Personal, business, credit card and personal financing accounts
Effective June 1, 2012
Important information about your RBC Royal Bank® account(s)
At RBC Royal Bank we are committed to providing you with a wide range of products and services that offer flexibility, convenience, value and choice so you receive the best features and benefits to meet your needs. Effective June 1, 2012, we are making some changes to our account and service fees. If you have any questions about these changes — and which options best suit your needs — we’d be happy to discuss them.
Personal banking service fee and account changes
| Monthly fee |
$13.95 per month |
$14.95 per month |
| Cross Border debit transactions |
2 free per monthly cycle |
5 free per monthly cycle |
| Interac e-Transfer‡ |
2 free per monthly cycle |
5 free per monthly cycle |
| VIP Banking clients 65+ years with RBC Rewards Visa Preferred credit card |
$3.34 rebate on monthly banking package fee |
Removal of the monthly fee rebate
Credit card now includes 7 days of out of province/country emergency medical coverage |
| Interac e-Transfer |
2 free per monthly cycle |
10 free per monthly cycle |
| Monthly debits included per monthly cycle |
15 of any kind, plus one free with each automated payroll credit |
10 of any kind, plus one free with each automated payroll credit |
| Clients 65+ years with RBC Rewards Visa Preferred credit card |
$3.34 rebate on monthly banking package fee |
Removal of the monthly fee rebate
Credit card now includes 7 days of out of province/country emergency medical coverage |
| Overdraft protection |
$3 a month (included in RBC Signature No Limit Banking and RBC VIP Banking) |
$4 a month (included in RBC Signature No Limit Banking and RBC VIP Banking) |
| Over-the-counter cheques |
$1.50 per sheet of 3 cheques |
$2 charged to issuer when a cheque is used (Fee waived if banking package includes cheques) |
| Interac e-Transfer reclaim fee |
$0 |
$5 if Interac e-Transfer expires and requires cancellation by RBC staff |
| Additional debit transactions |
$0.65 for each debit over monthly limit on RBC Day to Day Banking, RBC Student Banking® and RBC Leo's Young Savers Account®
$0.75 for each debit over monthly limit on RBC U.S. Personal Account® |
$1 for each debit over monthly limit |
| Stop payment fee when requested at branch or through telephone banking |
$15 each |
$18 each |
| Cheque image request on eStatement accounts for cheques older than 90 days |
$10 |
Free |
Personal financing service fee changes
| Royal Credit Line® – Overlimit fee* |
$20 |
$25 |
| Royal Credit Line cheque item returned non-sufficient funds (NSF)** |
$35 |
$42.50 |
Mortgage discharge fee
In Manitoba, British Columbia, Quebec and Alberta, the discharge fee will be the amount required by provincial law. |
$200 |
$250 |
Business banking service fee and account changes
| Business Deposit Account paper statement fee |
$0 |
$2 per statement |
| Annual Night and Day Depository fee |
$25 |
$0 |
| Stop payment fee when requested at branch or through telephone banking |
$15 each |
$18 each |
| Items deposited – U.S. dollars |
$0.25 each |
$0.20 each |
| RBC Business Essentials® $55 Fixed Fee Account (Grandfathered) – paper debit/credit transaction |
$0.85 each |
$1 each |
| Currency supplied changed from per number of bills provided to monetary value1 |
$0.45 per 100 bills |
$1 per $1,000 |
| Interac e-Transfer reclaim fee |
$0 |
$5 if Interac e-Transfer expires and requires cancellation by RBC staff |
Credit card service fee and annual interest rate changes
| RBC Rewards® Visa‡ Gold |
19.99% |
21.99% |
| RBC Royal Bank Visa Platinum |
| RBC Royal Bank Esso‡ Visa Classic |
| RBC® Cash Back MasterCard‡ |
| RBC Visa Cash Back |
| Signature® RBC Rewards® Visa |
| WestJet RBC MasterCard‡ |
| RBC Royal Bank US Dollar Visa Gold |
| WestJet RBC World MasterCard‡ |
| RBC Rewards Visa Preferred |
| RBC Royal Bank Visa Platinum Avion® |
| RBC Visa Infinite‡ Avion |
| RBC Royal Bank Visa Business Platinum Avion |
| RBC Business Cash Back MasterCard |
| RBC Royal Bank Visa Business |
| RBC Royal Bank Visa Gold |
| RBC Royal Bank Visa Student Classic |
| RBC Royal Bank Visa Classic II Student |
| RBC Royal Bank Visa Classic |
| RBC Rewards Visa Classic |
| RBC Royal Bank Cathay Pacific‡ Visa Platinum |
20.50% |
22.50% |
| RBC British Airways‡ Visa Infinite |
| Applicable to all credit card accounts if you take advantage of promotional interest rate credit card cheques or balance transfers that we may offer after account opening |
No fee |
1% of the promotional interest rate credit card cheque or balance transfer amount |
| RBC Rewards Visa Preferred |
$70 (primary) |
$110 (primary) |
| RBC Visa Infinite (non-Private Banking clients) |
$559 (primary) |
$599 (primary) |
| RBC Visa Infinite (Private Banking clients) |
$359 (primary) |
$399 (primary) |
| RBC Royal Bank Cathay Pacific Visa Platinum |
$130 (primary) $55 (additional card) |
$150 (primary) $75 (additional card) |
| RBC Royal Bank British Airways Visa Infinite |
$145 (primary) $55 (additional card) |
$165 (primary) $75 (additional card) |
Note: Prices shown apply to both Canadian- and U.S.-dollar accounts, unless otherwise noted. U.S. fees are payable in U.S. currency. Service fee changes are also applicable to personal accounts offered by Royal Trust Corporation of Canada, The Royal Trust Company and Royal Bank Mortgage Corporation. Taxes are extra where applicable.
Separate fee agreement for business accounts and service clients
The fees set out in this brochure are our standard fees. Business clients who have signed a separate agreement with the bank regarding non-standard pricing will not be affected by these changes during the term of such signed
agreements.
† Effective June 1, 2012.
® / ™ Trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. RBC and Royal Bank are registered
trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada.
‡ All other trademarks are the property of their respective owner(s).
* Applies to secured and unsecured Royal Credit Line accounts, including
Royal Credit Line Account for Students and the primary Royal Credit Line account
within an RBC Homeline Plan® account.
** Applies to secured and unsecured Royal Credit Line accounts, including
Royal Credit Line Account for Students and all Royal Credit Line accounts within
an RBC Homeline Plan account.
¥ If your Current Annual Fee is different from the fee shown in the chart because the
terms and conditions for other banking and related services you have with us provide
otherwise, it still means we are adding the 7-Day Out of Province/Country Emergency
Medical Insurance to your account. Your current annual fee remains the same.
1 All fees and charges are expressed exclusive of sales tax, deductions and
withholdings. Sales taxes are applicable, and the amount of the sales tax will
be charged by Royal Bank of Canada and payable by the client to Royal Bank
of Canada in addition to the fees and charges expressed. If any deductions or
withholdings are payable, the fees and charges shall be increased to the extent
necessary for Royal Bank of Canada to receive and retain a net sum equal to
the fees and charges expressed, and the client is responsible for remitting the
amount deducted or withheld to the appropriate taxing authority.