April 1, 2026 – Unpaid renewal invoices are overdue
Unpaid renewal invoices are now overdue, and their authorizations are no longer valid. See Paying your renewal invoice for more information on how to pay and maintain your authorization. Non-compliance may result in Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs) and/or other enforcement actions.
As a radio and spectrum licence holder, you must pay licence fees to keep your licences current and active. The Spectrum Management System (SMS) provides invoice search and payment tools for you to pay your invoices.
For detailed information, visit: How to pay a radio authorization invoice
Pay your invoice without signing in
If you have an account number and an invoice number, you can pay without signing in to the SMS
Pay your invoice while signed in to the SMS
Pay an invoice during the renewal period
Several invoice payment options are available during the renewal period, including cancelling certain portions of an authorization or the ability to cancel entire licences online. See the Paying your renewal invoice webpage for more information.
View and download your invoices
Other payment options
Wire transfer
Use the following information to complete a wire transfer payment:
Bank Name:
The Bank of Nova Scotia
4715 Tahoe Blvd,
Mississauga ON
L4W 0B4
SWIFT:
NOSCCATT
Bank Number/Institution Code:
002
Transit Number:
47696
Canadian Clearing Code/Routing Code:
//CC000247696
Beneficiary Name:
Receiver general for Canada
Beneficiary Account Number:
476962102714
Charges Field:
"OUR"
Description Field:
03326319 ISED – Spectrum Revenue Centre
Important: You must also include the following information with your bank transfer to avoid processing delays:
- invoice number
- account number
Email a copy of your payment advice note to ic.STSEFT-SSTTFE.ic@ised-isde.gc.ca. The payment advice note must include the following information:
- invoice number
- the amount paid
- the date of the bank transfer
Note: The wire standards used in Canada offer four lines of description fields, each with a maximum of 35 characters. For customer identification and ease of reconciliation, it is recommended that you input other pertinent information in these fields. Be aware that wires are often passed through intermediary financial institutions, especially in the case of wires originating outside of Canada, and it is possible that details within the description fields might be truncated.
You are responsible for any transaction fees charged by your banking institution. You must pay all charges relating to electronic payments and not deduct them from the remittance amount.
Direct deposit
Use the following information to complete a direct deposit payment:
Bank Name:
The Bank of Nova Scotia
4715 Tahoe Blvd,
Mississauga ON
L4W 0B4
Institution Code:
002
Transit Number:
47696
Beneficiary Name:
Receiver General for Canada
Beneficiary Account Number:
476962102714
Description Field:
03326319 ISED – Spectrum Revenue Centre
*Note that direct deposits do support all fields listed above. However, in most cases, either the financial institution or the issuing customer's financial system omit this information from the transfers. We recommend that you provide all the information above to your customers, but anticipate that only the Bank Number, Transit Number and Account Number will be utilized.
Important: You must also include the following information with your direct deposit to avoid processing delays:
- invoice number
- account number
Email a copy of your payment advice note to ic.STSEFT-SSTTFE.ic@ised-isde.gc.ca. The payment advice note must include the following information:
- invoice number
- the amount paid
- the date of the bank transfer
Cheque or money order
For payment by cheque or money order made payable to the Receiver General for Canada, include your account number and the invoice number, both available on your invoice or on your email notification, and forward to one of the following locations:
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By mail to the following address: ISED – Spectrum Revenue Centre |
By courier to the following address: ISED – Spectrum Revenue Centre |
Settlements for federal departments other than ISED
For federal government departments other than Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), follow the Interdepartmental Settlement (IS) procedure. An IS is a transfer of funds between any two departments or agencies that operate within the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
For information on department or organization IS coordinators and organization/reference codes, refer to the Interdepartmental settlement coordinators and codes definition list.