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Earn up to 65,000 Bonus Aeroplan Points and a buddy pass with the TD® Aeroplan® Visa Infinite Privilege* Card + MORE Dec 7th
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?
Best Western Rewards: Up to a 50% di.... More »
American Express Canada’s Shop Small is back! Receive a $5 statement credit when you spend $10 (up to 3 times) + MORE Jun 7th
American Express Canada’s Shop Small offer has returned for summer 2024! After skipping 2023 for its primary consumer cardholders, Amex has brought the offer back for the next 6 weeks. This is an amazing promotion that many Amex Cardmembers eagerly await each year and its good to see it back.... More »
Scientists discover ultramassive black hole that can fit 30 billion suns - WION + MORE Mar 30th
Scientists discover ultramassive black hole that can fit 30 billion suns WIONAn 'ultramassive' black hole has been discovered that's 33 billion times the mass of the sun Yahoo News Canada‘Einstein Ring’ Light-Bending Reveals One Of The Biggest Black Holes Ever Found &n.... More »
Podcast Episode 99: Loyalty Lesson – Credit Card Spending Caps Explained Dec 20th
In this episode we provide our first Loyalty Lesson podcast. If you read the Rewards Canada site regularly you may have already seen this feature but just in case you haven’t, the Loyalty Lesson is Credit Card Spending Caps explained! We look at how credit card issuers place caps on the acc.... More »
RWRDS Daily Update – January 2 Jan 2nd
New RBC Offers from Baton Rouge, Moores, Dropbox and the American Express Centurion Lounge in San Francisco reopens. Check out today's points & miles updates here:
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July 23 Update: Share your airline refund or lack thereof stories, OWG reveals initial flight schedule, hotel occupancy rates in Canada increasing
– RewardsCanada.ca
Just a reminder that we are looking for feedback from our readers on the airline refund (or lack thereof) situation in Canada for an upcoming Rewards Canada podcast episode. There have already been several experiences provided and some good discussions between our readers. Let’s hear your voice added to it as well! You can read the article and comment on it here.Also I’ve been meaning to cover this for a couple of weeks now but it kept getting shoved to the side. A few weeks ago Canadian charter airline Nolinor announced they are launching a new scheduled leisure airline called OWG which will offer flights to sun destinations out of Montreal and Toronto. The airline will be flying older Boeing 737-400 aircraft and I love how they state on their website – this is not a MAX ;-)Yesterday they loaded their first flights into the GDS’ which will see the airline start service this November. The initial schedule per RoutesOnline will be as follows:Montreal – Cayo Coco eff 01NOV20 1 weeklyN5740 YUL1100 – 1500CCC 734 7N5741 CCC1700 – 2050YUL 734 7Montreal – Holguin eff 05NOV20 1 weeklyN5710 YUL1100 – 1520HOG 734 4N5711 HOG1700 – 2110YUL 734 4Montreal – Santa Clara eff 06NOV20 1 weeklyN5730 YUL1100 – 1500SNU 734 5N5731 SNU1700 – 2050YUL 734 5Montreal – Varadero eff 07NOV20 1 weeklyN5720 YUL1100 – 1500VRA 734 6N5721 VRA1700 – 2050YUL 734 6Toronto – Cayo Coco eff 01NOV20 1 weeklyN5840 YYZ0930 – 1315CCC 734 7N5841 CCC1505 – 1840YYZ 734 7Toronto – Holguin eff 05NOV20 1 weeklyN5810 YYZ1200 – 1605HOG 734 4N5811 HOG1745 – 2130YYZ 734 4Toronto – Santa Clara eff 06NOV20 1 weeklyN5830 YYZ0930 – 1315SNU 734 7N5831 SNU1502 – 1840YYZ 734 7Toronto – Varadero eff 07NOV20 1 weeklyN5820 YYZ1015 – 1400VRA 734 6N5821 VRA1555 – 1930YYZ 734 6There is no word of a frequent flyer program from the airline just yet (chances are they won’t be one for several years if it is even in the cards) however these are flights that are perfect for your proprietary credit card programs that allow you to book flights how you want and the redeem points against the charge…Canada’s best rewards credit cards 2020
– moneysense.ca
When choosing a good overall rewards card, you have to consider the entire package of goodies before making a final decision. Do you prefer a no fee card or are you willing to pay for perks? Are you more interested in spending bonuses, VIP lounge access, cash-back rewards or no blackout periods when booking travel? Whatever your criteria, there’s a card on this list to ensure you reap rewards as you spend.The best rewards credit cards in Canada 2020
Card
Rewards
Annual fee
American Express Cobalt
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5 pts/$1 on groceries & dining
2 pts/$1 on travel, gas & transit
1 pt/$1 on everything else
$120
Scotiabank Gold American Express
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5 pts/$1 on groceries, dining & entertainment
3 pts/$1 on gas, transit & streaming services
1 pt/$1 on everything else
No FX fees
$120
Tangerine Money-Back
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2% cash back in up to 3 spending categories
0.5% on everything else
$0
Scotia Momentum Visa Infinite
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4% cash back on groceries & recurring bills
2% on gas & daily transit
1% on everything else
$120
AMEX SimplyCash Preferred
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2% cash back on everything
$99
TD First Class Visa Infinite
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9 pts/$1 on travel (via ExpediaForTD)
3 pts/$1 on everything else
$120
BMO World Elite
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3 pts/$1 on travel, dining, and entertainment
2 pts/$1 on everything else
Airport lounge access
$150
PC Financial World Elite
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45 pts/$1 at Shoppers Drug Mart
30 pts/$1 at PC affiliate stores
30 pts/$1 on everything else
$10
Rogers World Elite
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3% on purchases in U…
