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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This Week in RWRDS June 13, 2025: The Summer of Big Bonuses from Amex continues! Earn up to 200,000 points! Jun 14th
This week we look at the huge new welcome bonuses from Amex, the imminent launch of the Wealthsimple Visa Infinite card, getting 20% back in miles with AIR MILES latest redemption event and much more in our weekly credit card and loyalty rewards newscast! Watch This Week in RWRDS here: Listen to Thi.... More »
January 26 Update: Many more confirmed Cobalt multiplier locations, a new Lounge Reviews page on Rewards Canada & Kimpton Hotels Winter sale + MORE Jan 26th
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. This update is brought to you by the HSBC World Elite Mastercard which is currently offering a welcome bonus of up to 100,000 bonus points.... More »
Big Changes to the MBNA Rewards World Elite Mastercard - now earns 5 points per dollar in select categories + 10% annual bonus points + MORE Jun 25th
File this one into the category of "nobody saw this one coming"- well until we were notified about two weeks ago and then when the details were leaked onto Red Flag Deals a few days ago. The next bank to be making some major changes this week is TD's subsidiary MBNA. Today they are officially .... More »
RWRDS Daily Update – October 24, 2023 + MORE Oct 25th
Canada's Favourite Credit Cards and Loyalty Rewards Programs, New AIR MILES Flash Offers for Cash Redemptions & Shell purchases and will WestJet start flights to Iceland? Check out today's points & miles updates here:
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Starbucks Sip-Tember to Remember offers bonus Aeroplan points + a chance to win up to 100,000 points + MORE Sep 7th
Air Canada Aeroplan and Starbucks have brought back the Sip-Tember to Remember promotion to earn bonus points on Starbucks purchases and a chance to win Aeroplan points. The contest consists of a 100,000 Aeroplan Points grand prize and four weekly prizes of 25,000 Aeroplan points. During the promoti.... More »
GST Payment Dates: What You Need to Know
– canadianfinanceblog.com
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:
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…
WestJet Rewards Member Exclusive Fares being paused as of June 25
– RewardsCanada.ca
Thanks 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…
