08/30/2025
🍁 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚💰
Just landed in Canada?
One of the first things to sort out is your 𝚕𝚘𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚋𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝 — because trust me, life is much easier when everything is just a tap away 😅💳
𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙚:
💰 Getting your salary or part-time pay
📱 Paying for phone & internet bill
🛍️ Online shopping (we all do it 😅)
🏠 Rent payments & local transfers
🎓 Applying for credit cards & building your credit score (super important!)
💸 Sending/receiving money to/from home
🚇 Ride a public transport (you can just tap your debit/ credit card to ride the public transport, cool ah ☺️)
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✨ Great news! Most banks offer special accounts for Students or Newcomers with perks like…
🎁 Cash bonuses ($100–$350)
💳 Free credit cards (no annual fee!)
📦 Gift cards or goodies (some offer AirPods, iPads, etc.)
🚫 No monthly fees for up to 1 year
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🏦 𝙏𝙤𝙥 𝘽𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙊𝙪𝙩:
🔹 Scotiabank
🔹 CIBC
🔹 TD
🔹 RBC
🔹 BMO
📝 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠:
• Check the latest promotions on their websites
• Ask ChatGPT to compare them for you 😉
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💡 𝙏𝙞𝙥𝙨:
📱 Download the bank’s mobile app — it’s a game-changer (easier than internet banking)
💳 Start with a debit card, later explore secured credit cards
🔐 Set up online banking & learn e-transfer (super easy!)
📆 Book an appointment ahead of time
🏦 Choose a bank with a physical branch
🏧 Pick one with a lot of ATMs in the area
📋 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚:
• Passport + Study/Work Permit
• School admission or employment letter
• Canadian address (even temporary one is ok)
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Starting fresh in a new country is no small thing 🌱
You’ve already made the bold move. You’ve got this! 💪
𝙻𝚎𝚝’𝚜 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚋𝚊𝚗𝚔𝚎𝚍, 𝚋𝚞𝚍𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚍, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚎 🇨🇦
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