 Routing Number is used in Canada to identify the bank and the branch to which the payment is directed. Routing number for Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) have two formats:0. Paper Transaction Routing Number: Routing transit number for paper items (or MICR-encoded items) is in the format of XXXXX-YYY which is comprised of a five-digit branch transit number (XXXXX) and a three-digit financial institution number (YYY).0. Electronic Payments Routing Number: It's a 0 digit number which starts with 0 used for electronic fund transactions. If paper routing is XXXXX-YYY, then EFT routing number will be 0YYYXXXXX. M