Jan 18, 2016, 10:43 am
Last edit by: JamilD
This thread is a continuation of: Churning Amex in Canada (2015)
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
New as of Jun 30, 2016
AMEX Platinum Rewards - $699/year, 60K MR (via referral) after $1000 spending in 3 months vs. 50K non-referral + earn 15K MR for each referral you make
(Note: from Mar 23 - Jun 29 the bonuses were 75K welcome and 25K referral points)
New as of March 23 2016
AMEX Business Platinum Rewards - $399/year, 75K MR (via referral) after $5000 spending in 3 months vs. 40K non-referral + earn 25K MR for each referral you make
(Note: as of Jun 30, the Business Platinum is still at 75K welcome and 25K referral points).
New as of May 2016
AMEX Gold Rewards - $150/year, FYF, 25K MR after $1500 spending + $50 cashback from GCR
(Note: as of mid-May 2016, Gold will now earn 5K points for referring and increased from $500 to $1500 required spending. FYI: from Jan 11 to mid-May, the Gold card earned 0 referral points.)
AMEX Business Gold Rewards - $250/year, FYF, 30K MR after $5000 spending (or 40K via referral)
AMEX Air Miles Platinum - $65/year, 2000 Air Miles after $1500 spending + $30 GCR cashback
AMEX SPG - $120/year, 20K SPG after $500 spending + $30 GCR cashback
New as of July 2016
AMEX Aeroplan Plus Platinum - $499/year, 50K Aeroplans after $1000 spending in 3 months (or 51K via referral). The 50K/51K, extra 10K promo expired on April 01, 2016, but started up again July - Sep 30th, 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
New as of Jun 30, 2016
AMEX Platinum Rewards - $699/year, 60K MR (via referral) after $1000 spending in 3 months vs. 50K non-referral + earn 15K MR for each referral you make
(Note: from Mar 23 - Jun 29 the bonuses were 75K welcome and 25K referral points)
New as of March 23 2016
AMEX Business Platinum Rewards - $399/year, 75K MR (via referral) after $5000 spending in 3 months vs. 40K non-referral + earn 25K MR for each referral you make
(Note: as of Jun 30, the Business Platinum is still at 75K welcome and 25K referral points).
New as of May 2016
AMEX Gold Rewards - $150/year, FYF, 25K MR after $1500 spending + $50 cashback from GCR
(Note: as of mid-May 2016, Gold will now earn 5K points for referring and increased from $500 to $1500 required spending. FYI: from Jan 11 to mid-May, the Gold card earned 0 referral points.)
AMEX Business Gold Rewards - $250/year, FYF, 30K MR after $5000 spending (or 40K via referral)
AMEX Air Miles Platinum - $65/year, 2000 Air Miles after $1500 spending + $30 GCR cashback
AMEX SPG - $120/year, 20K SPG after $500 spending + $30 GCR cashback
New as of July 2016
AMEX Aeroplan Plus Platinum - $499/year, 50K Aeroplans after $1000 spending in 3 months (or 51K via referral). The 50K/51K, extra 10K promo expired on April 01, 2016, but started up again July - Sep 30th, 2016.
Churning Amex in Canada (2016)
Aug 14, 2016, 2:58 pm
#1231
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 821
So right now, only Busi Platinum referral is 25K points? glad I still keep my Busi Platinum card, so Busi Platinum refer Busi Gold/personnel Gold also 25K points?
Aug 14, 2016, 3:17 pm
#1232
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Prince Edward Island
Programs: Air Canada P25K, Hilton Honors Gold, Marriott Gold, MGM Gold
Posts: 1,582
Aug 16, 2016, 1:00 pm
#1233
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 42
I have the both the bus and per plat and got the bonuses - want to keep the personal and get rid of the business - have had only three months - will they refund a prorated amount of the annual fee?
