SPECIAL OFFER
Earn up to $800 with a Scotiabank banking package and eligible investment plans1,◊
How to earn up to $800
STEP 1 OF 2
Earn $4001
Open a new Ultimate or Preferred Package chequing account. Complete this step by March 1, 2025.
Preferred Package benefits
- Send money globally for $1.99 with Scotia International Money Transfers5
- Eligible for overdraft protection6
- Earn an additional 0.05% interest on your MomentumPLUS Savings Account7
- Receive preferred rates on select Guaranteed Investment Certifications (GICs)8
- Waive the monthly account fee on a Scotia® U.S. Dollar Daily Interest Account9
- Waive the fee on one non-Scotiabank ABM withdrawal per month in Canada10
- Take advantage of the Scene+TM program
MOST POPULAR
Preferred Package
$0* or $16.95 /monthly fee
Our most popular bank account for your everyday banking needs.
Unlimited
debit and Interac e-Transfer† transactions2
First year annual fee waived
on select credit cards (up to $150)3
Trade 1, get 1 free
with Scotia iTRADE®4
- Can benefit from unlimited transactions included in this account
- Use for everyday banking such as purchases, ABM transactions and payroll deposits
- 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.
Ultimate Package benefits
- No overdraft protection fee6
- Waive the monthly account fee on a Basic Plus Bank Account (save up to $143 per year)14
- Earn an additional 0.10% interest on your MomentumPLUS Savings Account7
- Waive the monthly account fee on a Scotia® U.S. Dollar Daily Interest Account15
- Receive Ultimate Package rates on select guaranteed investment certificates (GICs)16
- Take advantage of the Scene+TM program
- Make unlimited global non-Scotiabank ABM withdrawals17
- Get special rates on foreign exchange transactions18
- Get free personalized cheques19and drafts20
- ·Get a free small safety deposit box ($60 annual fee waived)21
Best Premium Bank Account for Bundling awarded by MoneySense on January 1, 2024
MOST PERKS
Ultimate Package
$0* or $30.95 /monthly fee
This award-winning package bank account offers premium perks.
Unlimited
debit and Interac e-Transfer† transactions2
Ongoing annual fee waived
on select credit cards (up to $150)12
10 free equity trades
with Scotia iTRADE® in your first year13
- Can benefit from unlimited transactions per month included in this account
- Use for everyday banking such as purchases, ABM transactions and payroll deposits
- 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 Account11
STEP 2 OF 2
Complete two of the following transactions within 60 days:
Earn an extra $501
STEP 1 OF 2
To qualify, complete the $400 offer conditions, then open an eligible registered plan by March 1, 2025.
Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)
Grow your savings,
tax-free
Withdraw your money
whenever you need to
Save for multiple goals
in one account
Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP)
Contribute to your retirement savings
on tax deferred basis
Reduce your taxable income
while your investments grow tax-free
Transfer your funds
to programs that help you buy your first home or pay for your education
First Home Savings Account (FHSA)
Save up to $40,000
towards your first home22
Grow your savings,
tax-free22
Reduce your taxable income
while your investments grow22
STEP 2 OF 2
By March 1, 2025, set up a monthly pre-authorized contribution of at least $100 for at least 3 months
The 3 months of contributions must be completed by May 31, 2025.
The pre authorized contribution must go to your new registered plan. Book an appointment to set up your contribution.
The contribution must:
- Come from another Scotiabank personal banking account
- Recur for at least three months in a row by May 31, 2025
- Be at least $100 each month
Earn either $150 or $350◊
Choose the option that works best for you:
Option 1: earn $150◊
STEP 1 OF 1
If you have qualified for the $50 offer, deposit $5,000 into your new eligible registered plan by March 1, 2025. You must keep the $5,000 in this account until May 31, 2025.
You are still eligible to earn $150 for completing this step even if you haven't completed the $400 offer conditions. Additional conditions apply.
Option 2: earn $350◊
STEP 1 OF 2
If you have qualified for the $50 offer, open an additional but different eligible registered plan type by March 1, 2025.
STEP 2 OF 2
Deposit $5,000 into both of your new eligible registered plans by March 1, 2025. You must keep the full deposit in each account by May 31, 2025.
You're still eligible to earn $350 for completing these steps, even if you haven't completed the $400 offer conditions. Additional conditions apply
Plus, pay no monthly account fees for up to a year by setting
recurring payments to a new or renewed
Scotiabank eligible mortgage.**
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Frequently asked questions
The Scotiabank Registered Account Welcome Offer (the “Offer”) is available between November 1, 2024 and March 1, 2025 (the “Offer Period”) to individuals who open one or more new Eligible Registered Account(s) (defined below) with either The Bank of Nova Scotia or Scotia Securities Inc. and complete certain qualifying transactions.
For the purposes of this Offer, the following Scotia Registered Accounts are “Eligible Registered Account(s)”: Scotia Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs, excluding locked-in plans such as LIRAs and LRSPs) (each an “Eligible RRSP”), Scotia Tax-Free Savings Accounts (each an “Eligible TFSA”) and Scotia First Home Savings Accounts (each an “Eligible FHSA”). Scotia RRIFs (including locked-in income plans), RESPs, RDSPs, and non-registered Scotia Investment Accounts are not eligible for the Offer. In order to qualify for a Cash Bonus (defined below), the individual cannot currently or in the preceding 6 months have held the same Eligible Registered Account type with either The Bank of Nova Scotia or Scotia Securities Inc. (together, “Scotiabank”).
