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Legal Bug 1)

The Monthly Fee is charged on the last day of the Month of your Account’s monthly cycle. If the last day is a non-Business Day, the fee is charged the previous Business Day. However, if the last day of your Account’s Monthly Cycle is a non-Business Day and falls at the beginning of the calendar month, then the Monthly Fee is collected the next Business Day.

Legal Bug 2)

Eligible accounts include: RBC VIP Banking, RBC Signature No Limit Banking, RBC Advantage Banking, RBC Day to Day Banking account. You must close the account and apply for the refund or switch to another account within 4 months of account opening or upgrade. Offer limited to one account opening or upgrade per customer per calendar year. Offer may be withdrawn at any time without notice.

Legal Bug 3)

When you enrol your eligible RBC personal bank account into the RBC Value Program, you will be eligible to earn Avion points within the Avion Rewards Program as an Eligible Personal Banking Client, and any such points earned will be deposited into the Avion Rewards account tied to your enrolled account. Purchases from your account refers to using your RBC Client Card to pay for items at a merchant or service provider with the amount electronically debited directly from your enrolled account or using your RBC Virtual Visa Debit for purchases online. Avion points are governed by the Avion Rewards Terms and Conditions available on our website, or a copy may be provided to you by contacting us. For complete details on the Value Program, please see the Value Program Terms & Conditions.

Legal Bug 4)

There is a limit of 999 free Interac e-Transfer Transactions per Month per Account; for every Interac e-Transfer Transaction over the limit, you will be charged $1.

Legal Bug 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 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.

Legal Bug 6)

RBC Virtual Visa Debits, Third-party payment Debits, RBC Royal Bank loan payments, RBC Royal Bank mortgage payments, pre-authorized and self-serve RBC Royal Bank credit card payments and contributions to RBC investment accounts (such as GICs, Royal Mutual Funds, Registered Savings Plans, Registered Education Savings Plans, Registered Disability Savings Plans and Tax-Free Savings Accounts) from account, and Point of Sale Purchases made at public transit authority merchants classified by Interac’s “Merchant Category Code” (MCC) as “Local and Suburban Commuter Passenger Transportation, including ferries” are free of charge. All other Debit Transactions, including those Point of Sale Purchases for which the merchant may offer public transit services but is not categorized under Interac’s “Local and Suburban Commuter Passenger Transportation, including ferries” MCC, are counted as Debit Transactions towards the free monthly Debit Transactions included in the Account, and give rise to an Excess Debit Transaction Fee, if the total free monthly Debit Transactions are exceeded.

Legal Bug 7)

An ATM operator surcharge (also called convenience fee) may be charged by other ATM operators. The convenience fee is not a Royal Bank fee. It is added directly to the amount of your cash withdrawal. All clients who use non-RBC ATMs may be charged a convenience fee regardless of the type of account they hold.

Legal Bug 8)

ATM - RBC ATM Access fees waived
An ATM operator surcharge (also called convenience fee) may be charged by other ATM operators. The convenience fee is not a Royal Bank fee. It is added directly to the amount of your cash withdrawal. All clients who use non-RBC ATMs may be charged a convenience fee regardless of the type of account they hold. The number of waived fees per month are not cumulative, and if not used, may not be carried over into the next Monthly Cycle.

Legal Bug 9)

With an RBC VIP Banking Client Card.

Legal Bug 10)

In addition to the fee for making a Cross Border Debit, the purchase amount will be subject to foreign exchange rates at the time of the purchase. Transactions are converted to Canadian dollars at an exchange rate that is 2.5% over the Interbank Spot Rate as defined by Interac Corp.

Legal Bug 11)

If you are a post-secondary student and an Account owner of an RBC Advantage^TM Banking Account for students (an “Eligible Student Bank Account”) and the primary cardholder of the RBC ION+^TM Visa^‡, Signature^® RBC^® Rewards Visa credit card, or WestJet RBC MasterCard credit card (each, an “Eligible Student Credit Card”), you may be entitled to a rebate towards the annual fee of your Eligible Student Credit Card, every year. For any other RBC Royal Bank credit card, regular annual fees apply as they are not eligible for a rebate.

