Legal Bug 1)
The Monthly Fee is charged on the last day of the Month of your Account’s monthly cycle. If the last day is a non-Business Day, the fee is charged the previous Business Day. However, if the last day of your Account’s Monthly Cycle is a non-Business Day and falls at the beginning of the calendar month, then the Monthly Fee is collected the next Business Day.
Legal Bug 2)
Eligible accounts include: RBC VIP Banking, RBC Signature No Limit Banking, RBC Advantage Banking, RBC Day to Day Banking account. You must close the account and apply for the refund or switch to another account within 4 months of account opening or upgrade. Offer limited to one account opening or upgrade per customer per calendar year. Offer may be withdrawn at any time without notice.
Legal Bug 3)
When you enrol your eligible RBC personal bank account into the RBC Value Program, you will be eligible to earn Avion points within the Avion Rewards Program as an Eligible Personal Banking Client, and any such points earned will be deposited into the Avion Rewards account tied to your enrolled account. Purchases from your account refers to using your RBC Client Card to pay for items at a merchant or service provider with the amount electronically debited directly from your enrolled account or using your RBC Virtual Visa Debit for purchases online. Avion points are governed by the
Avion Rewards Terms and Conditions available on our website, or a copy may be provided to you by contacting us. For complete details on the Value Program, please see the
Value Program Terms & Conditions.
Legal Bug 4)
There is a limit of 999 free Interac e-Transfer Transactions per Month per Account; for every Interac e-Transfer Transaction over the limit, you will be charged $1.
Legal Bug 5)
Interac e-Transfer Transactions expire 30 days after they are sent and cannot be claimed by the recipient after this time. You have 15 days after the Interac e-Transfer Transaction is sent to
cancel without charge. A $5 Interac e-Transfer Transaction Reclaim Fee is charged when a recipient does not accept it before it expires and the sender does not cancel the transaction before the
15-day cancellation period.
Legal Bug 6)
The following debits will not count toward the number of included Debit Transactions per Month: RBC Virtual Visa‡ Debits; Self-Serve electronic funds transfers from your personal deposit account to another personal deposit account in your name; pre-authorized or self-service transfers made to any RBC credit card; payments to your RBC Royal Bank personal loan, Royal Credit Line®, RBC residential mortgage or RBC Homeline Plan®; contributions made to RBC investments/ investment accounts such as Guaranteed Investment Certificates (GICs), Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs), Registered Disability Savings Plans (RDSPs), Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs), and Royal Mutual Funds. Unless otherwise specified herein, all other debits, including bill payments, will count towards the number of included Debit Transactions and will result in an Excess Debit Transaction Fee if you go over the number of included debits per Month. Notwithstanding the foregoing:
For Chequing Accounts only, Third Party Payments debits will not count toward
the number of included Debit Transactions per Month.
For RBC Day to Day Banking Account only, Point of Sale Purchases made at public transit authority merchants classified by Interac’s “Merchant Category Code” (MCC) as “Local and Suburban Commuter Passenger Transportation, including ferries” will not count towards the number of included Debit Transactions per Month. All other debits, including those Point of Sale Purchases for which the merchant may offer public transit services but is not categorized under Interac’s “Local and Suburban Commuter Passenger Transportation, including ferries” MCC, will count towards the number of included Debit Transactions and will result in an Excess Debit Transaction Fee if you go over the number of included debits per Month.
Legal Bug 7)
An ATM operator surcharge (also called convenience fee) may be charged by other ATM operators. The convenience fee is not a Royal Bank fee. It is added directly to the amount of your cash withdrawal. All
clients who use non-RBC ATMs may be charged a convenience fee regardless of the type of account they hold.
Legal Bug 8)
ATM - RBC ATM Access fees waived
An ATM operator surcharge (also called convenience fee) may be charged by other ATM operators. The convenience fee is not a Royal Bank fee. It is added directly to the amount of your cash withdrawal. All clients who use non-RBC ATMs may be charged a convenience fee regardless of the type of account they hold. The number of waived fees per month are not cumulative, and if not used, may not be carried over into the next Monthly Cycle.
Legal Bug 9)
With an RBC VIP Banking Client Card.
Legal Bug 10)
In addition to the fee for making a Cross Border Debit, the purchase amount will be subject to foreign exchange rates at the time of purchase. Transactions are converted to Canadian dollars at an exchange rate 2.5% over the Interbank Spot Rate as defined by Interac Corp.
