Scanning the skies for a Frequent Flyer Card?
If you think big and travel often, apply for an American Express® Card that has Membership Rewards and you can start earning Membership Rewards® points.
Why choose a Frequent Flyer Card?
With the ability to earn Membership Rewards® points on virtually every purchase charged to an eligible card and additional travel benefits like lounge access, travel related insurance coverage and 24/7 global Card support, an American Express Card is a great way to be rewarded if you travel often.
- Enjoy a $200 Annual Dining Credit at some of Canada's best restaurants7
- Access to a $200 Annual Travel Credits3
- Earn 2X the points on eligible travel, dining and food delivery purchases in Canada2
- Earn 2X the points on eligible travel, gas, grocery and drugstore purchases5
- Earn 1X the points everywhere else5
- Pay for almost anything charged to your Card with points6
- You will earn points as soon as you start spending on your Card. Some of our cards offer welcome bonus offers which can give you a great boost and will help you to book your next holiday faster.
- Additional Cards can also earn points which are added to the Basic Card Account and can help you earn rewarded sooner.
- Once you’re a Card Member, referring friends to American Express through our referral program could give you the opportunity to earn even more points.
- Use your points to book flights within Canada or to anywhere in the world for a fixed number of points regardless of flight availability, time of year or popularity of the flight.10
- With Use Points for Purchases you can redeem points for statement credits to offset eligible purchases charged to your Card.11
- Depending on which Card you have, you can transfer your points12 to frequent flyer and hotel rewards programs like Avios5, Delta SkyMiles®, Asia Miles13, Etihad Guest14, Starwood Preferred Guest®* and more.
- Membership Rewards points can be redeemed online for Merchandise and Gift Cards from leading retailers.
Depending on the Card you choose, American Express Cards come with additional travel benefits, access to VIP lounges in different airports, as well as peace of mind of our 24/7 customer service.
You are a Canadian resident and have a Canadian credit file.
You are of the age of majority in the province or territory of the residence
Some Cards may have additional specific eligibility criteria, and you will be asked to provide employment, income and bank account information in order to submit your application.
Once you have found the Card that suits you best, make sure you read the important information, then hit the 'Apply now' button to begin the application process. At this stage, you can decide how you'd like your name to appear on your Card, and choose optional additional benefits. You can get a response from your application in 60 seconds.
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1. These offers are only available to new Platinum Card® Cardmembers (‘Cardmembers’). For current or former Platinum Card® Cardmembers, we may approve your application, but you will not be eligible for these offers. If you receive points in error, we reserve the right to deduct them from your points balance. Account must be in good standing.
Welcome Bonus - To qualify for the 70,000 Welcome Bonus Membership Rewards® points, you must have at least $10,000 in net purchases posted to your account in your first three months of Cardmembership.
Fourteen-Month Bonus - To qualify for the additional 30,000 points after 14 months of Cardmembership, one (1) purchase of any amount must be charged to your Card within 14 to 17 months of Cardmembership and subsequently posted to your account. For example, if you reach your 12 months of Cardmembership on October 4, 2022, you would have to make a purchase between December 4, 2022, and no later than March 4, 2023, to be eligible for the 30,000 bonus points. Please allow up to eight weeks after earning your Membership Rewards points for your Membership Rewards account to be updated. Membership Rewards points will be earned by the Basic Cardmember on the amount of purchases, less credits and adjustments. Interest charges, annual fees, other fees and cash equivalent transactions are not purchases and do not qualify for Membership Rewards points. Offers are subject to change at any time.
2. You can earn Membership Rewards points (“points”) for eligible consumer purchases at American Express retail merchants as follows: 2 points for every $1 at restaurants, quick service restaurants, coffee shops and drinking establishments in Canada; and 2 points for every $1 for travel services or travel bookings including air, water, rail and road transport, lodging and tour operator sales, but not including local and commuter transportation. Purchases at merchants where these categories are not their primary business such as food delivery services and general merchandise retailers do not qualify. Merchants are typically assigned codes and categorized based on what they sell. Earn rate of 1 point for every $1 applies when the merchant code is not in an eligible category, using a payment account or service of a third party, a card reader attached to a mobile phone or online retailer that sells goods of other merchants or the merchant category is otherwise not identified. Provided your account is in good standing, points can be earned on eligible purchases less returns and other credits. Interest charges, annual fees, other fees and cash equivalent transactions are not purchases and do not qualify for Membership Rewards points.
3. $200 CAD Annual Travel Credit - The $200 CAD Annual Travel Credit can only be redeemed at time of booking through American Express Travel Online at americanexpress.ca/travel or by calling Platinum Card Travel Service. Travel booking must be charged to your Platinum Card. Account must be in good standing. If you choose to use the Travel Credit, it will be credited to your Card account within 2 business days. Basic Cardmember is entitled to one (1) Annual Travel Credit each year based on Cardmembership anniversary date, towards a single travel booking of $200 or more, and will appear on your billing statement as “Platinum Annual Travel Credit”. If you cancel your travel booking after redeeming the Annual Travel Credit, you will not be able to use it again in the same year. You can only use one Travel Credit per booking.