To benefit from a rebate towards the annual fee of an Eligible Student Credit Card, you must: i) be approved for an eligible RBC Student Credit Card, ii) Open or Activate an Eligible Student Credit Card, and iii) be an Account owner of an Eligible Student Bank Account.

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Eligible Credit Cards	Annual Fee Rebate
RBC ION+TM Visa‡	$4 a month ($48 annually)
Signature® RBC Rewards® Visa	$39
Visa Cash Back Card	$19
WestJet RBC® MasterCard‡	$39

You will continue to benefit from the rebate on your annual fee: i) until you close your Eligible Student Bank Account, or ii) until the Expected Graduation Year you have provided for your Eligible Student Bank Account, whichever comes first. Thereafter, you will no longer receive the rebate on the annual fee. If, for some reason, the Expected Graduation Year you have provided at the opening of your Eligible Student Bank Account differs from the one you have indicated on your credit card application form, the Expected Graduation Year you have provided at the opening of your Eligible Student Bank Account will prevail and be used for determining the expiry of this offer.

Additional cardholders (co-applicants and authorized users) are not eligible for this offer. Only one credit card annual fee rebate per Eligible Student Bank Account is allowed. This means that if this is a jointly held Eligible Student Bank Account, and each co-owner is also the primary cardholder of an Eligible Student Credit Card, only the Primary Owner of the Eligible Student Bank Account will be entitled to the credit card annual fee rebate.

As a sole or joint owner of an RBC Signature No Limit Banking (SNL) account and the primary RBC ION+ Visa cardholder, the $4 monthly fee ($48 annually) of your RBC ION+ Visa card will be fully rebated, every month, as long as your eligible credit card remains in good standing and you remain an SNL account owner. Additional cardholders (co-applicants and authorized users) do not qualify for the annual fee rebate, even if they are also owners of an SNL account. Only one credit card annual fee rebate per SNL account is allowed. Other conditions and restrictions apply. Royal Bank of Canada reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time, even after acceptance by you.

Legal Bug 12)

As a sole or joint owner of an RBC Signature No Limit Banking (SNL) account and the primary cardholder of one of the eligible credit cards listed below, the annual fee of that eligible credit card will be fully or partially rebated (depending on the credit card you choose), every year, as long as your eligible card remains in good standing and you remain an SNL account owner. Additional cardholders (co-applicants and authorized users) do not qualify for the annual fee rebate, even if they are also owners of an SNL account. Only one credit card annual fee rebate per SNL account is allowed, which means that if you own a joint SNL account and each co-owner is also the primary cardholder of an eligible credit card, only the primary owner of the SNL account will be entitled to the credit card annual fee rebate. Other conditions and restrictions apply. Rebates that apply to eligible credit cards are: 1) $48 rebate (annual fee fully rebated) for: RBC ION+ Visa and WestJet RBC Mastercard card, or 2) $35 rebate (annual fee partially rebated) for: RBC Avion Visa Infinite Privilege, RBC Avion Visa Infinite, RBC Avion Visa Platinum, RBC Rewards Visa Preferred, RBC U.S. Dollar Visa Gold, RBC British Airways Visa Infinite, RBC Cathay Pacific Visa Platinum, RBC Cash Back Preferred World Elite Mastercard and WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard. Royal Bank of Canada reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time, even after acceptance by you. Royal Bank of Canada reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time, even after acceptance by you.

