Student organizations can request a bank letter or recognition letter through our online request form. A bank letter can be used to open a new account or make changes to existing accounts. Recognition letters can be used to show the official status of your club as a University of Toronto group. You can visit our website to request a bank letter and/or recognition letter for your student group. Please read the instructions before you proceed. For information on Bank Letter timelines, please reach out to clubs@utoronto.ca. We recommend clubs request a letter with at least one week notice prior to meeting with their desired bank to ensure time for the request to be processed.

Before your request is processed, the Division of Student Life will check to verify the following:

The Primary Contact and leaders listed in the request form must exactly match the groups SOP page. All leaders need to be on the group page.
The email address provided in this form is a valid, personal, @mail.utoronto.ca email that is listed on SOP for the Primary Contact.
Your group is recognized through the current academic year.

If any of these points do not check out, your request will be cancelled and must be resubmitted. You can take these letters to the bank with your club’s signing officers to open the account in person. Each student group is responsible for selecting which financial institution works best for their group needs.