Jan 17, 2015, 11:17 am
Last edit by: JJonahJ
This thread is a continuation of discussion which began HERE in 2011. It was very active in 2014, read HERE.
Referrals and self-referrals are an important part of churning Canadian-issued American Express cards. It is appropriate to discuss how the referral process works in this thread. However, please do not offer or request referrals here.
Use only this thread, and do read the Wikipost carefully before posting:
Referral Offers (post only in this thread, no referral links, read Wiki post first).
JerryHung: I figure I'll include all CURRENT AMEX Canada offers here (no referral links) for anyone curious about what the bonus and fees are
This is not an all-inclusive list, only the "good" offers, so feel free to add new offers
AMEX Platinum Rewards - $699/year, 60K MR (via referral) after $1000 spending in 3 months vs. 50K non-referral
AMEX Gold Rewards - $150/year, FYF, 25K MR after $500 spending + $50 cashback from GCR
(as of Jan 11, 2016 Gold card will no longer earn referral points.)
AMEX Air Miles Platinum - $65/year, FYF, 2000 Air Miles after $500 spending + $30 GCR cashback
AMEX SPG - $120/year, 20K SPG after $500 spending + $30 GCR cashback
New as of 2014/10/09
AMEX Business Gold Rewards - $250/year, FYF, 30K MR after $5000 spending (or 40K via referral)
AMEX Business Platinum Rewards - $399/year, 40K MR after $5000 spending (or 50K via referral)
AMEX Aeroplan Plus Platinum - $499/year, 50K Aeroplans after $1000 spending in 3 months (or 51K via referral). Normally 40K/41K, extra 10K promo running till Mar 31, 2016
Referrals and self-referrals are an important part of churning Canadian-issued American Express cards. It is appropriate to discuss how the referral process works in this thread. However, please do not offer or request referrals here.
Use only this thread, and do read the Wikipost carefully before posting:
Referral Offers (post only in this thread, no referral links, read Wiki post first).
JerryHung: I figure I'll include all CURRENT AMEX Canada offers here (no referral links) for anyone curious about what the bonus and fees are
This is not an all-inclusive list, only the "good" offers, so feel free to add new offers
AMEX Platinum Rewards - $699/year, 60K MR (via referral) after $1000 spending in 3 months vs. 50K non-referral
AMEX Gold Rewards - $150/year, FYF, 25K MR after $500 spending + $50 cashback from GCR
(as of Jan 11, 2016 Gold card will no longer earn referral points.)
AMEX Air Miles Platinum - $65/year, FYF, 2000 Air Miles after $500 spending + $30 GCR cashback
AMEX SPG - $120/year, 20K SPG after $500 spending + $30 GCR cashback
New as of 2014/10/09
AMEX Business Gold Rewards - $250/year, FYF, 30K MR after $5000 spending (or 40K via referral)
AMEX Business Platinum Rewards - $399/year, 40K MR after $5000 spending (or 50K via referral)
AMEX Aeroplan Plus Platinum - $499/year, 50K Aeroplans after $1000 spending in 3 months (or 51K via referral). Normally 40K/41K, extra 10K promo running till Mar 31, 2016
Churning Amex in Canada (2015)
Nov 29, 2015, 11:47 am
#1411
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 1,083
Yes, I used the same SPG #. I don't think it would matter that it's the same... but I'll post here when my referral points post
Nov 30, 2015, 8:07 am
#1412
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Canada
Programs: *void
Posts: 2,408
I guess the words "just saying..." to start and the end with 
in my reply didn't let the readers know I was not very serous about AMEX going to or care to do anything about self-referral.
I was straightly just referring to the comment to the respond "No reason it shouldn't work really.." If my respond seems offensive, I do apologies as it was not meant to be. if you will feel better, I can either edit my post or ask Mod to delete it.
in my reply didn't let the readers know I was not very serous about AMEX going to or care to do anything about self-referral.I was straightly just referring to the comment to the respond "No reason it shouldn't work really.." If my respond seems offensive, I do apologies as it was not meant to be. if you will feel better, I can either edit my post or ask Mod to delete it.
There's certainly a lot of extra info that we could share, but for a variety of reasons we choose not to do so publicly, and keep it guarded close to the vest. So, whether others like it or not, your post was fine and appropriate.
JJJ, who's heading off to another online application form.
Nov 30, 2015, 8:14 am
#1413
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Canada
Programs: *void
Posts: 2,408
Datapoint. Another member on our churn team just got the 25K welcome points for the personal Amex Gold Rewards card (first application after July 1st), within the same day, after the $500 minimum spending was posted online...i.e., no delays. Recent feedback for posting of Biz Gold (40K) and Plat (60K) welcome points indicate that they seem to be more delayed (truly 8-10 weeks).
Nov 30, 2015, 8:17 am
#1414
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: YYZ
Programs: Aeroplan, Alaska, Marriott
Posts: 435
met the Biz Gold spend in mid October just before the 3 month deadline, and only got the 40K points this past weekend, ~45 days after
+another one for delayed points
+another one for delayed points
Dec 1, 2015, 6:41 pm
#1417
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 144
So I have the $200 credit for AMEX platinum expiring at the end of this month... no way to get gift cards right?
Dec 1, 2015, 7:53 pm
#1418
Join Date: Oct 2009
Programs: ,BW Rewards, Skymiles, Aeroplan, SPG, IHG, Marriott, Club Carlson, Alaska Airlines
Posts: 256
I have done this in the past.
Dec 2, 2015, 1:54 pm
#1419
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: YWG
Programs: Aeroplan, MileagePlus, Marriott Rewards
Posts: 2,159
Sorry if I missed previous discussion on this point, but I've been trying to generate a referral using the "old" page, and I can't actually do it... it keeps giving me an error message. Is there a workaround for this?
Dec 2, 2015, 1:55 pm
#1420
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4,784
which step failed?
did you try email or Facebook way to get a link?
Dec 2, 2015, 7:24 pm
#1421
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 4,519
Thought to share my experience as I was generating a referral for SPG AMEX a couple weeks ago.
First on Chrome, got an error on the page where you enter your card number, name and select email or facebook. Then I tried it on IE and it was fine, so I got back to Chrome and try again and got the error again. Finally I did a Ctrl-F5 to for a hard refresh and the page came up.
First on Chrome, got an error on the page where you enter your card number, name and select email or facebook. Then I tried it on IE and it was fine, so I got back to Chrome and try again and got the error again. Finally I did a Ctrl-F5 to for a hard refresh and the page came up.
Dec 2, 2015, 9:09 pm
#1422
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: YWG
Programs: Aeroplan, MileagePlus, Marriott Rewards
Posts: 2,159
I just tried it now and it worked, though... for a while I was worried that the great Amex referral machine was no longer dispensing referrals
Dec 3, 2015, 7:07 pm
#1423
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 41
what happens after that?
Dec 4, 2015, 3:23 pm
#1425
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 144
So basically you just get a $200 statement credit to use on whatever?