
- $100 cashback when you open a chequing account
- Up to 3 years with no monthly fees
* The $100 cashback promotion is valid until the 4th of November 2025.
National Bank of Canada has the perfect offer to help you settle in.
No commitment: you can close your account at any time, with no penalties.
And that’s not all! We are also offering you a welcome gift.
You will also receive $100 cashback directly in your new account thanks to the partnership between pvtistes.net and National Bank of Canada.6
Three simple steps to benefit from the offer:
Check that you are eligible.1
Open your account online on this page.
Make a transaction, you'll receive $100 in your new National Bank of Canada account!
Ready to take advantage of the offer? Open an account on this page.
Open an account onlineExample of a Journey to take advantage of the Offer for Newcomers to Canada*
Open your account online with National Bank of Canada.
Do you have any questions about life in Canada?
Just call the free telephone assistance service!
National Bank of Canada welcomes you!
Are you thinking of applying for permanent residency and have questions?
Be sure you are ready with the free telephone assistance service.
Your advisor will continue to support you.
They will continue to give you sound banking advice and will take care of your loan and investment applications.
Take advantage of this offer and get much more than a bank account!
Because we understand your reality we are offering you a range of services that meet the needs of newcomers.
Perfect if you're looking to:
- Open an account online from your country
- Make a transfer before you leave
- Access your funds as soon as you arrive
- Save on banking fees
- Build your credit history
- Receive guidance before and after you arrive in Canada with our telephone assistance service and from one of our advisors
- Buy a car or real estate in Canada5
- 2.7 millions clients
- 26,428 employees
- 471 branches across Canada
- 1643 automated banking machines
As at July 31, 2021. Source: Investor Fact Sheet, 3rd quarter
- Environment: We are working to develop a green economy
- Social: We enrich communities
- Governance: We govern according to the highest standards
This offer is valid until the 4th of November 2025.
This offer is intended for readers of pvtistes.net who don’t have an account with National Bank of Canada.
To qualify for this offer, you must open a chequing account on pvtistes.net and sign up for the Offer for Newcomers to Canada during the promotional period.
The offer may be modified, extended or withdrawn without prior notice at any time.
The offer may not be combined or used with any other National Bank offer, promotion or benefit and cannot be applied retroactively. There is a limit of one cashback per eligible product during this promotion. The offer can only be applied once for each type of product. Only the primary account holder is eligible for the offer. Current additional holders of a joint account who open a new account will not be eligible for this offer.
Cashback details
Chequing account offer
To qualify for the chequing account offer and get $100 cashback, you must open a new chequing account that is part of the Offer for Newcomers to Canada and meet the conditions of the offer.
When will the cashback be paid?
The cashback will be paid to the new chequing account no later than 210 days after the account is opened.
Eligibility conditions
- Open a chequing account during the promotion using the redirection link on one of our partners' sites.
- Sign up for The Connected® package or our exclusive offer for newcomers and keep this package or offer for at least 150 days after the chequing account is opened.
- Be the main holder of the account.
- Sign up for online banking and online bank and tax statements within 150 days of opening the chequing account.
- Carry out 10 eligible transactions over 2 consecutive months after opening the new account.
Eligible transactions are:
- Debit card purchases
- Transfers or payments to a National Bank MasterCard using My online bank or the National Bank mobile app
- Bill payments using My online bank or the National Bank mobile app.
- Must not have had a National Bank chequing account in the past 24 months.
*** Clients must meet these conditions within 150 days of opening a new account. ***
Exclusions
- Persons who have not reached the age of 14 at the time the account is opened
- Employees of National Bank and its subsidiaries and entities
- Clients who have benefitted from a cashback offer on their chequing account since April 1st, 2022
Other conditions
- Clients can receive only one cashback for this chequing account.
- Clients must be at least 14 years old when they open their account and sign up for The Connected® package, or at least 18 years old when they open their account and sign up for our exclusive offer for newcomers.
- Clients need to keep the chequing account for at least 12 months starting when the account is opened. If they don't meet this condition, they'll have to reimburse a portion of the cashback corresponding to the period still remaining.
- Clients must keep their chequing account in good standing for 150 days after the account is opened by complying with the conditions set out in the Deposit Account Agreement. For example, clients need to pay the monthly fees of the chequing account when applicable.
- Clients must not be employed by National Bank or one of its subsidiaries.
- This promotion may be modified or withdrawn without prior notice.
- This promotion can’t be combined with any other promotion applicable to eligible chequing accounts, an exclusive offer or banking packages. However, it can be combined with another eligible National Bank credit card, mortgage loan, mortgage loan insurance or investment promotion.
Commitment
To receive the cashback, you must meet the conditions of the offer, maintain the eligible products and services, and not make any changes to these products and services for a minimum of 12 months from the time you sign up for them. If you do not meet this condition, you will have to refund National Bank of Canada an amount corresponding to the period in which you did not keep your eligible products and services, within 30 days of receiving the request for payment.
