Guide Payment Instructions
Please ALWAYS place your child’s payment in an envelope or ziplock labelled with their name and what the payment is for.
We can accept payment in four ways. Click on each to learn more.
Card is our preferred method of payment as it goes straight into our account right away.
However, card payments via Square can be hit and miss as service in the gym can be spotty at times, so we may ask you to be patient.
The unit does not often have change available and we ask parents to pay in exact change wherever possible. Payment MUST be in an envelope or ziplock with your child’s name.
Cheques can be made out to Girl Guides of Canada.
When collecting money at the start of the year and for certain events, we tend to collect a bunch of funds before making a deposit at the bank, so you might not see the cheque deposited right away.
Please note, you MUST email or print out confirmation of online bill payments to show your child has paid at the unit level.
The payments do not appear in our treasury system for up to two weeks, by which time, you may have missed the deadline for payment. Confirming means we can count your payment right away and can help track down any payments that may have gone astray.
Online bill payments are NOT the same as e-transfers. You can find the Bill Payments section on your banking institution’s app or website in the same place you might pay your credit card bill, loan, or insurance.
You will need a specific account address to set up the payee and make the payment. Please note that each unit’s address is different, so if you are changing units, you will need to add a new payee.
For the address, you will need: the Unit’s banking ID, your child’s iMIS number, and the alphanumeric code for the payment.
For Guides, the Unit ID is 062369. You can find your child’s iMIS number in the unit list here.
The three alphanumeric codes you can choose from are COOK (cookies), DUES, and EVNT (activities).
The address is formatted as follows (without the section breaks):
UNIT ID | iMIS NUMBER (add 0s to make it 10 digits) | CODE.
For example, if you wanted to pay the Guide unit, and your child’s iMIS number was 1234567, and you wanted to pay for cookies, the address would look like this: 0623690001234567COOK.
584th Toronto Girl Guides 