This program has now concluded
The 6 months free promotion of Sportsnet+ Standard monthly subscription was offered between April 11 and May 31st and is no longer available. You can still earn up to $400 with a Scotia banking package and an investment plan2. Visit Scotiabank.com/welcomeoffer to learn more.
Never miss another moment
Open and fund a new Scotia banking package account and score 6 months of Sportsnet+ Standard free when you sign up. 1Δ $19.99/mo. thereafter (subject to change).
How to score free access to live sports
Limited Time Offer
Step 1
Open a new Ultimate Package or Preferred Package account online through this page from April 11 to May 31, 2024, to qualify for this offer.1
Step 2
Deposit a minimum of $3,000 into your new account between April 11 and May 31, 20241. You can fund online by making a deposit, via Interac e-Transfer† or electronic funds transfer.
Step 3
Receive an email with a unique promotional code and instructions to access your 6 months of Sportsnet+ Standard monthly subscription free. Offer is only available while supplies last.1 Check out FAQs for more information.
Sportsnet+ Standard subscription perks
With the Sportsnet+ Standard subscription, enjoy the NHL®* In-market regional and national games and every game of the Stanley Cup®* Playoffs.
Get up to 162 Blue Jays games, marquee MLB matchups, select Raptors and NBA games, UFC PPV Prelims and Fight Nights, and more.
Please note that the Sportsnet+ viewing experience is only available in English at this time.
Plus, earn up to $400 with your new banking package and an eligible investment plan.2
Start by choosing the Scotiabank account that’s right for you
Package features
Account benefits
Unlimited debit transactions3
Send money globally for $1.99♢ with Scotia International Money Transfer±
Unlimited Interac e-Transfer† transactions
Eligible for overdraft protection19
Grow your money
Earn an additional 0.05% interest on your MomentumPLUS Savings Account20
Preferred rates on select GICs21
No monthly account fee on a Scotia® U.S. Dollar Daily Interest Account22
Trade 1 Get 1 Free at Scotia iTRADE® – Get 20 free trades (stock or ETF) on the mobile app in your first year and 10 free trades every year after.23
More perks
Fee waived on one non-Scotiabank ABM withdrawal per month in Canada24
First year annual fee waiver (up to $150) on select credit cards7
Scene+TM Program5
Preferred Package
$0* or $16.95/monthly fee
Ideal for customers who: need everyday banking features, but also want perks.
- Get unlimited debit transactions3, and Interac e-Transfers† transactions
- Receive a first-year annual fee waiver (up to $150) for select credit cards7
- Earn points on everyday purchases with the Scene+TM program5
- Can benefit from unlimited transactions included in this account
- Use for everyday banking such as purchases, ABM transactions and payroll deposits
May not be right for you if you:
- Are interested in only opening a savings account that earns interest
*No monthly account fee by maintaining a minimum daily closing balance of $4,000 for the entire month.
Package features
Account benefits
Unlimited debit transactions3
Unlimited no-fee♢ Scotia International Money Transfers±
Unlimited Interac e-Transfer† transactions
No Overdraft Protection fee8
No monthly account fee on a Basic Plus Bank Account9 (save up to $143 annually)
Grow your money
Earn an additional 0.10% interest on your MomentumPLUS Savings Account10
Ultimate rates on select GICs11
No monthly account fee on a Scotia® U.S. Dollar Daily Interest Account12
10 free equity trades at Scotia iTRADE in your first year (approximately $100 value) and 5 free equity trades every year after13
More perks
Free personalized cheques14 and drafts15
Up to $150 ongoing annual fee waiver on select credit cards4
Unlimited free Global non-Scotiabank ABM withdrawals16
Free small safety deposit box ($60 annual fee waived)17
Scene+TM Program5
- NEW! Ultimate Package Rates on select foreign exchange transactions.18
Ultimate Package
$0* or $30.95/monthly fee
Ideal for customers who: want a unique banking package with premium perks.
