Pre-Departure Financial Setup
Plan your money before you fly to Canada. Learn about settlement funds and proof of funds. See how exchange rates work, and how banks and money-transfer services are different. See estimated first-month costs in six cities. Learn how to start a Canadian bank account from your home country.
8 lessons · 3 open to everyone · About 3 hours · Level: CLB 2–3 · By Newcomer
Lessons
- Money vocabulary: currency, exchange rate, transfer, settlement funds — Open to everyone
- How much money to bring — Open to everyone
- Moving money to Canada: banks and transfer services — Open to everyone
- Listening: First-month budget breakdown — Free account
- What to bring vs ship vs buy here — Free account
- Dialogue: Setting up a Canadian bank account from abroad — Free account
- Newcomer banking offers — and how they actually work — Free account
- Quiz: Pre-arrival money — Free account