Best Bank for Spouse in Ontario?

[TorontoFox]

Don't get a starter credit card from the big 5 banks - they hold your money and make you jump through hoops to get your locked funds back.

chequing accounts - i'd go with Alterna, partial because i work there -


but MBNA/CapOne - will approve newcomers if the spousal income is indicated on application form.

my advice - get a rogers account first, as they check credit score to create a basic credit report then apply for a CC through any online bank mbna, CapOne, etc etc

 

[nmclean]

Don't get a starter credit card from the big 5 banks - they hold your money and make you jump through hoops to get your locked funds back.

The immigrant packages don't always work that way. See Scotiabank StartRight and TD New to Canada. They both give up to a $5000 credit limit without locking funds.