INDEPENDENT REWARDS RESEARCH

Canada mileage-linked cards

馃嚚馃嚘 20 indexed cards 路 5 issuers 路 partially verified

Explore locally issued cards, compare annual costs and trace the route from purchases to airline rewards.

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Added Amex Business Platinum/Aeroplan Business Reserve and enriched six records, including future January 2027 Aeroplan fee changes. Remaining: other RBC/business/hotel routes and complete transfer terms.

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Choose the market where you live and can access banking products. Confirm the issuer鈥檚 residency, account and underwriting requirements. Card rewards are recorded in their own currency; airline conversion rules are separate.

Compare recurring card fees plus any required rewards fee, first-year charges, transaction exclusions, rounding and the exact conversion to your chosen airline. A fee waiver or bonus only applies when its conditions are met.

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American Express 路 TD 路 CIBC 路 RBC 路 BMO

American Express

Bank points

American Express Cobalt Card

1 Membership Rewards point per CAD 1 other eligible purchases; 5 eligible Canadian food/groceries up to CAD 2,500 monthly, then 1; 3 eligible Canadian streaming; 2 eligible Canadian gas, transit and rideshare.

CA$191.88 annually

Membership Rewards 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

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Aeroplan Card

1 Aeroplan point per CAD 1 other purchases; 2 on eligible direct Air Canada purchases; 1.5 on eligible Canadian dining and food delivery.

CA$120.00 annually

Aeroplan points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

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Aeroplan Reserve Card

1.25 Aeroplan points per CAD 1 other purchases; 3 on eligible direct Air Canada purchases; 2 on eligible Canadian dining and food delivery.

CA$599.00 annually

Aeroplan points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Bank points

Gold Rewards Card

1 Membership Rewards point per CAD 1 other eligible purchases; 2 per CAD 1 eligible travel and Canadian gas, grocery and drugstore purchases.

CA$250.00 annually

Membership Rewards points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Bank points

The Platinum Card

1 Membership Rewards point per CAD 1 other purchases; 2 on eligible Canadian dining and eligible travel.

CA$799.00 annually

Membership Rewards points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Bank points

American Express Green Card

1 Membership Rewards point per CAD 1 eligible purchases.

CA$0.00 annually

Membership Rewards points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

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Business Gold Rewards Card

1 Membership Rewards point per CAD 1 eligible purchases. Earn 10,000 bonus points in a quarter with CAD 20,000 net purchases.

CA$199.00 annually

Membership Rewards points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

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Business Platinum Card

1.25 Membership Rewards points per CAD 1 eligible card purchases.

CA$799.00 annually

Membership Rewards points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

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Aeroplan Business Reserve Card

1.25 Aeroplan points per CAD 1 other purchases; 3 on eligible direct Air Canada purchases; 2 on eligible hotel and car-rental purchases.

CA$599.00 annually

Aeroplan points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

TD

Direct miles

Aeroplan Visa Platinum Card

1 Aeroplan point per CAD 1.50 other eligible purchases; 1 per CAD 1 eligible gas, EV charging, groceries and direct Air Canada purchases.

CA$89.00 annually

Aeroplan points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

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Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card

1 Aeroplan point per CAD 1 other purchases; 1.5 on gas, EV charging, groceries and direct Air Canada, up to CAD 80,000 combined annual purchases in those categories, then 1.

CA$139.00 annually

Aeroplan points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

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Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege Card

1.25 Aeroplan points per CAD 1 other purchases; 2 direct Air Canada and 1.5 gas, EV charging, groceries, travel/transit and dining, up to CAD 100,000 combined annual bonus-category purchases, then 1.25.

CA$599.00 annually

Aeroplan points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

CIBC

Direct miles

Aeroplan Visa Card

1 Aeroplan point per CAD 1.50 other eligible purchases. 1 per CAD 1 gas, EV charging, groceries and direct Air Canada; bonus rate applies only within the first CAD 40,000 in total net annual purchases.

CA$0.00 annually

Aeroplan points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Direct miles

Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card

1 Aeroplan point per CAD 1 other purchases; 1.5 on eligible gas, EV charging, groceries and direct Air Canada within the first CAD 80,000 in total annual net purchases, then 1.

CA$139.00 annually

Aeroplan points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Direct miles

Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege Card

1.25 Aeroplan points per CAD 1 other eligible purchases. Within the first CAD 100,000 total annual net purchases: 2 on direct Air Canada and 1.5 eligible gas, EV charging, groceries, travel and dining; then 1.25.

CA$599.00 annually

Aeroplan points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Bank points

Aventura Visa Infinite Card

1 Aventura point per CAD 1 on all other purchases

CA$139.00 annually

CIBC Aventura points 路 Checked: 2026-10-15

RBC

Bank points

Avion Visa Infinite

1 Avion point per CAD 1 eligible purchases. 25% more on eligible travel purchases.

CA$120.00 annually

Avion points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

Bank points

Avion Visa Platinum

1 Avion point per CAD 1 eligible purchases.

CA$120.00 annually

Avion points 路 Checked: 2026-10-14

BMO

Bank points

Ascend World Elite Mastercard

See current issuer earning schedule; calculator unavailable pending rate verification.

Not verified annually

BMO Rewards points 路 Checked: not recorded

Research gaps

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