GIC rates comparison chart

This chart summarizes 1- to 5-year Canadian non-redeemable, non-registered, annually compounding GIC rates for the financial institutions. Rates are updated every day at 9:05am Pacific / 12:05pm Eastern. See also our savings account comparison chart. To be included in the GIC chart, rates have to be posted publicly and be available without needing to go through a broker.

To access GIC rate histories, click on the date link in each row.

This chart is for informational purposes only and provided on a best-effort basis. Please double check the rates with the respective financial institutions and do your own research on account GIC features. Please post any errors in the forum and they will be corrected ASAP.

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Bank / Credit Union name Updated 1-year 2-year 3-year 4-year 5-year
EQ Bank Jan 21 3.70 3.65 3.65 3.65 3.80
MCAN Financial Jan 21 3.75 3.95 3.65 3.65 3.70
Oaken Financial Jan 21 3.75 3.95 3.65 3.65 3.70
Canadian Tire Bank Jan 21 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.69
Hubert Financial Jan 21 3.95 3.85 3.75 3.65 3.65
LBC Digital Jan 21 3.50 3.55 3.55 3.60 3.65
Simplii Financial Jan 21 3.55 3.40 3.45 3.55 3.65
MAXA Financial Jan 21 3.95 3.80 3.65 3.60 3.55
Outlook Financial Jan 21 3.95 3.80 3.65 3.60 3.55
Wealth One Bank of Canada Jan 21 3.55 3.50 3.55 3.55 3.55
Peoples Trust* Jan 21 3.70 3.75 3.60 3.50 3.55
Saven Financial Jan 21 3.80 3.70 3.60 3.50 3.55
Tangerine Bank Jan 21 3.70 3.60 3.55 3.50 3.55
Achieva Financial Jan 21 3.80 3.70 3.60 3.50 3.50
Motive Financial Jan 21 3.55 3.40 3.45 3.40 3.40
Meridian Credit Union Jan 21 3.40 3.40 3.30 3.30 3.35
Alterna Bank Jan 21 3.45 3.30 3.25 3.30 3.35
ICICI Bank Jan 21 3.50 3.30 3.30 3.25 3.25
motusbank Jan 21 2.75 2.85 2.60 2.55 2.50

* Peoples Bank has the same parent company as Peoples Trust and offers the same interest rates

GIC promos below for the financial institutions on our chart. See also the promos page for additional GIC promos.

GIC brokers

The GIC brokers listed below are for informational purposes only. Check each broker’s website to confirm the rates and find out more information, including but not limited to: deposit minimums, registered account rates, redeemable account rates, location eligibility, and more.

Broker name Updated 1-year 2-year 3-year 4-year 5-year
GIC Wealth Management Jan 21 4.05 4.01 3.82 3.76 3.71
GIC Direct Jan 21 4.04 3.80 3.65 3.60 3.70
Monarch Wealth Corporation Jan 21 3.70 3.75 3.65 3.60 3.70

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