- Be a newcomer to Canada 18 years of age or older
- Apply to open the account from your home country or within 5 years of your arrival in Canada.
- Be the sole account holder
Your first transfer of funds to National Bank of Canada must be a bank-to-bank transfer. You cannot use a money transfer service. National Bank of Canada charges $15 to receive funds from abroad (your French or Belgian bank may also charge transfer fees).
Minimum savings of $334.92 over 3 years
You can save at least $334.92 over 3 years if you meet all the following conditions:
- Visit a branch to open a bank account and
- sign up for the Newcomers to Canada package
$334.92 savings over 3 years:
- Year 1: No flat monthly fee (save $15.95/month for 12 months)
- Year 2: A flat monthly fee of $7.98 instead of $15.95 (save $7.97/month for 12 months)
- Year 3: A flat monthly fee of $11.96 instead of $15.95 (save $3.99/month for 12 months)
The monthly fee of $15.95 for your banking package will be charged as of the fourth year. To be eligible for this savings, you must maintain the account and package for at least 36 months. You will no longer qualify for the discount if you don’t keep these products.
Maximum savings of $671.30 over 3 years
You can save up to $671.30 over 3 years if you meet all the following conditions:
- Visit a branch to open a bank account
- Sign up for the Newcomers to Canada package
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During the first year after you sign up for the Newcomers to Canada package
- Apply for and activate a qualifying personal National Bank Mastercard® credit card3
- Sign up for eStatements
During the second and third years after you sign up for the Newcomers to Canada package:
- Set up direct deposit in your National Bank account and receive your salary in the account at least once a month or
- Make at least two electronic bill payments monthly from this account.
The $671.30 savings over 3 years means the following fees will not be charged:
- The flat monthly fee for the Newcomers to Canada package for 3 years ($15.95/month for 36 months)
- The fee for your first order of cheques ($67.10/order)
- Account statements by mail free of charge for the first year ($30)
The monthly fee of $15.95 for your banking package will be charged as of the fourth year.
Decrease of the savings
To benefit from the full savings amount, you must maintain all those products and services and carry out the qualifying transactions for at least 36 months, unless otherwise indicated. If you don’t meet the conditions of the offer, your savings will be lower. If you don’t make your first cheque order, your savings will be lower.
Furthermore, if during any given month, you maintain your account and package but you don’t maintain one of the other products and services or if you don’t carry out the required transactions (for example if you make one bill payment instead of two), the Bank will charge you the service fee for the month. The monthly fee will be $7.98/month the second year and $11.96/month the third year. You will still benefit from a discount of $7.97/month the second year and $3.99/month the third year.
Finally, if you no longer have the account or the package you will no longer be eligible for the savings.
® National Bank of Canada and the National Bank of Canada logo are registered trademarks of National Bank of Canada.
™ National Bank Assistance Network is a trademark of National Bank of Canada used under licence by authorized third parties.
® Mastercard is a registered trademark, and the circles design is a trademark of Mastercard International Incorporated. Authorized user: National Bank of Canada.
- You can take advantage of the Offer for Newcomers if you immigrated to Canada within the past 5 years. For full offer terms and conditions, see the "Details and conditions of the offer" section. The Bank may modify, extend or withdraw the offer at any time without notice. The offer may not be combined or used with any other National Bank offer, promotion or benefit. Fees may apply for transactions not included in the Offer for Newcomers. For details of transaction fees, see the Fee Guide [PDF].
- The telephone assistance service offered by National Bank Assistance Network™ is available for 12 months from your account opening date. The content of the packages and terms described are subject to change.
- Financing subject to credit approval by National Bank. Certain conditions apply. Eligible credit cards: mycredit®, MC1, Allure, Syncro, Platinum, Echo Cashback, World and World Elite.
- A security deposit may be required under certain circumstances.
- Financing subject to credit approval by National Bank. Certain conditions apply.
- Certain conditions apply. Visit the Conditions of the $100 cashback offer for details.
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I recommend BNC because I had an appointment during the day to open an account and left with my debit card the same day. I received my credit card 1 week after my appointment which is still fast.
There are many BNC branches in all provinces which is not the case with some banks.
3 years of free banking fees which is also a plus.
Hello,
My partner and I arrived in Canada in March 2025. We each opened an account at NBC as part of the Working Holiday Visa offer. However, to date, we have still not received the $100 bonus provided for in this offer.
To the best of my knowledge, we followed all the required steps when opening an account at a branch. Could you please advise us on how to resolve this situation?
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Thank you,
Hello Sébastien 🙂 We can verify the information in your file. You can write to us privately via Facebook Messenger, or call us at 1-888-835-6281. We look forward to hearing from you!
Me neither, they are mythos, pardon the expression, this bonus does not exist but they will do everything not to give it. I am in a similar situation.
