ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, TORONTO - SWIFT/BIC Code

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, TORONTO - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

ROYCCAT3IMM

Bank / Institution

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

Address

RBC CENTRE, FLOOR 8, 155 WELLINGTON STREET WEST

City

TORONTO

Postcode

M5V 3H1

Country

Canada

Connection

Active

ROYCCAT3IMM - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

ROYCCAT3 or ROYCCAT3IMM

Bank Code

ROYC - code assigned to ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

Country Code

CA - code belongs to Canada

Location & Status

T3 - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

IMM or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

ROYCCAT3 - primary office of ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, Canada

What is a SWIFT Code ROYCCAT3IMM?

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.