Get $350 When You Open A New Scotiabank Ultimate Banking Package

Offer ends December 30, 2019.
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This deal is over but you can still save $120 a year with the credit card annual fee waiver with our #1 ranked cash back card – the Scotia Momentum® Visa Infinite* Card. Plus you’ll get 10% cash back for the first 3 months.

Looking for a complete bank account that includes all the bells and whistles?

Scotiabank’s new Ultimate Package offers almost everything you could want out of a bank account.

And, for a limited time, until December 30, 2019, you can get a bonus of $350 when you open up a new account.

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Scotiabank’s Ultimate Package details

So, what does this Ultimate Package bank account provide? Here’s just a few things this bank account includes:

  • unlimited transactions, including Interac e-Transfers,
  • your choice of earning SCENE or Scotia Rewards on debit purchases,
  • an ongoing annual fee waiver of up to $139 on select Scotiabank credit cards,
  • annual $55 fee waiver on a safety deposit box, and
  • unlimited free withdrawals at any ATM in the world.

That’s just a taste of what this account has to offer.

Open an account by December 30, 2019 and you can earn a $350 cash bonus when you complete any two of the following:

  • set up a recurring direct deposit for at least 3 months,
  • set up a minimum of 2 separate pre-authorized transactions, or
  • make at least one online bill payment of at least $50.

Complete 2 of them, and you’ll get your $350 cash bonus within 2 months.

Is there a monthly fee for this bank plan?

Indeed there is. The plan costs $30.95 per month.

But if you maintain a daily balance of $5,000 in the account, or a combined balance of $30,000 across your Ultimate Package and Momentum Savings Account, there’s no monthly fee.

4 Scotiabank credit cards with an annual fee waiver

So, what Scotia credit cards are eligible for the annual fee waiver?

There are 4 cards that qualify, here’s a brief overview of all 4 of them.

Credit Card Welcome Bonus Earn Rates Annual Fee, Income Requirements Apply Now
Scotiabank Gold American Express Up to 30,000 points (terms) * 5 points per $1 on groceries, entertainment, and restaurants
* 3 points per $1 on gas, transit, and select streaming services
* 1 point per $1 on all other purchases
$120 annual fee, 12K personal income requirement Apply Now
Scotiabank Momentum Visa Infinite Card None * 4% cash back on groceries and recurring bills
* 2% cash back on gas and transit
* 1% back on all other purchases
$120 annual fee, 60K personal or 100K household income requirement Apply Now
Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite 25,000 points (terms) * 2 points per $1 on groceries, restaurants, entertainment & daily transit
* 1 point per $1 all other purchases
$139 annual fee, 60K personal or 100K household income requirement Apply Now
Scotiabank Value Visa 0.99% interest for 6 months on balance transfers (terms) N/A $29 annual fee, no income requirements Apply Now

4.7 Genius Rating
3.2 (60) User reviews
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Annual fee
$120.00 $0
1st year waived
Welcome bonus
$500
50,000 Scene+ points
Annual rewards
$588
GC Ends: Oct 31, 2025
Credit Card Genius Cash IconGC: $60
Scotiabank Gold American Express® Card
Instant approval: Yes
Credit estimate:
4.7 Genius Rating
3.2 (60) User reviews
award seal 1x Award winner
Annual fee
$120.00 $0
1st year waived
Welcome bonus
$500
50,000 Scene+ points
Annual rewards
$588
GC Ends:
Oct 31, 2025
Credit estimate:
 (660 - 724)
Instant approval: Yes

One of our top flexible travel cards that also has no foreign transaction fees is the Scotiabank Gold American Express® Card.

You’ll pay no foreign transaction fees and earn up to 5 Scotia Rewards points per $1 spent on your purchases.

And, you can earn a welcome bonus of up to 30,000 points – 25,000 after spending $1,500 in the first 3 months, and another 5,000 after spending $10,000 in the first year.

4.4 Genius Rating
3.2 (77) User reviews
Annual fee
$120.00 $0
1st year waived
Welcome bonus
$159
10% cash back
Annual rewards
$498
GC Ends: Oct 31, 2025
Credit Card Genius Cash IconGC: $20
Scotia Momentum® Visa Infinite* Card
Instant approval: Yes
Credit estimate:
4.4 Genius Rating
3.2 (77) User reviews
Annual fee
$120.00 $0
1st year waived
Welcome bonus
$159
10% cash back
Annual rewards
$498
GC Ends:
Oct 31, 2025
Credit estimate:
 (725 - 759)
Instant approval: Yes

Our top rated cash back card is the Scotia Momentum® Visa Infinite* Card.

It currently has no welcome bonus, but offers up to 4% cash back ony our grocery and recurring bills – the highest earn rate of any cash back card. You’ll also earn 2% cash back on gas and transit purchases, and 1% on everything else.

3.9 Genius Rating
3.0 (46) User reviews
Annual fee
$150.00
Learn more
Welcome bonus
$350
35,000 Scene+ points
Annual rewards
$324
GC Ends: Oct 31, 2025
Credit Card Genius Cash IconGC: $30
Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite Card
Instant approval: Yes
Credit estimate:
3.9 Genius Rating
3.0 (46) User reviews
Annual fee
$150.00
Learn more
Welcome bonus
$350
35,000 Scene+ points
Annual rewards
$324
GC Ends:
Oct 31, 2025
Credit estimate:
 (660 - 724)
Instant approval: Yes

Another top option to save on foreign transaction is the Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite Card.

You’ll save that pesky 2.5% fee on foreign currency purchases and earn up to 2 Scotia Rewards points per $1 spent.

Plus, it also comes with a Priority Pass membership with 6 free passes.

3.5 Genius Rating
1.8 (5) User reviews
Annual fee
$29.00 $0
1st year waived
Annual rewards
$0
Learn more
Annual savings
$1,129
Learn more
Scotiabank Value Visa Card
3.5 Genius Rating
1.8 (5) User reviews
Annual fee
$29.00 $0
1st year waived
Annual rewards
$0
Learn more
Annual savings
$1,129
Learn more
Credit estimate:
 (760 - 900)
Instant approval: Yes

For savings on credit card interest, there’s the Scotiabank Value Visa Card.

You can get an interest rate of 0.99% for the first 6 months on balance transfers made to the card.

And you’ll enjoy a low interest of 12.99% on purchases and future balance transfers made to the card.

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Brian
Brian
September 22, 2020
I am having the same problem as you can I get the information on the class action as well?
Joseph Andre Gaulin
Joseph Andre Gaulin
February 21, 2020
Jamie I am with a group that will be filing a class action suit against scotia bank for failing to make good on their end of this deal
Trish
Trish
April 14, 2020
How do I find that class action? I had the same problem after opening a preferred account in December 2019.
rK
rK
May 5, 2020
Hi I have the same issue. Please inform me.
jamie
jamie
February 4, 2020
I moved all of my banking over for this deal with Scotiabank. But because one of my recurring payments fell on the first day of a month, and then the last day of the same month due to the weekend, scotiabank refused to give me the $350 bonus. When i asked the agent over the phone if this technicality could be manually overrun, he flatly told me no. Huge waste of time and extremely impersonal banking experience. Would not recommend to anybody.
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