Legal Bug 11)
Subject to credit approval. If you are either i) post-secondary student of any age, or ii) a non-student age 24 and under, and an owner or co-owner of an RBC Advantage™ Banking Account for students (“Eligible Student Bank Account”) and the primary cardholder of one of the eligible RBC Royal Bank credit cards listed below (each, an “Eligible Credit Card”), the annual fee of your Eligible Credit Card may be fully rebated, every year. Rebates that apply to eligible credit cards are (listed in order of highest standard annual fee to lowest standard annual fee): RBC ION+ Visa, WestJet RBC Mastercard. For any other RBC Royal Bank credit card, regular annual fees apply as they are not eligible for a rebate. The annual fee of your Eligible Credit Card will continue to be fully rebated: i) until you close your Eligible Student Bank Account, or ii) until you turn 25 (provided you are no longer a full-time student), or iii) if you are 25 or older, until the Expected Graduation Year you have provided at the opening of your Eligible Student Bank Account. Thereafter, the annual fee will no longer be rebated. If, for some reason, the Expected Graduation Year you have provided at the opening of your Eligible Student Bank Account differs from the one you have indicated on your credit card application, the Expected Graduation Year you have provided at the opening of your Eligible Student Bank Account will prevail and be used for determining the expiry of this offer. If your Expected Graduation Year occurs after your 25th birthday, or you are turning 25 and are still a full-time student but have not yet notified us of your Expected Graduation Date, please visit a branch to ensure continuity of benefits pertaining to your Eligible Student Bank Account (proof of enrollment required). Additional cardholders (co-applicant and authorized user(s)) do not qualify for the annual fee rebate even if they are also owners of an Eligible Student Bank Account. Only one credit card annual fee rebate per Eligible Student Bank Account is allowed. If you already have an Eligible Student Bank Account, the rebate will be applied at the time you open your Eligible Credit Card account. If you open your Eligible Student Bank Account after you have opened your Eligible Credit Card account, the rebate will be applied at your next annual renewal and won’t be applied retroactively. Other conditions and restrictions may apply. Royal Bank of Canada reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time, even after acceptance by you.
Legal Bug 12)
As a sole or joint owner of an RBC Signature No Limit Banking (SNL) account and the primary cardholder of one of the eligible credit cards listed below, the annual fee of that eligible credit card will be fully or partially rebated (depending on the credit card you choose), every year, as long as your eligible card remains in good standing and you remain an SNL account owner. Additional cardholders (co-applicants and authorized users) do not qualify for the annual fee rebate, even if they are also owners of an SNL account. Only one credit card annual fee rebate per SNL account is allowed, which means that if you own a joint SNL account and each co-owner is also the primary cardholder of an eligible credit card, only the primary owner of the SNL account will be entitled to the credit card annual fee rebate. Other conditions and restrictions apply. Rebates that apply to eligible credit cards are: 1) $48 rebate (annual fee fully rebated) for: RBC ION+ Visa card, 2) $39 rebate (annual fee fully rebated) for: Signature® RBC Rewards Visa and WestJet RBC Mastercard cards, or 3) $35 rebate (annual fee partially rebated) for: RBC Avion Visa Infinite, RBC Avion Visa Infinite Privilege, RBC Avion Visa Platinum, RBC Rewards Visa Preferred, RBC US Dollar Visa Gold, RBC British Airways Visa Infinite and WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard cards. If you already have an SNL account, the rebate will be applied at the time you open your eligible credit card account. If you open your SNL account after you have opened your eligible credit card account, the rebate will be applied at your next annual renewal and won't be applied retroactively. Other conditions and restrictions may apply. Royal Bank of Canada reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time, even after acceptance by you.
Legal Bug 13)
Subject to credit approval. As a sole or joint owner of an RBC VIP Banking (VIP) account and the primary cardholder of one of the eligible credit cards listed below, the annual fee of that eligible credit card will be fully or partially rebated (as indicated below), every year, as long as your credit card remains in good standing and you remain a VIP account owner. Additional cardholders’ annual fee is also fully or partially rebated (as indicated below), every year, as long as your eligible credit card remains in good standing and you remain a VIP account owner. Only one credit card annual fee rebate per VIP account is allowed, which means that if you own a joint VIP account and each co-owner is also the primary cardholder of an eligible credit card, only the primary owner of the VIP account will be entitled to the credit card annual fee rebate. Other conditions and restrictions apply. Rebates that apply to eligible credit cards are: (i) partial rebate of $120 for the primary cardholder and $50 for the co-applicant on the annual fee of an RBC Avion Visa Infinite Privilege card, and (ii) annual fee fully rebated for the primary cardholder and the additional cardholders (co-applicant and authorized users) on any of the following cards: RBC Avion Visa Infinite, RBC Avion Visa Platinum, RBC Rewards Visa Preferred, RBC U.S. Dollar Visa Gold, RBC British Airways Visa Infinite, RBC ION+ Visa, RBC Cash Back Preferred World Elite Mastercard and WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard. If you already have a VIP account, the rebate will be applied at the time you open your eligible credit card account. If you open your VIP account after you have opened your eligible credit card account, the rebate will be applied at your next annual renewal and won't be applied retroactively. Other conditions and restrictions may apply. Royal Bank of Canada reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time, even after acceptance by you.
