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Canadian Credit Card Master List - Curated for Best Offer A complete listing of all the major credit cards in Canada along with their sign-up bonus, annual fee, CPM, and other pertinent information.
AMEX recent discussion American Express Canada application and reward strategies (2018) Which credit card should I get? Cards with good bonuses List of Credit Cards with Great Welcome bonuses (RFD version)
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#902
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: YVR
Posts: 625
#904
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: YVR
Programs: Marriott Gold
Posts: 952
#905
Join Date: Sep 2012
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold..Flying around the world
Posts: 1,098
#907
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Canada
Programs: Aeroplan, AMEX MR, Avios, Marriott, SPG, many more with negligible points
Posts: 167
#909
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Canada
Programs: *void
Posts: 2,408
Personally, I don't like NFFY, but maybe it's just me.
Instead, why not list the actual $150/yr fee, like the other cards that have AF, mentioned in the wiki? In fact, the Aeroplan Plus Gold card should just be yanked from the wiki since it's not even a good promo right now. When (if) it comes back as a FYF card, then re-list it. For eg., the Amex Biz Gold Rewards card is no longer FYF, and so it too is now no longer listed in the wiki.
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#910
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: YWG
Programs: Aeroplan, MileagePlus, Marriott Rewards
Posts: 2,155
#911
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: YVR to SEA
Posts: 2,527
Listed the fees for cards that were missing them. Some of us would actually consider keeping a card after the first year - speaking as an Aspire and Marriott cardholder.
The Alaska card doesn't waive the fee but the annual fee is also lower for an airline card (mostly offset by GCR). The companion fare alone is decent for keeping after year 1 if TD ever makes it much harder to churn for west coast cardholders
#912
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: YVR
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy, Aeroplan, Best Western, IHG Rewards, AAdvantage, Executive Club
Posts: 166
Done.
Listed the fees for cards that were missing them. Some of us would actually consider keeping a card after the first year - speaking as an Aspire and Marriott cardholder.
The Alaska card doesn't waive the fee but the annual fee is also lower for an airline card (mostly offset by GCR). The companion fare alone is decent for keeping after year 1 if TD ever makes it much harder to churn for west coast cardholders
Listed the fees for cards that were missing them. Some of us would actually consider keeping a card after the first year - speaking as an Aspire and Marriott cardholder.
The Alaska card doesn't waive the fee but the annual fee is also lower for an airline card (mostly offset by GCR). The companion fare alone is decent for keeping after year 1 if TD ever makes it much harder to churn for west coast cardholders
#913
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 6,384
#914
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: YQM
Posts: 341
I just realized that you were talking of the link I added… You should really check your facts.
RFD requires to LOG-IN in order to get cashback. The link i used was a PUBLIC deeplink to the app, available on http://www.redflagdeals.com/cashback/. It takes you to a offer page, from where you will be redirected to the app page after logging in. If you're already logged in RFD, it will display YOUR tracking code.
When I copied the deeplink, I was LOGGED OUT from RFD, and using a PRIVATE SESSION of my browser, meaning no referral info could have been present.
If you know anything about how affiliate links work, just look at the parameters of the URL.
is RFD intern reference for this cashback deal.
is RFD default affiliate URL to the Scotia App page. If you use only this URL, RFD will get a commission, but in order to deliver cashback to a member, they'd need said member tracking code, which is not present in the link.
For instance, the tracking URL looks like this when I'm logged in (tracking code censored in example below) :
The tracking code is also displayed when applying while logged in. The default affiliate link is available if you click "I'm not interested in RedFlagDeals™ Cash Back".
So what I added was a DEEPLINK the the RFD deal, but it never was a referral link of any sort. I hope things are clear.
Now, I agree I should have explained here what kind of link I posted. It would have avoided any confusion, and I understand it was easy to be confused by this link.
If no one sees any objection, we should add the link again to the Wiki, thus it will easier be for FTers to find the cashback offer.
RFD requires to LOG-IN in order to get cashback. The link i used was a PUBLIC deeplink to the app, available on http://www.redflagdeals.com/cashback/. It takes you to a offer page, from where you will be redirected to the app page after logging in. If you're already logged in RFD, it will display YOUR tracking code.
When I copied the deeplink, I was LOGGED OUT from RFD, and using a PRIVATE SESSION of my browser, meaning no referral info could have been present.
If you know anything about how affiliate links work, just look at the parameters of the URL.
Code:
d=1985
Code:
url=http://shareresults.com/t/url.php/cid/23273/sid/14105/affid/12373/acid/u1rfdcb-d1985
For instance, the tracking URL looks like this when I'm logged in (tracking code censored in example below) :
Code:
http://shareresults.com/t/url.php/cid/23273/sid/14105/affid/12373/acid/u1c8#####################0eb
So what I added was a DEEPLINK the the RFD deal, but it never was a referral link of any sort. I hope things are clear.
Now, I agree I should have explained here what kind of link I posted. It would have avoided any confusion, and I understand it was easy to be confused by this link.
If no one sees any objection, we should add the link again to the Wiki, thus it will easier be for FTers to find the cashback offer.
Last edited by Hyacinthe; Sep 11, 2014 at 3:56 am
#915
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: YYZ
Programs: Aeroplan, Alaska, Marriott
Posts: 435
for us, the Alaska card will become quite attractive if this rumored Costco switch from AMEX to MC occurs
1 point per $ is not amazing, but with Alaska points valued at over 2 cents, its one of the better MC rewards programs.
1 point per $ is not amazing, but with Alaska points valued at over 2 cents, its one of the better MC rewards programs.