Scotiabank Institution Number (002), Transit Number and SWIFT Code

Scotiabank’s help centre gives its institution number as 002 and its SWIFT code as NOSCCATT. The transit belongs to a branch: Payments Canada calls it the branch transit, and Scotiabank’s locator shows one for any of its branches. The sections below cover the numbers in a table, the one screen that shows yours, the void cheque, wires, Tangerine, and Scotiabank’s phone line.

Scotiabank numbers at a glance

Scotiabank doesn’t state how many digits its transit numbers have; Payments Canada describes a 5-digit branch transit. A cheque shows transit, dash, institution, and Payments Canada’s electronic form puts a zero and the institution number ahead of the transit. The routing numbers guide shows the two layouts and what each number is.

Where to find your Scotiabank transit and account number

Scotiabank online or mobile banking: from the Accounts page, select the chequing account, then Show account number and details, which lists the account, institution and transit numbers.

Scotiabank adds that your account number is also at the bottom of your cheques.

In the Scotiabank app, Scotia chat also answers the typed question “what’s Scotiabank’s ABA” with your transit, account and routing number. The bottom line of a cheque is explained on where the numbers are on a cheque, and Scotiabank’s branch locator gives the transit number for each branch.

Scotiabank void cheque and direct deposit form

The same Show account number and details screen lets you view and print a void cheque.

Scotiabank says a copy of the void cheque downloads through the View/download link on that account information screen. Voiding a paper cheque is covered on how to void a cheque, pay and pension deposits on setting up direct deposit, and federal payments on CRA direct deposit.

Receiving a wire at Scotiabank: SWIFT code and details

In the help centre’s article, Scotiabank’s SWIFT code is NOSCCATT. Scotiabank's help centre lists an ABA number alongside its institution number and SWIFT code. The ABA number itself is on that help article; Payments Canada’s list of what a sending branch asks about the recipient is on what a sender abroad needs. Other banks’ codes are on SWIFT codes for Canadian banks, Scotiabank’s wire fees and limits on the wire transfers table, and the overseas side on sending money to Canada.

Tangerine

Tangerine’s site says Tangerine Bank is owned outright by The Bank of Nova Scotia, yet it has an institution number of its own, 614. Tangerine also says: “We don’t have a SWIFT or BIC code because we don’t send or receive wire transfers”. Its numbers are on institution numbers: Tangerine, and accounts without a code on banks with no SWIFT code.

Scotiabank hours, phone and help

For general inquiries Scotiabank lists 1-800-4SCOTIA (1-800-472-6842), and its help centre says the line is open 24/7 for banking, borrowing and investing questions. A branch’s hours of operation, address, phone number and transit are in Scotiabank’s branch locator. If a card goes missing, see Scotiabank’s card help; to complain, bank complaints; for holiday closures, bank holidays.

Scotiabank’s accounts and fees are on the Scotiabank banking overview, and numbers for other institutions on institution numbers.