shown walking on a beach)
their money is deposited directly into their account, it's safe, secure and convenient.
(an older couple is shown sitting on a park bench)
From an environmental standpoint I like direct deposit because it's not only immediate but it's also paperless.
(A small business owner and a customer are shown completing a purchase transaction using electronics)
(A small business owner is shown on the screen)
Our customers are looking more and more for solutions that are socially responsible and I find that it helps reduce clutter at the same time.
So if it's good for me and good for the environment, that's a bonus.
Be part of the Canadian businesses already enjoying the benefits of direct deposit.
(A small business owner is shown completing a purchase transaction and handing a bag to a customer)
Enrol today: it's fast, convenient, reliable and secure.
(The words "To find out more visit directdeposit.gc.ca" appear on a grey screen followed by the Government of Canada Wordmark)
To find out more visit directdeposit.gc.ca.
(The words "Public Works and Government Services Canada with the Canada flags" appear on a grey screen followed by the Government of Canada Wordmark)
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