Legal Bug 14)
RBC VIP Banking account comes with a choice of up to two additional Canadian dollar deposit accounts, to be selected among the RBC Day to Day Banking, RBC Enhanced Savings and RBC Day to Day Savings accounts, and one additional U.S. dollar deposit account, limited to the U.S. Personal Account, with the monthly fees waived and unlimited debit transactions. Note: Due to system limitations all accounts must be opened by the client in the same geographic location or region to be recognized for this bundling feature. If you have questions, please speak to your branch.
Legal Bug 15)
By enrolling an eligible RBC personal bank account into the RBC Value Program, holding eligible additional RBC products (“Product Categories”, as more particularly described below), and completing certain activities from your enrolled account each month (as more particularly described below), you may be entitled to receive a partial or full rebate of your enrolled account’s standard Monthly Fee. Eligible Product Categories include RBC personal credit cards, personal investments, residential mortgages, and linked small business relationships. Multiple products in a single Product Category will be considered one Product Category. In addition to having eligible Product Categories, you must also perform any two (2) or more of the following specified account activities in the previous calendar month to or from your enrolled account: a monthly direct deposit, a monthly pre-authorized payment, or an eligible bill payment made at minimum once per month. An eligible bill payment means a bill payment completed through either RBC Online Banking, the RBC Mobile app, using an RBC ATM, or using Telephone Banking Services, and excludes any bill payment made: (i) in-person at an RBC Royal Bank branch with an RBC Advisor, (ii) to an RBC credit card account, or (iii) using an RBC Virtual Visa Debit
® associated with your Enrolled Account. Conditions apply. For complete details, please see the
Value Program Terms & Conditions.
Legal Bug 17)
To be eligible, you must be 24 and under or a full-time student with an Advantage Banking Account. To be considered a full time student you must attend a primary or secondary school, OR be enrolled in a program at the post secondary level at a college, university or other educational institution (whether in Canada or not). If you are a post-secondary student you must take at least 60% of the usual course load for the program in which you are enrolled in any particular semester. Proof of enrollment may be requested at our discretion.
Legal Bug 18)
To be considered a full-time student, you must attend a primary or secondary school OR be enrolled in a program at the post-secondary level at a college, university or other educational institution (whether in Canada or not). If you are a post-secondary student, you must take at least 60% of the usual course load for the program in which you are enrolled in any particular semester. Proof of enrollment may be requested at our discretion.
Legal Bug 19)
Available only to newcomers to Canada who arrived within the previous 5 years of opening an RBC Advantage Banking account. Must show proof of date of entry into Canada and provide supporting documents, such as landing papers or permanent resident card. This offer may be withdrawn at any time and is subject to change without notice. Monthly fee will be waived for the first twelve months upon account opening of the RBC Advantage Banking account. Thereafter the monthly fee will be charged.
Legal Bug 20)
Proof of any Registered Disability Savings Plan opened in your name or for your benefit is required before the Monthly Fee rebate will be applied to the RBC Day to Day Banking Account. Any fees paid before eligibility has been confirmed will not be refunded. Limit of one rebate per client.
Legal Bug 21)
When you use your Client Card to make a withdrawal in a currency other than Canadian dollars at an ATM displaying the PLUS system symbol, we will convert the amounts withdrawn and any associated charges imposed by any third party for the use of the ATM to Canadian dollars when we deduct the funds from your Account. We will convert these amounts to Canadian dollars no later than the date we post the transaction to your Account at our exchange rate, which is 2.5% over a benchmark rate set by Visa International, a subsidiary of Visa Inc., and which Royal Bank of Canada pays on the date of conversion. This rate may be different from the rate in effect on the date your ATM withdrawal occurred or on the date of the transaction.
Legal Bug 22)
Subject to credit approval. Overdraft Interest applies if used.
Legal Bug 23)
Safe deposit boxes are subject to availability. Only one safe deposit box discount per eligible account is allowed. If you own more than one safe deposit box and only one eligible account, it is up to you to determine to which safe deposit box the discount will apply. Safe deposit box discounts will not be prorated for Accounts or safe deposit boxes opened part way through the year. They will only be applied the following year when the safe deposit box rental fees are billed annually in January.