- Get unlimited debit transactions3, Interac e-Transfer† transactions, and Scotia International Money Transfers±
- Say goodbye to annual fees (up to $150) on select credit cards4
- Earn points on everyday purchases with the Scene+TM program5
- Can benefit from unlimited transactions per month included in this account
- Use for everyday banking such as purchases, ABM transactions and payroll deposits
May not be right for you if you:
- Are interested in only opening a savings account that earns interest
*No monthly account fee by maintaining a minimum daily closing balance of $6,000 in your Ultimate Package, or a combined balance of $30,000 across your Ultimate Package and your MomentumPLUS Savings Account.6
The benefits our Scotiabank customers love
Get rewarded with Scene+
From travel and entertainment to shopping and dining, earn Scene+ points on every day purchases using your debit card or eligible credit cards5. Earn more with Scene+.
Personalized advice
Our Scotia advisors are here to help you plan your financial future. With a simple conversation, we’ll get you on track to reach your financial goals, big and small.
Bank your way
Get 24/7 support and customer service, go digital with our fast, secure online and mobile banking, or visit our 4,000+ branches and ABMs across Canada. Bank the way that works for you.
Award-winning banking
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What you can access with every Scotia account
A maximum of 3,250 promotional codes redeemable for a 6-month Sportsnet+ Standard Monthly Subscription (the “Offer”) will be awarded to individuals who open a new eligible Scotiabank account online and meet all Offer conditions on a first-come, first-served basis. The Offer is available between April 11, 2024 and May 31, 2024 (the “Offer Period”) to individuals who open either a new Preferred Package or Ultimate Package account only at www.scotiabank.com/nevermisshockey (an “Eligible Account”). To qualify, you must: (i) open a new Eligible Account online only by visiting www.scotiabank.com/nevermisshockey during the Offer Period, (ii) deposit an amount of at least $3,000.00 into the Eligible Account by May 31, 2024 and (iii) have a current, valid email address on file associated with your Eligible Account (collectively the “Qualifying Conditions”).
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 Offer. “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 this Offer. Eligible Accounts not opened by first visiting and applying online at www.scotiabank.com/nevermisshockey are not eligible for this Offer.
General Terms: Provided all Offer conditions outlined above have been met, within approximately 2-3 weeks (or up to three (3) months in some cases) after completion of the Qualifying Conditions, subject to availability, qualifying clients will receive an email with a unique promotional code from Scotiabank and instructions for claiming their 6-month free promotional period of Sportsnet+ Standard Monthly Subscription digital access. Your 6-month free promotional period starts upon account activation at Sportsnetplus.ca. All promotional codes must be redeemed by September 30, 2024. For the promotional code to be sent, the Eligible Account must be open and in good standing until the time of promotional code being sent. The Eligible 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.
Your 6-month free promotional period subscription is subject to the Sportsnet+ terms of service located at https://secure.sportsnetplus.ca/terms-of-service and will start upon account activation at Sportsnetplus.ca. You acknowledge that, during the 6-month free promotional period , your credit card will be authorized for up to the amount representing the price of the Sportsnet+ Standard Monthly Subscription (currently CAD $19.99 plus applicable taxes per month), however, your credit card will not be charged until after the end of the 6-month free promotional period unless you cancel before then. You may cancel at any time within the 6-month promotion period, by notifying Sportsnet+ through one of the contact options accessible athttps://www.sportsnetplus.ca/faq, and your credit card will not be charged. If you have not cancelled your subscription before the end of the 6-month promotion period, the Sportsnet+ Standard Monthly Subscription will renew on a monthly basis at the then-current monthly price (currently CAD $19.99/mo. plus applicable taxes), which will be charged to your credit card until you cancel.
