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RBC Advantage Banking Account for Students

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Best for: Full time students

Welcome offer

Open a No Monthly Fee RBC Advantage Banking Account for Students and Get AirPods 4.(1)

Offer details and conditions

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Monthly fee
$0
Transactions
Unlimited
free
e-Transfers
Unlimited
free

Overview

A free RBC account for full-time students and anyone 24 or younger, with unlimited debit transactions and Interac e-Transfers. Debit purchases earn Avion points, other banks' ATMs in Canada don't carry an RBC fee, and there's a rebate on an eligible credit card's annual fee. The monthly fee starts once you no longer qualify, which usually means after graduation.

What we like

  • No monthly fee for full-time students

  • Unlimited Debit Transactions + Free Interac e-Transfers

  • Up to $48 rebate on the annual fee of an eligible credit card

  • Avion Points on debit purchases

  • Large branch + ATM network

  • No minimum balance required

  • No RBC fee at other-bank ATMs in Canada

Worth knowing

  • Only for full-time students

  • Fees kick in after graduation

  • No interest on your balance

  • Rewards system is limited

  • Best perks require multiple RBC products

Welcome offer

  • Open a No Monthly Fee RBC Advantage Banking Account for Students and Get AirPods 41
  • Bonus! Get 3 months of Apple Music with your new AirPods.
  • New subscribers only. After 3 months, subscription automatically renews until cancelled.
  • Conditions apply. Offer ends November 2, 2026. Complete offer qualifying criteria by January 15, 2027.

Fees

Account fees

Monthly fee

$0

Fee waiver: Students Rebate

Full waiver

No monthly fee for full-time students or anyone 24 and younger(2,3)

eStatement

Included

Transactions

Transactions

Unlimited free

Interac e-Transfers

Unlimited free

ATM fees

Own network

$0

Canadian ATMs

$0

USA

$3

International

$5

International and currency

International transaction fee

$0

Foreign currency conversion

2.5%

Other fees

NSF (non-sufficient funds)

$10

Overdraft interest

22% annually (if used)

Bank draft

$9.95

Highlights

  • $0 Monthly Fee(2) for full-time students(3)
  • Unlimited Debit Transactions
  • Free Interac e-Transfer Transactions(4,5)in Canada
  • One of the Largest Combined ATM and Branch Networks in Canada
  • Up to $48 rebate on the annual fee of an eligible credit card(1)
  • Earn Avion Points on debit purchases, even with your Virtual Visa Debit
  • International Money Transfers - Pay no fee for U.S. and international money transfers for this offer/account

1) Offer available June 2, 2026- November 2, 2026 (“Promotional Period”)

This Promotional Offer is available to any Eligible Student Client, who is a minimum of 13 years of age and older as of June 2, 2026, without a Personal Banking Account with Royal Bank of Canada at the beginning of the Promotional Period or in the three-year period before the start of the Promotional Period, and who otherwise comply with the Terms of the Promotional offer. The Promotional Offer Reward is AirPods 4 Model #MXP63AM/A with an Eligible Personal Banking Account.

To qualify for the Promotional Offer Reward you must open your first new Eligible Personal Banking Account by 9:00 PM EST on November 2, 2026 and complete two (2) of the following Qualifying Criteria by 9:00 PM EST on January 15, 2027 using your Eligible Personal Banking Account:

