Best Canadian Cards

Maple Leaf

Maple Leaf

Welcome friends from the North! The Free Travel Genius is dipping its toe in Lake Winnipeg and teaching Canadians the same secrets and tricks that have enabled its American readers to travel the globe for free.

Card Name Upfront Bonuses Spending Benefits Other Key Benefits Annual Fee How to Use
Aspire World Mastercard
  • 35k points on first purchase
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  • Effectively 2% back (2 points per C$
  • points are effectively worth 1 cent each toward any travel you put on your credit card
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  • 10k points on each anniversary, almost pays the annual fee
    		•  C$120
    Business Gold Rewards
  • 25k Membership Reward points after spending C$3k in 3 months
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  • 1 MR point per C$ (1:1 for Air Canada, Delta, BA,...)
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  • Good for big spenders - 15k MR points after spending C$50k and an additional 25k MR points after spending C$100k EACH YEAR
    		•  $0 1st yr (then C$180 per year)
    Starwood Preferred Guest
  • 10k SPG point welcome bonus
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  • 1 SPG point per C$1
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  • Free weekend nigh after C$40k/yr in cat 1-4 Starwood hotel
  • SPG Gold after C$30k/yr
    		•  C$120