Best credit cards with car rental insurance
Credit cards that cover damage to a rental car you pay for with the card.
Card details updated November 10, 2026 How we rank
What’s in each?
- Light:
- Groceries $400, restaurants $100, gas $100, recurring bills $100, everything else (base rate) $250, foreign currency $50
- Typical:
- Groceries $800, restaurants $250, gas $250, recurring bills $250, travel $150, everything else (base rate) $650, foreign currency $150
- Big:
- Groceries $1,200, restaurants $500, gas $400, recurring bills $400, travel $500, everything else (base rate) $1,600, foreign currency $400
- Yours:
- Your own amounts, saved on this device only
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92 car rental insurance credit cards, ranked for you
Ranked by value in year one at $2,500 a month, after fees. How we rank
Worth counts lounge visits, travel medical, rental car and phone cover at what they’d cost on their own, for the trips in your budget. The cover only pays when you charge the trip, rental or phone to the card.
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Ranked 61. WestJet RBC Mastercard
RBC · Mastercard Expert Score 7.5 out of 10. Good
Worth in year one $546Then each year $3961.5% back on flights, restaurants and food delivery, 1% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- $150 you’d get The full offer. Up to 15,000 WestJet points.
- Annual fee
- $39 a year
Income rule not listed
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Ranked 62. BMO Blue Rewards World Elite® Mastercard®
BMO · Mastercard
Worth in year one $544Then each year $3946.7% back on travel and brand partner, 0.7% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- None listed
- Annual fee
- $0 first year Then $150 a year
Needs $80,000 personal income
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Ranked 63. CIBC Aeroplan® Visa Card For Students
CIBC · Visa
Worth in year one $544Then each year $5442% back on groceries, gas and flights, 1.3% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- None listed
- Annual fee
- $0 No annual fee
Income rule not listed
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Ranked 64. CIBC Aventura® Visa Infinite Privilege Card
CIBC · Visa Expert Score 7.6 out of 10. Good
Worth in year one $535Then each year $2853% back on travel, 1.3% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- $250 you’d get The full offer. Up to 25,000 Aventura points.
- Annual fee
- $499 a year
Needs $150,000 personal or $200,000 household income
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Ranked 65. Scotia Momentum for business Visa
Scotiabank · Visa Expert Score 7.6 out of 10. Good
Worth in year one $511Then each year $5113% back on gas, restaurants and recurring bills, 1% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- None listed
- Annual fee
- $79 a year
Income rule not listed
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Ranked 66. Scotiabank Passport® Visa Infinite Privilege Card
Scotiabank · Visa
Worth in year one $472Then each year $726% back on hotels, 1% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- $400 you’d get Part of a $700 offer. Up to 80,000 Scene+ points.
- Annual fee
- $599 a year
Needs $150,000 personal or $200,000 household income
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Ranked 67. Desjardins Odyssey Gold Visa
Desjardins · Visa Expert Score 7.1 out of 10. Good
Worth in year one $470Then each year $3602% back on restaurants, recurring bills and travel, 0.7% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- $110 you’d get The full offer. Up to $110 back.
- Annual fee
- $110 a year
Income rule not listed
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Ranked 68. BMO Ascend Business Mastercard
BMO · Mastercard Expert Score 7.1 out of 10. Good
Worth in year one $469Then each year $1811.3% back on gas, recurring bills and office supplies, 0.7% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- $168 you’d get The full offer. Up to 25,000 BMO Rewards points.
- Annual fee
- $0 first year Then $120 a year
Income rule not listed
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Ranked 69. Home Trust Preferred Visa Card
Home Trust · Visa Expert Score 8.0 out of 10. Very good
Worth in year one $405Then each year $4051% back on everything
- Welcome offer
- None listed
- Annual fee
- $0 No annual fee
Needs $15,000 personal income
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Ranked 70. Tangerine World Mastercard®
Tangerine · Mastercard Expert Score 8.4 out of 10. Very good
Worth in year one $390Then each year $2700.5% back on everything
- Welcome offer
- $120 you’d get The full offer. Up to $120 back.
- Annual fee
- $0 No annual fee
Needs $60,000 personal income
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Ranked 71. CIBC Aventura® Visa Card for Business
CIBC · Visa
Worth in year one $384Then each year $2641.5% back on travel, hotels and gas, 1% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- None listed
- Annual fee
- $0 first year Then $120 a year
Needs $35,000 personal income
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Ranked 72. ManulifeMONEY+ Visa Infinite
Manulife Bank · Visa
Worth in year one $384Then each year $2452% back on pharmacy, 1% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- None listed
- Annual fee
- $0 first year Then $139 a year
Needs $60,000 personal or $100,000 household income
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Ranked 73. CIBC Aventura® Visa Card
CIBC · Visa Expert Score 8.0 out of 10. Very good
Worth in year one $382Then each year $2821% back on groceries, gas and travel, 0.5% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- $100 you’d get The full offer. Up to 10,000 Aventura points.
- Annual fee
- $0 No annual fee
Needs $15,000 household income
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Ranked 74. National Bank Platinum Mastercard Business Card
National Bank · Mastercard
Worth in year one $364Then each year $3642.7% back on travel, 1.4% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- None listed
- Annual fee
- $125 a year
Income rule not listed
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Ranked 75. Amazon.ca Rewards Mastercard
MBNA · Mastercard
Worth in year one $360Then each year $3601.5% back on brand partner, 1% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- None listed
- Annual fee
- $0 No annual fee
Income rule not listed
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Ranked 76. American Express® Aeroplan® Business Reserve Card
American Express Expert Score 6.6 out of 10. Fair
Worth in year one $351Then each year $3516% back on flights, 2.5% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- $0 at your spending Needs more spending. Up to 90,000 Aeroplan points.
