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Scotiabank chequing account packages

Scotiabank has five checking account packages:

Scotiabank offers 5 savings accounts:

Savings account Promotional rate
MomentumPLUS Savings Account Up to 5.15% interest for 5 months
Savings Accelerator Account
Money Master Savings Account
Scotia U.S. Dollar Daily Interest Account
Scotia Euro Daily Interest Savings Account

Below, you will find the characteristics of all these packages and savings accounts.

The package that interests us the most as travellers – and recommended by several members of the Facebook group – is the Scotiabank Ultimate Package. For a limited time, this one also offers a welcome bonus of $350!

With this package, you avoid paying specific fees such as the annual credit card fee or withdrawal fees abroad.

Scotiabank Ultimate Package Review

The Scotiabank Ultimate Package is a single package:

  • Usage
  • Save
  • Invest

Features

With our traveller’s eyes, the Scotiabank Ultimate Package includes many exciting benefits, including:

Special offer

When you open a new Scotiabank Ultimate Package, you can get a $350 bonus!

To get this, you just have to:

  1. Open a new Scotiabank Ultimate Package through this promotional link
  2. Complete any two of the following three actions within 60 days of opening your Ultimate Package:
    • Set up an eligible recurring direct deposit, which will recur monthly for a minimum of 3 consecutive months.
    • Set up at least 2 eligible separate recurring pre-authorized transactions that are $50 or more, which will each recur monthly for a minimum of 3 consecutive months.
    • Make an eligible $50 bill payment through online or mobile banking.

For example, to get this promotion, all you need to do is set up two pre-authorized transactions (such as Hydro-Québec and Bell) and make a bill payment of at least $50 (like your mobile provider).

A free credit card from year to year

By holding a Scotiabank Ultimate Package, you can keep your credit card year after year without paying an annual fee!

For example, the great Scotiabank Passport™ Visa Infinite* has the following perks:

Here is the current offer:

Or the Scotia Momentum® VISA Infinite* card, which is one of the best cash back credit cards in Canada:

  • 4% for groceries and recurring payments
  • 2% on gas and public transportation
  • 1% on all other purchases
  • Visa Infinite Concierge
  • Premium insurance

Here is the current offer:

Or the Scotiabank Gold American Express® Card, which earns many travel points:

  • 5X the points on grocery stores, restaurants, fast food, and drinking establishments. Includes popular food delivery and food subscriptions.
  • 5X the points on eligible entertainment purchases. Includes movies, theatre, and ticket agencies.
  • 3X the points on gas and daily transit. Includes rideshare, buses, taxis, subway, and more.
  • 3X the points on streaming services (Netflix, Spotify, Cineplexstore)
  • 1X the points on every other purchase
  • Premium insurance
  • Access to American Express offers

Here is the current promotional offer:

Detailed features

Here is the Scotiabank Ultimate Package’s features:

Usage:

  • Unlimited debit transactions
  • Unlimited no-fee Scotia International Money Transfers
  • Unlimited Interac e-Transfer transactions
  • No monthly Overdraft Protection fee
  • Free personalized cheques and drafts
  • Earn Scene+ points
  • No monthly account fee on a Scotia U.S. Dollar Daily Interest Account
  • $55 annual fee waiver (equivalent to a small safety deposit box)

Grow your money:

  • Enjoy a high interest rate on your MomentumPLUS Savings Account for 5 months
  • Ultimate rates on select GICs
  • 10 free equity trades at Scotia iTRADE in your first year (approximately $100 value) and 5 free equity trades every year after

Rewards

Scotiabank is one of the only institutions to offer rewards on activities made with a DEBIT card linked to the Ultimate Package checking account.

For example, you can earn 1 Scene+ point for every $5 in purchases made with a Scotia Debit card

Fee

The Scotiabank Ultimate Package has a $30.95 monthly fee.

However, it could be FREE ($0 per month), by fulfilling one of these two conditions. By maintaining either:

  • a minimum daily closing balance of $5,000 in your Ultimate Package
  • a combined balance of $30,000 across your Ultimate Package and your MomentumPLUS Savings Account

If you have $5,000 not invested, it would be worth leaving them in your Ultimate Package chequing account so you pay:

  • no monthly bank fees
  • no annual credit card fees

The Scotiabank other banking packages

If the Scotiabank Ultimate Package is the best value for us, here are the other 4 packages offered by Scotiabank:

Scotiabank Preferred Package

The Scotiabank Preferred Package has the following main features:

  • Unlimited Interac Debit and Transfer transactions
  • First-year annual fee waiver on select credit cards (up to $150)
  • Enjoy a high interest rate on your Momentum Savings Account for 5 months

Unlike the Ultimate Package, which allows you to avoid the annual fees of certain credit cards from year to year, the Preferred Package only waives the first-year annual fee on select Scotia credit cards such as:

Special offer

Right now, when you open a new Scotiabank Essential Plan, you can get a $350 bonus!

