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With the Desjardins Exclusive offer, take advantage of attractive rates and reduced fees on a complete range of products and services

  • Desjardins is the largest financial cooperative group in Canada, and the largest financial group in Quebec.
  • Nearly 1,200 points of service and 45 Desjardins Business centres in Quebec and Ontario
  • Direct access to your finances from your mobile device with Desjardins mobile services

To take advantage of the Exclusive offer, you must be an employee of Genium360, engineer, forestry engineer or have a bachelor's degree in engineering and be a member of Genium360.

Financial transactions

Complete transactional plan - The plan at $125 a year

To take advantage of the plan at $125 a year, you must have an eligible credit card.

Main account (for your personal needs)

The unlimited transactions plan is applicable to all transactions using any access method - teller, automated services, cheques. It includes:

  • Desjardins model personalized cheques (100 cheques a year)
  • Cheque certification (unlimited)
  • Interac e-Transfers ®  (unlimited)
  • Drafts (unlimited)
  • Basic safety deposit box
  • Return of online cheque images (offer valid only with monthly account statements only)

Additional accounts (for you or your spouse)

Unlimited transactions in AccèsD, with the Desjardins debit card, by cheque, or teller services, including:

  • 2 CDN dollar accounts, including Interac e-Transfers
  • 1 US dollar account, excluding Interac e-Transfers (personalized cheques, cheque certifications, drafts, safety deposit boxes and online cheque image return are not included)

Credit cards, take advantage of a generous rewards program

Cash Back World Elite Mastercard

  • Get an additional card without charge.
  • Cash back of up to 4% on your everyday purchases.
  • Travel insurance for trips up to 3 days.
  • Enhanced coverage in case of loss, theft or damage for the majority of goods bought with your card.

Learn more about the Cash Back World Elite Mastercard

Odyssey® Gold Visa* card

  • Get an additional card without charge.
  • Get up to 2% of your everyday purchases in BONUSDOLLARS®
  • Comprehensive travel insurance.
  • Enhanced coverage in case of loss, theft or damage for the majority of goods bought with your card.

Learn more about the Odyssey Gold Visa card.

Odyssey® World Elite® Mastercard card

  • Get an additional card without charge.
  • Get up to 3% of your regular purchases in BONUSDOLLARS®.
  • Comprehensive travel insurance.
  • Insurance for your mobile device.

Learn more about the Odyssey World Elite Mastercard card

Odyssey® Visa* Infinite Privilege card

To get this card, you must add $150 to the transactional plan at $125 a year.

  • Get an additional card without charge.
  • Get up to 4% of your everyday purchases in BONUSDOLLARS: You can exchange your BONUSDOLLARS however you want, whenever you want, no restrictions. Use them for trips, event tickets, gift rewards, financial products and services, donations, and account credits.
  • Comprehensive travel insurance: Enjoy worry-free travels, whenever you want, as you have some of the most comprehensive insurance on the market.
  • Exclusive access to the Desjardins Odyssey Lounge at Montreal-Trudeau airport.

Learn more about the Odyssey Visa Infinite Privilege card

Advantages for individual members

Your spouse can enjoy the same benefits provided he or she is a member of your caisse.

Overdraft transfer - Avoid nasty surprises

Allows you to cover your accounts from the nuisance insufficient funds can cause by associating, without charge, your Desjardins credit card to them.

Desjardins savings products, to make your assets grow

Exclusive access to current rates for investments of $100,000 or more, as well as for investments less than $100,000. Available only on regular term savings offered at the caisse.

Term savings

Desjardins Online Brokerage

If you prefer to manage your savings yourself, you can enjoy the following perks:

  • No administrative fees for the first year when opening a registered account
  • Reimbursement of up to $150 in transfer fees for portfolios of over $15,000
  • The same benefits for your partner if they're a member of the same caisse

Cannot be combined with any other promotion.

Desjardins Securities – Invest in the stock market with our support

Diversify your portfolio while saving.

  • No administration fees the 1st year when opening a registered account
  • Rebate of $100 on applicable commissions the 1st month following account opening
  • Rebate of transfer fees on accounts from other financial institutions

Chorus II Portfolios - Investing with distinction

Sophisticated investment solution focused on optimizing the risk-return ratio.

  • Management fees decrease as your asset value increases. See your representative for details.
  • Usually only available to clients with initial investments of at least $100,000. However, no minimum amount is required.

Desjardins financing products, partners in your projects

Desjardins Personal Loan – Make your projects a reality

To finance plans requiring a loan of more than $12,500, while benefiting from an additional reduction of 1.5% on the effective rate.

Lines of credit – Take advantage of a flexible financing solution

To get financing tailored to your needs, while making the most of reduced rates granted on the:

Mortgage – Finance your real estate project

To finance your real estate projects while making the most of the exclusive advantages offered to you.

For new financing and renewals:

  • Prime rate or best offer on the reduced variable rate mortgages

For new financing:

$1,000 cash back when you take out a new mortgage

Cash damming technique   Another way to save on taxes

No fees applicable on the tax damming technique.

Avantages for entrepreneur members

Our plans - Reduce your operating costs

Customized plans.

AccèsD Affaires - Spend, get and save!

  • online cash management tool
  • also available on your mobile device
  • Reliable and customized solutions
  • Rigorous management of accounts payable to avoid penalties
    • Accurate, on-time pay calculation
    • Production of government reports and slips
    • Complete records of employment
    • Issuance of cheques or transfers to the employee's account
    • Support relating to regulation and legislation

Learn more - HR & payroll management

Accept client payments by debit or credit card - Increase your sales

  • Take advantage of an exclusive preferred rate
  • Secure your transactions
  • Eliminate payment delays, making it simpler to manage your business

Complete range of personalized payment solutions for accepting client payments by credit or debit card.

