20
Characters, not a name
Four for the issuer, two reserved, twelve for the company, two as a checksum. It does not encode country, sector or credit.
Legal Entity Identifier
What is an LEI for a Canadian entity?
It gives a federally, provincially or territorially registered Canadian entity one public identifier for financial markets.
ISO 17442
Issued or lapsed
Not a credit rating
20-character ISO 17442 · hover
LOU prefixReservedYour entityCheck
01
Issued or lapsed
Issued means the record is current. Lapsed means the year was missed. The 20 characters stay the same when you renew.
RA
We do not issue it
WM Datenservice, a GLEIF-accredited LEI issuer, validates and publishes the code. LEIFast handles the application and payment.
It sits in GLEIF’s public index. Banks look there, not in your inbox.
Anyone can look up legal name, registry number, address and status. No LEI, or a lapsed LEI, and trades or reports get blocked.
Pick a 1-, 3- or 5-year plan, confirm the Canadian entity, pay once. If you already have a code, renew or transfer it. Check any record in LEI search.
What is an LEI?
It gives a federally, provincially or territorially registered Canadian entity one public identifier for financial markets.
Who needs one in Canada?
Canadian entities may be asked for an LEI in derivatives reporting, securities operations, fund administration and international banking.
Why you need it
Canadian registry numbers vary by jurisdiction; an LEI gives counterparties one identifier they can verify in the global GLEIF index.
Do I have to renew?
Yes. Pay once for 1, 3 or 5 years.