That’s how we felt while moving to Canada 🇨🇦. We use our experience as recent immigrants to Canada to make your journey less challenging than ours.
Excitedly nervous.
Beacon is a Super App for Immigrants
Immigrating to a new country is stressful. Beacon's services reduce this stress so that you can start enjoying your new life in Canada sooner. We're starting with financial services.
Open a Canadian Bank Account while in your home country
Opening a bank account in Canada is a painful process. We’ve designed a modern multi-lingual mobile app to help you open a Canadian Bank account before arriving in Canada.
Open Account from Outside Canada
100% digital onboarding process to open a bank account within 10 mins from anywhere in the world! No branch visits are required.
No Monthly Fees
No application fees, no monthly charges, and no minimum deposit amounts. No hidden charges. No Gotchas!
No Social Insurance Number (SIN) Required
Unlike others, we don’t need a SIN to open a bank account for you. All you need is a valid Passport and a Canadian Visa 🙌
Fast & Easy International Remittance
No need to carry cash or traveler cheques. Reduce risk by transferring money to your Canadian bank account in advance.
Get Digital & Physical Debit Card
Get your free digital debit card instantly and a physical card delivered within 7-10 days in Canada.
Withdraw Cash from 2K+ ATMs in Canada
Need cash? No Problem. You can use any VISA or Mastercard ATM to withdraw cash for free up to 3 times a month.
Get a Canadian credit card using your credit history in your home country
If you can move, so can your credit history. Our proprietary algorithms analyze your credit history in your home country to provide you with a Canadian credit card.
- Low Annual Fee
- Monthly credit limit increase
- Helps build your credit history
Use our free checklists to get organized
So many things to be done before leaving your home country and many more after arriving in Canada. We’ve curated Checklists to help you guide, prepare and track your to-dos.
Learning Hub
We’re curating information we wish we had before arriving in Canada. The learning hub is purpose-built for those planning to move to Canada or have just arrived!
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Want to get involved or learn more?
We’re passionate about building services to make new Canadian feel welcome and at home as soon as possible. We’re just getting started!
We are looking for problem solvers in different domains – be it design, product management, engineering, or marketing. Don’t hesitate to drop in a note if you think you can contribute or just want to catch up for a coffee chat!