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Choose from two accounts - both designed to help you simplify your transition and settle in Canada
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Eligibility Requirements: You already qualify for no-monthly-fee banking for your first year.*
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With no credit history required5 and no annual fee, your first credit card in Canada is simple and straightforward.
Get up to 10% bonus cash back for the first 3 months (up to a maximum spend of $2,000) with a new RBC Cash Back Mastercard4. Terms and conditions apply.
Offer ends October 31, 2025.
Earn up to 2% cash back on grocery store purchases and up to 1% on all other qualifying everyday purchases7
No limit on how much cash back you can earn8 – and no need to keep track
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Purchase Rate
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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 This offer may be withdrawn at any time and is subject to change without notice.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.
Monthly fee will be waived for the first twelve months upon account opening of the RBC Advantage Banking account or RBC VIP Banking account. Thereafter the monthly fee will be charged: monthly fee of $12.95 for the RBC Advantage Banking account or monthly fee of $30.00 for the RBC VIP Banking account. For RBC VIP Banking account, $10,000 CAD must be deposited into the account within 20 days of account opening to qualify for the promotional offer, and offer expires October 31, 2025. Other account transaction fees may apply. Monthly fee waiver for the first twelve months may be replaced with any in-market offer that applies to the RBC Advantage Banking or RBC VIP Banking account. Available only to newcomers; please see the eligibility requirements in above note *. Offer may be withdrawn or amended at any time without notice. See complete terms and conditions that apply to this promotional offer.
The standard Monthly Fee for the RBC Advantage Banking account is $12.95; however, you may be eligible to receive a full or partial rebate on your account's standard Monthly Fee if you meet the criteria applicable to rebates or discounts we offer, as described herein, and in the documents entitled “Personal Deposit Accounts Disclosures and Agreements”(opens pdf in a new window).
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.
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.
Available to newcomers who are (i) permanent residents or international students who arrived in Canada within the last 12 months, or (ii) temporary resident workers who arrived in Canada within the last 48 months, provided you meet all of the eligibility and credit criteria of Royal Bank of Canada.
You must apply for the RBC Cash Back Mastercard by October 31, 2025, at an RBC Royal Bank branch, and be approved by us. You will earn an additional $10.00 back for every $100.00 (10% Cash Back Credit) in Net Purchases (including pre-authorized bill payments) charged on your RBC Cash Back Mastercard account within the first 3 months of account opening, up to a maximum total combined spend of $2,000 (“Welcome Bonus”). Thereafter, the standard Cash Back Credit earn rates of up to 2% on Grocery Store Purchases and up to 1% on other Net Purchases (that are not Grocery Store Purchases) apply. The Welcome Bonus is in addition to the standard Cash Back Credit earn rates. Cash Back Credits are not earned on cash advances (including balance transfers, cash-like transactions and bill payments that are not pre-authorized charges that you set up with a merchant), interest charges or fees, and credits for returns and adjustments will reduce or cancel the cash back credits earned by the amounts originally charged. The Welcome Bonus will appear on your next monthly statement after it was earned, and will be credited as set out in disclosure 29 (below). For complete details on the RBC Cash Back Program including standard earn rates and crediting of Cash Back Rewards, please refer to the RBC Cash Back Program Terms and Conditions at www.rbc.com/cashbackterms(opens pdf in a new window). Offer applies to new RBC Cash Back Mastercard accounts only.
One offer per eligible account. Existing cardholders of any RBC personal credit card, applying for or transferring to an RBC Cash Back Mastercard card, are not eligible for this offer. This offer may not be combined or used in conjunction with any other offer except as otherwise set out. Royal Bank of Canada reserves the right to modify, cancel or withdraw this offer at any time. This offer may be revoked at any time if we suspect you may be manipulating or abusing it, or engaging in any suspicious or fraudulent activity, as determined by Royal Bank of Canada in its sole discretion.
An RBC Royal Bank credit card with no credit history required is available to Newcomers who are (i) permanent residents and international students who arrived in Canada within the last 12 months, or (ii) temporary resident workers who arrived in Canada within the last 48 months, provided you meet all of the eligibility and credit criteria of Royal Bank of Canada.
No annual fee is available with the following RBC Royal Bank credit cards: RBC Cash Back Mastercard, RBC Rewards + Visa, RBC Visa Platinum.
Your credit limit will be based on financially related information about you, including income and asset information. Offer available to RBC Newcomers who are (i) permanent residents who arrived in Canada within the last 12 months, or (ii) temporary resident workers who arrived in Canada within the last 48 months, applying for a new RBC Royal Bank personal credit card (excluding the RBC Rate Advantage Visa). Existing RBC Royal Bank personal credit card cardholders are not eligible. Royal Bank of Canada reserves the right to cancel, modify or withdraw this offer at any time. Higher credit limits are subject to higher income and asset requirements.
