Financial to-dos for when you’re planning, pregnant and parents.

Vancity and Brood are here to support you with the tools, advice and care you need for all stages of family planning — from pre-conception to parenthood and beyond.

Join the Wealthy Beginnings course.

  • Free for families in the pre-conception stage
  • Explore the financial realities of trying to grow your family
  • Understand costs of IVF, egg-freezing, adoption, surrogacy and mental health support
  • More on financial grants and assistance like crowdfunding
Visit Brood and enroll now

Finance your fertility journey.

  • Financial support for fertility and conception related expenses
  • Get flexible options for a loan or a line of credit to cover costs of treatments, adoption or surrogacy
  • Borrow from $100 to $50,000 for big immediate expenses or for later
Explore all loans and lines of credit

Budget for unplanned costs of family planning.

  • Trying to have a baby can affect your lifestyle and your finances
  • Use our free budgeting tool to plan for the costs of treatments, tests & emergencies while managing your current expenses
  • Track your progress at the end of each month and year
Download free budget planner

Get human advice that makes you financially ready.

  • Those with an advice plan have a net worth 2.7x greater than those who don’t^
  • Grow your wealth with an action plan that understands your situation and your relationship with money
  • Get investment ideas and strategies from advisors who get it
Get a free personalized plan

Join the Wealthy Beginnings course.

  • Free for new and expecting parents
  • Prepare for baby’s arrival with creative, cost-saving strategies
  • Budget for prenatal and postpartum expenses, while maximizing insurance benefits, managing childcare expenses, parental leave & more
Visit Brood and enroll now

Watch this real good budgeting webinar by Bad Academy.

  • Discover practical and simple ways of using a budget to prepare for life’s big events
  • Prepare for unexpected costs and spontaneous spending
  • Get tips to manage extracurricular activities and moving expenses
Watch now

Budget for your birth plan and the baby.

  • Having a baby changes your life and your bank balance
  • Use our free budgeting template to budget and prepare for the costs of welcoming the new human
  • Track your actual income and expenses at the end of the month
Download free budget planner

Get an updated action plan for your finances.

  • Get step-by-step guidance on how to manage, save and invest to accommodate the added costs of growing your family and home
  • Borrow investment ideas and strategies from our advisors based on your risk appetite and future goals
Get a personalized plan

Join the Wealthy Beginnings course.

  • Free for parents and those planning to be
  • Balance the financial demands of parenthood with your personal goals
  • Topics include saving for education, wills, trusts, life insurance, teaching young children financial literacy & more
Visit Brood and enroll now

Refresh your financial goals with a free advice plan.

  • Those with a plan have a net worth 2.7x greater than those who don’t¤
  • Grow your wealth with an action plan custom made for you
  • Get investment ideas and strategies based on your risk tolerance
Get a personalized plan

Take advantage of free money with an RESP.

  • Save for your child’s post-secondary education
  • Access government grants and bonds - anywhere from $1,200 to $7,200
  • Use the money and returns on tuition or school supplies
Discover RESPs

“As a woman and wealth advisor, I know firsthand the value of preparing for added childcare costs.”

Annie Kuan, Wealth Advisor

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Open their first bank account.

  • Help your child set up healthy money habits
  • No monthly fee
  • Deposit money for free using the Vancity app. Withdraw anytime.
See youth chequing account details