Open a No-Fee Chequing Account and earn $50!2 Use the promo code KOG2026 when applying.
With our Refer a Friend program, you'll get $100 for every friend you refer to us.3
You'll hear more about these offers and programs once you open your account.
Our No-Fee Chequing Account is truly free1. No strings attached.
Even Interac e-Transfer®4 services are free and unlimited.1
Shop online or in-store. Access thousands of ding-free ATMS.7
Earn cash for digital banking with us6. Get up to $30/year.6
"I’ve been using Innovation’s No-Fee Chequing Account for years. The app is so convenient and easy to use!"
"I’ve been using Innovation’s No-Fee Chequing Account for years. The app is so convenient and easy to use!"
"There are no conditions with this account. I can just bank and know it’s free!"
"There are no conditions with this account. I can just bank and know it’s free!"
"This is the best bank account I’ve found. I’ve saved hundreds in fees. Thanks, Innovation!"
"This is the best bank account I’ve found. I’ve saved hundreds in fees. Thanks, Innovation!"
1Account & Fee Information/About Our Interest Calculations
Learn more about our accounts and services. Review our Account and Fee Information (pdf).
Identify the interest rates applicable to your account(s) and how they're calculated. Review our About Our Interest Calculations (pdf) document.
2$50 Kognitive Staff Account Opening Offer:
Between January 1, 2026, and December 31, 2026, (the “Offer Period”) Qualifying Account Holders* are eligible for a $50 Innovation Federal Credit Union ("Innovation") New Member Bonus (the “Offer”), provided the following terms and conditions are met:
Terms & Conditions
1. Eligibility
*Qualifying Account Holders must be a new customer to Innovation, be 18 years of age or older, be a Canadian resident, meet Innovation’s membership and account opening approval criteria, and cannot have been an Innovation member since January 2016. This offer is not available to residents of Quebec.
2. Offer Conditions
As a Qualifying Account Holder, you will be eligible to receive the $50 Offer, after meeting the following conditions:
3. Additional Information
After the Offer Conditions have been met, the $50 Offer will be deposited into the Qualifying Account Holder’s No-Fee Chequing Account or other operating account, in the third month following the month, the account was opened. For example: If a Qualifying Account Holder opens their account in April 2026, and meets the Offer Conditions by June 2026, the $50 bonus would be deposited by July 31, 2026. The Qualifying Account Holder’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 Qualifying Account Holder 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 Federal Credit Union’s Account and Fee Information brochure.
Offer is non-transferable and is not valid in conjunction with any other Offer. 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 customer who appears to be manipulating or abusing the Offer or appears to be engaged in any suspicious/fraudulent activity.
3$100 Member Referral Offer
1. Offer Overview
Between October 1, 2026, and December 31, 2026 (the “Offer Period”), Innovation Federal Credit Union members in Canada (excluding Quebec) are invited to refer friends and family to Innovation Federal Credit Union (“Innovation”). If a referred person opens a No-Fee Chequing Account and meets the conditions below, the Referring Member and the Referred New Member will each receive a $100 bonus (together, the “Offer”), subject to these Terms & Conditions.
2. Definitions
3. Eligibility — Referring Member
4. Eligibility — Referred New Member
Referrals must be made by December 31, 2026. The remaining Offer conditions may be completed after that date, within the timelines set out below.
5. Offer Conditions — Referring Member ($100 Member Referral Bonus)
The Referring Member will be eligible to receive the $100 Member Referral Bonus after the Referred New Member has met each of the following conditions:
The Referring Member’s own account must be in good standing at the time the Offer is paid.
6. Offer Conditions — Referred New Member ($100 New Member Bonus)
The Referred New Member will be eligible to receive the $100 New Member Bonus after meeting all of the following conditions:
7. Payment of the Offer
8. Combination With Other Offers
This Offer cannot be combined with any other new member or referral cash bonus offer.
9. General Terms
10. Privacy
Personal information collected in connection with this Offer (including referral information and account details) will be used to administer the Offer, verify eligibility, and process bonus payments. Innovation will handle personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy (available at https://www.innovationcu.ca/legal/privacy-and-security.html) and applicable privacy law.
11. Release and Limitation of Liability
By participating in this Offer, each participant agrees to release and hold harmless Innovation Federal Credit Union, its directors, officers, employees, agents, and representatives from any claims arising from participation in the Offer or receipt of any bonus payment. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Innovation’s total liability in connection with this Offer will not exceed the value of the applicable bonus payment.
12. Governing Law
This Offer is governed by the laws of the Province of Saskatchewan and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.
4Interac e-Transfer® Trademark
Interac e-Transfer® is a registered trademark of Interac Corp. Used under licence.
5Mastercard Trademark
®Mastercard is a registered trademark, and the circles design is a trademark of Mastercard International Incorporated.
6Member Share & Member Rewards
All Member Reward distributions are not guaranteed and are at the full discretion of Innovation Federal Credit Union's (Innovation) Board of Directors and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI).
Redemptions of Membership Shares for any reason are not guaranteed and are at the full discretion of Innovation's Board of Directors and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI).
Membership Shares are capped at $5,000 (personal members) and $10,000 (business members). All balances held in the Member Rewards account exceeding these amounts are fully accessible to members and are not treated as capital to Innovation.
Dividend rates, allocation rates or any other factors impacting distribution of Member Rewards are subject to change without notice.
7ding free® ATMs
ATM transactions for the No-Fee Chequing Account are free at ding free ATM locations.