OPEN A BANK ACCOUNT IN CANADA BEFORE YOUR DEPARTURE
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Yasmina
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Good morning ! I have two questions that come to mind:

– I am staying in Montreal for 4 months, but I need to open an account for my employer. Is cancellation free of charge? I don’t see any info

– Concerning residence in Canada, as I am staying 4 months, I only have Airbnb accommodation. So it’s not in my name. Am I still required to include this address?

Thank you for your time !

Aurélie
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Hello Yasmina,
All accounts closed after 90 days of use can be canceled without charge (Less than 90 days after opening is $20).
To open an account in Canada, you must provide a Canadian address (personal, hotel, Airbnb, friends, family… make sure you receive your statement by email 🙂
Good luck in Canada!

Tristan
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Hello, I will soon open my bank account and I wonder if we could send funds several times before our arrival?

Aurélie
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Hello Tristan,
Once the pre-opening request has been made, you have the right to a single transfer before your finalization in Canada.

pimpek
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Good morning,
I wanted to know if the transfer of money from a French account to a Desjardins account is free of charge and if not, to what extent are there any fees on the transfer?
THANKS,
Agnes

Aurélie
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Hello Agnes,
To transfer your funds from an account in your home country to the Desjardins account, the costs of this transfer are:
 on issue: to be checked with the bank in your country of origin
 exchange rate: check with the bank of your country of origin
 upon receipt: 15 CAD by Desjardins, regardless of the amount

In order to optimize transfer costs, we strongly suggest that you
• transfer funds in Canadian dollars directly
• prefer less frequent transfers

Anaïs
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Hello, I sent an email to [email protected] 10 days ago and I did not receive a response. I also tried the chat on this page but had no news via email. I just had a few questions before my departure (which is in a week) regarding the pre-opening of a Desjardins account. Could someone from Desjardins please contact me? Thank you in advance and good day 🙂

Aurélie
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Hello Anais,
Do not hesitate to write to me by email at [email protected] to ask me your questions, I will be happy to answer you 🙂

Maud
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Very well, the opening is done quickly and the various advisers are always quick to help you when you have a doubt or a question about a procedure.
So far I’m very happy with it (account opening + fast receipt of debit and credit cards).

saliou93
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Hello I have just received my letter of correspondence I intend to leave in June 2023 to validate my pvt
When would you advise me to open my account to avoid it being too late?

Laura
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Hello
I received an email from Desjardins mentioning certain modifications to be made before my opening, such as the address. Only I don’t know how to access my account to finalize my request to open an account……
I would like to know how do you connect to desjardins knowing that I only have a confirmation code?????

Kadiatou
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Hello,
I opened my account at Desjardins, to transfer my funds before my arrival, but impossible to make the transfer of funds, because they require an international transfer, while I was gradually transferring to my cousin’s account who is in Montreal, to save for my stay. My cousin tried to make the transfer to my Desjardins account impossible. It’s really stressful, because I’m traveling on August 15 in 1 and a few weeks, knowing we have to show the account statement at the airport.
My cousin moved to go to the agency, he called customer service. Still nothing is settled. How do I transfer my funds? It stresses me out too much. I need a solution please.
Thanks in advance

Julie
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Hello Kadiatou, to transfer your money, I recommend that you look at Wise, which offers readers of pvtistes.net a first transfer free of charge, so when you arrive in Canada, the money will be in your account directly: https ://pvtistes.net/bonsplans/wise/ 🙂

Kadiatou
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Hello Julie,
Thank you for your answer and your availability. But the problem is that my money is already in Canada on my cousin’s account. He was the one who wanted to transfer my funds back to my Desjardins account. So is there a solution so that he can make the transfer to me?

Aurélie
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Good morning,
Congratulations on your project in Canada and thank you for your comment!
To solve your problem, you can write to me at [email protected] or contact our team dedicated to newcomers and non-residents: [email protected] +1-514-875-4266, option 1

Amine
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I strongly advise against this bank, I have not even been with them for a week and I have called customer service at least 10 times for problems, I went to the branch twice, the day I had my apartment I had to make an interrac transfer to be able to have the keys, surprise Desjardins had blocked my account.. only repeated problems, blocking of cards, account, interrac profile, I’m already fed up.. I still want to note the kindness and availability of the advisers but plan to close as soon as possible… time-consuming

Julie
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Hello Amine, I contacted Hanane from Desjardins, who wishes to answer you this, in the absence of Rémy who usually responds to comments:

Hello Amine, Thank you for trusting Desjardins! We are sorry for the experience you had. Could you please write to me at this address: [email protected] so that I can help you sort everything out. A beautiful day to you! – Hanane