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All mortgage applications are subject to meeting Scotiabank's standard credit criteria, residential mortgage standards and maximum permitted loan amounts. Renewals are excluded from Scene+ bonus point offer. Additional offer conditions apply.

The Scotiabank $500 Cash Bonus Bundle Offer (the “Offer”) is available between March 4, 2025 and April 30, 2025 (the “Offer Period”) to individuals who open new eligible accounts. Subject to the Offer conditions, eligible clients can:

i) Earn $400 when they open a new Preferred Package or Ultimate Package chequing account and complete certain qualifying transactions.

ii) Earn an additional $100 when they meet the conditions for the $400 bonus and open a new Eligible Registered Account (as defined below) with either The Bank of Nova Scotia or Scotia Securities Inc. (together, “Scotiabank”) and complete certain qualifying transactions.

For the purposes of this Offer, the following Scotia Registered Accounts are defined as “Eligible Registered Accounts”:  Scotia Registered Retirement Savings Plans (excluding Spousal RRSPs and locked-in plans such as LIRAs and LRSPs) (each an “RRSP”), Scotia Tax-Free Savings Accounts (each a “TFSA”) and Scotia First Home Savings Accounts (each a “FHSA”). Scotia RRIFs (including locked-in income plans), RESPs, RDSPs, and non-registered Scotia Investment Accounts are not included in the definition and are not eligible for the Offer.

 

$400 Cash Bonus for Preferred or Ultimate Package Conditions: To qualify for the $400 cash bonus (the “Package Bonus”), you must:

1. Open a new Ultimate Package or new Preferred Package chequing account (the “Eligible Chequing Account”) during the Offer Period; and
2. Complete any two (2) of the following activities in your Eligible Chequing Account within 60 days of Eligible Chequing Account opening:

• Set up and receive at least one eligible† automated and recurring direct deposit, such as payroll or pension, which will recur monthly for a minimum of six (6) consecutive months, or
• Set up and make a minimum of two (2) separate eligible† recurring pre-authorized transactions with a minimum value of at least $50 per transaction which will each recur monthly for a minimum of six (6) consecutive months, or
• Make at least one (1) eligible† online bill payment of at least $50 through the Scotiabank Mobile App or through Scotia OnLine.

† Click here for a list of eligible direct deposits, pre-authorized transactions and online bill payments. Notwithstanding a transaction may be included in these lists, certain exclusions may still apply and Scotiabank reserves the right to modify these lists and to determine whether a specific direct deposit, pre-authorized transaction or bill payment is eligible for the Package Bonus. Fund transfers initiated to other Scotiabank accounts (one time or recurring, e.g. credit card or savings account), to chequing or savings accounts held at other financial institutions, or to payment processing firms, are not eligible for the Package Bonus.

 

$100 Registered Account Bundle Conditions: To qualify for the $100 cash bonus (the “Registered Bundle Bonus”), you must meet the conditions for the $400 Package Bonus, and:

1. During the Offer Period and within 60 days of opening your Eligible Chequing Account, open a new Eligible Registered Account; and
2. Within 60 days of the Eligible Registered Account opening, contribute or transfer in a minimum of CAD $5,000 into your new Eligible Registered Account and maintain that minimum amount each day for at least three (3) consecutive months.

 

Eligibility and Exclusions:  Individuals who are currently holders of, or who were previously holders within the last two (2) years of, a Scotiabank Chequing Account are not eligible for the Package Bonus. “Scotiabank Chequing Account” means any of the following accounts: Ultimate Package, Preferred Package, Scotia One Account, Basic Plus Bank Account, Basic Banking Plan, Basic Bank Account, Momentum Chequing, Power Chequing, Scotia One Service, Scotia Value, Student Banking Advantage Plan. In order to qualify for the Registered Bundle Bonus, the individual cannot have held the same type of Eligible Registered Account (as that opened during the Offer Period) with Scotiabank in the six (6) months preceding the Offer Period.  Employees of Scotiabank are also not eligible for these Offers.

 

General Terms: Provided all Package Bonus conditions outlined above have been met, the Package Bonus will be deposited to the Eligible Chequing Account within approximately nine (9) months from Account open date. Provided all of the Registered Bundle Bonus conditions outlined have been met, the Registered Bundle Bonus will be deposited to your Eligible Registered Account within approximately ten (10) months from the Eligible Registered Account open date. You have 24 months from the date you believe you have fulfilled the applicable Offer conditions to notify us if you have not received the applicable cash bonus so that we may confirm your eligibility. For clients investing in non-Canadian dollar currencies, the investment will be calculated based on Canadian dollar equivalent at the Scotiabank rate on the transaction date to determine eligibility for the offer. The Package Bonus and Registered Bundle Bonus will be paid in Canadian dollars.

