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Small savings add up. Get a rate boost3 on your Money Master Savings Account by enrolling in one of our smart savings tools. Learn more.
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The Scotiabank Cash Bonus Bundle Offer Terms and Conditions
1. The Scotiabank Cash Bonus Bundle Offer (the “Offer”) is available between March 3, 2026, and July 2, 2026 (the “Offer Period”), to individuals who open new eligible accounts. Subject to the Offer conditions, eligible clients can earn $500 when they open a new Preferred Package or Ultimate Package chequing account and complete certain qualifying transactions. Plus, clients who meet the conditions for the $500 bonus are also eligible to earn up to $200 in additional cash bonuses when they bundle their new Preferred or Ultimate Package chequing account with a new Money Master Savings Account and/or a new eligible Registered Account and complete certain qualifying transactions.
$500 Cash Bonus for Preferred or Ultimate Package Conditions
2. To qualify for the $500 cash bonus (the “$500 Package Bonus”), you must:
a. Open a new Ultimate Package or new Preferred Package chequing account (the “Eligible Chequing Account”) during the Offer Period; and
b. Complete any two (2) of the following activities in your Eligible Chequing Account within 60 days of Eligible Chequing Account opening:
3. 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 $500 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 $500 Package Bonus.
$100 Money Master Savings Account Bundle Conditions
4. To qualify for a $100 cash bonus (the “$100 Savings Bundle Bonus”), you must meet all of the conditions for the $500 Package Bonus, and:
a. During the Offer Period and within 60 days of opening your Eligible Chequing Account:
b. Remain enrolled in your selected Smart Savings Tool for 90 consecutive days.
5. Enrolment in a Smart Savings Tool is subject to certain eligibility requirements and can only be done through the Scotiabank mobile banking app. For example, enrollment in the Pay Yourself First tool will not be available if you have not had at least 4 recurring deposits to your Scotia Chequing Account at the time you attempt to enroll. Also, both the Eligible Chequing and Savings Accounts must be “Any to Sign” to be eligible for the Smart Savings tools. Only one Smart Savings Tool can be enrolled in at a time but you can switch tools at any time, however, you must remain enrolled in a Smart Savings Tool for 90 consecutive days from the date of first enrolment in Section 4.a.ii. above. See the Smart Savings Tool Agreement for full terms and conditions.
$100 Registered Account Bundle Conditions
6. To qualify for a $100 cash bonus (the “$100 Registered Bundle Bonus”), you must meet all of the conditions for the $500 Package Bonus, and:
a. During the Offer Period and within 60 days of opening your Eligible Chequing Account, open a new Eligible Registered Account (as defined below).
7. For the purposes of this Offer, the following Scotia Registered Accounts opened with either The Bank of Nova Scotia (“Scotiabank”) or Scotia Securities Inc. are defined as “Eligible Registered Accounts”: Scotia Registered Retirement Savings Plans (excluding Spousal RRSPs and 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 included in the definition and are not eligible for the Offer.
Offer Eligibility and Exclusions
8. $500 Package Bonus: 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 this 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.
9. 100 Savings Bundle Bonus: Individuals who currently hold or have held a Money Master Account with Scotiabank in the six (6) months preceding the Offer Period are not eligible for this Bonus.
10. $100 Registered Bundle Bonus: In order to qualify for the $100 Registered Bundle Bonus, Individuals who have held the same type of Eligible Registered Account (as that opened during the Offer Period) with Scotiabank in the six (6) months preceding the Offer Period are not eligible for this Bonus.
11. Employees of Scotiabank are also not eligible for the Offer. Employees of Scotiabank and all of its subsidiaries are also not eligible for the Offer.
Offer Fulfillment
12. Provided all of the applicable Offer conditions have been met:
a. the $500 Package Bonus will be deposited to the Eligible Chequing Account within approximately nine (9) months from account open date.
b. the $100 Savings Bundle Bonus will be deposited to your Eligible Savings Account within approximately thirteen (13) months from the account open date.
c. the $100 Registered Bundle Bonus will be deposited to your Eligible Registered Account within approximately ten (10) months from the account open date.
13. 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. All bonuses will be paid in Canadian dollars.
14. For any cash bonus to be fulfilled, the Eligible Chequing Account, the Eligible Savings 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: (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. The Eligible Savings Account is not in 'good standing' if it has a negative balance. 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. Clients are responsible to confirm their applicable registered plan contribution limits prior to making any contribution to their Eligible Registered Account(s).
