Our Dime - Qtrade Investment Platform Audit

Qtrade

Parent company: Aviso Wealth Inc.

Investment Platform

Category: Self-directed brokerage

qtrade.ca

Visit Website

Disclosure: We may earn a commission if you click and buy.

True North

100%

Capital: Canada

Capital: Canada (profits)

Control: Canada

Control: Canada (decisions)

Qtrade demonstrates high economic retention within the Canadian economy. Its True North score reflects its position as a domestically owned and operated financial service with infrastructure anchored in Canada.

Vector Breakdown

Inputs

medium

20 /20

The platform utilizes domestic clearing and custody infrastructure for its primary brokerage operations.

Capital

Capital (profits)

high

40 /40

The entity is owned by a Canadian wealth management firm which is a joint venture between Canadian credit union centrals and a major domestic financial group.

Control

Control (decisions)

high

20 /20

Strategic leadership and executive management are based in Canada.

Operations

high

20 /20

The platform maintains a significant physical footprint in Canada for operations, compliance, and client support.

Forensic Summary

Research Snapshot

Checked: 2026-01-22

Platform name (payload): Qtrade
Official domain: qtrade.ca
Canonical Canada URL: https://www.qtrade.ca/en/investor.html

Corporate Footprint

Parent company: Aviso Wealth Inc.
Headquarters location: Vancouver, British Columbia

Sources

Parent company

"Online brokerage services are offered through Qtrade Direct Investing, a division of Aviso Financial Inc. Qtrade... are trade names or trademarks of Aviso Wealth Inc."
Source
Headquarters

"The new organization will be national in scope, with its main offices in Toronto and Vancouver..."
Source

Canada Availability

Available

Confidence: high

Provinces: National

Serves credit union members and individual investors across Canada.

Source

"Aviso Wealth Inc. is a leading national wealth management provider committed to service, partnership and innovation."

Source

Pricing & Fees

Stock/ETF commission: $8.75
Options contract fee: $1.25
FX conversion fee: Unknown
Account minimum: $0
Management fee: 0.6%
Monthly fee: $8.33

Stock commission is $8.75 standard or $6.95 for active traders. Monthly fee is calculated from the $25 quarterly fee. Quarterly fee is waived for balances over $25,000.

Source

"$8.75 stock trades for everyone... $25 quarterly Account Administration Fee... management fee... First $2,000 to $100,000, 0.60%."

Source

Account Types & Access

Account types

Self-directed: Yes

Managed/robo: Yes

Crypto trading: No

Registered accounts

TFSA

RRSP

FHSA

RESP

RDSP

RRIF

LIRA

LIF

Non-registered

Platform access

Mobile app: Yes

Web platform: Yes

Crypto is available via ETFs only, not direct coin trading. Managed portfolios are offered through Qtrade Guided Portfolios.

Available on iOS, Android, and web browsers.

Sources

Account types

"Registered accounts: TFSA, RRSP, RESP, FHSA, RRIF, LIRA, LIF... Qtrade Guided Portfolios is a robo-advisor service."

Source

Platform access

"Trade on the go with our mobile app for iPhone and Android... or use our powerful web-based platform."

Source

Investor Protection

CIPF member: Yes

Regulator: CIRO

Qtrade is a division of Aviso Financial Inc., which is a member of CIRO and CIPF.

Source

"Qtrade Direct Investing is a division of Aviso Financial Inc., a member of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) and... (CIPF)."

Source