They may have asked you directly or required you to provide a void cheque. ... According to the Bank of Canada, 26% of Canadians still cheques, so they can get their routing number from there.

Opt for cheque books with carbon copies so you have a record of each cheque you write. Void any cheques you don’t intend to use. Void a cheque by writing “Void” in big letters across the cheque.

The Canada Revenue Agency announced earlier this week that Canadians across the country are holding uncashed cheques worth a net $1.4-billion. As of May 2022, there were an estimated 8.9 million ...