  1. Register your Eligible Personal Banking Account for Interac Autodeposit and send or receive one (1) e-Transfer using RBC Online Banking or the RBC Mobile app.
  2. Request and obtain an RBC Virtual Visa Debit Card and make at least one (1) Qualifying Debit Transaction (as defined in the Note section below) with your Eligible Personal Banking Account.
  3. Transfer the full amount of your automated and recurring payroll direct deposit to your new Eligible Personal Banking Account. For greater certainty, this means that you will not qualify if you split your payroll deposit from one employer between your new Eligible Personal Banking Account and any other account. We reserve the right to determine what is considered payroll and whether any payroll deposit has been split. The first payment of each PAP must be debited and must clear from your new Eligible Personal Banking Account by 9:00 PM Eastern Time January 15, 2027.
  4. Set up one (1) pre-authorized monthly payment (“PAP”) – such as a pre-authorized eligible bill payment to a service provider (i.e. utility bill, gym membership) or pre-authorized payment to an RBC mortgage, loan, Royal Credit Line, or contribution to your RBC investment account – from your new Eligible Personal Banking Account. PLEASE NOTE: Any bill payments (pre-authorized or otherwise) made using a Virtual Visa‡ Debit will not qualify. The first payment of each PAP must be debited and must clear from your new Eligible Personal Banking Account by 9:00 PM Eastern Time January 15, 2027.
  5. Make one (1) eligible bill payment to a service provider from your new Eligible Personal Banking Account. PLEASE NOTE: To qualify, the eligible bill payment must be completed through the RBC Mobile app or RBC Online Banking. Excludes any bill payment made in-person at an RBC Royal Bank branch with an RBC Advisor, and any bill payment made to an RBC credit card account, and any bill payment made using RBC Virtual Visa Debit. The eligible bill payment must be debited and must clear from your new Eligible Personal Banking Account by 9:00 PM Eastern Time January 15, 2027.

NOTE: Qualifying Debit Transactions are defined as Bill Payments or purchase transaction using any of the following: your RBC Client Card, an RBC Virtual Visa Debit card associated with your Eligible Personal Banking Account, Interac Flash, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay. Transactions carried out at an RBC Royal Bank branch or through the RBC Royal Bank ATM network, and bank fee transactions, are not included as qualifying transactions for the purpose of option ii (above)

NOTE: You must be at least 14 years of age to obtain an RBC Virtual Visa Debit card. As such, option ii. (above) of this section is only available to individuals who meet this minimum age requirement; if you are below the age of 14 and participate in this Promotional Offer, you must select one of the other eligible transaction types described.

Starting June 30, 2026, we will notify you – by way of an email sent to the email address you have provided to us – when you have fulfilled the Qualifying Criteria and qualified for the Promotional Offer. This message will be sent at any time up to twenty business days after we have determined that all Qualifying Criteria have been completed by you. The email message will contain a secure link that will permit you to visit a secure online store where you can order your Reward and confirm an address for delivery, as well as any other shipping details.

This offer may not be combined or used in conjunction with any other Personal Banking Account offers unless otherwise indicated. Royal Bank of Canada reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time without notice, even after acceptance by you. Other conditions apply. For full details including defined terms visit rbc.com/airpodsterms


2) Offered as part of the Commitment on Low-Cost and No-Cost Accounts from the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC).


3) To be eligible, you must be 24 and under or a full-time student with an Advantage Banking Account. To be considered a full time student you must attend a primary or secondary school, OR be enrolled in a program at the post secondary level at a college, university or other educational institution (whether in Canada or not). If you are a post-secondary student you must take at least 60% of the usual course load for the program in which you are enrolled in any particular semester. Proof of enrollment may be requested at our discretion.


4) Unlimited free Interac e-Transfer transactions are available in all Canadian dollar personal banking (chequing) accounts and are not counted toward the free monthly total in accounts with a limited number of free debits. There is a limit of 999 free Interac e-Transfer Transactions per Month per Account. In all Canadian dollar savings accounts, Interac e-Transfer transactions are $1 each, count as a Debit Transaction toward any free monthly total and carry an Excess Debit Transaction fee, if applicable. Interac e-Transfer transactions are not available in US dollar accounts.


5) Interac e-Transfer transactions expire 30 days after they are sent and cannot be claimed by the recipient after this time. You have 15 days after the Interac e-Transfer transaction is sent to cancel without charge. A $5.00 Interac e-Transfer transaction Reclaim Fee is charged when a recipient does not accept it before it expires and the sender does not cancel the transaction before the 15-day cancellation period.