4. Up to 60,000 Welcome Bonus – This offer is only available to new American Express® Gold Rewards Cardmembers. For current or former American Express® Gold Rewards Cardmembers, we may approve your application, but you will not be eligible for the Membership Rewards points offers available in the first 12 months of Card Membership. Account must be in good standing. Offer subject to change at any time. To qualify, you must have at least $1,000 in net purchases posted to your account by the last day of each billing period. Purchases made during a billing period but posted after the end of that billing period may not count towards eligible spend for that month. If this occurs, that purchase will count towards eligible spend for the next billing period. For example, if your monthly billing period is from Aug 15 to Sept 14, a purchase made on Sept 14th (transaction date) and posts on Sept 15th (posting date) may not count for eligible spend for that month. In this case, that purchase will count towards spend in the next month’s billing period. If the Aug 15 to Sept 14 period was your 12th monthly billing period, then the purchase made on Sept 14 and posting on Sept 15 would not count toward this offer. Please allow up to eight weeks for your bonus points to be awarded. Membership Rewards points will be earned by the Basic Cardmember on the amount of purchases, less credits and adjustments. Interest charges, annual fees, other fees and cash equivalent transactions are not purchases and do not qualify for Membership Rewards points.
5. You can earn 2 Membership Rewards points ('points') for every $1 in eligible consumer purchases at American Express retail merchants as follows: (i) at stand-alone automobile gasoline stations in Canada, (ii) at stand-alone drugstores in Canada, (iii) at stand-alone grocery stores in Canada, and (iv) for travel services or travel bookings including air, water, rail and road transport, lodging and tour operator sales but not including local and commuter transportation. Purchases at merchants where gas, grocery, pharmacy and travel sales are not their primary business (including superstores, wholesale clubs, alcohol retailers and general merchandise retailers) do not qualify for the earn rate in this category. Merchants are typically assigned codes and categorized based on what they sell. Earn rate of 1 point for every $1 applies if the merchant code is not in an eligible category, the purchase is made using an electronic wallet or is not made directly from the provider of the good or service, e.g. through a third party or by using a mobile device (e.g. smart phone) with an attached card reader. Provided your account is in good standing, points can be earned on eligible purchases less returns and other credits. Interest charges, annual fees, other fees and cash equivalent transactions are not purchases and do not qualify for Membership Rewards points.
6. Use Points for Purchases – You can redeem Membership Rewards points for a statement credit towards an Eligible Purchase charged to an Eligible Card. All Eligible Purchases: 1,000 points = $10 statement credit. You must redeem a minimum of 1,000 points per redemption. Eligible Purchases include purchases made at American Express merchants and charged to an Eligible Card. Funds advances, fees, balance transfers, Amex cheques and charges for traveler’s cheques are not Eligible Purchases. American Express may make changes to the types of purchases that are eligible for redemption with Use Points for Purchases at any time without notice. Eligible Cards are Consumer and Small Business Cards enrolled in the Membership Rewards program. Statement credits on your Card. Account should not exceed the aggregate amount of the Eligible Purchase(s) on your Eligible Card. You can register for Online Services to view your Eligible Purchases and to redeem online. Only Eligible Purchases posted to your Card Account during the last 3 months, up to 150 most recent Eligible Purchases, will be displayed for redemption. If you wish to redeem points towards an Eligible Purchase within the last 12 months that is not displayed online, please contact us at the number listed on the back of your Card.
Subject to Membership Rewards Terms and Conditions. Visit membershiprewards.ca for full Terms & Conditions of the Membership Rewards program or call 1 800 668 AMEX (2639). Small Business Cardmembers, please call 1-888-721-1046.
7. Enrolled Cardmembers will be eligible to receive a statement credit of $200 CAD following a single transaction of $200 CAD or more (including taxes and gratuity) at one of the eligible restaurants listed on our website at go.amex/diningcreditrestaurants at the time of the transaction. Credit is available only once per redemption period. Participating restaurants are subject to change. Spend must be in one transaction. A one-time enrolment is required for the $200 Annual Dining Credit through Amex Offers and Cardmembers will automatically be enrolled for future redemption periods and do not need to re-enroll. Each calendar year is a separate redemption period. In 2023, however, the redemption period will be from September 26, 2023 until December 31, 2023.
Benefit resets automatically each year on January 1 for each year this benefit is available. American Express reserves the right to modify, replace or terminate this benefit at its discretion.
Any credit not redeemed during the applicable redemption period will not roll over to the following redemption period and will expire. Your Card must be charged prior to the end of each redemption period (December 31) to be eligible for the credit within that redemption period.
This benefit is available to Basic Platinum Cardmembers only. If you switch to a new Card product that is not eligible for this benefit, enrolment will be removed from your Card account. If you are no longer eligible for this benefit due to a change in account status, including but not limited to fraudulent flags, suspension, or cancellation, it will be removed from your account.
Benefit only available for dine-in services. Benefit excludes purchases of gift cards and vouchers, transactions made towards deposits charged upfront by the venue, cancellation and no-show charges, take away or dine-at-home services.
Benefit limited to the Card to which the offer is saved and only spend on this Card counts towards the benefit. Transactions made with a Supplementary Card are not eligible for the credit.
Credit should appear on your billing statement within 5 business days from qualifying spend but may take up to 150 days from the offer end date. Credit may be reversed if your qualifying purchase is refunded or cancelled.
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