Offers
Welcome Bonus
New RBC clients who open an RBC VIP Banking account can receive a welcome bonus of $450. To qualify:
- Open an eligible RBC bank account by February 10, 2025
- Set up and complete two of the following qualifying criteria by 9:00 PM Eastern Time on April 18, 2025:
- Your payroll or pension as a direct deposit
- Two pre-authorized monthly payments (PAPs)
- Two eligible bill payments to a service provider
- Within 10 business days of meeting the qualifying criteria, you will receive an email with a secure link to confirm your reward and enter your delivery address.
Account Features
The RBC VIP Banking account offers unlimited debit and unlimited Interac e-Transfer transactions. This account also offers no RBC fees to use ATMs worldwide.
Account holders can make unlimited cross-border debit transactions. Note that you will still be charged the 2.5% foreign exchange fee on these transactions.
RBC VIP Banking account holders can receive up to a $120 annual fee rebate on an eligible RBC credit card annually. Eligible cards include the RBC Avion Visa Infinite card, RBC Avion Visa Platinum card, RBC Rewards Visa Preferred card, RBC U.S. Dollar Visa Gold card, RBC British Airways Visa Infinite card, RBC Cash Back Preferred World Elite Mastercard, and the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard. VIP account holders will receive only one annual fee rebate per year, even if they hold multiple RBC credit cards.
Account holders can receive personalized cheques at no cost. They are also eligible to receive twelve free bank drafts per year.
RBC VIP chequing account holders can receive up to a $60 annual rebate on a safety deposit box.
The overdraft protection fee is also waived for the RBC VIP banking account.
Fees
Monthly Fees
The RBC VIP Banking account has a monthly fee of $30.00, which cannot be waived by holding a minimum balance in the chequing account. The monthly fee can be reduced to $11.95 with the Value Program Rebate.