Legal Bug 13)

Subject to credit approval. As a sole or joint owner of an RBC VIP Banking (VIP) account and the primary cardholder of one of the eligible credit cards listed below, the annual fee of that eligible credit card will be fully or partially rebated (as indicated below), every year, as long as your credit card remains in good standing and you remain a VIP account owner. Additional cardholders’ annual fee is also fully or partially rebated (as indicated below), every year, as long as your eligible credit card remains in good standing and you remain a VIP account owner. Only one credit card annual fee rebate per VIP account is allowed, which means that if you own a joint VIP account and each co-owner is also the primary cardholder of an eligible credit card, only the primary owner of the VIP account will be entitled to the credit card annual fee rebate. Other conditions and restrictions apply. Rebates that apply to eligible credit cards are: (i) partial rebate of $120 for the primary cardholder and $50 for the co-applicant on the annual fee of an RBC Avion Visa Infinite Privilege card, and (ii) annual fee fully rebated for the primary cardholder and the additional cardholders (co-applicant and authorized users) on any of the following cards: RBC Avion Visa Infinite, RBC Avion Visa Platinum, RBC Rewards Visa Preferred, RBC U.S. Dollar Visa Gold, RBC British Airways Visa Infinite, RBC Cathay Pacific Visa Platinum, RBC ION+^TM Visa ($4 applied monthly), RBC Cash Back Preferred World Elite Mastercard and WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard.

Legal Bug 14)

RBC VIP Banking account comes with a choice of up to two additional Canadian dollar deposit accounts, to be selected among the RBC Day to Day Banking, RBC Enhanced Savings and RBC Day to Day Savings accounts, and one additional U.S. dollar deposit account, limited to the U.S. Personal Account, with the monthly fees waived and unlimited debit transactions. Note: Due to system limitations all accounts must be opened by the client in the same geographic location or region to be recognized for this bundling feature. If you have questions, please speak to your branch.

Legal Bug 15)

By enrolling an eligible RBC personal bank account into the RBC Value Program, holding eligible additional RBC products (“Product Categories”, as more particularly described below), and completing certain activities from your enrolled account each month (as more particularly described below), you may be entitled to receive a partial or full rebate of your enrolled account’s standard Monthly Fee. Eligible Product Categories include RBC personal credit cards, personal investments, residential mortgages, and linked small business relationships. Multiple products in a single Product Category will be considered one Product Category. In addition to having eligible Product Categories, you must also perform any two (2) or more of the following specified account activities in the previous calendar month to or from your enrolled account: a monthly direct deposit, a monthly pre-authorized payment, or an eligible bill payment made at minimum once per month. An eligible bill payment means a bill payment completed through either RBC Online Banking, the RBC Mobile app, using an RBC ATM, or using Telephone Banking Services, and excludes any bill payment made: (i) in-person at an RBC Royal Bank branch with an RBC Advisor, (ii) to an RBC credit card account, or (iii) using an RBC Virtual Visa Debit^® associated with your Enrolled Account. Conditions apply. For complete details, please see the Value Program Terms & Conditions.

Legal Bug 16)

For clients age 65 or older. Only one Monthly Fee rebate per Account Owner will apply. Other conditions and exceptions may apply, please refer to the Personal Deposit Accounts Disclosures and Agreements for full details.

Legal Bug 17)

RBC Advantage Banking for students allows eligible full-time students to receive a full waiver of the standard Monthly Fee applicable to our RBC Advantage Banking account. Please refer to the section labelled “Rebates, Fee Waivers and Discounts: RBC Advantage Banking for students” in the document entitled “Personal Deposit Accounts (PDA) Disclosures and Agreements”, which provides information specific to the RBC Advantage Banking account to supplement the information provided in the Personal Deposit Accounts Disclosures and Agreements document. You must advise us of your student status at the time of account opening an RBC Advantage Banking for students account and must advise of any changes to your student status thereafter. Proof of enrollment may be requested at our discretion. Students who are 25 years of age and older must provide proof of enrollment.

Legal Bug 18)

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.

