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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December 7 Update: 150 Bonus AIR MILES when you buy $150 Sobeys Gift Cards, 50% Bonus Asia Miles for Hotel Point Transfers & American AAdvantage Lowers Redemption Rates out of Canada + MORE Dec 7th
Sobeys and Safeway are offering 150 bonus AIR MILES Reward Miles when you buy $150 in Sobeys Gift Cards. There is a limit of 5 bonus offers per collector. I think I'm definitely going to take advantage of this. I'll buy them on my American Express Cobalt card to earn 5x points and when you add in.... More »
Business credit card tips: How to boost savings, rewards in the new year + MORE Jan 4th
Want to review your business's finances in the new year? Your credit card is a good place to start. Take advantage of the January blues to fine-tune your budget, up your rewards game and explore balance transfer opportunities..... More »
Earn up to 115,000 points with the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege Card Mar 26th
TD’s Ultra Premium Aeroplan co-brand card, the TD® Aeroplan® Visa Infinite Privilege* Card is currently available with a record high welcome bonus offer of up to 115,000 bonus Aeroplan points! On top of the huge points bonus, being an ultra premium card it has many benefits associated t.... More »
AIR MILES Shops: Earn 3x miles sitewide for your online shopping Feb 4th
AIR MILES has a Valentine’s Day offer for shopping online via AIR MILES Shops. This promotion is available until February 12 and offers 3x miles sitewide on eligible purchases. An eligible purchase is one that will earn at least one base AIR MILES Reward Mile. Most partners will require at lea.... More »
June 17 Update: Further update to our revised Cash Back Credit Card Comparison chart, Earn up to a 100EUR daily credit with Marriott's in Europe & more! + MORE Jun 18th
Earlier today we let you know that we finally revamped our Cash Back Credit Card comparison chart. As with the revamp of our travel credit card charts earlier in the year the tables were sortable but the headers weren't locked so that when you scrolled the table you couldn't see what each colum.... More »
From a high-profile fight between two of the biggest companies in the world, to a new government program that brings real money to families that need it, it was an up and down week for consumers in Canada. The CBC’s Jacqueline Hansen sorts out the details in her weekly video recap.
Struggling homeowner reliant on credit looks at raiding 401(k)
– creditcards.com
With credit maxed out, car shot, raiding the 401(k) is tempting, but don’t do it
July 22 Update: Air Canada launches crowdfunding travel site Embarq and 3 way to keep AIR MILES from expiring
– RewardsCanada.ca
News, Tips & TricksAir Canada has launched a first of its kind crowdfunding website called Embarq to helps travellers raise funds to reach a travel goal. The site has actually been around since March when it soft launched. The website, created in partnership with marketing firm JWT, facilitates contributions to a travel goal by encouraging users to upload photos or a video story and spread the campaign through social media. It was soft launched in March.“No other airline is offering a similar product,” Ms. Filali said. “More and more of our existing customers were purchasing our e-gift card to help friends and relatives with their travel dreams.” (Excerpt from The Globe and Mail)We took a look at the site and while we think it is an interesting concept it doesn’t seem to be taking off just yet. Most people who have posted a travel goal have not received any fundng from anyone. We saw one person who actually reached their goal for a honeymoon (probably sent it to everyone invited to their wedding so it makes funding it easy!) another at only 5% of their goal and another at 2%…
