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When do the Canadian cheque specifications
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The deadline for all
Canadian business cheques to conform with the
new specifications as outlined in
CPA
Standard 006, Part A is June 30, 2007
(Note: the CPA has since extended the
deadline to September of 2008).
Relyco has CPA compliant
Canadian laser cheques in stock and available for
immediate shipment. |
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When do I need to use a Canadian cheque? |
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You must use a Canadian cheque that conforms
to the
Canadian Payments Association (CPA) Standards when drawing
funds from a bank account physically located in Canada. |
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Can you use Canadian Cheques in the United
States? |
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No, Canadian cheques will not be accepted in
the United States as they do not conform to
the ANSI
Check 21 (American) Standards. |
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What are the changes to the face of the
cheque? |
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The front
of our Canadian cheque stock is identical to
the faces of our
Basichek®,
Magnachek™,
and
UltraSeal™
lines,
with the lone exception being the addition
of the Maple Leaf Symbol (in place of the
usual Padlock Icon) in the lower right
corner of the cheque. This is for easy
recognition of a Canadian cheque and it
denotes that the cheque is CPA compliant
(Canadian) as opposed to
ANSI
compliant (American). |
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What changes have been made to the back
of the cheque? |
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The back
of the CPA compliant Cheque Line has several changes, including:
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Addition of a Teller Stamp area |
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The Maple Leaf Symbol in place of
the Padlock Icon |
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The word "Back" printed in both
English and French |
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All information is "portrait”,
meaning that one can easily read it
without turning the cheque sideways. |
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Does Relyco have stock laser cheques for
Canada? |
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Currently, Relyco offers the following
designs in Canadian stock laser cheques:
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Can Relyco print custom Canadian cheques? |
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Yes, Relyco can customize Canadian cheques to
fit your specific application and still
conform to the
Canadian Payments Association (CPA) Standards. |
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