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Ranking the Credit Card Portfolios of Each Canadian Financial Institutions (updated December 26, 2023)

ByMatt

Since the start of the decade (2022, 2021, 2020), we managed to update this list every December, mine as well keep going.

There were quite a few major changes in the industry, so there was some shift in the rankings. They are now divided in the 3 groups: top 5, from 6 to 10, and the rest.

Credit Cards which offer Free Airport Lounge Access (updated October 12, 2023)
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Credit Cards which offer Free Airport Lounge Access (updated October 12, 2023)

ByMatt

Travel has really spiked in 2023, compared to the past 3 years. As a result, there has been lots of complaints about overcrowding in airport lounges. Part of the reason is the free lounge access that people can receive just for being a credit card holder with certain companies. Below is a list of all the Canadian credit cards that offer free lounge access. This list does not include cards that provide a lounge membership that require a fee for each entry. 

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Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for June 2023

ByMatt

Another month, around round of bonuses about to expire before next month’s list.

This post is designed to list all the temporary higher than normal sign up bonus offers across the country. The cards are listed by expiry dates, with the ones expiring first at the top. If there is a tie-break in terms of expiry date, then it is sorted in alphabetical order.

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Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for May 2023

ByMatt

Another month, around round of bonuses about to expire before next month’s list.

This post is designed to list all the temporary higher than normal sign up bonus offers across the country. The cards are listed by expiry dates, with the ones expiring first at the top. If there is a tie-break in terms of expiry date, then it is sorted in alphabetical order.

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Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for April 2023

ByMatt

We are publishing this post a few days earlier than normal because the RBC Ion card promotions are expiring today. If you are still thinking about getting this card, best to sign up today as it looks like they will be dropping their offer tomorrow. The rest of the cards have a commentary below them.

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Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for March 2023

ByMatt

We are back this month with the top first year fee waived promotions. See the commentary under each credit card for more thoughts on each offer.

Limited Time First Year Fee Waived Offers

We have listed the cards based on their promotional expiry dates, categorised by month. If there is a tie-break, it is ranked by annual fee (lowest to highest), after which it will go alphabetically.

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Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for March 2023

ByMatt

Today we feature the top credit cards with a higher than normal sign up bonus. Since the new year, we have been putting a commentary under each credit card instead of the usual blurb at the start of the post. 

This post is designed to list all the temporary higher than normal sign up bonus offers across the country. The cards are listed by expiry dates, with the ones expiring first at the top. If there is a tie-break in terms of expiry date, then it is sorted in alphabetical order.

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Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for February 2023

ByMatt

We are back this month with the top first year fee waived promotions. We have now added a commentary to each card instead of a short summary at the top of the page. For this post, we are only listing cards that offer a limited time first year fee waived promotion, rather than permanent offers.