Changes to select bank accounts

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Eligibility: you are eligible for the Preferred Package for Students and Youth (chequing account) if you are under 23 years of age or are enrolled full-time in a university, community college, or another recognized post-secondary institution in Canada or the United States. You will be required to confirm your student status by providing proof of enrollment. 

 

What happens when you’re no longer a student? When your student status expires based on Scotiabank’s records or you have failed to provide proof of enrollment confirming your full-time student status, the Student and Youth benefits will be removed and the account will be converted to the Preferred Package as of December 1st following the date of your student status expiry.

As of May 26, 2025, new and existing Preferred Package for Students & Youth account holders who have or open a Scotia iTRADE account will receive a waiver of commission on all eligible commissionable trades (up to $9.99 CAD/USD per transaction) (the “Waiver”). The Waiver relating to options will be applied to base commissions only. 
 

Note: it can take up to 10 business days from the date of opening a new Preferred Package for Students & Youth account or Scotia iTRADE account for the Waiver to apply.  The Waiver will be applied at the time of trade.
 

Eligibility & Exclusions:

• Eligible commissionable trades include stocks, ETFs and options (base commission only) placed across all Preferred Package for Students & Youth primary account holder’s Scotia iTRADE accounts after the later of May 26, 2025 and the time when a client opens a Scotia iTRADE account. 
• Corporate and non-personal Scotia iTRADE accounts are not eligible. 
• Only the primary account holder of a Preferred Package for Students & Youth account and of a Scotia iTRADE account will be entitled to receive the Waiver in their Scotia iTRADE account(s). 
• Both the Preferred Package for Students & Youth account and Scotia iTRADE accounts must be open and in good standing on the last day of every month for the Waiver to apply.
• The Scotia iTRADE account must not be in a disallowed debit position and must not have any outstanding margin calls due. 
• Preferred Package Students & Youth account holders will not qualify for iClub membership based solely on their trading activity.
• No cash redemption value. 
• This offer can be combined with other Scotia iTRADE programs and campaigns unless otherwise specified. 
• Must be at least the age of majority in province of residence to open a Scotia iTRADE account.

Scotia iTRADE ® (Order-Execution Only) is a division of Scotia Capital Inc. (“SCI”). SCI is regulated by the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization and is a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund. Scotia iTRADE does not provide investment advice or recommendations and investors are responsible for their own investment decisions.

Additional fees apply for shared ABM services, cross-border debit transactions and other banking services not included in the chequing account package. For accounts that do not provide unlimited debit transactions, a charge for additional debit transactions may apply if you perform an Interac e-Transfer transaction over and above the number of debit transactions allowed in the account.

Preferred Package account holders will receive a boost to the Regular Interest Rate (the “Preferred Interest Rate Boost”). Refer to the Current Rates Page on Scotiabank.com for the Total Annual Interest Rate applicable to the Preferred Package (current Regular Interest Rate plus Preferred Interest Rate Boost), which is subject to change at any time without advance notice. It will take up to 10 business days after activating a Preferred Package account for the Preferred Interest Rate Boost to apply. The Preferred Interest Rate Boost will cease to apply effective as of the date that the Preferred Package account is closed. The Preferred Interest Rate Boost is an annual rate calculated daily on the MomentumPLUS Savings Account(s) closing balance and paid monthly.

The Preferred Package account includes 1 free non-Scotiabank Interac⁺ ABM cash withdrawal within Canada per month. Access fee for each subsequent cash withdrawal at non-Scotiabank Interac⁺ ABMs will be charged $2.00 per withdrawal. Each cash withdrawal from non-Scotiabank Visa* or PLUS* ABMs will be charged $3.00 in Canada and the U.S. and $5.00 outside of Canada and the U.S. Account holders may still be charged a convenience fee by the other bank and ABM operator, not by Scotiabank.

Scene+ ScotiaCard® debit card: Earn 1 Scene+ Point for every $5 on debit purchases (up to a maximum of 300 points per transaction and 600 points per day) made from an eligible Scotiabank chequing or savings account using your Scene+ ScotiaCard debit card linked to a Scene+ membership, including Interac Debit contactless and Visa Debit transactions.  Normal Interac Debit contactless transaction limits apply. Scene+ Points accumulated using your Scene+ ScotiaCard debit card will be updated within 2-3 days to the associated Scene+ account.  Scene+ points are calculated on debit card purchases, less any refunds, returns, or other similar credits.  Other conditions apply. Visit www.scotiabank.com/sceneplusrewards for full terms and conditions.

Subject to approval. A customer must apply for an Overdraft Protection Plan to determine if they qualify.