Tailored to your student budget

Benefits of C I B C Advantage for Students

What you get:

  • No monthly fee
  • Unlimited transactions1 
  • Free unlimited Interac e-Transfer® service

This offer lasts up to a maximum of 4 years from your program enrolment date (based on expected graduation date or program length), plus 6 additional months after graduation. To extend, you must re-apply with proof of continued enrolment.


How you get it:

  • Provide proof of enrolment in a full-time post-secondary program (college, university or CEGEP)
  • International students can qualify for this offer by showing their student ID, foreign passport and study permit (IMM 1442)

Banking fees

Monthly fees

None

Transactions
 

  • Cheques
  • Withdrawals (including ATM)
  • Transfers
  • Pre-authorized payments
  • Bill payments (including CIBC Credit Cards and CIBC Personal Lines of Credit)
  • Debit purchases

Unlimited

Sending money through Interac e-Transfer

Free

Receiving money through Interac e-Transfer

Free

Non-CIBC bank machine withdrawal

$2.00 each plus transaction fee, if applicable

Account inquiries

Free

Interim statement

$4.50 each

Paperless record keeping2

Free

Better ways to bank with CIBC

   Convenient

Bank when you like - we're open longer at many of our 1,100+ banking centres

   Accessible

One of the largest bank machine networks in Canada for quick and easy access to your cash

   Innovation

Bank on the go, with award-winning mobile and online access

   Total Student Solutions

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Visit our student banking hub to learn about day-to-day banking, credit cards and lines of credit, plus tools and advice that's catered to you. Discover student banking.

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Short of cash? We’ve got you covered

You can also add CIBC Overdraft Protection Service to this account, which covers you against temporary cash shortages.

A student travel card with no income requirement

Earn Aventura points with the CIBC Aventura® Visa™ Card for Students and get your travel plans off the ground sooner.

Learn moreabout the CIBC Aventura Visa Card for Students

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Student Life Network Full Ride Contest

How to enter:

Step 1

Get a new CIBC student bank account, credit card, or line of credit

You have until December 31, 2018.

Graduation cap, credit card, and debit card

Step 2

Join Student Life NetworkOpens a new window in your browser

Already a member? Just remember to open your new CIBC bank account, credit card, or line of credit before December 31, 2018 to enter the contest.

 

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You’ll be automatically entered for a chance to win $35,000. On January 10, 2019, a winner will be picked from active SLN membersOpens a new window in your browser.

No purchase necessary. Review the full Contest Rules (PDF, 340 KB)