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Transaction codes are three-digit codes defined by Payments Canada Standard 007 used to identify the type of payment. Use the code value as the transactionCode field when creating a transaction. The available codes depend on the payment direction — Debit (outgoing, pulling funds) or Credit (incoming, pushing funds).

Insurance (330–336)

CodeDescription
330Insurance
331Life Insurance
332Auto Insurance
333Property Insurance
334Casualty Insurance
335Mortgage Insurance
336Health/Dental Claim Insurance

Loans (350–356)

CodeDescription
350Loans
351Personal Loans
352Dealer Plan Loans
353Farm Improvement Loans
354Home Improvement Loans
355Term Loans
356Insurance Loans

Mortgage (370–373)

CodeDescription
370Mortgage
371Residential Mortgage
372Commercial Mortgage
373Farm Mortgage

Rent/Leases (400–405)

CodeDescription
400Rent/Leases
401Residential Rent/Leases
402Commercial Rent/Leases
403Equipment Rent/Leases
404Automobile Rent/Leases
405Appliance Rent/Leases

Bill Payment (430–439)

CodeDescription
430Bill Payment
431Telephone Bill Payment
432Gasoline Bill Payment
433Hydro Bill Payment
434Cable Bill Payment
435Fuel Bill Payment
436Utility Bill Payment
437Internet Access Payment
438Water Bill Payment
439Auto Payment

Miscellaneous Payments

CodeDescription
450Misc. Payments
452Expense Payment
453Bill Payment Error Correction
460Accounts Payable
470Fees/Dues

Business PAD

CodeDescription
700Business PAD

Commercial Insurance

CodeDescription
702Commercial Insurance
703Commercial Auto Insurance
704Commercial Property Insurance
705Commercial Casualty Insurance
706Commercial Mortgage Insurance
731Commercial Creditor Insurance

Commercial Loan

CodeDescription
707Commercial Loans

Commercial Mortgage

CodeDescription
708Commercial Mortgage

Commercial Rent/Lease

CodeDescription
714Commercial Rent/Lease
715Commercial Equipment Rent/Lease
716Commercial Automobile Rent/Lease

Commercial Bill Payment (718–727)

CodeDescription
718Commercial Bill Payment
719Commercial Telephone Bill Payment
720Commercial Gasoline Bill Payment
721Commercial Hydro Bill Payment
722Commercial Cable Bill Payment
723Commercial Fuel Bill Payment
724Commercial Utility Bill Payment
725Commercial Internet Bill Payment
726Commercial Water Bill Payment
727Commercial Auto Payment

Commercial Misc. Payments

CodeDescription
728Commercial Expense Payment
729Commercial Accounts Payable
730Commercial Fees/Due

Government Transaction Codes

The following codes are reserved for government use and are not available through the Flinks EFT API.
Codes reserved for federal government use (institution numbers 117 and 177).
CodeDescription
300Federal Payment
301Agri Stabilization
302AgriInvest
303HRDC — Training
308Canada Child Benefit
309GST
310CPP
311Old Age Security
312War Veterans’ Allowance
313VAC
315PS Superannuation
316CF Superannuation
317Tax Refund
318EI
319PAD CCRA (debit only)
320Student Loan
321CSB Interest
322External Affairs
323Savings Plan
324Access Grants
325Canada Carbon Rebate
326Canada Dental Benefit
327Canada Workers Benefit Canada
328Disability Benefit
Codes reserved for provincial and local government use.
CodeDescription
600Prov./Local Govt. Payment
601Family Support Plan
602Housing Allowance
603Income Security Benefits
604Family Benefits
605Prov./Territorial
606Workers’ Compensation Board
607Employment Assistance Allowance
608Automobile Insurance Plan
609Health Care Premium
610Offences and Fines
611Disability Payment
612Parental Insurance
613Student Loan
614Grant/Bursary
615Solidarity Tax Credit
616Children Assistance
617Tax Refund
This list is based on Payments Canada Standard 007. Not all codes may be available through the Flinks EFT API. Contact Flinks support if you need a specific transaction code that is not accepted.