Financial Access and Inclusion
We provide trusted products and services to foster financial inclusion and wellbeing for our clients.
Why we promote Financial Wellbeing
By enhancing access to useful and inclusive financial products and services, we help our clients meet their goals and enhance their financial wellbeing. This includes providing tailored financial supports and financial literacy tools that help break down barriers in the way of our clients’ economic potential.
Indigenous Financial Services
Indigenous nations, businesses, and individuals often encounter specific challenges in accessing capital due to legislative and regulatory barriers that affect their lands, traditional rights, and control over their wealth. Our Indigenous Financial Services team recognizes these challenges and understands the complexities of the legislation and regulations that have historically limited access to capital and revenue management for Indigenous communities.
To address this, we provide financial solutions and services tailored to the unique needs of the Indigenous nations, organizations, businesses, and individuals we serve. Our approach prioritizes building meaningful community connections and fostering trusted relationships with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities across Canada.
StartRight Program for Newcomers
Whether you're a newcomer to Canada or an international student get all the necessary information, tailored advice and support you need with Scotiabank.
From understanding banking basics to setting financial goals and more, the StartRightTM Program can help make banking in Canada easier.
Bank with Confidence for Customers 60+
Seniors are valued customers. At Scotiabank, our dedicated Seniors Team, led by the Bank’s Seniors Champion, advocate to make sure we meet the diverse banking and accessibility needs of seniors.
Supporting Women-owned, Women-led Businesses
The Scotiabank Women Initiative™ is a comprehensive program that supports women-owned, women-led businesses through three pillars: Access to Capital, Mentorship and Education. These program pillars address the many challenges women face on their path to success when starting, sustaining and growing a business.
Ready to increase your financial know-how?
Whether you have a solid understanding of financial basics, simply want a refresher or are starting out on your financial journey, Scotia Advice+ is here to help you become better informed about all things finance.
Plan for success with the Student Hub
The best path forward to financial tips, tools, and advice to help students manage their money better.
Perspectives podcast: A beginner’s guide to investing
This episode is a handy primer for anyone looking to get started in investing, or even those looking to refresh their knowledge.
Perspectives podcast: Why is money so tough to talk about? (and how to fix it)
Talking about money with loved ones can be difficult. So in order to make those tricky conversations a little easier, a new project has broken down how we relate to money into six different Money Styles.
Perspectives podcast: The secret to saving for retirement (and why it’s changing)
With life expectancy on the rise, people’s retirement years could soon be longer than their working years. So, how will that affect how you save?