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?
Latest News
The best streaming services in Canada: The value of each—plus a few free ones + MORE Jan 24th
You have endless options for streaming services in Canada. While choice can be a great thing, it can also cause confusion when it comes to the value of each service, since each differs greatly in terms of available movies and shows, subscription cost and the number of users that can access a single .... More »
6 things you didn’t know could be hurting your credit rating + MORE Jun 8th
How’s your credit rating? Unless you’re looking for a mortgage or another type of loan, you probably don’t think about this very often—especially if you’re diligent about paying your bills. Your credit rating is probably good…right? Well, not necessarily, and that’s a surprise to .... More »
This Week in RWRDS May 23, 2025: Start travelling sooner with these credit card bonuses + MORE May 24th
This week we look at 12 credit cards that can help get you travelling sooner, the best bonuses this year on some Aeroplan & Marriott cards, the first look at WestJet’s new business credit card and much more in our weekly credit card and loyalty rewards newscast! Watch This Week in RWRDS here:.... More »
BMO eclipse Visa Infinite Privilege changes: Annual fee increased & spending caps now based on category Nov 24th
A few weeks ago we let you know about negative changes coming to many of the premium BMO cards however at that time we didn’t know if there were changes being planned for the ultra premium BMO eclipse Visa Infinite Privilege Card. Thanks to Chris on the RWRDS Canada Facebook Group we now know .... More »
This Week in RWRDS January 31, 2025: Porter Airlines credit cards will be issued by BMO Feb 1st
This week we discuss the upcoming Porter Airlines BMO VIPorter Mastercards, the return of the 55,000 point bonus on the RBC Avion Cards, Marriott Bonvoy’s new global promotion and much more in our weekly credit card and loyalty rewards newscast! Watch This Week in RWRDS here: Listen to This We.... More »
Earn up to 110,000 welcome bonus points on the American Express Gold & Platinum Cards
– RewardsCanada.ca
For the past month American Express has had limited time increased welcome bonus offers on their consumer and business Gold and Platinum cards in place and we are coming down to those offers ending soon. These new offers are in place until May 11, 2022 and offer up to 110,000 welcome points. Here are the offers: The Platinum Card®• Earn up to 110,000 Membership Rewards® points – that’s up to $1,100 in statement credits that can be used towards extra leg room on your next flight, or a weekend away at the spa charged to your Card. Offers end May 11, 2022 • New Platinum® Cardmembers, earn 90,000 Welcome Bonus points after you charge $6,000 in net purchases to your Card in your first 3 months of Cardmembership. Offer ends May 11, 2022. • You can also earn a total of 10 points for every $1 on eligible travel purchases for the first six months of Cardmembership (up to 20,000 points). Offer ends May 11, 2022. The new offer on this card sees the first $6,000 spend boosted to 90,000 points from the previous 80,000 and instead an anniversary bonus for making a purchase between months 14-17 of having the card we now see a spend multiplier on travel purchases for the first six months of having the card…
April 21 Update: The Ultimate Guide to Credit Card & Loyalty Programs for the All Inclusive Vacationer & Air Canada Chauffeur Service, Now Electrified by Porsche
– RewardsCanada.ca
Here’s your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your near daily dose of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. Be sure to subscribe to the Rewards Canada News email newsletter so that you don’t miss out on any loyalty program news and offers! You can subscribe to the newsletter here! We have updated our feature The Ultimate Guide to Credit Card & Loyalty Programs for the All Inclusive Vacationer. When it comes to travel loyalty programs and credit cards, all inclusive vacations are often neglected. Think about it, have you ever seen a credit card ad detailing an all inclusive vacation? No, it’s almost always flights and to a lesser extent hotel stays. That’s because we’ve been trained to think that credit card and travel reward programs are just for flights. And while flights alone are the rewards many people do strive for, these programs don’t allow you to just redeem for the flight portion of an all-inclusive vacation, so many Canadians tend to buy the all-inclusive vacations with cash and not use their hard earned points and miles towards them…

