Author: Matt

Matt has been an avid points collector since 1992 (an elementary school student), when his dad signed up for the new (at the time) Air Miles program. Since then, Matt took a keen interest in learning how the miles and points world works. He quickly found out that there is a lot of value in leveraging miles and points to fund his passion for travelling.

PCR Testing No Longer Required to Enter Canada

Effective today, April 1, 2022, eligible travellers entering Canada will no longer need proof of negative Covid-19 test result on a PCR nor antigen COVID-19 test. 

Eligibility to Waived Testing Requirement

Fully vaccinated travellers will no longer need to complete pre-arrival test (which includes the molecular COVID-19 test or an antigen test) to get into Canada by land, air or water.

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[PROMOTION] Best Student Credit Card Offer

Is it not often that I promote secured credit cards, as they usually do not offer any significant rewards to talk about. However, Plastk changed the game with its Plastk Secured Visa Credit Card.

They currently have a decent offer for Canadian post secondary students looking to work on increasing their credit score. Let’s start with the highlights of the card.

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Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for March 2022

For this month, the few offers that will be expiring in early April will not make it to next month’s list. TD offers that expired recently were changed and now ending in either May or July. 

Also noteworthy is that the Plastk Secured Visa Credit Card has a decent first year fee waived offer for Canadian students looking to build their credit score. 

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Air Canada Expands Partnership with Air Mauritius

Air Canada has expanded its partnership with Air Mauritius that started back in December 2021. The biggest change is the ability to earn Aeroplan points (on top of redeeming) when flying with Air Mauritius.  

Note that Air Mauritius is not a Star Alliance member, but an Air Canada two-way partnership. 

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Current 10% and Above Cash Back Offers for March 2022

Compared to last month, Tangerine extended is 10% offer till the end of this month, while Scotiabank pushed its offer to May 1st. 

Keep in mind that we still have the Top Cash Back Credit Cards page, which includes permanent and temporary offers if you wish to see a more complete list of cards, not just cards that offer at least 10% cash back.

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Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for March 2022

For this month, Scotiabank and RBC were the ones who had offers expiring last month. However, both companies slightly modified and extended all their promotional offers that ended last month.

Top Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses