Methods of Payment Accepted

Payment methods we accept

You must pay all fees to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) in Canadian dollars. We do not accept foreign currencies.

Ways to pay

Please note that no in person payment transactions are processed at CIPO's designated establishment locations. In person payment transactions are only processed at the CIPO headquarters location.

CIPO accepts the following types of payment:

• Debit cards

  Payments using debit card are accepted only at CIPO's headquarters, located at 50 Victoria Street, Place du Portage I, Room C229 in Gatineau, Quebec.

• Credit cards

  You may make credit card payments online, by mail, by fax or in person.

  We take Visa, MasterCard and American Express credit cards only.

  Note that there is a limit of $99,999 or 2000 files per online credit card transaction.

  The summary report is available online.

  To see your statements online, you must contact CIPO's Finance, Integrated Planning and Administration in writing and link your credit cards to the people in your firm who are authorized to work with ISED. Please include the name of your firm, your credit card numbers, and your ISED username.

  Send your request to CIPO by:

  Fax: 819-953-CIPO (2476), 819-953-OPIC (6742)
  Email: ic.cipofinance-opicfinance.ic@canada.ca

  Mail to the attention of:
  Canadian Intellectual Property Office
  Finance, Integrated Planning and Administration
  Place du Portage I
  50 Victoria Street, Room C114
  Gatineau QC K1A 0C9

• Deposit accounts

  You can make deposit account payments online, by fax, by mail or in person.

  Opening a deposit account

  To open a deposit account, please complete and send us the deposit account form.

  Using your deposit account

  To add an authorized user to your deposit account:

  • Contact CIPO's Finance, Integrated Planning and Administration in writing.
  • Include the name of your firm, deposit account numbers, and the ISED user name for the individual for whom access is requested.
  • Send your request to CIPO by:

  Fax: 819-953-CIPO (2476), 819-953-OPIC (6742)
  Email: ic.cipofinance-opicfinance.ic@canada.ca

  Mail to the attention of:
  Canadian Intellectual Property Office
  Finance, Integrated Planning and Administration
  Place du Portage I
  50 Victoria Street, Room C114
  Gatineau QC K1A 0C9

  Replenish your deposit account

  You can replenish your deposit account using debit cards, through an online banking service, by cheque/money order or by wire transfer.

  To replenish your account, fill out the fee payment form and send it to CIPO with your payment by:

  Fax: 819-953-CIPO (2476), 819-953-OPIC (6742)
  Email: ic.cipofinance-opicfinance.ic@canada.ca

  Mail to the attention of:
  Canadian Intellectual Property Office
  Finance, Integrated Planning and Administration
  Place du Portage I
  50 Victoria Street, Room C114
  Gatineau QC K1A 0C9

  In person: CIPO Headquarters located at 50 Victoria Street, Place du Portage I, Room C114 in Gatineau, Quebec.

  Deposit account statements

  The summary report of deposit account statements is available online.

  To see your online statements, you must contact CIPO's Finance, Integrated Planning and Administrationn writing and link your deposit accounts to the people in your firm who are authorized to work with ISED. Please include the name of your firm, your deposit accounts numbers, and your ISED username.

  Send your request to CIPO by:

  Fax: 819-953-CIPO (2476), 819-953-OPIC (6742)
  Email: ic.cipofinance-opicfinance.ic@canada.ca

  Mail to the attention of:
  Canadian Intellectual Property Office
  Finance, Integrated Planning and Administration
  Place du Portage I
  50 Victoria Street, Room C114
  Gatineau QC K1A 0C9

  Electronic filing/online limits

  Note that there is a limit of 2000 files per deposit account transaction.

  Closing your deposit account

  To close your deposit account, please complete and send the close a deposit account form.

• Online banking service

  CIPO's deposit account holders can replenish their accounts through their Canadian bank's online system.

  To open a CIPO deposit account, follow the instructions above under “Deposit accounts”.