To qualify for a cash bonus (the “Cash Bonus”):
1) Open one or more new Eligible Registered Account(s) during the Offer Period;
2) By March 1, 2025, contribute or transfer-in a Minimum Qualifying Investment Amount (as defined below) into your new Eligible Registered Account(s) and maintain that Minimum Qualifying Investment Amount until May 31, 2025 to qualify for either of the following Cash Bonuses:
Minimum Qualifying Investment Amount* |
Eligible Registered Account(s) |
Cash Bonus |
$5,000 into any one new Eligible Registered Account |
Any one of the following: an Eligible RRSP, Eligible TFSA or Eligible FHSA |
CAD$150 |
$5,000 each into any two new Eligible Registered Accounts (for a total minimum of $10,000 combined) |
Any two of the following: an Eligible RRSP, Eligible TFSA or Eligible FHSA (Note: two of the same Eligible Registered Account types do not qualify) |
CAD$350 |
*For purposes of calculating the Minimum Qualifying Investment Amount, the book value of the contributions and/or transfers-in will be used to determine eligibility.
3) By March 1, 2025, set up and clear one recurring pre-authorized contribution (PAC) from any Scotiabank personal bank account with a minimum value of at least $100 per month in any of your new Eligible Registered Accounts, which must have recurred for a minimum of three (3) consecutive months by May 31, 2025.
General Terms:
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. The Cash Bonus is not considered a contribution and therefore will not impact contribution limits. 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 Cash Bonus will be paid in Canadian dollars.
The applicable Cash Bonus will be paid into your new Eligible Registered Account on or around September 30, 2025 provided all Offer conditions have been satisfied. Your Eligible Registered Account(s) must be open and in good standing at the time of the Cash Bonus payout. 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 agreements. If multiple Eligible Registered Accounts are opened, you will receive your applicable Cash Bonus into your Eligible Registered Accounts on a pro rata basis as a percentage of the total Qualifying Investment Amount. For example, if you invest $6,000 into an Eligible TFSA and $8,000 into an Eligible FHSA, you will qualify for a Cash Bonus of CAD$350, which will be paid as follows: CAD$150 in the Eligible TFSA and CAD$200 in the Eligible FHSA. If multiple Eligible Registered Accounts of the same type are opened, the Cash Bonus (or the pro rata portion of the Cash Bonus, if applicable) will be paid to the first Eligible Registered Account opened that has met the Offer conditions. For a spousal RRSP, the Cash Bonus will be paid into that plan and not paid to the contributor.
This Offer is non-transferable, non-saleable, may not be exchanged for cash and may not be duplicated. Limit of one (1) Cash Bonus per customer, regardless of the number of Eligible Registered Accounts opened. Offer may be changed, cancelled or extended at any time and cannot be combined with any other offers except as otherwise specified.
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 Scotiabank $450 Cash Bonus Bundle Offer (the “Offer”) is available between November 1, 2024 and March 1, 2025 (the “Offer Period”) to individuals who open new eligible accounts. Subject to the conditions below, eligible customers can earn $400 when they open a new Preferred Package or Ultimate Package chequing account and complete certain qualifying transactions and earn an additional $50 boost when they open a new eligible Scotia Registered Account (“Eligible Registered Account”) with either The Bank of Nova Scotia or Scotia Securities Inc. and complete certain qualifying transactions.
For the purposes of this Offer, the following Scotia Registered Accounts are “Eligible Registered Accounts”: Scotia Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs, excluding Spousal RRSPs, 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.
$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 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 $400 Package Bonus, and during the Offer Period:
1. Open a new Eligible Registered Account; and
2. By March 1, 2025, set up and clear one recurring pre-authorized contribution (PAC) from any Scotiabank personal bank account with a minimum value of at least $100 per month in your new Eligible Registered Account, which must have recurred for a minimum of three (3) consecutive months by May 31, 2025.
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 Bundle Bonus the individual cannot currently or in the preceding 6 months have held the same type of Eligible Registered Account (as that opened during the Offer Period) with either The Bank of Nova Scotia or Scotia Securities Inc. Employees of Scotiabank are also not eligible for the Package Bonus or Bundle Bonus.
General Terms: Provided all Package Bonus conditions outlined above have been met, the $400 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 Registered Account between June 2, 2025, and January 31, 2026, depending on when you have satisfied all Bundle Bonus conditions. 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 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) Bundle Bonus per customer, 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 Bundle Bonus Offer conditions will be eligible for the Bundle Bonus. If two eligible accounts fulfill on the same day, the 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 accounts, only one (1) $400 Package Bonus will be applied to the primary account holder’s Eligible Chequing Account and only one (1) $50 Bundle Bonus will be applied to the primary account holder’s Eligible Registered 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, except the Scotiabank Registered Account Welcome Offer.
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.
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.