Float Business Account

This is not a bank account. The provider is a registered money services business, not a bank or a credit union. Money held here is not a deposit and is not insured the way a deposit at a CDIC member or a provincially insured credit union is. Read the sourcing note below before comparing it with an insured account.

Float FinancialBusiness chequing

Float Financial · Business chequing

Business account

Not a bank account

No monthly fee with unlimited transactions, 2.5% interest.

Monthly feeNone
Transactions includedUnlimited
Interest rate2.5%
Minimum to open$0

Fees and rates verified 2026-08-19Published fee scheduleWe earn nothing from any institution hereHow we research

What it costs

Monthly fee
None
Extra electronic transaction
$0.00

What is included

Transactions each month
Unlimited transactions

Interest

Posted rate
2.5%

Who can open it

Minimum to open
$0
US dollar account
Yes

Current offer

What it requires
Promotional bonus of an additional 1% for 12 months on new funds, opt-in required by August 31, 2026, taking the rate to up to 3.5%. This is a rate boost, not a cash bonus, so welcome_bonus_value is null.

Deposit protection

Deposit insurance
None. Money held here is not an insured deposit.
What the provider says
CDIC (indirectly, via trust accounts at Scotiabank)

Where these figures come from

Figures checked on
August 19, 2026

Notes

NOT A BANK ACCOUNT. Float states plainly: 'Float is not a bank, we're a FINTRAC-registered Canadian Money Services Business' and 'Float is not a bank or CDIC member institution.' Funds are 'held in trust under your business's name within dedicated trust accounts at Scotiabank', which is what produces 'CDIC insurance of up to $100,000 CAD (combined across both CAD and USD cash accounts)'. Note the combined cap: holding both CAD and USD does not double coverage. 2.5% base on CAD and USD balances, annualized, calculated daily, paid monthly. No monthly fee, no minimum balance, zero fees on sending or receiving via ACH/EFT. No cash or teller channel exists.

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