Convert Desjardins statements to QuickBooks.
Checked against the printed balances first.
The AccèsD CSV varies by account and version, sometimes arrives with no header line or a semicolon separator, and carries no running balance, so check the dropdown rather than assuming a QBO export is there.
Drop your bank statements here
One file or a whole year. PDF, scanned image, CSV, QIF or OFX. Up to 12 files at a time; long PDFs are split for you.
Not ready to upload your own? See a sample result
5 pages free, no account. The QuickBooks download appears on the results page.
Download the statement from Desjardins
- Log in to AccèsD in a web browser and go to the Accounts section.
- Select your everyday account (compte d'opérations courantes), then open the Statements tab for that folio.
- Choose the month you want and click Download to save the PDF. Statements appear on the first day of the following month.
- Older months sit in the same list for seven years, and the Statements and documents entry in the main menu reaches them too.
- In the Desjardins mobile services app: tap More at the bottom right, then Statements and documents, to view a statement. Desjardins' own FAQ says saving and printing the account statement is browser-only, so use AccèsD on a computer for the PDF.
Then drop the file above. Several months at once is fine; each statement comes back as its own .qbo file.
Before you upload: is the PDF password-protected?
Desjardins statement PDFs open without a password from AccèsD. Nothing needs stripping before you upload them.
Desjardins and QuickBooks
The AccèsD CSV varies by account and version, sometimes arrives with no header line or a semicolon separator, and carries no running balance, so check the dropdown rather than assuming a QBO export is there. The Desjardins relevé prints the Solde on every row, which is what the .qbo for QuickBooks is checked against.
From an account in AccèsD, the Transactions tab has a period selector and an export control (Exporter or Télécharger, sometimes tucked under a More menu) that hands you a CSV of the displayed rows; other formats vary by account and by AccèsD version, so check the dropdown rather than assuming QBO is there. The CSV has quirks: credit card exports can arrive with no header line, the separator may be a comma or a semicolon depending on regional settings, and the sign of amounts differs between chequing and card. There is no running balance and no opening figure in it. The statement PDF has the Solde on every row, which is why it converts more reliably than the export for a month-end tie-out.
Import into QuickBooks
- Drop the statement on the home page. Fix any flagged row (or swap debit/credit if the bank prints them reversed) until the badge is green.
- Click QuickBooks (.qbo).
- QuickBooks Online: Transactions → Bank transactions → Link account ▾ → Upload from file → choose the .qbo → pick the account → Next.
- QuickBooks Desktop: File → Utilities → Import → Web Connect Files → choose the .qbo → select the account.
- Review the imported transactions in the For Review tab and add them.
What usually goes wrong
- Several accounts in one relevé: print one account's pages to a separate PDF so the balance check ties to that account alone.
- Negative balances carry a trailing minus (6.33-) rather than a leading one; the balance check reads it as a negative figure, not as noise.
- A three-letter transaction Code (RA, PWW, VIR) sits beside each description and comes through with it.
- Reversed signs: money out imported as deposits. The most common complaint about statement converters. We show you the totals and let you swap before export.
- Duplicate transactions on re-import because the FITID changes each time. Ours is derived from the row content, so the same statement always produces the same IDs.
- "QuickBooks found an error" on upload, usually from a missing INTU.BID, unescaped ampersands or a bad date. Check any .qbo with our free QBO checker.
None of this is bank-specific configuration. The balance check catches these cases for every bank; this list just explains what you will see on a Desjardins file.
Already have a .qbo that QuickBooks rejects?
Run it through the free QBO checker. It reads the file in your browser (nothing is uploaded) and lists exactly what QuickBooks will object to: missing INTU.BID, duplicate FITIDs, bad dates, unescaped ampersands, sign mismatches.
Desjardins and QuickBooks questions
My Desjardins relevé has chequing, savings and a line of credit in one PDF. Can I get just the chequing account out of it?
Print the pages that belong to the compte d'opérations courantes to a new PDF and upload that on its own. Each section opens with its own Solde reporté, so the page break is easy to spot, and the check then runs from that opening figure to the last Solde of the section. Doing the savings account the same way gives you a second file with its own tie-out, and interfolio transfers (VIR, VF) appear once in each.
What happens to the Code column and the trailing minus on negative balances?
The code sits beside the description on the printed row and comes through with it, so a line reads something like RA Paiement préautorisé followed by the payee, and your bank rules can key off it. A balance printed as 6.33- is read as negative 6.33, so a line of credit or an overdrawn month reconciles correctly and shows as a signed number in Excel.
Does it work with QuickBooks Online and Desktop?
Yes. The .qbo is OFX 1.02 with the INTU.BID QuickBooks requires, which both accept. Desktop imports via Web Connect.
What if QuickBooks rejects the file?
Run it through the QBO checker at /tools/qbo-checker; it explains what QuickBooks objects to. If the issue is with a file we produced, email support with the conversion ID and we fix the reader.
Can I get Desjardins transactions into QuickBooks without the bank's own export?
Yes. Download the statement PDF from Desjardins, drop it on this page and wait for the balance check, which compares the rows with the balances printed on the statement. Then download the QuickBooks file and import it with the steps above. No Desjardins template is involved; the statement is read the way a person reads it, and the balance check is what tells you the rows are complete.