What type of ID do I need?

To activate your new accounts, you must show two pieces of valid identification (one from List A and the second one from List A or List B).

List A
  • Canadian driver's licence
  • Canadian passport
  • Certificate of Canadian Citizenship
  • Certification of Naturalization (paper document or card)
  • Permanent resident card
  • Immigration Canada Document IMM 1000, 1442, 5292 or 5688
  • Canadian birth certificate
  • Social Insurance Number Card
  • Old Age Security Card, embossed with individual's name and Social Insurance Number
  • Certificate of Indian Status
  • Provincial or territorial health insurance card (where permitted under provincial or territorial law. Cannot be used in Ontario, Manitoba, Nova Scotia or PEI.)
  • Document or card, bearing the individual's photograph and signature, issued by any of the following authorities or their successors:
    • Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
    • Alberta Registries
    • Saskatchewan Government Insurance
    • Department of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
    • Department of Transportation and Public Works of the Province of Prince Edward Island
    • Service New Brunswick
    • Department of Government Services and Lands of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
    • Department of Transportation of the Northwest Territories
    • Department of Community Government and Transportation of the Territory of Nunavut
  • Provincially issued ID card with photo (in lieu of driver's license) including Ontario Photo Identification Card
  • Foreign passport
  • US driver's license
  • US birth certificate
List B
  • Employee identity card, issued by an employer that is well known in the community, bearing the individuals photograph
  • Bank or automated banking machine or client card, issued by a member of the Canadian Payments Association (with name and signature)
  • Credit card, issued by a member of the Canadian Payments Association (with name and signature)
  • Credit Card issued by a known retailer operating in Canada
  • Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) client card bearing photograph and signature
  • Senior Citizen's privilege card
  • Introduction letter from previous bank with Signature
  • Sponsor, personally known by RBC client or community member
  • Canadian university or college student card with photo
  • Diplomatic ID issued by Foreign Affairs