Aug 16, 2016, 7:29 pm
#1234
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2015
Location: BOS, YVR, ZRH
Programs: *G
Posts: 17,410
extremely unlikely given that you got all the benefits of signing up. you can call and ask but I wouldn't push it. Don't wanna ruin the game.
Aug 17, 2016, 8:29 am
#1235
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: yyz
Posts: 1,611
They might, but I doubt it. Why wouldn't you keep it for the higher referrals? Biz Plat gets 25k/referral vs. 15k/referral for personal plat.
Aug 18, 2016, 8:55 am
#1236
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 42
Thanks
Thanks and thanks
Got the referrals already
Good point on the game - has been very lucrative to date!
Got the referrals already
Good point on the game - has been very lucrative to date!
Aug 23, 2016, 8:09 pm
#1237
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: YQM
Posts: 341
Datapoint
Applied for The Platinum Card via referral (spouse) on June 28. Just crossed $1000 spend on that one and unfortunately, no signup bonus when the transaction that made me go over posted. First time Platinum cardholder, got my bonus points right away one the Gold. I'll wait to contact them, but the 8-week countdown has started. 
Aug 24, 2016, 12:07 am
#1238
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: YVR
Programs: Aeroplan, Amex CDN MR
Posts: 4
Applied for The Platinum Card via referral (spouse) on June 28. Just crossed $1000 spend on that one and unfortunately, no signup bonus when the transaction that made me go over posted. First time Platinum cardholder, got my bonus points right away one the Gold. I'll wait to contact them, but the 8-week countdown has started.
Aug 24, 2016, 7:44 am
#1239
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 4,519
Just read some of the discussion here about Biz Gold to Biz Plat above... so I do have Biz Gold right now, how do I go about self-refer to Biz Plat for the 75K bonus? What should be my sequence of steps? I recall I read something here about you will not getting any sign-up bonus if you have more than 1 Biz card. I admit that I am just too lazy to research myself as I know someone here will provide me the answer very quickly 
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Aug 24, 2016, 8:33 am
#1240
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Toronto, Canada
Programs: Aeroplan, Bonvoy, Alaska, Avios
Posts: 1,290
Got my Gold bonus the other day.
Aug 24, 2016, 8:34 am
#1241
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Prince Edward Island
Programs: Air Canada P25K, Hilton Honors Gold, Marriott Gold, MGM Gold
Posts: 1,582
Just thought to provide datapoint to those who want to know. So, I did end up pull the trigger and apply the Biz Plat via self-referral off my Biz Gold before end of June for the 75K sign-up bonus. I got my 10K referral (as expected) the day after the card approve. After I got the Biz Plat card, activate it, and both cards are on the same "MR" account, and hence I contact AMEX (via SM) to cancel my Biz Gold. Once I spend the $5000, I did got the 75K (35K and 40K) on the transaction that meant the spending limit. So, my concern about the "1 Biz card at a time" rule in the T&C did not kick in for me.
Aug 25, 2016, 9:49 am
#1243
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kan@da
Programs: Anything with sweet spots
Posts: 1,790
Got an idea: Is the clawback of the Platinum Personal $200 annual travel credit less likely if card is downgraded to Gold ?
There are two scenarios: downgrade to Gold and keep it, or downgrade to Gold before Plat annual fee time then cancel
There are two scenarios: downgrade to Gold and keep it, or downgrade to Gold before Plat annual fee time then cancel
Aug 25, 2016, 10:39 am
#1244
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 26
Missing referral bonus for Amex SPG card
I sent a referral to my spouse for the Amex SPG card, which I have. He applied through the link and was approved. In the past I always received my referral bonus emediately after approval, but 3 weeks later still no bonus. I emailed Amex and was told to wait 8-10 weeks after approval to see if points arrive. This is bs! I have to wait for 2 and a half months just to see if there is something wrong? I'm pretty sure the bonus won't generate automatically. Have others had this problem and did you get it resolved?
Cheers,
M
Cheers,
M