What's new with Wealthsimple in May 2025

ATTENTION PROSPECTIVE HOMEBUYERS! 🚨

Don’t know the first thing about buying a home? What about the first nine things?

Whether you’re a complete novice or an old pro who just wants to confirm that you’re always right, our housing guide has answers to the nine most important questions you’ll face when buying a home, like how to save for the downpayment or what you can even afford. Read on.

Get up to $5,000 cash back with a mortgage through Pine

And you can do it from almost anywhere — no branch visits or paperwork. Curious how much you can get? Cash back is based on the combination of your mortgage amount and client status.¹

Learn more about this offer or apply today.

Save for your first home with an FHSA

Contribute up to $40,000 (tax-free!) that you can then withdraw (also tax-free!) and use to buy your first home.² Open an FHSA.

RRSPs aren’t just for retirement

The Home Buyer’s Plan lets you withdraw up to $60,000 tax-free from your RRSP to put toward your dream home. Open an RRSP now.

EARLY ACCESS 👀

Try self-directed RESP accounts before anyone else

Be the first on your block to open one of Wealthsimple’s new single or joint family self-directed RESPs to help save for your child's education. You’ll get all the tax savings of an RESP, but with full control over your investments (and relatively minor bragging rights). Open an RESP.

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^{1 New and existing Wealthsimple clients with a funded Wealthsimple account who applied and received a Pine mortgage approval through https://wealthsimple.pine.ca, and close the mortgage within 120 days of the approval can receive a cash bonus depending on (i) the actual mortgage amount, and (ii) the applicant or co-applicant’s total assets with Wealthsimple from the date the commitment letter for their Pine mortgage was issued and the mortgage closing date at 11:59PM ET, whichever is higher: Core client: $150-$1,000; Premium client: $500-$3,000; Generation client: $1,000-$5,000. Maximum 1 cash bonus per client. Must be residents of Canada (excl. QC). Full eligibility and T&Cs at https://wsim.co/mortgagecashback.}

^{2 This content is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as financial, investment, or tax advice by any individual. For full details about the FHSA, refer to the CRA website.}

^{3 Compared with all Canadian order-executions-only investment dealers regulated by the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization that offers extended trading hours for US stocks and ETFs as of May 21, 2025. For information on risks and other considerations associated with trading during extended hours sessions, please refer to https://wsim.co/extended-hours.}

^{4 Data collected as of May 20, 2025. Average includes all posted-rates of USD chequing and savings accounts at Canada’s five largest banks. Excludes limited-time and promotional offers. Actual interest rate depends on total assets with Wealthsimple. Annualized rate, calculated daily, paid monthly. Subject to change. See wsim.co/usd-rates for details.}

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^{Our chequing product is offered by Wealthsimple Investments Inc. (“WSII”), a member of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (“CIRO”), and Wealthsimple Payments Inc., a FINTRAC registered money services business. The funds added to chequing account(s) (the “Funds”) are ultimately held securely in trust in the name of the primary account holder with a single or multiple members of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (“CDIC”). CDIC protects eligible deposits held at CDIC member institutions in case of a member institution’s failure. Wealthsimple Payments Inc. and WSII are not CDIC member institutions. Under the trust framework, CDIC insures eligible cash balances up to $100,000 per beneficiary, per member institution, provided certain disclosure rules are met. Coverage is free and automatic. Learn more about how CDIC protection works. Funds must be spread across at least 10 CDIC member institutions in order for up to $1,000,000 in deposits to benefit from applicable CDIC coverage. The advertised interest rate for the chequing acccount is derived from interest earned by Wealthsimple on the funds. The rates are annualized rates, calculated daily, and paid monthly. Subject to change. For more information see here. The Funds are settled with any CDIC member(s) one business day following the date that Funds are reflected in the Account.}

^{Our High-interest Savings Accounts (HISA) are offered by Wealthsimple Investments Inc. (WSII). WSII is a member of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO). HISA held at WSII are not protected by the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF). All cash balances from your Wealthsimple HISA(s) are held in trust for you with members of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC). WSII is not a CDIC member institution. CDIC protects eligible deposits held at CDIC member institutions in case of a member institution’s failure. CDIC is a federal Crown corporation. CDIC is not a bank or a private insurance company. Under the trust framework CDIC insures eligible cash balances up to $100,000 per beneficiary (Wealthsimple HISA customer) per member institution, provided certain disclosure rules are met. Coverage is free and automatic. Learn more about how CDIC protection works.}