Interac® sign-in service makes it easy to access many government services across Canada using the secure login information1 you already use-no new accounts needed.
Get to government services, faster.
Discover a simpler way to sign-in.
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Protection you can trust.
Sign-in knowing your login details stay between you and your financial institution—they are never stored, shared, or accessed by anyone else.
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Reliable service, coast to coast.
In 2024, the Interac sign-in service was trusted to support more than 141 million interactions to facilitate digital access to participating federal, provincial, and municipal government services.
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An easy, fast, familiar experience.
Used by 14 million Canadians to access government services quickly, with no new usernames to create or forgotten passwords to recover.
Ready. Set. Verified.
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Look for the Interac sign-in service option when verifying your identity online.
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Follow the prompts and use your existing online banking login to sign-in.
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Authentication complete.
See how easy it is.
Take a look at how Interac sign-in service helps you confirm your identity seamlessly, using your secure login from participating financial institutions.
Login with your choice of sign-in partner.
To access participating government services, use one of the participating financial institution partners listed below.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Interac sign-in service?
The Interac sign-in service is a convenient way to access online services – instead of creating and managing a new username and password for accessing online services, you access them by signing in with your online bank, or other participating “Sign-In Partner”.
Who can use this service?
Anyone who uses the online services offered by one or more of our Sign-In Partners can benefit from the service.
Glossary of common terms
- Credentials: Typically, this is your username/password combination that you would use to sign in, to access services.
- Sign-In Partner: an organization that has partnered with Interac Corp. and its subsidiaries to offer you the Interac sign- in service. Sign-In Partners may include financial institutions amongst others.
- Financial Institution: Commonly referred to as your bank. Financial institutions also represent credit unions, and other banking institutions.
How do I use the Interac sign-in service to sign in to participating government services websites?
When visiting a government services website that offers the Interac sign-in service, you will see the option to sign in using one of the Sign-In Partners listed.
How does the Interac® sign-in service protect my information?
The Interac® sign-in service acts as an information filter between the online service and Sign-In Partners. By brokering the connection, the Interac® sign-in service ensures that no government service knows which Sign-In Partner you are using, and that no Sign-In Partner knows which government service you are accessing.
The only information your Sign-In Partner supplies to the Interac® sign-in service is a randomly generated number created on your first use of the system and returned to the Interac® sign-in service with each subsequent use of the system. No passwords or personally identifiable information (i.e.: name, address, date of birth, etc.) are exchanged during this process. For more details about how the Interac® sign-in service uses your information, please refer to our Privacy Notice.
Which financial institutions can be used to log in or access Interac sign-in service?
The Interac sign-in service currently supports customers with an active and eligible online account with various Canadian banks and credit unions, including:
- Affinity Credit Union
- ATB
- BMO
- CIBC
- Caisse Alliance
- Coast Capital
- Conexus Credit Union
- Desjardins
- Libro
- Meridian
- National Bank
- RBC
- Scotiabank
- SCU (Steinbach Credit Union)
- Servus Credit Union
- Simplii Financial
- Tangerine
- TD Canada Trust
- Vancity
- Uni
Don’t see a preferred bank or credit union listed above? Stay tuned – we are continuously working on adding more participants to the Interac sign-in service network.
1For a list of participating banks or credit unions that can be used to log in to the Interac sign-in service, click here.