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Best Canadian Credit Cards
Compare Canada's top credit cards side by side. Filter by category, annual fee, and rewards type to find your perfect card.
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Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card
Tangerine · Mastercard
RBC Cash Back Preferred World Elite Mastercard
RBC · Visa
Welcome bonus details not available for this card
CIBC Aventura Visa Infinite Privilege
CIBC · Visa
Earn 25,000 CIBC Aventura
Scotiabank American Express Platinum Card
Scotiabank · Visa
Earn 20,000 Scene+
National Bank World Elite Mastercard
National Bank · Mastercard
Earn 5,000 À la carte Rewards
Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite Card
Scotiabank · Visa
Earn 40,000 Scene+
American Express Business Platinum Card
American Express · Amex
Earn 40,000 Amex MR
Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite Privilege Card
Scotiabank · Visa
Earn 30,000 Scene+
Marriott Bonvoy Business American Express Card
American Express · Amex
Earn 70,000 Marriott Bonvoy
Scotiabank Gold American Express Card
Scotiabank · Visa
Earn 20,000 Scene+
SimplyCash Preferred Card from American Express
American Express · Amex
200% cash back welcome offer
Neo World Elite Mastercard
Neo Financial · Visa
New offer — please fill in details
Rogers Red World Elite Mastercard
Rogers Bank · Visa
Welcome bonus offer on Rogers Rewards with the Rogers Red World Elite Mastercard
Cathay World Elite Mastercard – Powered by Neo
Neo Financial · Visa
Earn 15,000 Asia Miles
Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card
American Express · Amex
Earn 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy
American Express Business Gold Rewards Card
American Express · Amex
Earn 20,000 Amex MR
American Express Aeroplan Reserve Card
American Express · Amex
Earn 25,000 Aeroplan
American Express Cobalt
American Express · Amex
Earn 1,250 Amex MR/month for 12 months (15,000 total)
CIBC Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege
CIBC · Visa
Earn 10,000 Aeroplan
Canadian Tire Triangle World Elite Mastercard
Canadian Tire Bank · Visa
Welcome bonus offer on Triangle Rewards with the Triangle World Elite Mastercard
WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard
RBC · Mastercard
Earn 25,000 WestJet Dollars
MBNA Rewards World Elite Mastercard
MBNA · Visa
Earn 10,000 MBNA Rewards
How to choose a Canadian credit card
Choosing the right credit card depends on your spending habits, lifestyle, and financial goals. If you spend heavily on groceries and dining, a card with elevated earn rates in those categories — like the Amex Cobalt — will outperform a flat-rate card significantly over time.
For travellers, the key questions are whether you have a preferred airline (Aeroplan if you fly Air Canada, WestJet if you prefer WestJet), and whether you travel internationally frequently. No-foreign-transaction-fee cards like the Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite save you 2.5% on every international purchase.
If simplicity is your priority, a no-annual-fee cash back card is hard to beat. The Tangerine Money-Back card lets you earn 2% in the categories you choose, with no complexity or annual cost.