The “Big Five” Canadian banks offer credit cards and include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Did you know that there are many other options?
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Scotiabank Gold American Express Card Refresh Event with Queer Eye's Antoni Porowski + MORE Oct 10th
Jeff Fredericks, the host of the Rewards Canada Podcast brings us another blog contribution today. Jeff was lucky enough to attend Scotiabank's special event on October 1st celebrating the refresh of their Gold American Express card. Here is his recap of the event:Last week more than 70 media, blog.... More »
Increased welcome bonus for the CIBC Aerogold Visa Infinite card - up to 20,000 Aeroplan Miles + a $120 Air Canada Gift Card + MORE Jul 4th
It's been sometime since we've seen CIBC come out with an offer outside their standard one for the CIBC Aerogold Visa Infinite card! The new offer for this card sees the welcome bonus miles boosted by 5,000 miles to 20,000 miles. That's broken down into 15,000 miles upon first purchase and 5,000 mor.... More »
American Express Cobalt Card: The best card in Canada offering 30,000 welcome bonus points + 5x points on your eats and drinks + MORE Jun 21st
If you are a Rewards Canada regular then this card needs no introduction, however over the past couple of weeks we've had quite a few new visitors to the site so we want to introduce you to best credit card in Canada and the one that should be in every Canadian's wallet. That card is the .... More »
Air Canada Aeroplan adds yet another airline partner - you can now earn and redeem points on Gulf Air + MORE Aug 24th
Really Aeroplan? You can stop this now. Well, actually please don't but do know you are keeping us from completing other tasks with all the news you keep dishing out. It hasn't even been 24 hours since the last big Aeroplan announcement of their 10x points offer for TD cardholders and no.... More »
The Platinum Card from American Express sees its 50,000 point welcome bonus return + MORE Mar 25th
Earlier today we let you know about the new increased welcome bonuses on Amex's Marriott Bonvoy cards and in that post we mentioned the Platinum Card seeing an increased bonus as well. That's what we'll cover here and it is the return of what had been the standard bonus on The Platinum Card an.... More »
WestJet Rewards: Up to Double Elite Qualifying Spend on flights within Canada or between Canada and the U.S.
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Here’s a great new offer from WestJet Rewards! You can earn up to Double Qualifying Spend credit on flight you book with WestJet within Canada and to the U.S.. You must book Econo or higher fares by March 31 for travel until April 17. The bonuses vary based on the fare class you buy:Bonus Qualifying Spend (QS) will be awarded as follows:Eligible QS on Econo fares will get a 25% bonusEligible QS on EconoFlex fares will get a 75% bonusEligible QS on Premium, PremiumFlex, Business and BusinessFlex fares will get a 100% bonusRemember WestJet Rewards’ elite status qualification is based only on spend so this is a great way to get yourself closer or over that requirement to get you to that next elite status level. To reach Silver status you have to have $3,000 in qualifying spend, $5,000 to reach Gold and $8,000 to reach Platinum.Offer detailsEarn up to Double Qualifying Spend when you purchase and fly on WestJet econo class or higher fares within Canada or between Canada and the U.S.. Register Online (Registration is required) Register and book by Mar 31 for travel until Apr 17, 119WestJet RBC World Elite MasterCardsFinancial advice: A credit card for every decade of your life
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Many issuers target different cards to specific niches of customers, including specific age groups. Here’s how to find a credit card that’s in sync with your financial goals, no matter what decade of life you’re in.
February 25 Update: BMO Rewards 20% discount on Points for Cash redemptions, IHG PointBreaks & WestJet Double Qualifying Spend
– RewardsCanada.ca
BMO Rewards has a special redemption offer available when you redeem via their Points for Cash option! This is essentially the cash back feature of cards like the BMO World Elite Mastercard and the BMO Rewards Mastercard. Until Thursday you can redeem 20% less points for a $50 credit. Normally is costs 15,000 points to get the $50 credit however with this discount you only have to redeem 12,000 points. Even with the discount redeeming for travel will get you much more value (12,000 points = $85 for travel) however for some of you maybe you don’t have any travel planned or maybe need a bit more cash flow where this redemption can make sense. Find out more here! Posts since our last update:NOW LIVE: IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks – 95 Hotels (5 in Canada) for only 5,000 to 15,000 points per night until May 31, 19 The latest IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks hotels are now available for booking! We didn’t get any previews this time…WestJet Rewards: Up to Double Elite Qualifying Spend on flights within Canada or between Canada and the U…