Legal Bug 25)
No charge for your first order of RBC style personalized cheques (100 singles or 50 duplicates). A fee applies to all cheques ordered thereafter.
Legal Bug 26)
On operating account only.
Legal Bug 27)
We will only apply the allowed number of free drafts against the Account where the draft purchase is made. They are not transferable. If you own more than one Account that offers free drafts, it is your responsibility to advise us at the time of purchase.
Legal Bug 28)
To participate in this offer, you must have an RBC debit or credit card which is issued by Royal Bank of Canada (excluding RBC commercial credit cards) (“RBC Card”). RBC business clients will only be able to link up to two (2) business credit cards and one business debit card to a Petro-Points card. You must be enrolled in RBC Online Banking or the RBC Mobile app in order to link your RBC Card to your Petro-Points card. Card linking may take up to 2 business days to process before savings and bonus points can be applied to purchases. A linked RBC Card means an RBC Card linked to a Petro-Points Account. Your linked RBC Card acts as your Petro-Points card. You will automatically earn Petro-Points when you pay for qualifying purchases with your linked RBC Card at Petro-Canada locations and you do not need to swipe your Petro-Points card before you pay. You can redeem your Petro-Points at Petro-Canada using your linked RBC Card. Each time you use your linked RBC Card to purchase any grade of gasoline, or diesel, at a Petro-Canada location, you will save three cents ($0.03) per litre at the time of the transaction.
Legal Bug 29)
Each time you use your linked RBC Card to pay for qualifying purchases at a Petro-Canada location, you will earn a bonus of twenty percent (20%) more Petro-Points than you normally earn, in
accordance with the Petro-Points terms and conditions available at
www.petro-canada.ca/en/personal/terms-conditions. Petro-Points are not awarded on tobacco products, vaping products, gift cards, transit
tickets and taxes on non-petroleum purchases.
Legal Bug 30)
RBC Mobile is operated by Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Direct Investing Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
Legal Bug 31)
Our guarantee to you: We will reimburse you for monetary losses to your Account(s) resulting directly from the following unauthorized transactions on your Account(s) using Digital Banking or
Mobile Payments (collectively,
Unauthorized Transactions):
- transactions that occur after you notify us that you believe that any of your Passwords may have become known by someone, or that you noticed unusual, suspicious or fraudulent activity on any of your
Accounts;
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transactions where it can be shown that you have been a victim of fraud, theft or have been coerced by trickery, force or intimidation, so long as you report the incident to us immediately and cooperate
and assist us fully in any investigation;
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transactions resulting from negligent conduct by us, our employees or Third-Party Service Providers;
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Interac Online Payment transactions resulting from negligent conduct by any Third Party participating in Interac Online Payment; and
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any failure, error, malfunction, or technical problem of our system or equipment or that of any Third-Party Service Provider or any Third Party participating in Interac Online Payment.
Your responsibilities: Despite the above, we are not responsible for and we will not reimburse you for losses to your Account(s) if:
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you do not comply with any of your obligations under this Agreement or you do not comply with any instructions we may provide to you in connection with Digital Banking or Mobile Payments;
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you engage in any fraudulent, criminal or dishonest acts related to Digital Banking or Mobile Payments;
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you access Digital Banking or Mobile Payments via a Device that you know or reasonably should know contains software that has the ability to reveal or otherwise compromise any of your Passwords,
Personal Verification Questions or an e-Transfer Question and Answer;
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you carry out the transaction, including if the transaction is a result of any mistake, error, omission, inaccuracy or other inadequacy of, or contained in any data or information that you give to us;
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you share any of your Passwords or Personal Verification Questions; or
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you consent to, contribute to or authorize a transaction in any way.
Exceptional Losses: In no event, even if we are negligent, will we be liable for any loss of data, or any indirect, consequential, special, aggravated, punitive or exemplary damages, in
whole or in part, (including any business interruption, loss of profits, data, information, opportunity, revenues, goodwill or any other commercial or economic loss), caused to you, regardless of the
cause of action, even if we were advised of the possibility of such damages.
For full details regarding the protections and limitations of the RBC Digital Banking Security Guarantee, including your responsibilities in ensuring the safety and security of your transactions, please see
your
Electronic Access Agreement and your
Client Card Agreement for
personal banking clients, and the
Master Client Agreement for business
clients. This guarantee is given by Royal Bank of Canada in connection with its Online and Mobile Banking services. Formerly known as the RBC Online Banking Security Guarantee.
