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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Is now the time for retirees to sell stocks and buy GICs? Jun 10th
My husband is retired and concerned that his money that is invested in his RRSP and TFSA is fluctuating too much. He is retired and is wondering if his funds should be in a GIC account as it’s paying 4% and not losing principal. He’s concerned in this volatile market.—Rodeen
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Chexy co-founder Liza Akhvledziani on investing, debt, and why you should always negotiate Jul 17th
When Liza Akhvledziani moved to Canada as an international student, she quickly realized that money worked differently here. From building a credit history to understanding how debt could affect her financial future, she had to learn a new set of rules while rebuilding her financial life from scratc.... More »
Earn up to 2x Aeroplan points on Air Canada flights to sun destinations + MORE Jan 25th
Air Canada has launched a new flight bonus to reward Canadians looking to escape our winter! Aeroplan members who register and book flights during this promotion will earn up to 2x points for travel sun destinations in the U.S., Caribbean and Mexico. As with all Aeroplan flight bonuses this offer is.... More »
Podcast Episode 105: Checking out the new Aspire | Air Canada Cafe at Billy Bishop Toronto Centre Airport Jun 9th
In this episode we check out the brand new Aspire Air Canada Cafe at Billy Bishop Toronto Centre Airport! Rewards Canada’s Jeff Fredericks had the pleasure of attending the grand opening of the newest business class lounge in Canada and sitting down with Air Canada’s Mark Nasr to discuss.... 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 »
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. Avis Car Rental has brought back their annual free day offer after a one year hiatus due to COVID. This offer provides members of Avis Preferred (free to join)with a free rental day for every two rentals of two plus days. This offer runs until Feb 28, 22. Click here to register (Registration is required) and then visit Avis.com to book your car. Image via Avis—Yesterday we brought you the news that Air Canada will be ending the option to convert Buddy Passes obtained from select co-brand cards to Aeroplan points. In that post we said it could be possible that there would be time to get the TD cards with Buddy Passes but we are getting a lot of data points from our readers that really it would be next to impossible that you could. Even if you meet your minimum spend right away we have heard story after story that TD will not award the Buddy Pass until 8 weeks after the initial 90 day spend requirement…Making sense of the markets this week: August 30, 2021
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Each week, Cut the Crap Investing founder Dale Roberts shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.
Big earnings from the big Canadian banks
The Big Six Canadian banks (Royal Bank of Canada, TD Bank, Scotiabank, BMO, CIBC and National Bank) released quarterly earnings reports this week and, as expected, they all put some big numbers up on the board. Thanks to high levels of government financial support for individuals and businesses, the banks have not yet experienced an economic shock due to COVID.
To manage risk, banks always set aside emergency funds, known as provisions for credit losses or loan-loss provisions. Given their more favourable prospects, the Big Six have been able to remove some of those monies from the safety net and add them to the earnings column. For an example on that front: In its most recent report, RBC recovered $540 million of provisions for credit losses, compared to the $96 million that it recovered in the second quarter…
'Halifornia' dreaming: How Nova Scotia's film sector returned to life after losing its tax credit – CBC.ca
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‘Halifornia’ dreaming: How Nova Scotia’s film sector returned to life after losing its tax credit CBC.caTourism industry in Nova Scotia rebounding to pre-pandemic levels HalifaxToday.caEast coast luxury real estate market powers through the pandemic The Globe and MailView Full coverage on Google News
AIR MILES Bonus Boom is now live – earn bonus miles with participating partners + 95 bonus miles with three different Bonus Boom offers
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The latest AIR MILES Bonus Boom event kicked off today with your usual bunch of bonus miles offers for shopping or completing actions with various AIR MILES partners. Most of the bonuses are available between today and September 8 and once again if you use three different Bonus Boom offers you’ll get 95 bonus AIR MILES. Just like the past few Bonus Boom events you have the ability to get the 95 bonus miles all from one retailer so long as they have multiple offers. For example Safeway has three different offers available so if you meet the criteria for those three offers you’ll get the 95 bonus miles. With Bonus Boom you can earn well over 1,000 bonus miles with all the offers but in reality most serious collectors will be earning upward of several hundred miles. To find your offers you now have to sign in and the Bonus Boom page will automatically show you all the offer in your region that you are eligible for. Some are automatic while most is seems you have to opt in…
'Halifornia' dreaming: How Nova Scotia's film sector returned to life after losing its tax credit – CBC.ca
– news.google.ca
‘Halifornia’ dreaming: How Nova Scotia’s film sector returned to life after losing its tax credit CBC.caTourism industry in Nova Scotia rebounding to pre-pandemic levels HalifaxToday.caEast coast luxury real estate market powers through the pandemic The Globe and MailView Full coverage on Google News
