Types of UNI Financial Cooperation deposits
- Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA). With a Tax-Free Savings Account from UNI Financial Cooperation, you can start saving from the age of 19. While contributions to your TFSA are not tax-deductible, your interest earnings grow tax-free, and withdrawals you make aren’t taxable either. Along with cash deposits, you can hold investment products like GICs, MLGIs, mutual funds, term savings, and select savings accounts in your TFSA.
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP). To help clients save for retirement and reduce their taxable income, UNI Financial Cooperation offers Registered Retirement Savings Plans. Contributions to your RRSP are tax-deductible, and your interest earnings also grow on a tax-free basis. Still, withdrawals from your RRSP are taxable. The investment products eligible for an RRSP include GICs, MLGIs, mutual funds, term savings, and a high-interest savings account.
- Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP). Registered Disability Savings Plan from UNI Financial Cooperation help ensure financial security for people with disabilities. Along with contributions, RDSP beneficiaries can receive government benefits in it — the Canada Disability Savings Grant and a Canada Disability Savings Bond. The investment products eligible for an RDSP include GICs, MLGIs, mutual funds, and a regular savings account — RRSP. An RDSP allows growing your money tax-free while it remains in the plan. The lifetime contribution limit is $200,000 per beneficiary.
- Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP). With a Registered Education Savings Plan, you can save for your child’s post-secondary education and grow interest income tax-free. In addition to contributions you make to an RESP, you can receive government grants in it. The Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) can add up to $500 per year to your contribution, with a maximum of $7,200 over the lifetime of the plan. The investment products eligible for an RESP are GICs and mutual funds.
- Guaranteed Investment Certificates. A guaranteed investment certificate is a risk-free investment. GICs provide a 100% guarantee of your initial capital and a guaranteed return rate.
- Term Savings. With term savings options from UNI Financial Cooperation, you can deposit funds for a fixed period at either a fixed or climbing rate. Depending on your savings goals, you can choose between redeemable and non-redeemable options. Term savings solutions differ in their eligibility for registered and non-registered plans and involve minimum deposit requirements starting from $50.
- Market-Linked Guaranteed Investment (MLGI). For clients looking for more attractive returns than GICs can provide, there are market-linked guaranteed investments at UNI Financial Cooperation. While MLGIs also guarantee the security of your initial investment, a return rate is variable and may exceed the posted rates. You can choose a term between 2, 3, 4, and 5 years. MLGIs are eligible for both registered and non-registered plans, and the minimum deposit is $1,000.
- Chequing accounts. UNI Financial Cooperation offers chequing accounts to perform your everyday transactions. With such an account, you get a debit card to conduct your transactions. There is no interest applied to the balance. Depending on a chosen transactions plan, the monthly fees for chequing accounts will range from $3.95 for 12 monthly transactions included to $21.95 for an unlimited number of monthly transactions.
- Savings accounts. With savings accounts from UNI Financial Cooperation, you earn interest on the amounts deposited. You can save funds either in Canadian or in U.S. dollars. Select savings accounts also have chequing privileges allowing you to perform your daily transactions.
- The School Caisse account. To teach children how to manage money and set up financial goals, UNI Financial Cooperation has The School Caisse product in place. The School Caisse account features no minimum deposit, zero maintenance fees, and interest calculated daily and paid monthly.
Requirements
The age of the majority in New Brunswick is 19. So, to open a deposit account, you must be a Canadian resident of at least 19 years old. To verify your identity, you must provide 2 pieces of valid ID:
- Government-issued photo ID card
- Valid driver's license
- Health insurance card
- Canadian or foreign passport
- Permanent Resident Card
- Government-issued Certificate of Indian Status
To become an RDSP beneficiary, you must:
- Be a Canadian resident under the age of 60 eligible for a disability tax credit (DTC)
- Have a valid Social Insurance Number
To open an RESP, you can be a parent, grandparent, or friend of a beneficiary. The beneficiary, in turn, must have a social insurance number and be a Canadian resident.
Pros and cons
Deposit products from UNI Financial Cooperation have both pros and cons. The pros are:
- Most deposit products have insurance protection under the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act
- An opportunity to grow your savings and interest income tax-free with registered investment accounts
- An option to renew your term savings on your own through AccèsD
Here are the cons:
- Interest rates with saving accounts are not transparent
- Deposits into the Build-Up Savings Account in U.S. dollars don’t have insurance under the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act
- Minimum deposit requirements with term savings and MLGIs
How to make a deposit?
You can make a deposit at UNI Financial Corporation in a variety of ways:
- Though your AccèsD online banking account
- Through the UNI Financial Cooperation mobile app — either by transferring funds between your accounts or by depositing a cheque by taking a picture of it
- In person at a UNI Financial Cooperation office near you
- At a UNI Financial Cooperation ATM