Your parents might wish to consider this card.

I just got a Canadian American Express Business Gold Rewards card which is new and is presently extensively advertised in Canada on T.V. and in newspapers. A notice about it may now be on Gary Steiger's website because I told him about it but here's a link giving out the news about it:

http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/...0News/1902969/

Free year one, then $180; this card pays 25000 bonus Membership Rewards points if spend in first three months is $1000.

I happened to need to spend $1600 immediately at the dentist "to improve my smile at business meetings" and put it on the card. The 25000 bonus Amex Membership Rewards points posted within days of the charge as well as the point per dollar earned on the charge of $1600. I called Amex and arranged immediate transfer of 26600 to my existing Aeroplan account. All 26600 additional Aeroplan points were posted immediately and actually showed up in my Aeroplan account while I was still on the phone with the Amex CSR.

Perhaps each of them could qualify as they each have or could start a small business. Voila! Fifty thousand points between them in no time.