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Account must be in good standing. Membership Rewards points will be earned by the Basic Cardmember on the amount of all purchases, less credits and adjustments. Interest, annual fees, other fees, and charges for travellers cheques and foreign currencies are not purchases and do not qualify for Membership Rewards points.  Earn two (2) Membership Rewards points for every $1.00 in Eligible Purchases which are defined as consumer purchases at American Express merchants as follows: (i) retail automobile gasoline purchases at stand-alone gasoline stations in Canada; (ii) retail purchases at stand-alone drugstores in Canada, exclusions apply including purchases at wholesale clubs and retail stores for which a drugstore or pharmacy is adjunct to their primary business, (iii) retail purchases of everyday food and grocery items at grocery merchants in Canada, exclusions apply including retail alcohol sales and purchases at merchants where the sale of food and grocery items is adjunct to their primary business, and (iv) consumer purchases of travel services or travel bookings including air, water, rail and road transport, lodging and tour operator sales, exclusions apply including local and commuter transportation. Earn one (1) point for every $1.00 in other qualified purchases. Points earned are subject to categorization and submission of charges by American Express merchants.  Additional conditions and restrictions apply.

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1. To qualify for the Welcome Bonus you must have at least $500 in net purchases posted to your account in your first 3 months of Card Membership. Account must be in good standing. Offer not available to existing American Express Gold Rewards Cardmembers. 15,000 Membership Rewards Points = 15,000 Aeroplan Miles. As per Aeroplan’s current reward chart, 15,000 Aeroplan Miles are currently enough for a round-trip short-haul flight reward in economy class within Canada or to the Continental U.S. with Aeroplan ClassicFlight®* Rewards (applicable fees and taxes are additional). Reward seat availability is capacity controlled and is subject to seasonality of demand. Please visit aeroplan.com for details.

2. Membership Rewards points can only be redeemed for a statement credit towards a qualified travel purchase charged to your Card. There is a minimum redemption requirement of 1,000 points for a $10 credit and redemptions must be made within 12 months after the travel purchase is posted to your account. Other terms, conditions and restrictions apply. Visit www.membershiprewards.ca for details.


3. Points transfer ratios vary by participant and transfers can take up to 5 days. Other terms apply. Visit membershiprewards.ca for details.


4. Membership Rewards points transfers must be made in increments of 100 points, with a minimum redemption requirement of 1,000 points for each transfer. 1,000 Membership Rewards points = 1,000 Aeroplan Miles. Other terms and conditions, and restrictions apply. Visit membershiprewards.ca for full Membership Rewards Terms and Conditions.


5. Account must be in good standing. Membership Rewards points will be earned by the Basic Cardmember on the amount of all purchases, less credits and adjustments. Interest, annual fees, other fees, and charges for travellers cheques and foreign currencies are not purchases and do not qualify for Membership Rewards points. The earn rate is two Membership Rewards points for every $1.00 in eligible gas, drugstore, grocery and travel purchases ("Eligible Purchases") and one Membership Rewards point for every $1.00 in other qualified purchases. Restricted definition of Eligible Purchases applies. Please see Rewards for additional details.


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®* Aeroplan and ClassicFlight are registered trademarks of Aeroplan Canada Inc.