 

For either cash bonus to be fulfilled, the Eligible Chequing Account and the Eligible Registered Account, as applicable, must be open and in good standing until the time of payout of the cash bonus. The Eligible Chequing Account is not in "good standing" if any of the following conditions are not met: (i) it has a negative balance exceeding the authorized overdraft limit, (ii) it has been in continuous overdraft for a period of three consecutive months, or (iii) the Account holder is in breach of the Account agreement with Scotiabank. For purposes of this Offer, an Eligible Registered Account is not in 'good standing' if the account holder is in breach of the Eligible Registered Account’s client account agreement.

 

This Offer is non-transferable and may not be duplicated. Limit of one (1) Package Bonus and one (1) Registered Bundle Bonus per client (total bonus of up to $500), regardless of the number of Eligible Chequing Accounts or Eligible Registered Accounts opened. If more than one (1) Eligible Chequing Account is opened, only the first Eligible Chequing Account opened will be eligible for the Package Bonus.

 

If more than one (1) Eligible Registered Account is opened, only the first Eligible Registered Account that fulfilled the Registered Bundle Bonus Offer conditions will be eligible for the Registered Bundle Bonus. If two (2) Eligible Registered Accounts fulfill on the same day, the Registered Bundle Bonus will be paid into only one of the Eligible Registered Account(s) in the following order: (1) Eligible TFSA, then (2) Eligible FHSA, then (3) Eligible RRSP.   For joint Eligible Chequing Accounts, only one (1) Package Bonus will be applied to the primary account holder’s Eligible Chequing Account and only the primary holder of the Eligible Chequing Account is eligible to receive the Registered Bundle Bonus.

 

All rates, fees, features and benefits are subject to change. This Offer may be changed, cancelled or extended at any time without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers, except the Scotiabank Registered Account Welcome Offer. All other terms and conditions of the Eligible Chequing Accounts and Eligible Registered Accounts continue to apply – please refer to the Day-to-Day Banking Companion Booklet or Investment Companion Booklet, as applicable.  All rates, fees, features and benefits are subject to change.

No monthly account fees for a year offer conditions: To qualify for a monthly account fee waiver on a new Preferred or Ultimate Package for up to 1 year (the “Offer”), you must:
 

1. (i) Open a new or transfer an existing Eligible Mortgage (as defined below), which is funded on or after  August 1, 2024 or (ii) renew your existing Scotiabank Eligible Mortgage on or after August 1, 2024;
2. Open a new Ultimate Package or Preferred Package (each a “Package”) after August 1st, 2024 and within 120 days before or after funding/renewal date, as applicable; and
3. Within 60 days of Package opening and Eligible Mortgage funding/renewal (whichever occurs later), set up recurring Pre-Authorized Debit (PAD) mortgage payments from the new Ultimate Package or Preferred Package.
4. The monthly Package account fee waiver will begin immediately upon the later of Package opening and Eligible Mortgage funding/renewal and will continue for as long as the PAD mortgage payment for the Eligible Mortgage continues to be withdrawn from the Package, up to a maximum of 1 year. All other applicable service charges on the Package will continue to be applied.

The Offer is only available on eligible new Scotiabank residential mortgages, transfers of existing eligible residential mortgages from another lender or financial institution to The Bank of Nova Scotia, and renewals of existing eligible residential Scotiabank mortgages. The minimum mortgage amount must be $100,000 and the mortgage must be set up as a residential closed term mortgage with a term of at least 1 year (each an “Eligible Mortgage”). Refinancings and applications for increases to existing Scotiabank mortgage amounts are excluded from this Offer. All mortgage applications are subject to meeting Scotiabank's standard credit criteria, residential mortgage standards and maximum permitted loan amounts. If transferring an existing Eligible Mortgage, prepayment charges with your current lender may be applicable if the mortgage has not reached its maturity date.

 

To qualify, the primary borrower or any co-borrower(s) of the Eligible Mortgage must not be current holders of a Scotiabank Chequing Account (as defined below) or be previous holders of a Scotiabank Chequing Account within the last two (2) years. “Scotiabank Chequing Account” means any of the following accounts: Ultimate Package, Preferred Package, Scotia One Account, Basic Plus Bank Account, Basic Banking Plan, Basic Bank Account, Momentum Chequing, Power Chequing, Scotia One Service, Scotia Value, Student Banking Advantage Plan. Employees of Scotiabank are also not eligible for the Offers. This Offer may be changed, withdrawn, suspended or extended any time without notice.

The minimum mortgage amount is $100,000 and the new mortgage must be set up as a closed fixed rate mortgage with a 3 year term or greater or, a closed variable rate mortgage with a 5 year term. Scotiabank will pay a maximum of $800 to the appropriate service provider to cover mortgage closing costs for services ordered directly or approved by Scotiabank. This amount will be treated as cashback and will be repayable to Scotiabank if the mortgage is assumed, paid out, transferred, or renewed prior to the expiry of the mortgage term. The cashback amount may appear as an additional charge payable in any discharge or renewal statement, and will be calculated on an even prorated basis using a standard formula. Scotiabank will also cover up to a maximum of $400 towards any discharge or assignment fee (other than any prepayment charges) charged by the other financial institution in connection with the mortgage transfer (not applicable in Quebec or through eHOME online application). The mortgage must be funded within 120 days of the application date.

 

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