To open a Canadian dollar account with RBC Royal Bank, you must show two pieces of identification one from List A and and second one from List A or List B.

List A

• Permanent Resident Card or Citizenship and Immigration Form IMM1000, IMM1442 or IMM5292
• Canadian or foreign passport
• Canadian or U.S. driver’s license
• Canadian Social Insurance Number card
• Certificate of Canadian Citizenship or Certificate of Naturalization in the form of a paper document or card (but not a commemorative issue)
• Canadian or U.S. birth certificate
• Canadian Old Age Security card
• Provincial Health Insurance card for any province except Ontario, Manitoba or P.E.I.

List B

• Employee photo identity card
• Canadian credit card
• Canadian university or college photo student card
• Senior Citizen Privilege card
• Confirmation of identity by a client in good standing with RBC Financial Group or by an individual of good standing in the community where the bank is situated, in the opinion of RBC
• Introduction letter, with signature, from previous bank.

If you do not have any of the documents listed above, you may still be able to open an account. Please call 1-800-769-2511 for assistance.