Hi, whilst my mom was still in SA, I opened a chequing account for her at the "Royal Bank", all they required was that when she got to Canada, she had to come into the branch and sign. It also depends on which bank you go to and their procedures. If you know people here, try getting them to phone the local banks and set it up for you before you arrive. I hope this helps you.

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We will be visiting Canada soon and want to open a bank account there in the meantime. What documents do we need to take with? ANy special procedures? Thanks.