
Hit the road with an exclusive offer.
Earn up to $480 with a new eligible Scotiabank banking package. That’s extra cash you can use to pay off your auto loan. Plus, pay no monthly account fees for up to a year.1
You can find your auto plan loan number in:
- Your Scotiabank auto loan welcome email
- The Scotiabank letter you received in the mail after opening your auto loan
How to get the offer
STEP 1 OF 3
First take out an auto loan with Scotia and then open a Preferred Package or Ultimate Package chequing account between June 17, 2025 and November 28, 2025.
If you’re logging into Scotia online banking for the first time, use your Scotia auto loan plan number when you open your new chequing account.ⓘ
Is this chequing account right for you?
Right for you if you:
- 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
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
*No monthly account fee by maintaining a minimum daily closing balance of $4,000 for the entire month. OR with this special offer, you can enjoy no monthly account fees for up to 1 year.
MOST POPULAR
Preferred Package
$0* or $16.95 per month
*No monthly account fee ⓘ
Unlimited
debit and Interac e-Transfer† transactions2
First year annual fee rebate
on select credit cards (up to $150)3
Trade 1, get 1 free
with Scotia iTRADE®4
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
*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.11 OR with this special offer, you can enjoy no monthly account fees for up to 1 year.
Is this Chequing Account right for you?

Right for you if you:
- 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

Best Premium Chequing Account awarded by MoneySense on February 12, 2025
MOST PERKS
Ultimate Package
$0* or $30.95 per month
*No monthly account fee ⓘ
Unlimited
debit and Interac e-Transfer† transactions2
Ongoing annual fee rebate
on select credit cards (up to $150)12
10 free equity trades
with Scotia iTRADE® in your first year13
STEP 2 OF 3
Earn $20 per month and waive the monthly account fee on your new chequing account for up to 12 months
Complete the following within 60 days of opening your account:

Set up and make at least one eligible (PDF) recurring payment to your auto loan (or other qualifying transaction). It must be at least $250, recur for 12 months, and come from your new chequing account.
As long as the recurring pre-authorized transaction you set up continues you will receive a $20 credit to your new eligible chequing account and a monthly account fee waiver for up to 12 months. If at any time the recurring transaction stops, the offer will end and you’ll no longer receive the $20 credit.
STEP 3 OF 3
Earn an additional $20 per month for up to 12 months
In addition to Step 2, complete one of the following within 60 days of opening your chequing account:

Set up and receive at least one eligible (PDF) automated recurring direct deposit, like payroll or a pension, for 12 months. OR

Set up and make at least two separate eligible (PDF) recurring pre-authorized debit or credit transactions for things like your mortgage, insurance, or rent. These must recur for 12 months and be different than the pre-authorized transaction you set up in step 2.
As long as the direct deposit or recurring pre-authorized transaction you set up continues, you will receive a $20 credit to your new eligible chequing account for up to 12 months. If at any time the direct deposit or recurring transaction from either step 2 or 3 stops, the offer will end and you will no longer receive the additional $20 credit.
Frequently asked questions
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The Cash Bonus Offer (the “Offer”) is valid from June 17, 2025, until November 28, 2025 (the “Offer Period”). The Offer is only available to selected Bank of Nova Scotia (“Scotiabank”) customers who have received this Offer directly from Scotiabank or an eligible auto dealership (each an “Eligible Client”). To qualify for the Offer, Eligible Client must during the Offer Period: (1) first open a new Scotiabank auto loan, and (2) on a different day beginning two weeks after opening the Auto loan, open a new Ultimate Package or a new Preferred Package account (the “Eligible Account”). To earn the monthly cash bonus and fee waiver, the Eligible Client must then complete one or both of the following steps:
(i) To earn $20 a month and a monthly account fee waiver on the Eligible Account for 12 months: Set up and make at least one eligible† recurring pre-authorized transaction (debit only, such as a Scotia auto loan payment) with a minimum value of at least $250 from the Eligible Account within the first 60 days of opening the Eligible Account; and
(ii) To earn another $20 a month for 12 months: In addition to step (i), complete one of the following activities in the Eligible Account within 60 days of opening the Eligible Account:
- Set up and receive at least one eligible† automated and recurring direct deposit (such as a payroll deposit), or
- Set up and make at least two (2) separate eligible† recurring pre-authorized transactions (debit or credit) that are different than the pre-authorized transaction set up in step (i).
† Click here for a list of eligible direct deposits, pre-authorized contribution 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 contribution or bill payment is eligible for the Offers. 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 Offers.
Provided the eligible† recurring pre-authorized debit transaction under step (i) recurs for 12 consecutive months, Eligible Client will receive a $20 credit to their Eligible Account and a monthly Account fee waiver each for 12 consecutive months beginning within approximately three (3) months after the month in which the first eligible† recurring pre-authorized debit transaction appears in the Eligible Account.
Provided the eligible† direct deposit OR recurring pre-authorized transactions (debit or credit) under step (ii) recurs for 12 consecutive months, Eligible Client will receive an additional $20 credit to their Eligible Account for 12 consecutive months (if all other Offer conditions have been met) beginning within approximately three (3) months after the month in which the first eligible† recurring pre-authorized transaction or direct deposit, as applicable, appears in the Eligible Account.
If at any time you stop the recurring eligible pre-authorized transaction(s) or direct deposit, or otherwise no longer meet the Offer conditions, the Offer will terminate. In that case, Eligible Client will only receive the applicable cash bonus and monthly Account fee waiver for the months in which they successfully met the Offer conditions up until the time the Offer terminated.
All other applicable service charges on the Package will continue to be applied.
Eligibility and Exclusions:
Individuals who are currently holders of a Scotiabank Chequing Account are not eligible for the Offer. Individuals who were previously holders of a Scotiabank Chequing Account within the last two (2) years 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, Preferred Package for Students and Youth.
The Eligible Account must be open and in good standing until the time of payout of the cash bonus. The Eligible Account is not in "good standing" if: (i) It has a negative balance exceeding the authorized overdraft limit, or (ii) It has been in continuous overdraft for a period of three consecutive months. The Offer is non-transferable and may not be duplicated. Limit of one (1) Offer per customer, regardless of the number of Eligible Accounts opened. If more than one (1) Eligible Account is opened, only the first Eligible Account opened will be eligible for the Offer. For joint accounts, only one (1) Offer will be applied to the primary account holder’s Eligible Account. All rates, fees, features and benefits are subject to change. Offer may be changed, cancelled or extended at any time without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers.
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.