- Annual fee
- $599 a year
Income rule not listed
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Ranked 77. Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card
Tangerine · Mastercard Expert Score 8.5 out of 10. Excellent
Worth in year one $270Then each year $2700.5% back on everything
- Welcome offer
- None listed
- Annual fee
- $0 No annual fee
Needs $12,000 personal income
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Ranked 78. Rogers Red World Legend™ Mastercard
Rogers Bank · Mastercard
Worth in year one $200Then each year $2001.5% back on everything
- Welcome offer
- None listed
- Annual fee
- $495 a year
Needs $150,000 personal or $200,000 household income
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Ranked 79. CIBC U.S. Dollar Aventura® Gold Visa Card
CIBC · Visa Expert Score 6.9 out of 10. Fair
Worth in year one US$184Then each year US$1841% back on travel, 0.5% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- None listed
- Annual fee
- US$35 a year
Needs $15,000 household income
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Ranked 80. Laurentian Bank Visa* Business Cashback
Laurentian Bank · Mastercard
Worth in year one $175Then each year $1750.8% back on everything
- Welcome offer
- None listed
- Annual fee
- $110 a year
Income rule not listed
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How we rank cards
The list is math only: one set of rules, worked out for the choices you made.
What Year one and Every year mean
Year one is what a card is worth in its first year at your spending: the rewards it earns, plus any welcome offer your spending would reach, minus the first year’s annual fee.
Every year after leaves out the welcome offer and takes off the full annual fee, so a big offer can’t hide a weak earn rate.
We rank by the one you pick. When two cards come out the same, the one with the higher score goes first. Values are estimates, rounded to the dollar.
What’s in each spending choice
Each choice is an example month of spending, split across the kinds of spending cards reward differently. Pick the one closest to yours.
- Light, $1,000 a month: Groceries $400, restaurants $100, gas $100, recurring bills $100, everything else (base rate) $250, foreign currency $50
- Typical, $2,500 a month: Groceries $800, restaurants $250, gas $250, recurring bills $250, travel $150, everything else (base rate) $650, foreign currency $150
- Big, $5,000 a month: Groceries $1,200, restaurants $500, gas $400, recurring bills $400, travel $500, everything else (base rate) $1,600, foreign currency $400
How we value points
Each points program gets one value per point, taken from the program’s own valuation. Cards in the same program use the same value, so two cards that earn the same points are judged the same way.
- Aeroplan: 2 cents a point
- American Express Membership Rewards: 1.7 cents a point
- BMO Rewards: 0.67 cents a point
- British Airways Club: 2 cents a point
- Cathay Asia Miles: 1.5 cents a point
- CIBC Aventura: 1 cents a point
- Desjardins BONUSDOLLARS: 100 cents a point
- Flying Blue: 1.9 cents a point
- Marriott Bonvoy: 0.8 cents a point
- moi Rewards: 0.8 cents a point
- More Rewards: 0.2 cents a point
- National Bank a la carte Rewards: 0.9 cents a point
- PC Optimum: 0.1 cents a point
- RBC Avion: 1.7 cents a point
- Scene+: 1 cents a point
- TD Rewards: 0.5 cents a point
- Triangle Rewards: 100 cents a point
- United MileagePlus: 1.6 cents a point
- VIPorter: 1.5 cents a point
- WestJet Rewards: 1 cents a point
A card whose points we can’t value yet shows its points and sorts after the cards we can value.
What Low interest adds up
Low interest ranks by what a year of carrying a balance would cost: interest at the card’s purchase rate, plus the annual fee. It assumes the balance stays the same all year and leaves out rewards and welcome offers.
A balance transfer offer shows on the card when it has one, but it doesn’t change the order.
Does pay change the order?
No. The order comes only from the math above. We get paid when you apply through some links, and a bank can pay to show a card in a spot marked Sponsored. Pay never moves a card in the ranked list or changes its score.
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Which kind of card fits you?
Start with what you want the card to do. Each one has its own ranked list.
- Cash back Good if you want money off your bill with no points to learn. Watch for the top rate usually covering a few kinds of spending, often with a yearly cap.
- Travel points Good if you fly at least once a year and will use points for flights. Watch for higher annual fees. Points are worth less on merchandise.
- No annual fee Good if you spend under about $1,500 a month or want a backup card. Watch for lower earn rates and fewer insurance perks.
- Low interest Good if you sometimes carry a balance from month to month. Watch for little or no rewards. Paying in full each month saves more than any rate.
- Balance transfer Good if you have card debt to pay down over several months. Watch for a transfer fee and the regular rate once the promo ends.
- No foreign fee Good if you shop in US dollars or travel outside Canada. Watch for an annual fee on most of them. The fee you save abroad can cover it.
- New to Canada Good if you’ve just arrived and have no Canadian credit history yet. Watch for lower limits at first. Some need a Canadian bank account or a deposit.
- Build credit Good if you’re rebuilding your credit after missed payments. Watch for the deposit, which sets your limit. Rewards are small or none.
- Students Good if you’re in school with little or no income. Watch for low limits. Pay on time and the card builds your history.
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Rates, fees and offers come from the card issuers and change often. We work to keep this page accurate and current, but it may contain mistakes, so always check the issuer’s terms before you apply. Values are estimates for the spending you picked, rounded to the nearest dollar.
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