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38 active offers, checked October 11, 2026.
Providers and ETFs we compare
- Wealthsimple
- Questrade
- EQ Bank
- KOHO
- Neo Financial
- Tangerine
- Simplii
- Moomoo
- XEQT
- VFV
- VEQT
- VDY
The lead story
investing
Canadian Investing For Beginners 2026: Complete Guide
Canadian investing for beginners in 2026: how the TFSA, RRSP and FHSA work, what an all-in-one ETF like XEQT costs (0.19% MER) and how to set one up.
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credit cards
Best Gas Credit Card Canada 2026
The CIBC Dividend Visa Infinite pays 4% cash back on gas for a $120 annual fee. Compare 7 Canadian gas cards, the Costco option and the fee break-even.
credit cards
Best Student Credit Card Canada 2026: No-Fee Picks
The best student credit card in Canada for 2026 has no annual fee. BMO, Scotiabank, CIBC, Tangerine and PC student options compared on rewards and rules.
Featured analysis
ETF reviews and pillar guides worth reading first.
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ETF review
VDY ETF Review 2026: Yield, MER, Holdings and Taxes
VDY review for 2026: 0.22% MER, a 3.11% trailing yield paid monthly and 59.0% in financials. See holdings, returns, taxes and how VDY compares with XEI.
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Pillar guide
Best Canadian Dividend ETFs 2026: XDIV, VDY, XEI and More
Best Canadian dividend ETF compared: XDIV charges a 0.11% MER, VDY and XEI 0.22%, ZWC 0.72%. See all 7 funds' yields, returns and TFSA tax fit.
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ETF review
VFV Review 2026: The Cheapest S&P 500 ETF In Canada?
VFV review for 2026: Vanguard's S&P 500 ETF charges a 0.08% MER, holds $36.2 billion and pays quarterly. See how VFV compares with ZSP, XUS, VOO and XEQT.
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ETF review
XIC Review 2026: The Cheapest Canadian Index ETF (0.06%)?
XIC review for 2026: iShares' Canadian index ETF charges a 0.06% MER, holds 217 stocks and yields 1.98%. See how XIC compares with VCN, ZCN, XIU and VDY.
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Tax wrapper
FHSA Contribution Limit 2026: $8,000 a Year, $40,000 Total
The FHSA contribution limit is $8,000 a year and $40,000 lifetime, or up to $16,000 in one year with carry-forward. See the 2027 limit and worked examples.
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Pillar guide
Best Canadian ETFs 2026: 7 Top Picks (XEQT, VFV, VDY)
The 7 best Canadian ETFs for 2026: XEQT for one-ticker, VFV for S&P 500, VDY for dividends, plus 4 more — with MERs, brokers, and what to skip.
A monthly ETF buyer making 12 trades a year pays $0 in commissions at Wealthsimple, $0 at Questrade and $119.88 at TD Direct Investing’s standard $9.99 a trade — unless the ETF is on TD’s commission-free list.
Based on the monthly ETF buyer example in our brokerage fee calculator. Commissions from each brokerage’s pricing page, checked October 7, 2026.
Departments
The latest coverage, by department.
Tools
Run the numbers. Six calculators tuned for Canadian rules.
TFSA growth, RRSP refunds, FHSA caps, compound interest, brokerage fees and Norbert’s gambit.
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TFSA Calculator Canada 2026
TFSA calculator for Canada: project your TFSA's tax-free growth and check your room. The 2026 limit is $7,000 and total room since 2009 is $109,000.
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RRSP Calculator 2026
Free RRSP calculator for Canada: your tax refund is about your contribution times your marginal tax rate. Estimate your 2026 refund and retirement growth.
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FHSA Contribution Limit 2026
The FHSA contribution limit is $8,000 a year and $40,000 lifetime, or up to $16,000 in one year with carry-forward. See the 2027 limit and worked examples.
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Investment Calculator
Free investment calculator for Canada: see what a lump sum plus monthly deposits grows to with compound interest. At 7%, money doubles in about 10 years.
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Brokerage Fee Calculator Canada
Wealthsimple and Questrade charge $0 commission; TD charges $9.99 a trade. Add your trades and US buys to see yearly fees.
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Norbert's Gambit Calculator 2026
Norbert's Gambit calculator: compare a 1.5% currency conversion fee with a flat $9.95 journaling fee and see your savings and break-even amount in CAD.
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We compare products on their published terms: offers, fees, rates and limits, each tied to an official source and a date. Here’s what that means in practice.
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Checked against official pages
Welcome offers are checked against each provider's own offer or terms page. When a review shows a current offer, its offer box gives the date of the last check.
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Sourced figures
Fees, rates and contribution limits are copied from primary sources such as provider pricing pages and CRA publications. When we can't confirm a number, we say so instead of guessing.
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Dated offers
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We earn referral or affiliate rewards from some providers. Wealthsimple is the referral program we feature most prominently. Details are on the affiliate disclosure page.
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YieldMaple is an independent personal-finance publication. We write for Canadians who’ve outgrown Big 5 marketing copy and want straight answers about brokerages, savings accounts, credit cards, and tax wrappers.
We earn referral or affiliate rewards when readers sign up through some links on this site. Wealthsimple is the referral program we feature most, which is why its offer appears on many pages. When another provider costs less for what you want to do, our comparisons say so. The methodology page walks through how products are scored.