Business Freedom Solutions package - 3-in-1 financing package tailored to your reality

A complete financing solution that includes a line of credit, financing and a credit card.

  • a line of credit for your operating expenses
  • a Visa Desjardins Business card for your business expenses
  • Desjardins Accord D Business financing of up to $100,000

Desjardins Accord D Business financing - Made-to-measure financing for your business

Get fast financing by taking advantage of a second, separate credit limit from existing Visa Desjardins Business card credit limit.

Credit limit of up to $100,000

The Visa Desjardins Business card - Spend, get and save!

  • Business Savings Program
    Control your business expenses while making the most of 1% cashback on purchases carried out with your Business card once your annual purchasing volume reaches $12,000 (max. $4,880/year)
  • Travel insurance
    Coverage for as little as $3.75 per card, per month.

Operating line of credit - Finance your daily operations

A line of credit to meet your operations needs and to take advantage of supplier discounts.

Desjardins savings products, to make your assets grow

  • Enhanced Investment Business Account
    • Enhanced interest rate savings account
  • Guaranteed fixed-rate investments
    • Bonus on certain terms of our guaranteed fixed-rate investments
  • Disnat Online Brokerage
    • $100 commission credit deposited in the account at the opening
    • Up to $135 cash back on transfer fees for portfolios of over $15,000

Group retirement savings solutions

  • Complete range of plans
  • Discount of up to 30 % on management fees

Structured approach to support you through the process:

  • Team of experts at your service, working together with your professionals
  • All services under one roof

Life insurance for business owners – Essential coverage to protect the financial security of your business

  • Minimize the financial impact of your death on your business and your family
  • Benefit from guaranteed insurability, which means you can increase your coverage based on the market value of your ownership interest

Health and disability insurance for business owners – Tax-efficient coverage options

  • Get joint coverage for you and your business in case of accident or illness
  • Make sure your business can continue to meet its financial obligations

Property and liability insurance - Prepare for any eventuality and have peace of mind

Enjoy essential basic coverage as well as specific coverage for service industry businesses like yours, at a preferred rate.

  • All-risk commercial insurance policy tailored to your needs

Financing offers (Desjardins credit cards, payment options and all other forms of financing) are subject to credit approval.

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® Odyssey and BONUSDOLLARS are registered trademarks of the Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec.

® Mastercard and World Elite are registered trademarks of Mastercard International Incorporated.

* Trademark of Visa International Service Association and used under licence.

  1. All the accounts in the transactional plan at $125 per year must be held in the same caisse.
  2. For withdrawals from non-Desjardins ATMs in the Interac* and Plus** networks, network service charges apply.
  3. Interac e-Transfer is a registered trademark of Interac Inc. Used under license.
  4. Depending on availability.
  5. No sign up fees, monthly fees or transaction fees. The applicable fee is the credit charge for cash advance, calculated at the interest rate of the VISA Desjardins card as of the time the cash advance is granted.
  6. Service may be suspended due to a number of factors, such as the available credit limit for overdraft transfer, the card conditions, or applicable credit and security rules (for example, if amounts put on hold for pending transactions result in the credit limit being reached, or payment of an amount owing on the card is unduly late). Where appropriate, service is reinstated once the situation is resolved. Details and conditions on the Overdraft transfers page.
  7. Disnat is a division of Desjardins Securities, Desjardins Securities is a member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF).
  8. No administration fees if the Registered Retirement Savings Plan or Locked-In Retirement Account market value is more than $15,000 or if that of the Registered Retirement Income Fund or Life Income Fund is more than $25,000.
  9. Desjardins Securities is a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund.
  10. Applies to transfers of $50,000 and up only. The minimum balance after the transfer must be $100,000.
  11. Desjardins Funds are not guaranteed, their value fluctuates frequently and their past performance is not indicative of their future returns. Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the prospectus before investing. Desjardins Funds are offered by such registered dealers as the Desjardins Financial Services Firm, a mutual fund dealer belonging to the Desjardins Group that distributes the Funds in caisses throughout Québec and Ontario, as well as through the Centre financier Desjardins.
  12. The prime rate is the annual variable interest rate that is publicly and occasionally set by Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec (FCDQ), and from which it calculates the interest rate on the loans it grants in Canadian dollars in Canada.
  13. Subject to credit approval by the Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec. Certain conditions apply. Contact your advisor for more information. Cash back is awarded on new Desjardins mortgages of at least $100,000 for owner-occupied properties with up to 4 units and a mortgage term of at least 48 months. The cash back will be deposited in the account linked to the mortgage.
  14. For financing of at least $100,000. This line of credit is guaranteed by a first-rank immovable hypothec.
  15. As soon as net purchases made on your Visa Desjardins Business card reach $12,000 annually (up to a limit of $500,000 a year), a credit equivalent to 1% of subsequent purchases will be posted to your business account once yearly, on the account anniversary date. Maximum annual cashback amount: $4,880. Cash advances, Visa cheques, Accord D Business financing transactions made at a Desjardins caisse, interest charges, merchandise returns, administrative charges and other purchase fees are not included. If the account is closed before the anniversary date of the account opening or if the cardholder's account is 90 or more days past due or if the Visa Desjardins Business card is cancelled by the FCDQ, the cardholder loses his/her right to 1% annual cashback and no deposit will be made.
  16. Disnat is a division of Desjardins Securities, Desjardins Securities is a member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF).
  17. Product of Desjardins Financial Security Life Insurance Company.
  18. Underwritten by a subsidiary of Desjardins Group General Insurance.