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How much could a family save by banking with us?

Product or ServiceSavings/Year
No-Fee Bank Account Savings$132
Transaction Fee Savings$60
ding free ATM Savings$120

Total Savings 

$312

 

* For example purposes only. Savings per year amount is calculated using our competitors’ lowest monthly bank account fees, two ATM transactions per month, and two over limit transactions per month. 

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We just paid approximately $1.25 million into Member Rewards accounts! This includes a youth dividend of $10!
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The more banking you do with us, the more you’ll earn.

Through our Member Rewards program, we’ve paid members approximately $45.62 million since 2007. What bank would do that?

There are two main ways to Earn with our rewards program:

  1. You can earn Monthly Transaction Rewards for digital banking with us.
  2. You can earn quarterly profit-sharing dollars for having your loans and savings with us.

How much could a family earn by banking with us?

Product or ServiceProfit Sharing
$50,000 5-Year GIC$289
$400,000 5-Year Closed Fixed Mortgage$2,687
$60,000 5-Year Fixed Personal Loan$544
Youth Dividend (two children)$80
Monthly Transaction Rewards (family of four)$120

Total Earnings

$3,720

 

* For example purposes only. Profit Sharing amount is calculated using an allocation rate of 2.71% and a dividend rate of 6.91%. Allocation and dividend rates are subject to change without notice. Monthly Transactions Rewards based on each family member earning the maximum $2.50 reward every month for a year.

Other ways you can earn:

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • You buy a $5 share to own a part of our credit union.
  • We'll automatically open a Member Rewards Account for you.
  • We’ll deposit cash dividends and equity to your Member Rewards Account.

Equity is the profits we earn that help keep our credit union strong. As an owner member of Innovation, you earn a portion of our profits. And as a thank you for letting us hold onto your equity portion, we pay cash dividends.

We build equity to serve you better:

  • You get the best products and services like our No-Fee Bank Account.
  • You earn competitive rates on investments and loans.
  • You see improvements to our branches/advice centres, website and mobile app.

We ensure your credit union is sound and stable.

A dividend is a payment to our owners, like you. It’s a portion of our profits that we share with you that you can save or spend. Our Board approves payment based on how our credit union is performing.

Your payments are based on:

1. Loan interest you’ve paid PLUS

2. Deposit interest you’ve earned

You’ll earn equity on:

  • US Accounts
  • Savings Accounts
  • GICs
  • Loans and mortgages
  • Lines of credit

  1. We pay equity to your Member Rewards Account based on the business you do with us.

  2. We pay you cash dividends based on the equity you have. And THAT cash you can access and spend!

So, the more equity you have, the more cash you’ll earn!

We also pay $10 cash every 3 months to youth ages 18 and under.

You can withdraw your cash dividends anytime you like. Simply transfer the available cash balance from your Member Rewards account to any account you like. You can also contact us to set up an automatic transfer for you.

You can also apply* to withdraw from the equity portion when:

  • Your equity balance reaches $5,000 (personal members) or $10,000 (business members). Once this happens, you can apply* to take out any money above that $5,000 or $10,000 balance.

    Or

  • You reach age 65. You’ll need to keep your $5 member share in your account, but you can apply* to withdraw anything over $5.

*Equity withdrawals are at the full discretion of Innovation Federal Credit Union’s Board of Directors and Regulator. 

You can earn Monthly Transaction Rewards simply by doing your everyday banking with us! You'll earn cash rewards for:

  • Making a pre-authorized deposit.
  • Making a pre-authorized payment.
  • Paying a bill online.
  • Depositing a cheque using our mobile banking app.
  • Subscribing to receive e-statements.

Learn more about the program!

To be eligible, you must:

*For joint accounts: deposit will be made to the primary account holder's Member Rewards account.

Want to bank digitally? 
Search "Innovation" from your favourite app store. Download the app and give us a call at 1.866.446.7001 to get started!

Learn more about the program!

Give back

Banking with us helps support your community. Since 2007, our members have helped us give back over $9 million to the communities we serve.

2022 community investment totals:

  • $494,539 in the form of sponsorships, naming rights, community development, scholarships, and spirit awards.
  • $25,000 in donations to charity by staff (380 staff contributed)