  Please follow these instructions to replenish your account using online banking:

  1. Log into your online banking account.
  2. Add CIPO as a recipient in the bill payment section. ^{Footnote 1}
  3. Enter CIPO's 10-digit online banking number, which you can find on the
     online statements page of CIPO's website under "On-Line Banking Ref. No." column. ^{Footnote 2}
  4. Transfer an amount of money to replenish your CIPO deposit account.

  For more information or to open a deposit account, please contact CIPO's Finance, Integrated Planning and Administration.

  To create an account, retrieve a lost or forgotten username or password or update your ISED account, visit My ISED Account. Then please contact CIPO'S Finance, Integrated Planning and Administration to link your ISED username to your online deposit account statement. Your request must include your firm's name, deposit account number and ISED username.

• Cheques/money orders

  All cheques and money orders must be in Canadian dollars and made payable to the Receiver General for Canada.

• Wire transfer

  Important information: All electronic funds transfers must be made through the Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec in Canadian dollars and be made payable to the Receiver General for Canada.

  You need the following information to transfer funds to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office's account:

  Name of banking institution:
  Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec
  1, Complexe Desjardins
  15^th floor, South Tower, P.O. Box 220
  Montreal, QC
  H5B 1B3
  Canada

  SWIFT: CCDQCAMM
  Institution number: 815
  Transit number: 98000
  Beneficiary name: 033-25638 - ISED
  Beneficiary account number: MFI09704000815CAD0
  Charges field: "OUR"
  Authorization number: 033-25638

  To avoid processing delays, we suggest that you include the following information with your bank transfer:

  Contact information: name and telephone number of contact person
  Identification number: deposit account number/your file number
  Request: replenishment/type of service

  To help us identify the services you need, you must send us the date of the bank transfer and a printout of your receipt by one of the following methods:

  Fax: 819-953-CIPO (2476), 819-953-OPIC (6742)
  Email: ic.cipofinance-opicfinance.ic@canada.ca

  In addition, you need to send us the right documentation for the service you have asked for, with a covering letter that shows the amount and the date of the bank transfer and your bank receipt by one of the following methods:

  Fax: 819-953-CIPO (2476), 819-953-OPIC (6742)

  Mail to the attention of:

  Canadian Intellectual Property Office
  Finance, Integrated Planning and Administration
  Place du Portage I
  50 Victoria Street, Room C114
  Gatineau QC K1A 0C9

  Please note that you are responsible for any transaction fees charged by your banking institution. You pay all charges relating to electronic payments and not deducted from the remittance amount.

Ways to send a payment

Please note that documents, payments and payment instructions delivered in person in the designated establishment locations must be enclosed in a sealed envelope. No in person payment transactions are processed at designated establishment locations. In person payment transactions are only processed at the CIPO headquarters location.

The accepted ways to pay for each submission method are below:

• Electronic-filing/e-payment

  Accepted ways to pay

  • Credit cards
  • Deposit accounts

  Note

  • For help, read our electronic payment tips.
  • There is a limit of 2000 files per credit card and deposit account transaction. There is also a limit of $99,999 for credit card transaction.
  • Only certain fees can be paid online.
• Mail/Facsimile

  Accepted ways to pay

  • Credit cards
  • Deposit accounts
  • Cheques/money orders
  • Wire transfer

  Note

  Complete and send the CIPO Fee Payment Form as the cover page.

  Mailing address:
  Canadian Intellectual Property Office
  Finance, Integrated Planning and Administration
  Place du Portage I
  50 Victoria Street, Room C114,
  Gatineau QC K1A 0C9

  Fax: 819-953-CIPO (2476) or 819-953-OPIC (6742)

• In person

  Accepted ways to pay

  • Debit cards (accepted at CIPO headquarters only)
  • Credit cards
  • Deposit accounts
  • Cheques/money orders
  • Wire transfers

  Note

  Complete and send CIPO's fee payment form as the cover page to CIPO headquarters (50 Victoria Street, Place du Portage I, Room C114, in Gatineau, Quebec) or at one of our regional offices. For more information, please see our correspondence procedures.