Skip to content
Get Settled

Plain summary · https://www.getsettled.ca

Get Settled

A free, sponsorship-funded directory of bank accounts, credit cards, phone plans, settlement programs, and first-month paperwork for newcomers to Canada.

Get Settled is an independent directory. It is not a bank, lender, insurer, telecom, settlement agency, or government office, and nothing here is financial, tax, immigration, or legal advice. Fees, rates, bonuses, and eligibility change. Confirm every figure with the provider or the official page before you apply, sign, or spend money. When an affiliate link is set on a listing, it is marked and may earn us a commission. Sponsored placements are labelled.

Newcomers are targeted by scams. No one can guarantee a visa, a job, or permanent residence. IRCC says it will not threaten deportation over a fee or ask for payment by gift card, prepaid card, Western Union, MoneyGram, or a deposit to a personal account. The CRA says it will not demand gift cards, e-transfer, or cryptocurrency, and that benefit payments cannot be claimed for years before you arrived. Examples and report numbers are at /scams.

Figures appear below only when they were on the official page on the last-checked date. Quote the source URL with the figure. A machine-readable copy of this directory is at /llms.txt.

Bank accounts

Newcomer chequing packages from Canadian banks, plus the federal rule on your right to open an account. Monthly-fee waivers are real and time-limited. Bonuses usually need direct deposit or a set number of transactions.

Credit cards

Cards banks market to newcomers without a Canadian credit history, and two secured cards that use a deposit. Approval is never guaranteed on an unsecured card. Interest applies if you carry a balance.

Phone plans

Carrier pages aimed at newcomers, plus prepaid brands that say they skip a credit check. Plan prices move weekly. Where a dollar figure is missing, the carrier did not publish one on the page we checked.

  • Bell bring-your-own-phone plans

    La página actual de trae tu propio teléfono de Bell indica precios del mercado, incluido un plan de 100 GB mostrado a $60 al mes y un plan ilimitado con Estados Unidos y México mostrado a $75. No están etiquetados como descuentos para recién llegados.

    Red nacional; los precios son del mercado, no una oferta para recién llegados

    Bell. Last checked 2026-10-19. Source: https://www.bell.ca/Mobility/Cell_phone_plans

  • chatr prepaid

    chatr es la marca de prepago de Rogers. En la propia página para recién llegados de Rogers se describe como sin verificación de crédito, sin contrato a plazo y sin compromiso, con 4G en todo el país.

    Sin contrato a plazo

    chatr. Last checked 2026-10-19. Source: https://www.rogers.com/newcomers

  • Koodo for newcomers

    La página para recién llegados de Koodo es la versión de la marca secundaria de la alianza de TELUS con Canoo. Promete ofertas para recién llegados y no indica un precio de plan en la página que revisamos.

    Marca secundaria de la red de TELUS ligada a la alianza con Canoo

    Koodo. Last checked 2026-10-19. Source: https://www.koodomobile.com/en/services/newcomers-to-canada

  • Lucky Mobile prepaid

    Bell ya no abre cuentas nuevas de prepago. Su página de prepago envía a los clientes nuevos a Lucky Mobile y dice que esos planes no tienen compromiso a largo plazo, ni verificación de crédito, ni excesos de datos.

    La marca de prepago recomendada por Bell

    Lucky Mobile. Last checked 2026-10-19. Source: https://www.bell.ca/Mobility/Cell_phone_plans/Prepaid_plans

  • Rogers newcomer mobile plans

    Rogers tiene una página para recién llegados de móvil e internet del hogar, incluido un modo de reservar un número y una eSIM antes de aterrizar. La página en inglés que revisamos describe características del plan y no imprime un precio mensual.

    La eSIM y el número se pueden reservar antes de la llegada

    Rogers. Last checked 2026-10-19. Source: https://www.rogers.com/newcomers

  • TELUS newcomer Welcome plans

    TELUS publica planes móviles Welcome para recién llegados desde $65 al mes, y dice que una tienda aceptará un pasaporte válido o prueba de estatus de landed immigrant.

    Un precio de partida publicado, a diferencia de varias otras páginas para recién llegados

    TELUS. Last checked 2026-10-19. Source: https://www.telus.com/en/newcomers-to-canada

Settlement services

Government-funded settlement programs and the organizations that deliver them. Most IRCC-funded services are free if you are eligible. Quebec runs its own integration services, and the federal finder does not list Quebec providers.

Jobs and credentials

The federal job board, the foreign credential recognition process, and why an education assessment is not the same thing as a licence to practise.

Housing

How renting works in Canada, and the provincial offices that enforce tenant law. Deposits, notice periods, and rent-increase caps are provincial. Read the page for the province you will actually live in.

First 30 days

The government steps people usually cannot postpone: a social insurance number, a health card, tax residency, and a permanent resident card if you are a PR. Health coverage is provincial, so use the listing for the province you live in.