Wise Now Funds Your CAD Account by Interac e-Transfer for Free
A quick update for anyone who uses our send money to Mexico from Canada guide: funding your Wise CAD account just got free.
What Changed
Wise now charges $0 to add CAD by Interac e-Transfer — the same funding method that used to cost around $6 per transfer. Two ways to use it:
- Request Money: choose Interac e-Transfer in Wise’s “Add Money” flow, approve the request in your banking app, and the money lands in about 30 minutes.
- Autodeposit: register your email with Interac inside Wise once, then a plain e-Transfer to that email tops up your CAD balance automatically, usually in 10–20 minutes.
What This Changes in Our Stack
Interac e-Transfer is now the default funding method — free and near-instant. EQ Bank bill pay stays in the guide as the backup for large sums: it still costs a flat $0.31 and handles up to $25,000 per transaction, which matters once you go past your own bank’s daily e-Transfer limit (often ~$3,000/day).
Full walkthrough, including the CLABE/SPEI send to Mexico and the EQ Bank bill pay setup, is in the updated guide: Send Money to Mexico From Canada — The Smart Way
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