WestJet Rewards Member Exclusive Fares being paused as of June 25 + MORE Jun 19th

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Earn 7x points when shopping with Apple via the Aeroplan eStore + MORE Apr 28th

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RWRDS Daily Update – March 12, 2024 + MORE Mar 13th

Which credit cards do any travel at anytime rewards the best and Air Canada makes several small updates to their Aeroplan Elite Status program. Check out today's points & miles updates here: The post RWRDS Daily Update – March 12, 2024 appeared first on Rewards Canada..... More »
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August 10 Update: Porter Airlines contest giving away 300 tickets, new look for the Walmart Rewards Mastercard & Chatrium Hotels Points Plus added to Rewards Canada + MORE Aug 11th

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GST Payment Dates: What You Need to Know

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Recently, I published an article which included the monthly payment dates for CPP and OAS government pensions. This time around, we’re taking a look at the quarterly Goods and Services Tax (GST) rebates that millions of Canadians receive each year. If you’re wondering if you are eligible to receive a GST rebate, or when you can expect GST cheques to arrive in the mail, it’s all here. But first, let’s take a closer look at what the GST/HST credit is all about.
What Is the GST Credit?
The GST/HST credit is a quarterly non-taxable benefit issued to eligible Canadians by the federal government each year. The payment is targeted to individuals and families reporting a low to modest level of income. To be eligible, one of the following criteria must apply:

You are a resident of Canada (in the month before and at the beginning of the month the credit is made)
You are 19 years of age or older
You have (or had) a spouse or common-law partner
You are (or were) a parent, and live (or lived) with your child

If you are not a resident of Canada for income tax purposes, are currently incarcerated in a prison for a period 90 days or longer, or you do not pay tax in Canada (for a variety of reasons), you are likely not eligible to receive the GST/HST credit, even if your income falls within the guidelines…

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WestJet Rewards Member Exclusive Fares being paused as of June 25Thanks to long time Rewards Canada reader CanadianPilgrim for alerting us to this news from WestJet Rewards. The news is that of June 25 WestJet is pausing their Member Exclusive Fares reward option. This is one of the lesser known yet most valuable redemption options in the WestJet Rewards program. If you are unfamiliar with their Member Exclusive fares you can think of them as WestJet’s fixed price redemption option that is the vein of your classic flight reward charts from programs like Aeroplan, AIR MILES and most other frequent flyer programs. Essentially you would pay a flat rate of WestJet dollars for a flight on WestJet or even WestJet’s partner airlines like Air France, Delta, KLM and Qantas. Flights in Canada or to the U.S. typically ran 99 WestJet dollars for short haul (although we are seeing that as low as 63 right now) or 125 WestJet dollars each way for long haul, to Europe for as little as 349, Asia for 599 and Australia for 629.For example here’s a look at round trip flights between Calgary and Toronto using the Member Exclusive fares this August:Round trip sees you spending 250 WestJet dollars plus $97…

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