Digital Banking Guides

A wide variety of Scotiabank’s services are now available from home.
This guide will help you learn how to bank your way - using online banking or our mobile app.

Learn about all of the banking you can do from home

Scotiabank supports a wide variety of investment tasks throughout digital channels, whether you're using online banking or Scotia iTRADE. Learn more using the guides below. If you can't find what you're looking for, type in your question in our Help Centre.

Manage your investment accounts

Withdraw funds from your TFSA

Withdraw from Investments

Renew a GIC

Switch to eStatements

Set up Scotia InfoAlerts

Plan for your future

Learn more about how investing can help you reach your savings and retirement goals

What is a Tax Free Savings Account?

What is a Registered Retirement Savings Plan?

What you need to know about Mutual Funds

Stay up to date with the latest Investment Advice

Learn about Scotia iTRADE®

How do I open a Scotia iTRADE account?

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Customers also asked...

If you can’t find what you’re looking for please type your question in our Help Centre.

On your quarterly Personal Portfolio Statement (PPS), the section identified as Your Summary of Deposit Holding by Issuer shows the investments eligible for the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) insurance.

Under Special Notes for Scotia Securities Inc. (SSI), more information about insurance coverage through the CDIC and the MFDA Investor Protection Corporation is provided.

Guaranteed Investment Certificates (GICs) that are scheduled to mature will be displayed on your Personal Portfolio Statement (PPS) under the section Your Maturity Listing. You can also view maturity dates in online banking and your mobile app. Learn how to renew your GIC online.

Investing involves putting your money into an investment vehicle that holds the potential to give you interest and/or growth. Investments are as diverse as GICs, mutual funds,* or high-interest savings accounts.

Investing is great for medium to long-term financial goals or when you want your money to work for you.

Many people invest in the stock market, where you can buy partial ownership of a company and get benefits like profits given out in dividends, or an increase in value of the company through an increase in its stock price.

Looking to get started with investing? Our Advice+ investing guide will take you through the basics.

*Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees, and expenses may be associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the prospectus before investing. Mutual funds are not guaranteed or insured by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government deposit insurer, their values change frequently, and past performance may not be repeated.

For mutual funds, call us at 1-800-268-9269 or visit a branch. For RESPs, RRSPs, spousal RSPs, savings, and joint accounts, visit a branch.

To set up a pre-authorized contribution:

  1. From your home page, select your investment account
  2. Select Schedule Contribution
  3. Select the contribution type and Continue
  4. Enter an amount and complete the form to set up pre-authorized contributions

Investments

Here’s what you can do through your desktop computer or mobile device.
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View Scotia iTRADE and brokerage accounts
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Open investments plans (for existing customers only)
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Purchase and renew GICs
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Transfer assets (with-in plan)✓✓

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