Scotiabank StartRight ® Program

One source for all of your investing needs.

There’s so much to do when you start life in a new country. Where do you start? With the Scotiabank StartRight® Program, it's quick and convenient to open an account and start investing with Scotia iTRADE. Should you need help, customer service representatives are available online, by phone, or in person.

Even better, Scotiabank StartRight® customers get 10 FREE equity trades when they invest a minimum of $1000 in a new Scotia iTRADE account.1

Use promo code SRPE15.

Invest with one of Canada’s leading online brokerages.

With Scotiabank StartRight®, you can take advantage of:

  • Free investing and trading education
  • Advanced tools and in-depth research to help grow your investments
  • A comprehensive view of your entire financial picture when you trade with Scotia iTRADE and bank with Scotiabank, including borrowing, banking and investing - all on one screen with one sign on.
  • The option to buy and hold gold, silver, platinum and palladium products.

StartRight™ Program designed for Newcomers


Get up to $2,000* in value in the first year, including 10 free equity trades.1

Learn moreLearn more
*
Potential value in 1st year. Conditions and assumptions apply.
1
Conditions apply. Offer valid for new Scotia iTRADE® accounts, excluding Cash Optimizer Investment accounts, opened by new Scotia iTRADE clients who do not already have an existing account with Scotia iTRADE. If you open one or more NEW Scotia iTRADE account(s) (each, a "New Account") and fund the New Account(s) within 60 days of opening the New Account(s) with at least CAD $1,000 in cash or in Net Equity (cheque deposit, electronic funds transfer or transfer of assets) ("Minimum Amount"), from an account that is not held at Scotia iTRADE, (1) the commissions associated with the first 10 online commissionable trades of Equities, Options and ETFs placed within 365 days of the date when you funded your New Account(s) with the Minimum Amount will be credited back to the corresponding New Account within 30 days of each order fill, to a maximum amount of $9.99 per trade in the currency of the account (maximum total commission rebate of $99.90), (2) the amount of the transfer-in fee charged by another Canadian broker will be credited to your New Account (up to $150 per client) subject to Scotia iTRADE's receipt of the documentation evidencing such transfer-in fee. Scotia iTRADE reserves the right to charge you all or part of the commissions associated with the first 10 online trades completed within 365 days of funding your New Account(s) (when such commissions were previously credited back to your New Account(s)) if the conditions of the offer are not complied with. Scotia iTRADE reserves the right to modify and/or cancel this offer at any time without notice in its sole discretion. Clients must enter the promotional code SRPE15 (English) or SRPF15 (French) when submitting the New Account application to qualify. To qualify for this offer, you must satisfy Scotia iTRADE's Canadian residency requirements, have a valid Social Insurance Number, be eligible to open a Scotia iTRADE account, maintain all of your accounts at Scotia iTRADE in good standing, not be in a disallowed debit position and not have any outstanding margin calls due. This offer has no cash redemption value. This offer cannot be transferred or combined with any other promotional offer (excluding Refer-a-Friend). Limited to one offer per client. In case of joint account only one account holder will be entitled to receive free equity trades.
Open an account