For newcomers to Canada

New to Canada? Build a credit file from day one.

Your credit history doesn’t follow you across the border. In Canada you start from zero — and without a file, renting, financing a car, or even a phone plan can be harder than it should be. iBoost helps you establish a Canadian credit history the right way.

The newcomer challenge

Starting over, on paper

When you arrive in Canada, lenders and landlords can’t see the years of responsible payments you made elsewhere — there’s simply no Canadian record to look at. The faster you build a Canadian file, the sooner the bigger deposits, co-signers, and secured-only options fall away.

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Credit history that crosses the border with you
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Canadian bureau iBoost reports to — Equifax
Month 1
When your reported activity begins building a file
How iBoost helps

A clear path to a Canadian credit file

Credit reporting

A Canadian file that builds from month one.

You start with no Canadian history. iBoost creates account activity reported to the major bureaus, so a file forms in your name month after month — the record landlords and lenders actually check.

  • Reports to Equifax
  • No existing credit history needed to start
  • Autopay keeps you consistent, every month
  • Cancel anytime — no penalties
Your Canadian credit fileBuilding
Before iBoostNo file
Month 1Reported
Month 2Reported
Month 3Reported
Month 4Reported
A file forms from your first month
See your progress

Watch your profile take shape.

Starting from zero is hard to picture. iBoost shows your building profile as a strength that grows — so you can see the distance you’ve covered, not just imagine it.

  • A clear view of your building profile
  • Understand where you stand today
  • Track month-over-month growth
  • Built for Canada
Profile strengthGrowing
New fileEstablished
NewThinBuildingSolidEstablished

You’re in the building stage — keep the streak going.

Strength grows with consistent history
Guidance

Learn the Canadian system as you go.

Credit works differently here, and nobody hands newcomers a manual. iBoost explains it in plain language — so you’re making informed decisions, not guessing.

  • Plain-language lessons, no jargon
  • Tailored to newcomers
  • Budgeting tools to keep utilization healthy
  • Built by people with 20+ years in finance
Newcomer lessonsLearn
1How Canadian credit scoring works
2Secured vs. unsecured: your first card
3What counts as a tradeline here
4Keeping utilization low while you build
Lessons tuned to your stage
Ready when you are

A Canadian credit file is the key to settling in.
Start building yours today.

No existing credit history needed. First bureau report within 30 days. Cancel anytime.

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