Scotiabank

Scotiabank is in the process of launching the visa debit card! Hooray! I’ve lived in Canada for almost 12 years now and oh how I’ve missed my visa debit card!
This branch has extended hours:
M T W 930‑1600
Th F 930‑1900
Sat 930‑1600
They do offer scene reward movie points for one of their checking accounts and currently there are no fees on that account if you keep a minimum daily balance.
There is also a money back checking account where you earn a percentage if eligible transactions/​purchases back.
I must admit that their colorful advertising and slogan, «You’re richer than you think,» does appeal to me and is what caught my eye when we decided to change banks.
Be prepared to have your deposits held longer than you would at say PC financial.
Their smartphone app is pretty good but you can’t deposit checks with it like you can with CIBC.
They offer a mobile alert that will text you when transactions are made on your account.
They do not offer free checks.
Overall, I’m fairly pleased do far with Scotiabank. But like the other reviewer said, there is a charge for nearly everything.

Where to start. They are a bank. They take your money, they charge you for taking it. They give you your money back, they charge you for giving it back. They give you advice, they charge you for the advice they gave. Are you beginning to see a pattern here.
Even still I am giving them 4 stars, they have decent hours. This means they are open some hours when I am not working, there are still a lot of banks and branches that don’t cater to the working world. The staff is friendly and helpful when they aren’t charging me for things. Overall I do like this branch.
Hopefully, they won’t charge me for this review. :-)