Wire transfers
Wire money within Canada and beyond.
What it is
A quick, secure way to transfer funds domestically and internationally.
Great if
You need to send or receive large sums in any major currency.
With wire transfers, you can:
Embrace convenience
Visit any Vancity branch to set up an outgoing wire transfer.
Transfer funds quickly
Funds typically arrive at their destination within 3 to 5 business days.
Choose your currency
Send or receive funds in your choice of more than 15 currencies.
Vancity’s wire transfer currencies.
Vancity supports both sending and receiving wire transfers in:
- Canadian dollars (CAD)
- United States dollars (USD)
- Australian dollars (AUD)
- Danish kroner (DKK)
- Euros (EUR)
- Great British pounds (GBP)
- Hong Kong dollars (HKD)
- Japanese yen (JPY)
- Mexican pesos (MXN)
- New Zealand dollars (NZD)
- Norwegian kroner (NOK)
- Singapore dollars (SGD)
- South African rand (ZAR)
- Swedish kroner (SEK)
- Swiss francs (CHF)
Vancity supports only sending (not receiving) wire transfers in:
- Indian rupees (INR)
How to complete a wire transfer.
Our teams can help you get set up with the online business banking solution that’s right for you.
Before you visit a branch to make your wire transfer, please:
- Make sure the recipient’s financial institution can receive funds in the currency you’ve chosen.
- Review these forms to make sure you’re prepared with all required info.
The fine print.
$20
$35
$10
Service charges may apply if funds are returned*
Fee for sending Canadian dollars within Canada | $20 |
|---|---|
Fee for sending money outside of Canada | $35 |
Fee for processing incoming wire transfers | $10 |
Fee for incomplete wire instructions | Service charges may apply if funds are returned* |
Additional fees may apply if an intermediary financial institution is required to relay the transfer funds to its final destination. To minimize costs, send funds in the currency of the recipient’s financial institution.
Visit a branch
Come see us in person at one of our 50+ branches in the Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley, Greater Victoria and Squamish area.
Give us a call
Metro Vancouver: 604-877-7000
Greater Victoria: 250-519-7000
Toll-free: 1-888-826-2489
You’ve got options.
If this product doesn’t match your needs, here are other solutions we’ve selected for you.
Interac e-Transfers®
Pay multiple employees or contract workers or send transfers to vendors in real-time with immediate confirmation.
Online vendor accounts
Let your customers add your business as a payee to their online banking system so they can pay you electronically.
Tools to build your business.
®Interac e-Transfer is a registered trade-mark of Interac Corp. Used under license.
Incomplete wire instructions may result in funds being returned to the sending financial institution. The sending institution and intermediary financial institution may deduct service charges prior to the wire arriving at Vancity. We have no control over the imposition of these fees and are not advised of these fees in advance of the funds being sent.