Direct deposit for Service Canada
To set up or change your direct deposit, you will need the following information:
- your social insurance number
- the name of your bank or financial institution
- the branch transit number
- your account number
Where to find this information
You can find your banking information at the bottom of any check or in your online bank account for the account where you want your payment sent.
If you do not have a chequing account, you can ask your bank for this information.
How to set up or change your banking information
Direct deposit for individuals in Canada Direct deposit for individuals outside of Canada
Other ways to sign up for direct deposit
For Apprenticeship Grants applicants
You can sign up for direct deposit if you inform us before we process your payment.
By phone
Speak with one of our agents Monday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time. Call toll-free: 1-866-742-3644. (TTY: 1-866-909-9757).
By mail
Apprentices registered in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, and Yukon:
Apprenticeship Grants Western Processing Centre
Service Canada Centre
Harry Hays Bldg.
220 4th Avenue SE, Room 270
Calgary AB T2G 4X3
Apprentices registered in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia:
Apprenticeship Grants Eastern Processing Centre
Service Canada Centre
139 Douglastown Blvd
Miramichi NB E1V 0A4
Canadian Benefit for Parents of Young Victims of Crime
Direct deposit is available to applicants upon completion of a paper or online application for the benefit.
You can apply for the benefit online by completing the Canadian Benefit for Parents of Young Victims of Crime Application Form or you can print, complete and submit a paper application to the following address:
By mail
PYVC Processing Centre
Service Canada
PO Box 8232, STN T
Ottawa, ON K1G 3H7
Wage Earner Protection Program applicants
The easiest and most convenient way to sign up for direct deposit is when you complete your WEPP online application. If you do not wish to apply online, you can obtain a paper application form at your nearest Service Canada Office.
By phone
- Toll-free: 1-866-683-6516 (TTY: 1 800 926-9105)
- The telephone support staff responds to enquiries Monday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time
By mail
WEPP Processing Centre
PO Box 5900
Cornwall, ON K6H 6J6
Canadian Government Annuities
To have your payments deposited directly by bank account or to change your direct deposit information, contact the Annuities Branch by telephone or in writing. You will need to provide:
- your Annuity Contract Number or your social insurance number
- the name and number of your bank or financial institution
- the number of the branch where you have your account
- your bank account number
By telephone:
- 1-800-561-7922 (toll-free in Canada and United States)
- 1-506-548-7972
By mail:
Canadian Government Annuities Branch
Employment and Social Development Canada
PO Box 12000
Bathurst, NB E2A 4T6
In person
Visit the nearest Service Canada Office.