My Scotiabank Chase Canada Marriott card expires in a few months and a new one has not been sent yet. Has anyone recently got a new card, or are we in for a nasty surprise soon?

I received a replacement card last week. Expiry date in the next decade.

I noticed that the MBNA Alaska Airlines MasterCard is no longer available on their website for sign-up. I went through their chat service and I was told that the card hasn't been available for online applications for the last couple of days but you can apply over the phone.

https://www.mbna.ca/credit-cards/ove...ravel-rewards/

Anyone see the new rules for the MBNA Alaska card? $80,000 minumim income or $150,000 family and $1000 min spend in 90days.

I get too many Amex card pulls for their liking anyway.

Fantastic if its true

It should help get rid of some of the clowns that apply for cards and just put $2 spend on it. I hope Chase does the same thing instead of selling off their portfolio or pulling out completely.

The game got way too popular and overcrowded. Time to trim some fat.

I don't see it on MBNA, where are you getting this? Or just one of the blog posts from yesterday?

http://blog.rewardscanada.ca/2017/04...na-alaska.html

this part is hilarious

We have learned more about the reasoning behind the Quebec issue. It is due to Bill 791 which should be introduced shortly in Quebec that follows the legislation set in place by Ontario but goes even further than just banning expiry dates but is also including the provision that you cannot change redemption rates on consumers! So this is why you won't see this card in Quebec anymore because it would prevent Alaska Airlines from making changes to their award charts!

well, looks like some people will be "moving" to quebec. and some out. ;)

Interesting. I wonder how Aeroplan would respond to the same bill. It's very unlikely they will pull out from Quebec.

http://blog.rewardscanada.ca/2017/04...o-loyalty.html

We'll definitely pay for it one way or another imo.

I've started a thread for Bill 791.


Quebec Bill 791: Regulations for rewards programs
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/milesbuzz/1839615-quebec-bill-791-regulations-rewards-programs.html#post28244802


• Expiry dates would be prohibited, period.
• Retroactively changing the value of points would be prohibited.
• A government department would have the power to create a set of regulations.

I say "would be", because this appears to be a private members bill, introduced by an opposition member. Private members bills (les factures des membres privés?) don't have the force of the government, but a private members bill in Ontario helped force Air Miles to change its expiration policy.

a facture is a bill that must be paid, like an invoice.

i can't think of a proper translation in french but "projet de loi" comes up on google when i try to search.

Okay, fine.
I withdraw my lame attempt at translating into French.
So, back to the bill...

• Any credit card that promises "15,000 points; that's enough for a free flight!" will have a problem.
• Quebec's consumer protection department would get to decide what features can and cannot be in a rewards program. :mad:

This is how I interpret this...Aeroplan points do not expire because of time eg. they do not expire after 1 year. They expire because of "inactivity",meaning they have no expiry date.

The wording is...
Subject to any applicable regulations, any stipulation of or
amendment to the contract providing for an expiry date on the rewards points
obtained by the consumer is prohibited.

I interpret that to mean that miles cannot expire, ever, due to inactivity or anything else, unless the regulations:rolleyes: they make up allow for it.