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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Applying for a credit card: What you need to know + MORE Jan 11th
There are many great reasons to carry a credit card. Beyond the convenience and purchase protection included with many credit card purchases, they’re also important financial tools for establishing your credit history and borrowing money—both of which you’ll need if you want to make a major pu.... More »
Top 5 Small Business Credit Card Sign Up offers for March Mar 5th
Here are the Rewards Canada Top 5 Small Business Credit Card Sign Up offers for March. This is not a ‘best’ credit card list like our Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings but a look at cards for small businesses that have very good acquisition offers. As always when choosing a card yo.... More »
Flight Review: Etihad Airways Business Class – Toronto (YYZ) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) + MORE Jul 27th
My whirlwind Asia tour booked with Air Canada Aeroplan and Marriott Bonvoy points spanned eight days and took me to three countries. I had eagerly awaited this trip and was excited when I finally got to kick it off with this first flight. For the initial leg of my journey I was flying in business [&.... More »
Credit cards that help you avoid those dreaded airline fees & Rewards Canada's Guide to Business Class Lounge Access both see updates + MORE Sep 7th
Here's your Rewards Canada update! Your near daily dose of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. We've updated the popular feature Credit cards that help you avoid those dreaded airline fees to reflect the changes to the National Bank of Canada World Elite M.... More »
The best GIC rates in Canada for 2026 May 11th
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Top 5 Cash Back Credit Card Sign Up offers for November – These cards provide the best value out of their welcome bonuses
– RewardsCanada.ca
Here are Rewards Canada’s Top 5 Cash Back Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of October 2021. This is not a ‘best’ credit card list like our Top Cash Back Credit Card rankings but instead a look at cards that have very good acquisition (welcome/sign up) offers. As always when choosing a card you should always take other factors into account other than the just sign up bonus, but when some of these cards are first year free, they can and do pay off even when you grab them strictly for the sign up rewardsSome slight changes this month as CIBC upped their 10% offer to $2,500 in spending from $2,000 so that moved their Dividend Infinite and Platinum Cards to 3rd and 4th spot respectively. This dropped the BMO CashBack World Elite card down to 5th spot. The only other change was the Laurentian Bank Visa Infinite Card with a new boosted offer that can be maxed out at $200 in value versus the $175 it previously had.Here are the Top 5 Cards for this month in order of value:American Express Cobalt Card – 50,000 points (Apply here)Welcome offer cash back value: $344 ($500 – $155…November 9 Update: Get ready for a bunch of loyalty program news, Marriott adds a new hotel in Sarnia and Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection joins Marriott Bonvoy
– RewardsCanada.ca
Here’s your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your daily dose (or near daily dose) of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. This update is brought to you by the HSBC World Elite Mastercard which is currently offering a welcome bonus of up to 100,000 bonus points worth $500, has no foreign transaction fees and no annual fee in the first year! Be prepared for a whole bunch of loyalty program news, changes and more over the next couple of weeks! The week of November 14 should see:Two totally new credit cards A whole new loyalty program being revealed. and the details of the new AIR MILES Flights (they stated November 18)The week of November 21 will see the launch of Scene+, which is the new combined program of Cineplex’s SCENE and Scotia’s Scotia Rewards programs. And that’s only from the news we actually know about right now! There could be even more that hasn’t been told to us yet. Be sure to keep an eye out right here on the Rewards Canada blog and our social media channels for all the details! If you don’t follow us yet be sure to do so on Twitter and Facebook! —Yet another new addition to Marriott Hotels here in Canada…
