Pour les transferts internationaux vers Canada, il faut impérativement connaître le code SWIFT/BIC de l’institution bancaire de destination.
Les codes SWIFT se composent de 8 ou 11 caractères (lettres et chiffres); dans le cas de Canada, ils ont le format suivant:
Voici la liste des codes SWIFT de Canada classés par ordre alphabétique:
| Code SWIFT | Banque | Ville |
| NOSCCATTHFX | THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | HALIFAX |
| NOSCCATTMTL | BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA B.S.C. | MONTREAL |
| NOSCCATTOTT | THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | OTTAWA |
| NOSCCATTSKN | BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | SASKATOON |
| NOSCCATTTOR | BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | TORONTO M5H 1H1 |
| NOSCCATTVCR | BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | VANCOUVER |
| NOSCCATTWPG | THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | WINNIPEG |
| RBAACAT1 | RBC ASSET MANAGEMENT | TORONTO |
| RBDSCAT1 | RBC DOMINION SECURITIES INC. | TORONTO |
| RBDSCAW1 | RBC DOMINION SECURITIES CAPITAL MARKETS | TORONTO |
| RBITCAR1 | ROYAL BANK ACTION DIRECT INC. | TORONTO |
| RCAACAT1 | RIDGEWOOD CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | TORONTO |
| RCCCCAK1 | ROBERT CALDWELL CAPITAL CORP. | TORONTO |
| RECCCAT1 | RESEARCH CAPITAL CORPORATION | TORONTO |
| RECCCAT1SET | RESEARCH CAPITAL CORPORATION | TORONTO |
| RFFUCAT1 | MF GLOBAL CANADA CO. | TORONTO |
| RFXCCAM1 | REFLEXION CAPITAL INC. | MONTREAL |
| RIGRCAM1 | RICHARDSON GREENSHIELDS OF CANADA | MONTREAL |
| RIGRCAM10TT | RICHARDSON GREENSHIELDS OF CANADA | TORONTO |
| RJAMCA81 | RAYMOND JAMES LTD. | VANCOUVER |
| RJAMCA81TOR | RAYMOND JAMES LTD. | TORONTO |
| RJBFCAT1 | R.J. BEATTY FINANCIAL CORP. | TORONTO |
| ROTRCATT | RBC DEXIA INVESTOR SERVICES | TORONTO |
| ROTRCATTDER | RBC DEXIA INVESTOR SERVICES | TORONTO |