Travel Insurance or Provincial/Private Health Care for Canadian Working Visa IEC?
Part of the arrival into Canada when you enter first is proof of health insurance per http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/iec/arrival.asp…
If you have just moved to Canada, you will have no credit rating , which means you will not be able to apply for credit cards online. American Express has a deal where if you have a credit card in another country , than they will use this credit history to help you apply in a new country :D. If you don’t have one of these , there are various banks that offer services to help you build a credit rating :
Immigrant credit card guide | |||||
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RBC | TD |
Scotiabank |
CIBC |
BMO |
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Unsecured limits |
No set limit | $1,000 | $1,000-$5,000 | $1,500-$5,000 | No set limit |
Secured cards |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Rewards carsd |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Joint cards |
Yes | No | No | No | No |
Authorized users |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Special programs | Banking packages | New to Canada | StartRight | Newcomer | NewStart |
Bear in mind your maximum credit for Scotia will be $5000 and they do not allow joint Cards on the StartRight Plan