There are so many credit card options in Canada that it can get really confusing for the consumer. At Rewards Canada we do our best to help guide you to the right card for you with our Guide to choosing a travel rewards credit card and features like our Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings. We tell you to join multiple loyalty programs and earn more miles or points by tying in a credit card that co-brands with that program. In Canada we have some very large loyalty programs that fall under the coalition program banner and all Canadians should join at least one of these programs if not all of them. What is a coalition program? It is a program where you have lots of ways to earn points or miles and lots of ways to burn them. That means many partners to earn points or miles at and a large varied reward catalog where you can use those points or miles. For many Canadians joining a coalition program makes a lot of sense since you can earn miles or points pretty much everyday. Although we didn't invent the coalition program, Canada sure did develop them in to what they are today globally thanks to AIR MILES and Aeroplan. AIR MILES made the coalition program and loyalty programs in general main stage for Canadians and made them part of our everyday lives. No longer was it a world for frequent travellers or high spenders, loyalty was now the game for all merchants and all consumers.
With the growth of AIR MILES, Aeroplan saw an opportunity as well to compete and shifted from being the frequent flyer program of Air Canada to a coalition program for Canadians. The two have gone head to head now for many years and now we are seeing even more competition on that front with two more programs aspiring to be large coalition programs. Those programs are Cineplex's SCENE program and Overwaitea Food Group's More Rewards. Once limited to movies, SCENE has now added partners like Sport Chek and many restaurants from the Cara group as places where you can both earn and redeem points and aspires to be a big player in the market. More Rewards, once limited to Overwaitea's grocery stores has added a great credit card and nationwide partners like Petro-Canada and Panago Pizza and like SCENE are aspiring to become a bigger player in the market.
Anyone or all of these programs should be on your radar for earning points and miles. If you are shopping at a retailer that offers any one of them why shouldn't you be earning those points or miles? However you can earn even more points and miles in that program (or more than one) by tying in a co-brand credit card for the program! Aeroplan and AIR MILES have multiple options, SCENE and More Rewards have only one option really but if those programs are your main loyalty program you should definitely take a look at them.
With that said, we'll now list off the best co-brand credit card option for each program and that should be in everyone's wallet, well at least for the program that you make as your primary program.
Make sure you also check out and bookmark our bonus mile/point pages for all four programs so that you can earn even more!
2024 Top Airline Credit Card Earn up to $1,500 in value† including up to 50,000 Aeroplan points† and no Annual Fee for the first year†. Conditions Apply. Account must be approved by January 6, 2025.
Annual Fee $139 | Additional Cards: $75 † | Annual interest rate 20.99% on purchases and 22.99% on funds advances | $60,000 personal or $100,000 household annual income
Terms & Conditions apply
Earn up to $1,500 in value†, including up to 50,000 Aeroplan points†, no Annual Fee for the first year† and additional travel benefits. Account must be approved by January 6, 2025.
Earn a welcome bonus of 10,000 Aeroplan points when you make your first purchase with your new card†
Earn 15,000 Aeroplan points when you spend $7,500 within 180 days of Account opening†
Plus, earn a one-time anniversary bonus of 25,000 Aeroplan points when you spend $12,000 within 12 months of Account opening†
Enroll for NEXUS and once every 48 months get an application fee rebate†
Plus, share free first checked bags with up to 8 travel companions†
Get an annual fee rebate for the first year†. To receive the first-year annual fee rebate, you must activate your Card and make your first Purchase on the Account within the first 3 months after Account opening and you must add your Additional Cardholders by January 6, 2025.
Earning Aeroplan Points
Earn 1.5 points† for every $1 spent on eligible gas, grocery and direct through Air Canada® purchases (including Air Canada Vacations®) made with your card
Earn 1 point† for every $1 spent on all other Purchases made with your Card
Earn points twice when you pay with your Card and provide your Aeroplan number at over 150 Aeroplan partner brands and at 170+ online retailers via the Aeroplan eStore (www.aeroplan.com/estore).
Your Aeroplan Points do not expire as long as you are a TD® Aeroplan® Visa Infinite* Cardholder in good standing
Earn big rewards on the little things: Earn 50% more Aeroplan Points and 50% more Stars at participating Starbucks® stores. Simply link your TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card to your Starbucks® Rewards account. Conditions apply. Learn more.
Card Benefits
Travel lightly through the airport and save on baggage fees† : Primary Cardholders, Additional Cardholders, and travel companions (up to eight) travelling on the same reservation will all enjoy their first checked bag free (up to 23kg/50lbs) when your travel originates on an Air Canada flight.
Complimentary Visa Infinite Concierge† : On-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the Visa Infinite Concierge can help with any Cardholder request — big or small, to help you get the most out of life whenever you travel, shop and use your Card.
Visa Infinite Luxury Hotel Collection†: Receive seven exclusive benefits when you book your stay through the Visa Infinite Luxury Hotel Collection featuring over 900 of the world’s most intriguing properties.
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BMO AIR MILES World Elite Mastercard
• Welcome Offer: Get up to 3,000 AIR MILES Bonus Miles* plus a Companion Flight Rebate*
Limited Time: $120 annual fee waived in the first year*
• Exclusive 25% Flight Discount on all AIR MILES flights in North America with no blackout periods
• 1 AIR MILES reward mile for every $10 that you spend on your credit card
• WEB ONLY OFFER - Not available by phone or in branch
Scotiabank® More Rewards®* Visa* Card
• Earn 5,000 Bonus More Rewards Points on approval and 10,000 Bonus More Rewards Points on first purchase if you apply by March 31, 2017
• Earn 6 More Rewards points for every $1 spent on purchases at participating More Rewards locations including Save-On-foods, PriceSmart Foods, Overwaitea Foods, Cooper’s Foods and Urban Fare stores and participating More Rewards partners such as Petro Canada and Panago.
• Earn 4 points for every $1 on other purchases everywhere else
• Redeem your More Rewards points for travel, groceries, gift cards, merchandise and more
• No annual fee and no earning or redemption caps.
SCENE® VISA* card
• 2,000 bonus SCENE points - that’s two free movies
• Earn one SCENE point for every dollar you spend
• Earn five SCENE points for every dollar you spend at participating Cineplex Entertainment theatre or online at cineplex.com
• Redeem points for free movies at Cineplex Entertainment theatres, music and other entertainment rewards
• No annual fee
• 20% AVIS rental car discount
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