ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD, TORONTO - SWIFT/BIC Code

ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD, TORONTO - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

OTPBCA2T

Bank / Institution

ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

Address

5650 YONGE STREET

City

TORONTO

Postcode

M2M 4H5

Country

Canada

Connection

Active

OTPBCA2T - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

OTPBCA2T or OTPBCA2TXXX

Bank Code

OTPB - code assigned to ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

Country Code

CA - code belongs to Canada

Location & Status

2T - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code OTPBCA2T?

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.