Gail Marie
more confirmation that these bills of exchange are considered checks... Canadian transit number[edit] Canadian transit numbers are regulated by the Canadian Payments Association. A number has the following form:
XXXXX-YYY where XXXXX is a Branch Number, and YYY is an Institution Number. The dash between the branch number and the institution number is an integral part of the transit number. This format is only valid for paper-type transactions such as cheques.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Routing_transit_number#Third_and_fourth_digits