Legal Bug 32)
The Offers program is available to clients with an RBC Royal Bank (i) debit card tied to a personal or business chequing account, and/or (ii) personal or business credit card, other than an RBC Commercial Visa or RBC US Dollar Visa card.
Eligibility criteria for an Offer: (a) is determined by RBC, (b) may vary depending on the offer, and (c) may be based on the client’s preferences and account status. Eligible clients will refer to the terms and conditions applicable to each specific Offer for more details.
Legal Bug 33)
The NOMI Find & Save Service will transfer funds from your designated source account to your NOMI Find & Save Account. The source account must be an eligible Royal Bank of Canada Canadian personal chequing account.
Legal Bug 34)
To take advantage of this offer, you must be a resident of Canada and age of majority by June 1, 2026 and you must not have an existing Personal Banking Account with Royal Bank of Canada or any of its deposit taking subsidiaries at the beginning of the “Promotional Period” on January 14, 2026, or in the prior five year period, and otherwise comply with the terms of the offer. You will be eligible to receive a complimentary Apple Watch (Apple Watch Series 11 GPS, Rubber band, 42 mm or 46 mm case in your choice of Jet Black Aluminum with Black Sport Band, Space Grey Aluminum with Black Sport Band, Rose Gold Aluminum with Light Blush Sport Band or Silver Aluminum with Purple Fog Sport Band, Model Numbers included in the full
Terms and Conditions), when you open your first new Eligible Personal Banking Account of either an RBC Signature No Limit Banking
® account (monthly fee of $16.95) or RBC VIP Banking
® account (monthly fee of $30) by 9PM EST June 1, 2026 and complete two of the following ”Qualifying Criteria” by 9PM EST August 10, 2026: set up two pre-authorized payments from the Eligible Personal Banking Account; and/or one automated and recurring payroll or pension direct deposit to the Eligible Personal Banking Account, and/or two eligible bill payments to a service provider from the Eligible Personal Banking Account. RBC has the right to determine what is considered payroll. This offer may not be combined or used in conjunction with any other Personal Banking Account offers unless otherwise indicated. Royal Bank of Canada reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time without notice, even after acceptance by you. Other conditions apply. For full details including defined terms visit
rbc.com/watchterms.
Royal Bank of Canada may withdraw or amend this Offer at any time without notice. For full details including defined terms visit
rbc.com/watchterms.
Legal Bug 35)
If you are an owner of an Account that allows Companion Accounts, participation in the RBC’s Value Program, a discount on the annual fee for an RBC credit card or a discount on the annual rental fee of a safe deposit box, your holdings will be automatically linked if their owner(s) is (are) the same. However, in some instances your product holdings may need to be manually linked, and you will need to contact us to do so. Without limitation, this includes if your product holdings are held in different ownership, in different processing centers, or there are greater than two account owner(s) on your Account. If any one of your associated or linked RBC products is in joint ownership and the ownership of any of the linked products differ from one another, you acknowledge that the ownership of the other products may be disclosed to the other joint owners or co-owners.
Legal Bug 36)
Unlimited FREE Interac e-Transfer transactions through the Interac e-Transfer service are available with all Canadian dollar personal bank accounts and are not counted in the monthly total of debits for accounts with a limited number of free debits. There is a limit of 999 free Interac e-Transfer Transactions per Month per Account; for every Interac e-Transfer Transaction over the limit, you will be charged $1. For all Canadian dollar savings accounts, transfers through the Interac e-Transfer service are $1 each, count as a Debit Transaction toward any free monthly total and carry an Excess Debit Transaction Fee, if applicable. The Interac e-Transfer service is not available with U.S. Dollar Accounts.
Legal Bug 37)
When you use RBC Virtual Visa Debit for a transaction in a currency other than Canadian dollars, we will convert the transaction amount into Canadian dollars at an exchange rate that is 2.5% over a benchmark rate Royal Bank of Canada pays on the date of the conversion. If the merchant gives you a credit voucher or refund for a transaction in a foreign currency, the debit and the subsequent credit will not exactly balance because of exchange rate and currency fluctuations.
Legal Bug 38)
Each account cash withdrawal at an ATM outside Canada displaying the PLUS System symbol and any fees that may be imposed by any third party for using the ATM are converted to Canadian dollars at an exchange rate which is 2.5% above the benchmark rate set by the payment card company when the transaction is posted. Exchange rates fluctuate and, as such, the rate applied will usually differ from the posted exchange rate at the time of the transaction.
Legal Bug 39)
This fee is not applicable to Quebec Residents.
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