Instant bank transfer

Interac e-Transfer: getting paid in Canadian Dollar after selling crypto

Interac e-Transfer credits a Canadian bank account from a plain email address, with no account number to share. The rail works on weekends.

CAD
1 country
about 5 minutes
No rail fee
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The rail in numbers

All these values come from the catalogue published on this site, and are republished as soon as our own measurements contradict them.

Technical nature: Instant bank transferSettlement in individual messages: the receiving bank must answer within seconds. That is what makes the rail usable at night and on weekends.
Settlement currency: CAD — Canadian DollarIf this is not your account currency, your bank applies its own conversion on arrival. That cost does not go through us and does not appear in our breakdown.
Settlement delay (p50 / p95): 5 min / 1 hThe median describes the common case, the p95 the slow one. We show both: a median alone hides exactly what worries you.
Operating window: Continuous, weekends and holidays includedNo cut-off: orders are processed continuously, nights and holidays included.
Min – max per operation: CA$20.00 – CA$10,000.00Bounds belonging to the rail. An amount above the cap is split into several payouts, which multiplies any fixed fee accordingly.
Rail fee: No rail feeIts own line in the breakdown, next to the network cost and our spread.
Coverage: 1 countryLocal rail: the country carries its own information (identifier, limits, reporting framework), so each country gets its own corridor page.
Data verified on: 2026-09-02Date of the last manual review of this rail’s delays, limits and fields. Data not reviewed for a long time is suspect data, ours included.

How this rail actually works

The email address acts as a pointer to your account. With autodeposit enabled at your bank, funds arrive with no action from you. Without it, your bank sends a claim link to accept, which adds however long you take to handle it.

Turn on autodeposit before ordering: without it an unclaimed transfer expires and returns to the sender, adding days to the delay.

What makes the delay

This rail processes orders continuously: there is no business day and no cut-off. The gap between the median and the p95 of 1 h comes from the availability of the receiving institution or operator, not from a clearing window.

Details required from the beneficiary

Every field is validated as you type, with the same rule client-side and server-side. That is what prevents most rejected payouts.

Field	Type	Required	Validation rule	Why
Account holder name	Text	Yes	2 to 140 characters · edges trimmed	Must match the name verified on your ID exactly. A mismatch gets the transfer rejected.
Interac email address	Email	Yes	identifier@domain format · edges trimmed	The address registered with your bank for autodeposit.

The rules shown are the ones actually enforced: there is no “marketing” version of this table differing from the code.

Countries where this rail can pay you

Each country page ranks the rails available there by delay and adds the local reporting framework.

CanadaCAD

The 18 assets you can sell to Interac e-Transfer

The asset does not change how the rail works: it changes the confirmation time before the payout leaves, and the spread applied.

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The catalogue’s three entry points lead to the same place by different routes.

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Frequently asked questions about Interac e-Transfer

How fast does Interac e-Transfer credit my account?

about 5 minutes in half the cases, and up to 1 h in the slowest ones. This rail runs continuously, weekends and holidays included. These are market orders of magnitude, not a contractual commitment.

What are the minimum and maximum amounts on Interac e-Transfer?

Between CA$20.00 and CA$10,000.00 per operation, in Canadian Dollar. These bounds belong to the rail itself. An amount above the cap is split into several payouts, which multiplies any fixed fee accordingly.

What does a Interac e-Transfer payout cost?

No rail fee for the rail itself. That amount appears as its own line in the breakdown, next to the network cost taken from your deposit and our spread. The lines sum to exactly the gap between the mid-market value and what you receive.

What do I need to provide to receive on Interac e-Transfer?

2 fields: Account holder name, Interac email address. Every format is validated before the order is accepted, not at send time: a typo is flagged immediately, not three days later as a rejection.

Which assets can I sell to Interac e-Transfer?

18 assets are offered on this rail. The asset does not change how the rail works: it changes the confirmation time before the payout leaves, and the spread applied depending on whether the asset is stable or volatile.

Any pitfall to know about Interac e-Transfer?

Turn on autodeposit before ordering: without it an unclaimed transfer expires and returns to the sender, adding days to the delay.