Canadian Banking for Non-Canadians

[dustintrammell]

I'm interested in using some of the Canadian BTC exchanges however most (all?) of them require Interac transfers.  Canadian banks seem to be the only banks that support Interac transfers, and none of them will allow you to have an account unless you're Canadian.  Does anyone know either a way for a non-Canadian to get a Canadian bank account, know of any non-Canadian international banks that support Interac, or have any other idea of how to handle this situation?

http://www.interac.ca/consumers/productsandservices_ol_eTransfer.php

[elements]

Also interested (for transaction from/to EU)

[phillipsjk]

It may not be possible due to "know your customer" laws. I recently opened a USD Canadian bank account and they wanted two peices of ID.

The big Canadian banks are:

• BMO Financial Group
  
• Royal Bank
  
• Scotia Bank
  
• TD Canada Trust
  

I get the feeling I am forgetting one..

[compro01]

there's also CBIC

[vertygo]

I don't think you can, but doesn't every yank have a cousin up here ? Nothing like international family members

Which Canadian BTC exchanges are the best  ?