Earn a $100 bonus, thanks to your friend!*

  1. Open a No-Fee Chequing Account using the promo code REFER100.
  2. You earn $100.* The friend who referred you earns $100!*
  3. You enjoy continued free banking!
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Open Your Account

You can open your No-Fee Chequing Account in minutes. Enjoy a quick, simple process.

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Enroll in Digital Banking

Sign up for online banking or our app. Discover 24-hour access to your accounts.

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Enjoy Your Account & Bonus

Conduct some transactions and earn $100!* The friend who referred you will earn $100!*

Offer deadline: September 30, 2026

Interested in earning more money?

Once you're a member, you can refer your friends to open accounts. You can earn an additional $100 for every person you refer who opens a No-Fee Chequing Account.* And they'll get $100 too!*

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$0 Monthly Fees

Save at least $13/month in banking fees. It’s truly a free bank account.

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Debit Mastercard®

Receive a Debit Mastercard for your online purchases and ATM usage.

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Free ATMs* Across Canada

Access thousands of surcharge-free ATMs across Canada. 

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Free, Unlimited Transactions

Interac e-Transfer® & debit card transactions are free and unlimited!





$100 Member Referral Offer

Between July 1, 2026, and September 30, 2026 (the “Offer Period”), select Innovation Federal Credit Union ("Innovation") members specifically in the Edmonton, AB, & Beaumont, AB regions are eligible for a $100 Member Referral Bonus (the “Offer”), provided the following terms and conditions are met.

Eligibility:

  1. Referrals must be made by a current member of Innovation (the “Referring Member”).
  2. New members who sign up after being referred (the “Referred New Member”) must be a new member to Innovation (or a former member that has not been a member since January 1, 2016), be 18 years of age or older, be a Canadian resident, and meet Innovation’s membership and account opening approval criteria.
  3. Referrals must be made by September 30, 2026. Other Offer conditions can be completed after that date.

Offer Conditions:

The Referring Member will be eligible to receive the $100 Member Referral Bonus, after the Referred New Member has met each of the conditions:

  1. Successfully open an Innovation No-Fee Chequing Account (the “Account”) by September 30, 2026;
  2. Enroll in Digital Banking
  3. Within 60 days of successfully opening their Account:
    • Has conducted a minimum of 15 incoming or outgoing transactions from the Account; and
    • The Account must be active and in good standing (not in an unauthorized overdraft or in a delinquent status) as on the third month, when the reward eligibility criteria will be checked.

The Referred New Member will be eligible to receive the $100 Referred New Member Bonus, after the Referred New Member has met the following conditions:

  1. Successfully open an Innovation No-Fee Chequing Account (the “Account”) by September 30, 2026;
  2. Successfully enroll in Digital Banking.
  3. Within 60 days of successfully opening their Account:
    • Has conducted a minimum of 15 incoming or outgoing transactions from the Account; and
    • The Account must be active and in good standing (not in an unauthorized overdraft or in a delinquent status) during the 60-day period.

Additional Information:

After the Offer Conditions have been met, the $100 Offer will be deposited into the eligible Referred New Member’s Innovation No-Fee Chequing Account or other operating account, in the third month following the month the Referred New Member’s account was opened. For example: If a Referred New Member opens their Account in July 2026, and meets the Offer Conditions within 60 days of opening their Account, the $100 bonus will be deposited by September 30, 2026. The Referred New Member’s No-Fee Chequing Account must be active and in good standing (not in an unauthorized overdraft or in a delinquent status) at the time of the Offer payment.

The Referred New Member will be charged a fee of $30 if they close their No-Fee Chequing Account within 180 days of opening the Account, as per Innovation’s Account and Fee Information brochure. 

Offer is non-transferable. The recipient(s) of the Offer is solely responsible for any tax consequences associated with their receipt thereof. 

Innovation employees and immediate family members of employees are not eligible for the Offer. 

Innovation reserves the right to cancel or change these terms and conditions at any time without notice, for any reason, and to revoke the Offer for any member or prospective member who appears to be manipulating or abusing the Offer or appears to be engaged in any suspicious/fraudulent activity.

No-Fee Chequing Account available for personal use only. SIN is not required as a condition of opening an account. If you prefer not to provide your SIN for our online application, please visit one of our branch locations to apply or call 1.866.446.7001 for more information.

ATM transactions for the No-Fee Chequing Account are free at ding free ATM locations.

Innovation Federal Credit Union banking services are not available in Quebec.