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Canadian bank account before landing?

Cf45

Star Member
Sep 20, 2013
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I'm an American. Should I transfer money to a td border I border account enfore landing or can I show my chase bank statement as proof of funds?
 

Dejaavu

Hero Member
Aug 17, 2013
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Hi,
You can get your statement with you from your bank in the US. It should be fine.

I advise you to open a US dollar account in a Canadian bank once you are in Canada and then transfer/wire funds from your US bank to the Canadian account in US dollars. That way you don't lose money on the exchange. All Canadian institutions have US dollar accounts.

If you have TD account in the US, you can open an US dollar account at TD Canada Trust here and wire funds for free.