To get this, you just have to:

  1. To open a new Scotiabank Preferred Package through this promotional link
  2. Complete any two of the following three actions within 60 days of opening your Ultimate Package:
    • Set up an eligible recurring direct deposit, which will recur monthly for a minimum of 3 consecutive months.
    • Set up at least 2 eligible separate recurring pre-authorized transactions that are $50 or more, which will each recur monthly for a minimum of 3 consecutive months.
    • Make an eligible $50 bill payment through online or mobile banking.

For example, to get this promotion, all you need to do is set up two pre-authorized transactions (such as Hydro-Québec and Bell) and make a bill payment of at least $50 (like your mobile provider).

Features

Here are the other features of the Scotiabank Preferred Package.

Redemption

  • Unlimited debit transactions
  • Send money globally for $1.99 with Scotia International Money Transfer
  • Unlimited Interac e-Transfer transactions

Grow your money

No boundaries

  • First-year annual fee waiver on select credit cards (up to $150)
  • Fee waived on one non-Scotiabank ABM withdrawal per month in Canada

Rewards

it is possible to get either:

  • 1 Scotia Rewards point for every $5 purchase (with a Scotia Passport debit card)
  • 1 SCENE point for every $5 purchase (with a Scotia SCENE debit card)

Fee

The Scotiabank Preferred Package has a $16.95 monthly fee.

However, it could be FREE ($0 per month), by maintaining a minimum daily closing balance of $4,000 for the entire month in your checking account.

Scotiabank Student Banking Advantage Plan

Features

The Scotiabank Student Banking Advantage Plan has the following key features:

  • Unlimited debit transactions
  • Unlimited Interac e-Transfer transactions
  • Earn Scene+ rewards on your debit transactions
  • Free paperless or paper statements

Fee

Special offer

Right now, when you open a Scotiabank Student Banking Advantage Plan, you can get a $100 bonus!

To get this, you just have to:

  1. To open a new Scotiabank Student Banking Advantage Plan through this promotional link
  2. To complete one of the following two transactions within 60 days of opening the eligible account:
    • Set up your payroll so that it is deposited into your Eligible Account
    • Set up a minimum of 2 separate recurring pre-authorized transactions (“PATs”) for a minimum of $25 per transaction for twelve (12) consecutive months.

Scotiabank Basic Plus Bank Account

Features

Scotiabank Basic Plus Bank Account has the following key features:

  • 25 free debit transactions per month
  • 10 free Interac e-Transfer transactions per month
  • Send money globally for $1.99 with Scotia International Money Transfer
  • Earn Scene+ rewards on your debit transactions

Fee

The Scotiabank Basic Plus Bank Account has an $11.95 monthly fee.

However, it could be FREE ($0 per month), by maintaining a minimum daily closing balance of $3,000 for the entire month in your Basic Plus Bank Account.

The Basic Bank Account

Features

Scotiabank Basic Bank Account has the following key features:

  • 12 free transactions per month
  • 2 free Interac e-Transfer transactions per month
  • Earn Scene+ rewards on your debit transactions

Fee

Scotiabank Basic Bank Account has a $3.95 monthly fee.

MomentumPlus Savings Account

Features

The MomentumPLUS Savings Account has the following key characteristics:

  • For a limited time, get a high interest savings rate for 5 months
  • Save for multiple goals in one account
  • No monthly account fees or minimum balance required
  • Earn even more interest when you open and fund a Premium Period(s)
  • The longer you save, the higher your interest rate

Money Master Savings Account

Features

The Money Master Savings Account has the following main characteristics:

  • Convenient access to your money at any given time
  • No monthly account fees or minimum balance required
  • Grow your savings every time you use your debit card with Bank the Rest®
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Jean-Maximilien
Jean-Maximilien is an expert in Canada and France about Loyalty programs, Credit cards and Travel. He is the Founding President of Milesopedia.

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