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What does “growing your income” really mean?

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Your financial well-being is based on 3 principles

  1. Growing your income
  2. Managing debt responsibly
  3. Building lasting wealth

And they’re all connected. Income supports debt management, lower debt can make room for responsible saving and investing, and those choices can help support future income opportunities.

Income growth is about creating more opportunity with what you earn—making smart choices, increasing your earning potential, and setting yourself up for what’s next. Coast Capital helps make that feel doable, with personalized advice and practical tools designed for real life.

Leading with Social Purpose

We're setting the standard for positive social change by integrating our purpose into every part of our business. We're also collaborating with local partners to build a stronger, more resilient Canada for all.

Since 2000, we’ve reinvested over $112 million into local programs and initiatives that deliver on our social purpose – Building Better Futures by unlocking financial opportunities and income growth for people and businesses in Canada.

How to start making more, so you can afford more

Explore the tools, resources and advice you need to get ahead.

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Visit our Career Corner

Explore articles to help you identify your career and income goals and build a plan to achieve them.  

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Start, switch or advance your career with Coursera

We’ve partnered with Coursera to provide free access1 for one account holder to their global learning platform when you open an Elevate Chequing Account.

  • Access 13,000+ courses, guided projects, professional certificates and designations
  • Learn from world-class universities like Yale and Princeton
  • Earn certificates from companies like Google, IBM and Meta
  • 77% of global learners2 on Coursera report career benefits including getting a new job and increasing their pay
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Get Un$tuck

We’re finding ways to help you make more, so you can afford more. With low fees, expert advice and even tools that could help you get paid more, we're building better futures for our members.

Discover all the ways we can help you get ahead.

Tools and resources to help you get started

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1. Coursera is an online learning platform offering multiple continuing education opportunities from leading universities and institutions. The products offered by Coursera can, but do not guarantee to, help users advance, relaunch, or improve their earning potential in their careers. As a bonus on their Coast Capital Elevate Chequing Account, a primary account holder will receive one (1) free Coursera for Business license for the account holder’s personal use. This license will be associated with the primary account holder’s email address on Coast Capital’s records. The license can only be used with the associated email address to open a Coursera account. The license will be valid for the period the primary account holder maintains a Coast Capital Elevate Chequing Account in good standing. The license has a monetary value of $538 CAD per year or monthly monetary value of $79 CAD as of January 1, 2024. Limit of one (1) license per primary account holder. No substitutions will be allowed. Coast Capital may allow, at its sole discretion, transfers of the license to another individual as decided by the primary account holder. The license may be subject to content, course, and program exclusions or limitations at the sole discretion of Coursera. The use of the license will be exclusively subject to Coursera’s terms, conditions, and policies. Details regarding Coursera’s products, terms, conditions, and policies can be found at https://www.coursera.org/

2. Results in the 2023 Coursera Learner Outcomes Report are based on a web survey conducted from January 25–March 1, 2023, with a sample of 55,648 respondents who completed a course, Professional Certificate, Specialization, University/MasterTrack Certificate, or degree program on Coursera between June 1, 2021, and September 30, 2022. Learners surveyed may have paid an additional fee to obtain courses through Coursera that are not included with the free Coursera license in the Coast Capital Elevate Chequing Account. The Coursera Learner Outcomes Survey was conducted in English only. The sample size enabled Coursera to obtain results with a 95% confidence level when measured against the industry-standard range of error, with the exception of University/MasterTrack Certificates and degree learners, whose results are only reported out as part of the full learner sample. Learner-Outcomes-Report-2023.pdf (coursera.org)