All Canada Savings Bonds and Canada Premium Bonds have attained maturity and are no longer earning interest as of December 2021. Locate your bond certificates and cash them in at your local bank or investment firm.
What is the location of my Canada Savings Bonds?
The good news is that determining if you are the owner of some long-matured bonds is simple. It’s not difficult to replace bonds that have been lost. It’s also feasible to learn if your sadly gone Aunt Polly owned any uncashed bonds. There are, however, certain drawbacks.
There is no web-based database to verify because of privacy concerns. To get the answers, you must write or call.
People should call the Bank of Canada at 1 (800) 665-8650 for Series 1 to 31 (the old ones with coupons).
Why are there two numbers? A few years ago, customer assistance for the subsequent series of bonds was outsourced to EDS Canada. They don’t know anything about the previous problems.
If you call to inquire about bonds you believe you own, the person who answers the phone will ask you a series of questions to ensure that you are who you say you are. The search becomes much easier if you know the serial number(s) of the bond(s). If that fails, try to figure out when you purchased the bonds.
If you have some uncashed bonds that you can’t locate, you can get them replaced. However, you must complete a Bond of Indemnity form in front of a notary public or someone similar and pay a charge that ranges from $25 to $65 for claims up to $3,500 and 2% for higher claims.
You’ll be requested to give documentation of your legal right to request an unclaimed bond search if you’re the executor, administrator, or trustee of someone’s estate.
What is the best way to see if I have any savings bonds?
To look for uncashed savings bonds in your name, go to the Treasury Department’s TreasuryDirect website. To see results, enter your social security number or Employee Identification Number (EIN) into the Treasury Hunt page’s search area and click the “Search” button.
How can you tell whether you have any bonds on your name?
Ask your family members whether they have ever opened a bond in your name to see if there are any outstanding bonds in your name. Call your parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and anybody else you think might have bought a bond in your name in the past. After sifting through their filing cabinets, the family member may be able to discover the bond and hand it over to you for redemption.
Are there any Canada Savings Bonds left?
The Government of Canada declared in its most recent federal budget, presented on March 22, 2017, that the sale of Canada Savings Bonds (CSB) and Canada Premium Bonds (CPB) will end in November 2017.
On behalf of the Government of Canada, a formal notification was delivered to all Payroll Savings Plan owners and contributors from the Canada Savings Bonds Program.
Until October 2017, your CSB contributions will be taken from your monthly pension.
To learn more about what this announcement implies for bondholders, go to the Canada Savings Bonds Program’s website and look under “Questions and Answers.”
Contact Customer Service
Contact Customer Service at 1-800-575-5151 to report a lost, stolen, or damaged certificated CSB or CPB.
- If you are under the age of majority, your parent or legal guardian should communicate with a Customer Service representative (18 years old).
- If you possess a joint bond, your co-owner should contact Customer Service.
- If you are entitled to bonds registered under a personal trust, your trustee should contact Customer Service.
- If the bonds are held by a charity or an estate, proof of authority to act is required.
- If your bond was stolen, you’ll need a police report number from your local police agency.
A Customer Service Representative will provide you the forms and information you need to complete your request.
What should I do if my savings bonds are lost?
Complete a Claim for Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed United States Savings Bonds to register a claim for a savings bond that has been lost, stolen, or destroyed (FS Form 1048). Please sign the form in the presence of a certifying officer who is authorized to do so (available at a bank, trust company, or credit union).
Is it possible to check my savings bonds online?
Log in to your TreasuryDirect account to see the current value of your electronic bonds. Check to see whether you hold any bonds. Make sure the serial number you enter is correct. Ascertain that a bond can be cashed.
What is the best way to look up a bond?
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service manages the TreasuryDirect.gov website, which contains information on the purchase, redemption, replacement, forms, and valuation of Treasury savings bonds and securities.
How do I get money out of savings bonds that aren’t in my name?
If you are not identified as the owner or co-owner on the bond, you must produce legal evidence or other documentation to establish you are entitled to cash the bond, regardless of where you cash it. (Legal evidence is not returned.)
It is important to note that savings bonds cannot be transferred. You can’t cash a bond that belongs to someone else or that you bought on an internet auction site. (See Death of a Savings Bond Owner if you inherit a bond through the death of the bond owner.)