Legal Bug 19)

Available only to newcomers to Canada who arrived within the previous 5 years of opening an RBC Advantage Banking account. Must show proof of date of entry into Canada and provide supporting documents, such as landing papers or permanent resident card. This offer may be withdrawn at any time and is subject to change without notice. Monthly fee will be waived for the first twelve months upon account opening of the RBC Advantage Banking account. Thereafter the monthly fee will be charged.

Legal Bug 20)

Proof of any Registered Disability Savings Plan opened in your name or for your benefit is required before the Monthly Fee rebate will be applied to the RBC Day to Day Banking Account. Any fees paid before eligibility has been confirmed will not be refunded. Limit of one rebate per client.

Legal Bug 21)

When you use your Client Card to make a withdrawal in a currency other than Canadian dollars at an ATM displaying the PLUS system symbol, we will convert the amounts withdrawn and any associated charges imposed by any third party for the use of the ATM to Canadian dollars when we deduct the funds from your Account. We will convert these amounts to Canadian dollars no later than the date we post the transaction to your Account at our exchange rate, which is 2.5% over a benchmark rate set by Visa International, a subsidiary of Visa Inc., and which Royal Bank of Canada pays on the date of conversion. This rate may be different from the rate in effect on the date your ATM withdrawal occurred or on the date of the transaction.

Legal Bug 22)

Subject to credit approval. Overdraft Interest applies if used.

Legal Bug 23)

Safe deposit boxes are subject to availability. Only one safe deposit box discount per eligible account is allowed. If you own more than one safe deposit box and only one eligible account, it is up to you to determine to which safe deposit box the discount will apply. Safe deposit box discounts will not be prorated for Accounts or safe deposit boxes opened part way through the year. They will only be applied the following year when the safe deposit box rental fees are billed annually in January.

Legal Bug 25)

No charge for your first order of RBC style personalized cheques (100 singles or 50 duplicates). A fee applies to all cheques ordered thereafter.

Legal Bug 26)

On operating account only.

Legal Bug 27)

We will only apply the allowed number of free drafts against the Account where the draft purchase is made. They are not transferable. If you own more than one Account that offers free drafts, it is your responsibility to advise us at the time of purchase.

Legal Bug 28)

To participate in this offer, you must have an RBC debit or credit card which is issued by Royal Bank of Canada (excluding RBC commercial credit cards) (“RBC Card”). RBC business clients will only be able to link up to two (2) business credit cards and one business debit card to a Petro-Points card. You must be enrolled in RBC Online Banking or the RBC Mobile app in order to link your RBC Card to your Petro-Points card. Card linking may take up to 2 business days to process before savings and bonus points can be applied to purchases. A linked RBC Card means an RBC Card linked to a Petro-Points Account. Your linked RBC Card acts as your Petro-Points card. You will automatically earn Petro-Points when you pay for qualifying purchases with your linked RBC Card at Petro-Canada locations and you do not need to swipe your Petro-Points card before you pay. You can redeem your Petro-Points at Petro-Canada using your linked RBC Card. Each time you use your linked RBC Card to purchase any grade of gasoline, or diesel, at a Petro-Canada location, you will save three cents ($0.03) per litre at the time of the transaction.

Legal Bug 29)

Each time you use your linked RBC Card to pay for qualifying purchases at a Petro-Canada location, you will earn a bonus of twenty percent (20%) more Petro-Points than you normally earn, in accordance with the Petro-Points terms and conditions available at www.petro-canada.ca/en/personal/terms-conditions. Petro-Points are not awarded on tobacco products, vaping products, gift cards, transit tickets and taxes on non-petroleum purchases.

Legal Bug 30)

RBC Mobile is operated by Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Direct Investing Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc.