This Offer is non-transferable and may not be duplicated. Limit of one (1) promotional code, regardless of the number of Eligible Accounts opened while supplies of promotional codes last. If supplies run out, no cash or other equivalent will be provided to qualifying clients. If more than one (1) Eligible Account is opened, only the first Eligible Chequing Account opened will be eligible for the Offer. For joint accounts, only one (1) promotional code will be sent via email to the primary account holder’s email address on file. 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 $400 Banking Package and Registered Account Bundle Offer.
While this Offer and the promotional codes are made available to select clients by Scotiabank, the Sportsnet+ Standard Subscription including the 6-month promotional period is provided exclusively by Rogers Media Inc. and is governed solely by Sportsnet+’ Terms of Service, which you are required to agree and comply with in redeeming your promotional code. Scotiabank is not responsible for, and provides no representations, warranties or conditions regarding the Sportsnet+ service, promotional codes or any Rogers Media Inc. products or services. Any questions or issues about the Sportsnet+ Standard Subscription are to be directed to and managed solely by Rogers Media Inc. For more information and to contact Rogers Media Inc. visit https://secure.sportsnetplus.ca/terms-of-service.
The Scotiabank $400 Cash Bonus Bundle Offer (the “Offer”) is available between March 1, 2024 and July 31, 2024 (the “Offer Period”) to individuals who open new eligible accounts. Subject to the conditions below, eligible customers can earn $350 when they open a new Preferred Package or Ultimate Package and complete certain qualifying transactions and an additional $50 boost when they open a new eligible Registered Retirement Savings Plan, Tax-Free Savings Account or First Home Savings Account (each an “Eligible Registered Account”) 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 eligible for the Offer: Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs, excluding 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 eligible for the Offer.
$350 Cash Bonus for Preferred or Ultimate Package Conditions: To qualify for the $350 cash bonus (the “Package Bonus”), you must:
1. Open a new Ultimate Package or new Preferred Package (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 clear 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 clear 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.
$50 Registered Account Bundle Conditions: To qualify for the $50 cash bonus (the “Bundle Bonus”), you must meet the conditions for the $350 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. Complete any one (1) of the following activities in your Eligible Registered Account within 60 days of Eligible Registered Account opening:
- Set up and clear a recurring pre-authorized contribution (PAC) from any Scotiabank personal bank account of at least $50 total per month into your new Eligible Registered Account, which must recur monthly for a minimum of six (6) consecutive months, or
- Contribute or transfer in a minimum qualifying Investment amount of $3,000 into your new Eligible Registered Account and maintain that minimum qualifying investment amount for a minimum of six (6) 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. Employees of Scotiabank are also not eligible for these Offers. In order to qualify for the 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.
General Terms: Provided all Package Bonus conditions outlined above have been met, the $350 Package Bonus will be deposited to the Eligible Chequing Account within approximately nine (9) months from Account open date. Provided all the Bundle Bonus conditions outlined above have been met, the additional $50 Bundle Bonus will be deposited to your Eligible Chequing Account within approximately thirteen (13) months from the Eligible Registered Account open date. You have 24 months from the date you believe you have fulfilled the Offer conditions to notify us if you have not received the applicable cash bonus so that we may confirm your eligibility.
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 (3) 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 agreement. Customers are responsible to confirm their contribution limits noted on their most current Notice of Assessment issued by the Canada Revenue Agency prior to making any contribution to their Eligible Registered Account(s). Scotiabank is not responsible for any contribution over a customer’s limit in connection with this Offer. For a spousal RRSP, the Bundle Bonus will be paid into the Eligible Chequing Account opened by the contributor.
This Offer is non-transferable and may not be duplicated. Limit of one (1) Package Bonus and one (1) Bundle Bonus per customer, regardless of the number of Eligible Chequing Accounts or Eligible Registered Accounts opened. If multiple Eligible Chequing Accounts or Eligible Registered Accounts are opened, only the first Eligible Chequing Account or first Eligible Registered Account opened, as applicable, will qualify for the respective Package Bonus or Bundle Bonus. For joint accounts, only one (1) $350 Package Bonus and one (1) $50 Bundle Bonus, as applicable, will be applied to the primary account holder’s Eligible Chequing Account. 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.