Currency conversion fees and service fees by an intermediary or receiving bank may apply. Individual limits may vary. Please refer to your RBC Online Banking or your RBC Mobile App
You will earn i) $2.00 back for every $100.00 (2% Cash Back Credit) in Grocery Store Purchases you make, up to a maximum of $6,000 in Grocery Store Purchases and for a maximum Cash Back Reward of $120.00 per Annual Period, ii) $1.00 back for every $100.00 (1% Cash Back Credit) in Grocery Store Purchases you make in excess of $6,000 per Annual Period, unlimited, iii) $0.50 back for every $100.00 (0.5% Cash Back Credit) in Net Purchases you make (including pre-authorized bill payments), other than Grocery Store Purchases, up to a maximum of $6,000 in Net Purchases (other than Grocery Store Purchases) and for a maximum Cash Back Reward of $30.00 per Annual Period, and iv) $1.00 back for every $100.00 (1% Cash Back Credit) in Net Purchases you make (including pre-authorized bill payments), other than Grocery Store Purchases, in excess of $6,000 in Net Purchases (other than Grocery Store Purchases) per Annual Period, unlimited. Grocery Store Purchases are purchases made at merchants classified by Mastercard's "Merchant Category Code" as "grocery stores and supermarkets" (MCC 5411). Royal Bank of Canada ("Royal Bank") cannot guarantee that any merchant, operating in whole or in part as a grocery store, is classified by MCC 5411 and in no event will Royal Bank be liable or responsible for any claims with respect to a grocery store purchase made at a merchant that is not classified by MCC 5411. To consult the list of participating merchants, please visit: www.rbc.com/nofeecashbackinfo(opens in a new window). Provided your New Cash Back Balance is $25.00 or more, Cash Back Credits earned during the year will i) automatically be credited to your January Account balance and appear on your February monthly statement, ii) and/or be credited to your account at any other time, upon request. Cash Back Credits are not earned on cash advances (including balance transfers, cash-like transactions and certain bill payments that are not pre-authorized charges that you set up with a merchant), interest charges or fees, and credits for returns and adjustments will reduce or cancel the Cash Back Credits earned by the amounts originally charged. For complete details, please refer to the RBC Cash Back Program Terms and Conditions at www.rbc.com/cashbackterms(opens pdf in a new window).
Unlimited means there is no maximum cash back credits you can earn on Grocery Store Purchases and other purchases (up to your available credit limit) per Annual Period. For complete RBC Cash Back Program Terms and Conditions, please visit: www.rbc.com/cashbackterms(opens pdf in a new window).
To take advantage of this offer, you must be a resident of Canada and age of majority by November 3, 2025 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 July 3, 2025, 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 iPad (Apple 11-inch iPad Wi-Fi 128GB, Model # MD3Y4CL/A (Silver); MD4A4CL/A (Blue); MD4D4CL/A (Yellow); MD4E4CL/A (Pink) 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 November 3, 2025 and complete two of the following ”Personal Banking Qualifying Criteria” by 9PM EST time by the 90th day after opening the Eligible Personal Banking Account:
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.
Provided you fulfill the “Personal Banking Qualifying Criteria” and the “Investments Qualifying Criteria” below ” by 9PM EST time by the 90th day after opening the Eligible Personal Banking Account, you may elect to receive one of the following (Apple 13-inch MacBook Air: M4 chipwith 10-core CPU and 8-core GPU, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Model # MC6T4C/A (Bleu ciel, Français); MC6T4LL/A (Sky Blue); MW0W3C/A (Argent, Français); MW0W3LL/A (Silver); MW0Y3C/A (Comète, Français); MW0Y3LL/A (Starlight); MW123C/A (Minuit, Français); MW123LL/A (Midnight) Or; (Apple 11-inch iPad Pro Wi-Fi 256GB with Standard Glass, Model # MVV83CL/A (Space Black); MVV93CL/A (Silver):
a) Be the primary account holder of an Eligible Investments Account after opening the Eligible Personal Banking Account;
b) Transfer-in or deposit Qualifying Net Contributions of at least C$50,000 into any Eligible Investments Account, or collectively into any combination of Eligible Investments Accounts
c) Maintain the minimum Qualifying Net Contributions required under the Investments Promotional Offer until 365 days after completing the Investments Qualifying Criteria
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 www.rbc.com/ipadoffer(opens in a new window)
The standard Monthly Fee for the RBC Signature No Limit Banking account is $16.95; however, you may be eligible to receive a partial rebate on your account's standard Monthly Fee if you meet the criteria applicable to rebates or discounts we offer, as described herein, and in the document entitled “Personal Deposit Accounts Disclosures and Agreements“(opens pdf in a new window).
