Special Handling for Canadian Checks

  1. Canadian Checks need to be made payable to UWSP in “U.S. Dollars”

  2. Fill in a separate Deposit form for all Canadian checks.

  3. Have check issuer write “U.S. dollars” on face of check when accepting the check or attempt to contact the check issuer to write “US dollars” on the face of check.

  4. Submit to Bursar’s office notating “Canadian Check”

NOTE:

  • The check’s originating bank may not cash a Canadian check with “U.S. dollars” written in as U.S. dollars. The Bursar’s office will send the Canadian check to the bank and will deposit to your account the value for which the bank cashes the check.
  • If a Canadian check is processed by the Bursar’s office as a U.S. check, but is cashed by the bank at the Canadian rate, the department involved will need to request a payment order payable to UWSP to cover the difference.