Ultimate Package holders will receive Ultimate Package GIC interest rates (“Ultimate Package GIC Rates”) on Long Term Non-Redeemable GICs with terms between 1 and 10 years, excluding Special Rate GICs, Market Linked GICs and Guaranteed Income Optimizer GICs. The Ultimate Package GIC Rates are subject to change without notice. For the latest Ultimate Package GIC Rates, contact your branch or call 1-800-4-SCOTIA.
Interest is accrued daily on your GIC from the issue date up to, but not including, the maturity date. For Scotiabank GICs that pay interest during their term (monthly, semi-annually or annually) the last interest payment is paid at maturity.
As of January 1, 2023, new and existing Preferred Package bank account holders who open a new Scotia iTRADE account for the first time qualify for the following benefit:
- Trade one get one free using the Scotia iTRADE Mobile App: Receive a rebate for the commissions incurred for every second eligible commissionable trade placed through the Scotia iTRADE Mobile App (up to a maximum of 20 in the first calendar year, and 10 in the second calendar year and thereafter while the Scotia iTRADE customer is a Preferred Package bank account holder). The rebate relating to options will be applied to base commissions only.
As of January 1, 2023, new and existing Preferred Package bank account holders who have an existing Scotia iTRADE account qualify for the following benefit:
- Trade one get one free using the Scotia iTRADE Mobile App: Receive a rebate for the commissions incurred for every second eligible commissionable trade placed through the Scotia iTRADE Mobile App (up to a maximum of 10 in the first calendar year and thereafter while the Scotia iTRADE customer is a Preferred Package bank account holder). The rebate relating to options will be applied to base commissions only.
Trade one get one free rebates: The rebate will be applied to the account holder’s non-registered Scotia iTRADE account, or in its absence, their registered Scotia iTRADE account, in CAD currency (converted from USD to CAD for trades executed in USD, using the applicable foreign exchange rate) within the first 10 business days of the month following the month that the trades were executed.
Eligibility & Exclusions:
- Eligible commissionable trades include stocks, ETFs, options placed across all Preferred Package account holder(s)’ Scotia iTRADE accounts within the calendar year since the later of January 1, 2023 and the time when a client opens a Scotia iTRADE account.
- Corporate and non-personal Scotia iTRADE accounts are not eligible.
- Joint Preferred Package account holders are collectively entitled to the rebates for the total of the first 10 or 20 (as applicable) eligible trades fulfilled within their Scotia iTRADE accounts as between joint Preferred Package account holders regardless of whether or not such Scotia ITRADE accounts are sole or joint with other people.
- Both the Preferred Package bank account and Scotia iTRADE accounts must be in good standing on the last day of every month.
- The Scotia iTRADE account must not be in a disallowed debit position and must not have any outstanding margin calls due.
- No cash redemption value.
- This offer can be combined with other Scotia iTRADE programs (excluding Student Banking Advantage Plan offer) and campaigns unless otherwise specified. Should free trade rebates be awarded for the other programs and campaigns, those free trades will be applied first until fully consumed before applying Preferred Package free trades rebate.
Scotia iTRADE® (Order-Execution Only) is a division of Scotia Capital Inc. (“SCI”). SCI is regulated by the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada 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.
Foreign currency exchange rates apply. For Ultimate Package customers and customers onboarded as a part of the Scotiabank StartRight® Program, we do not charge a service fee for the transfer, however, foreign currency exchange rates apply. A transfer needs to be made from an eligible Scotiabank Chequing or Savings account. Subject to daily limits and additional terms and conditions as set out in the Scotiabank International Money Transfer Agreement found at www.scotiabank.com/ca/en/personal/ways-to-bank/scotiabank-international-money-transfer-agreement.html.