How to obtain a Desjardins cheque specimen on AccèsD

To the point Find out how to request a Desjardins cheque specimen online on the Desjardins AccèsD portal.

How do I find my Cheque Specimen desjardins ? Steps to find the cheque specimen for the AccèsD mobile application Steps to find the cheque specimen for AccèsD on the online browser

Example: How do I read the information on a cheque specimen ? Read information from a Cheque Specimen with transit, account and institution numbers

Here is the information you need to obtain a specimen cheque from your bank account on Desjardins’ AccèsD portal.

What's a specimen cheque?

A Desjardins void cheque is used mainly when signing up for a direct deposit and/or withdrawal service. It’s a way to share our banking information with a third party and authorize them to deposit or withdraw agreed-upon amounts into or from our bank account.

Our employer, the institution that finances our car, and our insurers are among those with whom we usually share a specimen cheque.

It contains the :

Caisse transit number or identification number
Institution number
Caisse account number or folio

How do I find my Cheque Specimen desjardins ?

Steps to find the cheque specimen for the AccèsD mobile application

From the AccèsD mobile application, select your bank account
Click on“Manage card“.
In theInformation tab, click on Cheque specimen
A window will automatically open and a document in PDF format will be generated under: “Cheque Specimen”.

You can then send it directly by email or direct message to the applicant or download it. No more need for a paper copy.

Easy as pie, isn’t it?

Steps to find the cheque specimen for AccèsD on the online browser

Select your bank account
On the right, select“More options“.
Click on Cheque specimen
A window will automatically open and a document in PDF format will be generated under: “Cheque Specimen”.

Example: How do I read the information on a cheque specimen ?

In addition to your address and the address of the Desjardins branch with which you do business, your cheque contains a series of numbers. This is the sensitive information you share with the third party.

The first 5 form the transit number that identifies your branch .
The next three are the same on all Desjardins members’ cheques. It’s like the digital signature. It is 815.
The last seven digits are the ones that identify your account.

Read information from a Cheque Specimen with transit, account and institution numbers

Desjardins ‘ AccèsD portal offers options that we don’t always think to explore. It offers much more than just looking at your Desjardins account or credit card. However, they do facilitate transactions. For example, you can check your credit score.

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How do I get, find, read and where can I find a specimen cheque on Desjardins online?

With AccèsD Banking, you can have all this in just a few moments. Please follow the easy steps above, in this article.

Here are the Desjardins Customer Service numbers 514 224-7737 (Montreal) or elsewhere in Canada and the United States: 1 800 CAISSES (1 800 224-7737)

How do I get my Desjardins bank account number?

AccèsD Banking allows you to find out your bank account number. It has 6 digits and usually ends with EOP, ES1 or MC2. For example: 123456-EOP

On a cheque, these are the last digits on the bottom right.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to visit your Caisse or call Desjardins Customer Service at 514 224-7737 (Montréal) or elsewhere in Canada and the U.S.: 1 800 CAISSES (1 800 224-7737).