Free Money – Unclaimed Balances – I caught your attention with this one, didn’t I?
Have you ever forgotten about a balance you had in an old bank account? Ha! I know I’ve never done that. However, many people have. I once found money for a neighbour of mine that he didn’t know he had.
Unclaimed assets in bank accounts are turned over to the Bank of Canada after 10 years go by without account activity or contact between a customer and her financial institution. Enter your name and province at the Bank of Canada’s website to see if some of the millions of dollar inunclaimed balances belongs to you.
Take a second and check to see if you have any unclaimed balances here.