All about Canadian credit cards. Learn the ins and outs and get the latest news.
Latest News
The best student credit cards in Canada for 2025 + MORE Aug 6th
When you’re at a new restaurant, do you have to see the menu before you order? Or do you eat what your foodie friend says is good, knowing it’ll be amazing? The answer can help you decide how to pick a new credit card. Some people want the ability to compare their options side-by-side, while oth.... More »
Grocery inflation in Canada: New report for spring 2024 Apr 11th
Grocery inflation will fall below 2% by the spring and stay roughly between 1% and 2% for the rest of 2024, predicts a new report on the food and beverage industry. Farm Credit Canada, an agricultural lending firm, said it expects food price increases beyond 2024 to stabilize around pre-pandemic lev.... More »
Aeroplan Availability Alert: Business Class awards from San Francisco to Tahiti on United (with connections from Canada) + MORE Aug 25th
As posted earlier this week by The Points Guy there is quite a bit of availability this fall for award flights on United Airlines between San Francisco and Papeete. Since United is a Star Alliance member you can use your Aeroplan points to redeem for these flights. There is amazing availabil.... More »
What happens if you don’t file your taxes (and how to fix it) + MORE Mar 27th
Every year, many Canadians tell themselves they’ll file their taxes “soon.” But life can get busy, paperwork piles up, and before they know it, one missed deadline turns into several.
For one woman, “soon” turned into 14 years. She had worked at the same job for over 20 years, wit.... More »
Paleontologists discover Sask.'s 1st fossil specimens of horned centrosaurus - CBC.ca + MORE Nov 23rd
Paleontologists discover Sask.'s 1st fossil specimens of horned centrosaurus CBC.caView Full Coverage on Google News.... More »
Air Canada Aeroplan adds Virgin Australia as their newest airline partner
– RewardsCanada.ca
Air Canada’s Aeroplan keeps on adding more travel partners to program – namely airlines which shows they are hyper focused on the program being a true frequent flyer program rather than the coalition program they had been known as for the better part of almost two decades. In 2020 alone the program added four new airline partners Etihad, Azul, Vistara and Air Serbia and as of January 19 you can add Virgin Australia to that list.Virgin Australia is already a code share partner of Air Canada’s but the partnership did not go beyond that. Now it will and Aeroplan members will be able to earn and redeem Aeroplan points on flights with Australia’s second largest airline. Like all airlines around the world the pandemic hit Virgin Australia hard with the airline going into bankruptcy protection last April which was followed by new ownership and a restructuring of the airline. The airline now operates mostly as a domestic airline with international flights to New Zealand, Bali, Fiji and several other southwest Pacific islands…The best American Express credit cards in Canada 2021
– moneysense.ca
As American Express ads from the 1970s onward suggest, it’s the card many of us don’t leave home without, and with good reason—many reasons, in fact. Amex offers some of the highest-earning and most-perk-filled credit cards around, regularly landing it on the annual rankings of the best credit cards in Canada. As well, it’s the only credit-card company that issues its own cards, rather than going through a bank. And while Amex isn’t accepted as widely as Visa and Mastercard, it is taken at virtually all major retail and food chains, particularly in major Canadian cities. Which card is right for you? Here, we break down the top five American Express credit cards by category to help you decide.The best American Express credit cards in Canada
Card
Rewards / Features
Annual fee
American Express Cobalt
(get more details)*
5 pts/$1 on groceries & dining
2 pts/$1 on travel, gas & transit
1 pt/$1 on everything else
1 pt = 1% / up to 1.75% in travel rewards
$120
SimplyCash Preferred
(get more details)*
2% cash back on all purchases
$99
SimplyCash
(get more details)*
1…
