ALBERTA TREASURY BRANCHES, EDMONTON - SWIFT/BIC Code

ALBERTA TREASURY BRANCHES, EDMONTON - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

ATBRCA6E

Bank / Institution

ALBERTA TREASURY BRANCHES

Address

10020 - 100 STREET, FLOOR 16

City

EDMONTON

Postcode

ALBERTA T5J 0N3

Country

Canada

Connection

Active

ATBRCA6E - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

ATBRCA6E or ATBRCA6EXXX

Bank Code

ATBR - code assigned to ALBERTA TREASURY BRANCHES

Country Code

CA - code belongs to Canada

Location & Status

6E - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code ATBRCA6E?

A SWIFT Code is a standard format of Bank Identifier Code (BIC) used to specify a particular bank or branch. These codes are used when transferring money between banks, particularly for international wire transfers. Banks also use these codes for exchanging messages between them.

SWIFT codes comprise of 8 or 11 characters. All 11 digit codes refer to specific branches, while 8 digit codes (or those ending in 'XXX') refer to the head or primary office. SWIFT codes are formatted as follows:

AAAA BB CC DDD

First 4 characters - bank code (only letters)
Next 2 characters - ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (only letters)
Next 2 characters - location code, passive participant will have "1" in the second character (letters and digits)
Last 3 characters - branch code, optional - 'XXX' for primary office (letters and digits)

The registrations of SWIFT Codes are handled by Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) and their headquarters is located in La Hulpe, Belgium. SWIFT is the registered trademark of S.W.I.F.T. SCRL with a registered address at Avenue Adèle 1, B-1310 La Hulpe, Belgium.