Hello, @Mo, I just wrote to you in PM
Hi Sébastien, Vanessa sent you a PM. Don’t hesitate to contact her. If you did everything correctly, you’ll get the $100 🙂
Mo, be careful not to mix everything up. You didn’t benefit from our offer because you switched to another offer that isn’t related to us…
Hello,
I’ve been in Canada since the beginning of June. I opened my account in May 2025, and I still haven’t received the $100. However, I think I followed all the conditions mentioned in order to receive this bonus. I was wondering if this was normal?
Thank you for your reply 🙂
Hello Jeremy 🙂 It may take a few months, but we will be able to verify the information on your profile. You can write to us via Facebook Messenger privately, or call us at 1-888-835-6281. We look forward to hearing from you!
I opened my BNC account using the PVTiste link in May 2025. I was entitled to a $200 welcome offer under certain conditions. My advisor at the St Jacques Street branch in Montreal wanted to offer me an even better offer. I never received a welcome offer, the latter no longer responds, I tried to contact the branch numerous times via form, via my space and via email. It’s been 4 months since I received an answer to my questions. The branch is not responding. I find it shameful. Don’t go to this bank if you just want follow-up. Even France is better at this. That’s saying something.
Shame on PVTIs too for making such deceitful partnerships. Truly shameful.
Hello Mo! Thank you for taking the time to share your situation with us. The Working Holiday Visa offer includes a cash rebate of up to $100.
I’m truly sorry for the difficulty you had reaching your branch. If you’d like to follow up on an additional rebate promised when you opened your account, please feel free to write to us privately via Facebook Messenger. We’d be happy to look into it with you!
@NationalBankCanada -> The offer in March was $200, not $100. Another -little- lie from you.
Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We are sincerely sorry to hear that your account opening with the National Bank of Canada did not meet your expectations, and we fully understand your frustration.
Regarding the welcome offer related to the partnership with PVTistes, we would like to assure you that our intention remains to respect the announced conditions and to provide you with a service that meets your expectations. We regret that you were unable to receive a response from our Saint-Jacques Street branch, and we take your message very seriously.
We would like to inform you that the offer agreed upon with PVTistes has been maintained at CAD 100 for several years. To better understand your situation, could you please tell me the exact offer presented to you at the branch?
To review your file in more detail and provide you with a quick solution, please send your contact information (full name, date of birth, and account opening date) to the following address: [email protected].
Please rest assured that we will do everything possible to clarify the situation and provide you with personalized follow-up as quickly as possible.
We thank you for your patience and hope to regain your trust.
Have a nice day,
Vanessa
Hello, I registered online. The service is very fast, including booking an appointment at the branch.
Do you have the number for the Support Service, please, in case we have any questions?
Thank you very much.
Hello, I registered online. The service is very fast, including booking an appointment at the branch.
Do you have the number for the Support Service, please, in case we have any questions?
Thank you very much.
Hello,
The newcomer support service is available 7 days a week at 00 1 514 285 5257.
You can also find more information by visiting the following page: https://www.bnc.ca/particuliers/comptes/nouveaux-arrivants/accompagnement-nouveaux-arrivants.html
Hoping everything is at your convenience,
Have a nice day,
Vanessa
Hello Vanessa, thank you very much for the feedback.
Have a nice day too.
Hello,
I opened the account online via the link. Now I want to make a transfer, but I don’t have any information. I called after a long wait and was told that I could finally deposit money, but I couldn’t get any documents to present to the immigration officer! I must have misunderstood the information I read on the platform!
Can you please clarify or help me?
Hello,
First of all, did you receive a confirmation email with an attached document to open with your reference number?
If so, you have all the information on this document.
Once the funds are in your account, you will receive a deposit confirmation by email.
If you haven’t received anything, please contact me by private message.
Have a nice day,
Vanessa
Hello,
I’ve been in Canada since the end of March. I opened my account at the end of January 2025 and I still haven’t received anything. However, I followed all the conditions mentioned in order to receive the $100 bonus. I contacted an advisor, but they don’t seem to be aware of the welcome offer in partnership with pvtistes.net… Is there anything specific I need to do?
Thank you,
Hello Lucille,
I’m following up on your comment regarding the CAD 100 bonus.
Have you met the following conditions:
– Sign up for online banking and online bank and tax statement services within 150 days of opening your checking account.
– Make a total of 10 eligible transactions over a maximum period of 2 consecutive months, within 150 days of opening your new account. Eligible transactions are:
*Debit card purchases
*Transfer or payment to a National Bank Mastercard credit card using your online banking or the National Bank mobile app
Bill payments using your online banking or the National Bank mobile app
The bonus is paid within 210 days. You can also double-check your bank statements; the CAD 100 may have been deposited into your account without you realizing it.
Otherwise, you can send me a private message so I can investigate.
Thank you for your understanding.
Have a nice day,
Vanessa
Hello Lucille,
You currently meet all the criteria to receive the $100 rebate. However, rebates are deposited into accounts no later than 210 days after account opening.
You are currently approximately 190 days since your account was opened.
By the end of August or early September, you should receive the $100.
If not, please contact me again.
Have a nice day, V
Vanessa
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