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Fees · Verified July 2026

Questrade fees:
$0 commission, and the rest

Questrade (self-directed) and Questwealth (managed). One schedule, checked in July 2026, commissions re-checked September 22, 2026, and three concrete cases to see what it costs over a year.

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$0
commission on stocks and ETFs
0.25%
per year in a managed portfolio (Questwealth)
1.99%
USD conversion fee on the base plan
The schedule

Questrade fees,
line by line

Questrade (self-directed) and Questwealth (managed). Checked in July 2026, commissions re-checked September 22, 2026. What was not checked is written as such, never guessed.

FeeQuestradeWealthsimple
Commission on stocks$0$0
ETF purchases$0$0
ETF sales$0$0
Account maintenance feeNoneNone
Inactivity feeNoneNone
Managed portfolioQuestwealth: Questwealth: 0.25% per year (checked in July 2026)0.5% per year (Core), 0.4% from $100,000 (Premium), 0.4% down to 0.2% from $500,000 (Generation), plus ETF fees
USD conversion fee1.99% on the base plan, 1% with Edge from $50,000 (checked in July 2026)1.5% under $10,000, 1% from $10,000 to $24,999, 0.5% from $25,000 to $99,999, 0% from $100,000 (by transaction size)
Options$0 per contract on US options, assignment fees included; Canadian options not checkedNot offered
Optional subscriptionQuestrade Plus, $19.99 a month, optional: market data, free journaling—
Transfer-out fee$150 per account$50 per account

ETF internal fees (management expense ratio) apply everywhere, whatever the platform.

Over a year

What it costs
depending on use

Three cases computed from the schedule above, conversion fees excluded. For your own case, the calculator lets you compare Questrade with the seven other brokers by your trades and your balance.

CasePlatform usedQuestradeWealthsimple
Twelve ETF purchases a year, nothing else, $10,000 balanceQuestrade$0$0
Twenty-four stock trades a year, $5,000 balance, non-registered accountQuestrade$0$0
Sixty trades a year, $30,000 balanceQuestrade$0$0

A range appears when the schedule gives one. The fees of the ETFs held are not counted.

Avoiding them

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Every figure on this page carries its verification date. Between two checks, the official Questrade schedule governs.
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The other schedules,
same method

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$9.95 per trade · RBC Direct Investing, RBC GoSmart and RBC InvestEase
Verified July 2026
 TD fees
TD fees
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Verified September 22, 2026
 CIBC fees
CIBC fees
$6.95 per trade · CIBC Investor's Edge
Verified September 22, 2026
 Scotia iTRADE fees
Scotia iTRADE fees
$9.99 per trade · Scotia iTRADE (Scotiabank)
Verified September 22, 2026
 Desjardins fees
Desjardins fees
$0 commission, and the rest · Desjardins Online Brokerage (Disnat)
Verified July 2026
 National Bank fees
National Bank fees
$0 commission, and the rest · National Bank Direct Brokerage (NBDB)
Verified September 22, 2026
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Buying: $0. Selling: $0. The ETF's own internal fees apply on top, whatever the platform.

Questwealth: 0.25% per year (checked in July 2026).

$0 commission on buys and sells, no trade cap, no maintenance or inactivity fee; managed portfolio at 0.5% per year (Core), 0.4% from $100,000 (Premium), 0.4% down to 0.2% from $500,000 (Generation), plus ETF fees. Code LOIO3A gets you $35 in total at sign-up, after the request form.

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