YOU SHOULD GET YOUR ACCOUNT THE SAME DAY YOU APPLIED. IF NOT BY A DAY OR TWO. IN MY CASE I GOT IT WITHIN 15 MINS.
1) FIRST YOU WILL GET AN EMAIL ON YOUR PERSONAL MAIL, STATING THAT THIS IS AN ENCRYPTED EMAIL SO FOR SECURITY REASONS YOU WILL HAVE TO CREATE YOUR NEW LOGIN ON SCOTIA BANK SECURE EMAIL.
2) YOU WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW FEW STEPS AND YOUR ACCOUNT WILL OPEN AND YOU WILL SEE THE MAIL AND IN THAT MAIL YOU WILL GET YOUR 15 DIGIT ACCOUNT NUMBER AND FEW OTHER DETAILS.
3) YOU WILL THEN HAVE TO TRANSFER THE FUNDS FROM YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT, MAKE SURE INSTEAD OF 10200 CAD YOU MAKE A GIC OF 10250 CAD AS THERE WILL BE SERVICE CHARGES FROM SCOTIA BANK. I REPEAT YOU CAN ONLY MAKE THE WIRE TRANSFER FROM YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT ONLY.
4) AFTER 4-5 BUSINESS WORKING DAY YOU WILL AGAIN GET A MAIL ON YOUR PERSONAL AS WELL AS ON SCOTIA BANK SECURE EMAIL, STATING THAT THEY HAVE RECD THE FUNDS AND IN THE EMAIL YOU WILL FIND THE GIC CERTIFICATE OR INVESTMENT DIRECTIONS ALONG WITH THE WELCOME LETTER.
AND BY THIS YOUR GIC PROCESS IS DONE.
GOOD LUCK!!!! CHEERS.