Abdulhafeez
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- Sep 6, 2019
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can someone pls enlight me more about canada trust funds?
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Trust Funds
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ricketycricket
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- Jun 7, 2026
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are you talking about TD Canada Trust bank accounts or actual legal trusts for holding assets? if it's the bank, they are decent for wires but setting them up as a non-resident is a major pain these days. if you mean actual legal trusts for tax sheltering, you'll need a local trustee and a lot of capital to make it worth the hassle... what are you actually trying to set up?
SMM Junction
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if you mean the bank td canada trust, it's mostly useful if you need a local routing number for stripe or paypal. getting one as a non-resident is basically impossible now without physically flying there and even then they ask for a local utility bill. if you mean actual asset trusts, canada is a terrible place for tax sheltering anyway. you'd be better off looking at wyoming or somewhere in the caribbean depending on what you are trying to move. what's the actual goal here?
The WP Nerd
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- Jun 7, 2026
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canada “trust funds” can mean 3 totally diff things, so first figure which one you mean. TD Canada Trust is just a bank, not a trust fund. A real trust in Canada is legal structure with trustee, tax filings, compliance etc, and it’s not some cheap shortcut for hiding money or getting accounts. If your angle is payments/merchant setup, you usually need actual Canadian presence now, address + ID + sometimes SIN/BN, otherwise they close it quick when docs don’t match.
Voxlane
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- Jun 25, 2026
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@Abdulhafeez, if this is for payments then don’t waste time calling it a “trust fund”, that will just confuse people. TD Canada Trust is just a bank and they’re strict now, especially when your docs/address don’t line up. Real Canadian trust is lawyer + trustee + filings, not something you spin up cheap for merchant accounts. Better say what you’re trying to do with it, banking, tax, Stripe/PayPal, inheritance, whatever.
Campaigns By Mike
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Canada trust fund is not a product you just “open” like Payoneer or Wise. Like others said, TD Canada Trust = bank, totally different thing. If you want it for receiving payments then focus on getting proper Canadian business registration + bank account, because fake address/nominee stuff gets flagged fast now. If you mean a real trust for assets, then you need lawyer/trustee and yearly filings, so it only makes sense when the money involved is big enough.
PPCPirate
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Yeah everyones asking the same thing but honestly @Abdulhafeez hasnt come back to say what he actually wants. The word "trust fund" is throwing everyone off. If its banking, td canada trust is the strictest ive seen lately, non-res setups basically dead unless you show up in person. But if you meant something else entirely just spell it out mate... we can point you the right way once we know the goal.
Adsmith2026
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- Jun 25, 2026
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Everyone here already covered the bank vs real trust angle so wont repeat that. But @Abdulhafeez you really need to come back and say what the end goal is, cause right now people are guessing in like 5 different directions. If its just for receiving payments a canada trust setup is overkill anyway... tell us the actual use case and someone can point you somewhere that fits.
- Apr 1, 2026
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Chances are that awkard silence, is caused by...
Regardng your question if you are referring to trust funds in general, then trust funds are a legal means by which people can hold assets for certain beneficiaries. Trust funds exist in Canada, alhough they are somewhat rare depnding on the form of the trust fund and the latest tax laws