BMO CashBack MasterCards now offer 4% cash back on all purchases in the first 4 months + MORE Feb 3rd

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OTTAWA – Canadians want all media service providers treated equally, and content producers want a stable tax credit regime, Heritage Minister Melanie Joly said Thursday as she spelled out the themes she latched onto from recent cross-country consultations on Canada’s media and cultural landscape.

However, Canadians don’t want to see any new costs borne by media companies passed on to them through their utility bills, she told a cultural industry symposium.

“We have to bear in mind that Canadians are anxious about their cost of living,” Joly told the Canadian Media Producers Association panel.

Canadians appear to accept the notion that services such as Netflix are put on a level playing field with traditional TV service providers, she said.

“The fact of having a platform-agnostic approach, that was something I heard, strongly,” said Joly.

Having a predictable tax credit regime for content producers was also a key message, the minister said…

This bonus offer surprised me a little but hey its a bonus and its good for those who have the card. What is it? Its this Kaligo Hotels booking bonus for those of you who hold the RBC British Airways Visa Infinite card. There aren’t many of you, we know that but whatever. If you have the card and need to book a hotel for the next year and a half be sure to check out this Kaligo offer. Kaligo is one of those third party hotel booking sites that offers miles for booking through them. You’ll want to shop around to double check pricing but it really offers a decent way to earn miles or point on hotels that aren’t part of a major chain program or is from one of those majors you don’t frequent enough to worry about the benefits and earning from booking direct with that chain. With this 25% bonus you can see up to 20 Avios per C$1.60 spend with Kaligo, that’s pretty good but the 20 Avios will come on the higher priced hotels, lower priced hotels will see a lower earn. You have until January of next year to book for stays until July of 2018!Offer details:25% Bonus Avios on all hotel stays booked via Kaligo…

(Photograph by John Woods)

OTTAWA – Canadians want all media service providers treated equally, and content producers want a stable tax credit regime, Heritage Minister Melanie Joly said Thursday as she spelled out the themes she latched onto from recent cross-country consultations on Canada’s media and cultural landscape.

However, Canadians don’t want to see any new costs borne by media companies passed on to them through their utility bills, she told a cultural industry symposium.

“We have to bear in mind that Canadians are anxious about their cost of living,” Joly told the Canadian Media Producers Association panel.

Canadians appear to accept the notion that services such as Netflix are put on a level playing field with traditional TV service providers, she said.

“The fact of having a platform-agnostic approach, that was something I heard, strongly,” said Joly.

Having a predictable tax credit regime for content producers was also a key message, the minister said…

Here are the Rewards Canada Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of February! This is not a ‘best’ credit card list like our Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings but instead a look at cards that have very good acquisition offers. As always when choosing a card you should always take other factors into account other than the sign up bonus, but when most or all of these cards are first year free, they can and do pay off even when not taking into account insurance packages and other non-reward benefits. In fact all of the cards on this list for February are first year free so you can try them all at no cost, get over $1,000 in rewards and decide later on if the card is right for you. All the while you’ll be earning the sign up bonus which can be used to subsidize your travels!  Just ensure you drop any cards you don’t like before your 1st year anniversary so you don’t pay the annual fee for the second year    No changes this month from January! Note that this is the last month on the first year free offer for the Scotiabank Gold American Express card so if you have been thinking about it you should grab it soon! So here are our top 5 credit card sign up offers for February (in alphabetical order)American Express Gold Rewards Card – 25,000 Points (Apply here)A mainstay offer here on Rewards Canada, the American Express Gold Rewards card has its first year fee of $150 waived and will award you 25,000 Membership Rewards points when you complete $1,500 in spending in the first three months…

The sign up offers for BMO’s CashBack cards changed yesterday. They have replaced the set dollar sign up bonus with increased earn on your spending in the first four months of having the cards. Both the World Elite and standard versions now offer 4% cash back on all eligible purchases for the first four months.  There are caps to the maximum you can earn, $250 for the World Elite and $125 for the standard card.  This means you’ll want to spend at least $6,250 on the WE card or $3,125 on the standard card. If you are just out for the bonus and won’t use the card past 4 months and don’t need the insurance benefits, go for the standard card as it has no annual fee. If you count the annual fee into the bonus for the WE card you actually only come out with $130 which is only $5 more than the standard card. Here are the card details:BMO CashBack World Elite MasterCard · Welcome Offer: Get 4% cash back on every purchase (up to $250 cash back) in your first 4 months. *· Earn 1.75% CashBack on ALL card purchases* without restrictions*! · Complimentary Roadside Assistance Program* · BMO CashBack World Elite Travel and Medical Protection*· Extended Warranty Plus* · Purchase Protection Plus* · BMO Concierge Service*· 19…