No charge for your first order of RBC style personalized cheques (100 singles or 50 duplicates). A fee applies to all cheques ordered thereafter.
How to Get Your iPad Offer:
- Open an eligible RBC bank account9 by November 3, 2025.
- Set up two of the following on your new account and complete qualifying criteria within 90 days after opening the account:
- Your payroll or pension as a direct deposit
- Two pre-authorized monthly payments (PAPs)
- Two bill payments to a service provider
Save with the Value Program Rebatelegal bug 1
Get more from your everyday banking when you enrol any of your eligible RBC bank accountslegal bug 4 in the Value Program. The more product categories you have, the more you earn and save.
Bank Account
RBC Signature No Limit Banking
$16.95/monthlegal bug 2
Your Savings and Rewards
Monthly Feelegal bug 2
$16.95
after legal bug 1
rebate*,*For each enrolled account, you must also complete at least 2 out of 3 regular account activities (pre-authorized payment, direct deposit or eligible bill payment) each month to receive the monthly fee rebate.
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.
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.
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.
The following RBC bank accounts are eligible for the Value Program: RBC Day to Day Banking, RBC Advantage Banking (includes RBC Advantage Banking for students), RBC Signature No Limit Banking, RBC VIP Banking, RBC No Limit Banking (discontinued), RBC Student Banking (discontinued), RBC No Limit Banking for Students (discontinued), RBC Day to Day Savings, RBC Enhanced Savings and RBC High Interest eSavings.
Save with the Value Program Rebatelegal bug 1
Get more from your everyday banking when you enrol any of your eligible RBC bank accountslegal bug 4 in the Value Program. The more product categories you have, the more you earn and save.
Bank Account
RBC Advantage Banking
$12.95/monthlegal bug 2
Your Savings and Rewards
Monthly Feelegal bug 2
$12.95
after legal bug 1
rebate*,*For each enrolled account, you must also complete at least 2 out of 3 regular account activities (pre-authorized payment, direct deposit or eligible bill payment) each month to receive the monthly fee rebate.
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.
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.
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.
The following RBC bank accounts are eligible for the Value Program: RBC Day to Day Banking, RBC Advantage Banking (includes RBC Advantage Banking for students), RBC Signature No Limit Banking, RBC VIP Banking, RBC No Limit Banking (discontinued), RBC Student Banking (discontinued), RBC No Limit Banking for Students (discontinued), RBC Day to Day Savings, RBC Enhanced Savings and RBC High Interest eSavings.
Save with the Value Program Rebatelegal bug 1
Get more from your everyday banking when you enrol any of your eligible RBC bank accountslegal bug 4 in the Value Program. The more product categories you have, the more you earn and save.
Bank Account
RBC VIP Banking
$30/monthlegal bug 2
Your Savings and Rewards
Monthly Feelegal bug 2
$30
after legal bug 1
rebate*,*For each enrolled account, you must also complete at least 2 out of 3 regular account activities (pre-authorized payment, direct deposit or eligible bill payment) each month to receive the monthly fee rebate.
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.
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.
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.
The following RBC bank accounts are eligible for the Value Program: RBC Day to Day Banking, RBC Advantage Banking (includes RBC Advantage Banking for students), RBC Signature No Limit Banking, RBC VIP Banking, RBC No Limit Banking (discontinued), RBC Student Banking (discontinued), RBC No Limit Banking for Students (discontinued), RBC Day to Day Savings, RBC Enhanced Savings and RBC High Interest eSavings.
Save with the Value Program Rebatelegal bug 1
Get more from your everyday banking when you enrol any of your eligible RBC bank accountslegal bug 4 in the Value Program. The more product categories you have, the more you earn and save.
Bank Account
RBC Day to Day Banking
$4/monthlegal bug 2
Your Savings and Rewards
Monthly Feelegal bug 2
$4
after legal bug 1
rebate*,*For each enrolled account, you must also complete at least 2 out of 3 regular account activities (pre-authorized payment, direct deposit or eligible bill payment) each month to receive the monthly fee rebate.
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.
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.
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.
The following RBC bank accounts are eligible for the Value Program: RBC Day to Day Banking, RBC Advantage Banking (includes RBC Advantage Banking for students), RBC Signature No Limit Banking, RBC VIP Banking, RBC No Limit Banking (discontinued), RBC Student Banking (discontinued), RBC No Limit Banking for Students (discontinued), RBC Day to Day Savings, RBC Enhanced Savings and RBC High Interest eSavings.