Legal Bug 31)

Our guarantee to you: We will reimburse you for monetary losses to your Account(s) resulting directly from the following unauthorized transactions on your Account(s) using Digital Banking or Mobile Payments (collectively, Unauthorized Transactions):

• transactions that occur after you notify us that you believe that any of your Passwords may have become known by someone, or that you noticed unusual, suspicious or fraudulent activity on any of your Accounts;
• transactions where it can be shown that you have been a victim of fraud, theft or have been coerced by trickery, force or intimidation, so long as you report the incident to us immediately and cooperate and assist us fully in any investigation;
• transactions resulting from negligent conduct by us, our employees or Third-Party Service Providers;
• Interac Online Payment transactions resulting from negligent conduct by any Third Party participating in Interac Online Payment; and
• any failure, error, malfunction, or technical problem of our system or equipment or that of any Third-Party Service Provider or any Third Party participating in Interac Online Payment.

Your responsibilities: Despite the above, we are not responsible for and we will not reimburse you for losses to your Account(s) if:

• you do not comply with any of your obligations under this Agreement or you do not comply with any instructions we may provide to you in connection with Digital Banking or Mobile Payments;
• you engage in any fraudulent, criminal or dishonest acts related to Digital Banking or Mobile Payments;
• you access Digital Banking or Mobile Payments via a Device that you know or reasonably should know contains software that has the ability to reveal or otherwise compromise any of your Passwords, Personal Verification Questions or an e-Transfer Question and Answer;
• you carry out the transaction, including if the transaction is a result of any mistake, error, omission, inaccuracy or other inadequacy of, or contained in any data or information that you give to us;
• you share any of your Passwords or Personal Verification Questions; or
• you consent to, contribute to or authorize a transaction in any way.

Exceptional Losses: In no event, even if we are negligent, will we be liable for any loss of data, or any indirect, consequential, special, aggravated, punitive or exemplary damages, in whole or in part, (including any business interruption, loss of profits, data, information, opportunity, revenues, goodwill or any other commercial or economic loss), caused to you, regardless of the cause of action, even if we were advised of the possibility of such damages.
For full details regarding the protections and limitations of the RBC Digital Banking Security Guarantee, including your responsibilities in ensuring the safety and security of your transactions, please see your Electronic Access Agreement and your Client Card Agreement for personal banking clients, and the Master Client Agreement for business clients. This guarantee is given by Royal Bank of Canada in connection with its Online and Mobile Banking services. Formerly known as the RBC Online Banking Security Guarantee.

Legal Bug 32)

The Offers program is available to clients with an RBC Royal Bank (i) debit card tied to a personal or business chequing account, and/or (ii) personal or business credit card, other than an RBC Commercial Visa or RBC US Dollar Visa card.

 

Eligibility criteria for an Offer: (a) is determined by RBC, (b) may vary depending on the offer, and (c) may be based on the client’s preferences and account status. Eligible clients will refer to the terms and conditions applicable to each specific Offer for more details.

Legal Bug 33)

The NOMI Find & Save Service will transfer funds from your designated source account to your NOMI Find & Save Account. The source account must be an eligible Royal Bank of Canada Canadian personal chequing account.

Legal Bug 34)

Offer available to Eligible Personal Clients without a Personal Banking Account with Royal Bank at the beginning of the Promotional Period or in the five year period before the start of the Promotional Period, who open their first new Eligible Personal Banking account by February 10, 2025 and who comply with all other terms and conditions. Bonus $450 with an RBC VIP Banking^® account (monthly fee of $30) or RBC Signature No Limit Banking^® account (monthly fee of $16.95) (each, an “Offer”). You must also complete at least two of the following Qualifying Criteria by April 18, 2025: (i) set up at least two pre-authorized payments from the Eligible Personal Banking Account; (ii) set up at least one automated and recurring payroll or pension direct deposit to the Eligible Personal Banking Account; and/or (iii) set up at least two bill payments to a service provider from the Eligible Personal Banking Account. Offer will be deposited into your Eligible Personal Banking Account between 6 and 10 weeks of completing all Qualifying Criteria. Offer may not be combined with any other Personal Banking Account offers. Royal Bank of Canada may withdraw or amend this Offer at any time without notice. For full details including defined terms visit rbc.com/offerterms450.

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