15. If more than one (1) Eligible Chequing Account is opened, only the first Eligible Chequing Account opened will be eligible for the $500 Package Bonus. If more than one (1) Eligible Savings Account is opened, only one Eligible Savings Account that fulfilled the $100 Savings Bundle Bonus conditions will be eligible for the $100 Savings Bundle Bonus. If more than one (1) Eligible Registered Account is opened, only the first Eligible Registered Account that fulfilled the $100 Registered Bundle Bonus conditions will be eligible for the $100 Registered Bundle Bonus. If two Eligible Registered Accounts fulfill on the same day, the $100 Registered 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.
16. For joint accounts, only the primary Eligible Chequing Account holder is eligible to receive the $100 Savings Bundle Bonus and $100 Registered Bundle Bonus into their Eligible Savings Account and Eligible Registered Account, as applicable. The primary account holder must be the same client on both the Eligible Chequing Account and Eligible Savings Account.
General Terms
17. This Offer is non-transferable and may not be duplicated. Limit of one (1) $500 Package Bonus, (1) $100 Savings Bundle Bonus, and one (1) $100 Registered Bundle Bonus per client (for a total bonus of up to $700), regardless of the number of Eligible Chequing Accounts, Eligible Savings Accounts or Eligible Registered Accounts opened.
18. The $100 Registered Bundle Bonus is not considered a contribution. Scotiabank and Scotia Securities Inc. are not responsible for any contribution over a client’s applicable registered plan limit in connection with this Offer. Clients should consult with a tax advisor to discuss any tax implications in connection with this Offer and clients are responsible for any required tax reporting.
19. All rates, fees, features and benefits are subject to change. All other terms and conditions of the Account and Smart Savings Tools Agreement continue to apply.
20. The Offer is non-transferable and may not be duplicated. Offer may be changed, cancelled or extended at any time without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers on the Account, unless otherwise permitted by Scotiabank.
The regular annual interest rate on the Money Master Savings Account is paid on the entire balance based on the tier within which the daily account closing balance falls (tier rates are subject to change and may not differ from one another). The interest rate paid depends on the total daily closing balance. Interest rate is applied to the entire balance, calculated daily, and paid monthly. Interest rates are subject to change at any time with or without notice. For the current bonus interest rate please go here.
Interest on the credit balance in your Target Account (defined below) will be paid in accordance with the terms of your Day-to-Day Banking Companion Booklet.
In addition to the interest payable on your Target Account, by enrolling into a Smart Savings Tools option, you will be eligible to earn the bonus interest (“Bonus Interest”) on the daily account closing balance in your eligible Money Master Savings Account (“Target Account”). Within approximately five business days after you have successfully enrolled your Target Account in one of the Smart Savings Tools options and for so long as it continues to remain enrolled, your bonus interest rate will be applied daily to the entire daily account closing balance.
Your Bonus Interest will be calculated daily and payable monthly. The bonus interest rate is an annual rate and is subject to change with or without notice. For the current bonus interest rate please go here.
This Bonus Interest cannot be combined with any other bonus interest offer applicable to your Target Account. If you accept an offer for any other or additional bonus interest offer on your Target Account, you will no longer be eligible to receive the Bonus Interest and such Bonus Interest will automatically no longer be applied to your Target Account as of the date of your acceptance of any such offer. This feature is subject to change or be cancelled at any time.
Deposits or income sources that are greater than $200 per deposit, credited into your Source Account with a weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, semi-monthly or every two months frequency will be considered recurring and can be selected as part of your enrolment in the Pay Yourself First.
Based on an analysis of your transaction activity (including spending patterns, expenses, and incoming funds) in your designated chequing account over the three-month period prior to the transfer and the default balance limit for the Pay Yourself First tool of $400, or the limit you have chosen. For example, if your designated chequing account balance is below the default limit of $400, then the tool will not initiate the transfer. Click here for full terms and conditions.
Based on an analysis of your transaction activity (including spending patterns, expenses, and incoming funds) in your designated chequing account over the three-month period prior to the transfer and the default balance limit for the Savings Finder tool of $200, or the limit you have chosen. For example, if your designated chequing account balance is below the default limit of $200, then the tool will not initiate the transfer. The range of amounts and frequency of such transfers is set by Scotiabank and may be amended from time to time, without prior notice to you. For more information on the current ranges and frequencies please refer to the FAQs section in Scotia Smart Money by Advice+ on the Scotia mobile app. Click here for full terms and conditions.