Best credit cards in Canada
Compare Canadian credit cards, ranked by what each one is worth to you in a year, after fees. Pick your spending and the numbers update.
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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176 credit cards, ranked for you
Ranked by value in year one at $1,000 a month, after fees. How we rank
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Ranked 21. BMO® Eclipse Visa Infinite* Card
BMO · Visa Expert Score 8.4 out of 10. Very good
Worth in year one $459Then each year $1383.4% back on restaurants, groceries and gas, 0.7% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- $201 you’d get The full offer. Up to 30,000 BMO Rewards points.
- Annual fee
- $0 first year Then $120 a year
Needs $60,000 personal or $100,000 household income
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Ranked 22. CIBC Aventura® Gold Visa Card
CIBC · Visa Expert Score 8.1 out of 10. Very good
Worth in year one $435Then each year −$42% back on travel, 1% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- $300 you’d get The full offer. Up to 30,000 Aventura points.
- Annual fee
- $0 first year Then $139 a year
Needs $15,000 household income
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Ranked 23. WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard
RBC · Mastercard Expert Score 7.3 out of 10. Good
Worth in year one $416Then each year $1162% back on flights, groceries and gas, 1.5% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- $300 you’d get Part of a $600 offer. Up to 70,000 WestJet points.
- Annual fee
- $139 a year
Needs $80,000 personal or $150,000 household income
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Ranked 24. TD First Class Travel® Visa Infinite Card
TD · Visa Expert Score 7.6 out of 10. Good
Worth in year one $397Then each year $1584% back on travel, 1% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- $100 you’d get Part of a $800 offer. Up to 160,000 TD Rewards points.
- Annual fee
- $0 first year Then $139 a year
Needs $60,000 personal or $100,000 household income
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Ranked 25. National Bank World Elite Mastercard
National Bank · Mastercard Expert Score 8.1 out of 10. Very good
Worth in year one $391Then each year $2414.5% back on groceries and restaurants, 0.9% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- $0 at your spending Needs more spending. Up to 5,000 a la carte points.
- Annual fee
- $0 first year Then $150 a year
Needs $80,000 personal or $150,000 household income
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Ranked 26. United® MileagePlus® Neo World Elite® Mastercard
Neo · Mastercard
Worth in year one $384Then each year $642% back on flights, 1.2% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- $320 you’d get All of year one’s offer. Up to 25,000 MileagePlus miles.
- Annual fee
- $89 a year
Needs $80,000 personal or $150,000 household income
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Ranked 27. Scotiabank Passport™ Visa Infinite+ Card
Scotiabank · Visa Expert Score 8.4 out of 10. Very good
Worth in year one $378Then each year $784% back on hotels, 1% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- $150 you’d get Part of a $350 offer. Up to 45,000 Scene+ points.
- Annual fee
- $0 first year Then $150 a year
Needs $60,000 personal income
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Ranked 28. CIBC Dividend® Visa Infinite Card
CIBC · Visa Expert Score 8.1 out of 10. Very good
Worth in year one $369Then each year $2494% back on groceries and gas, 1% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- None listed
- Annual fee
- $0 first year Then $120 a year
Needs $60,000 personal or $100,000 household income
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Ranked 29. American Express® Green card
American Express Expert Score 7.7 out of 10. Good
Worth in year one $359Then each year $1893.4% back on hotels, 1.7% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- $170 you’d get The full offer. Up to 10,000 Membership Rewards points.
- Annual fee
- $0 No annual fee
Income rule not listed
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Ranked 30. RBC Ion Visa
RBC · Visa Expert Score 7.5 out of 10. Good
Worth in year one $359Then each year $2402.6% back on groceries, gas and rideshare, 1.7% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- $119 you’d get The full offer. Up to 7,000 Avion points.
- Annual fee
- $0 No annual fee
Income rule not listed
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Ranked 31. Scotia Momentum® Visa Infinite+ Card
Scotiabank · Visa Expert Score 8.5 out of 10. Excellent
Worth in year one $357Then each year $2374% back on groceries and recurring bills, 1% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- None listed
- Annual fee
- $0 first year Then $120 a year
Needs $60,000 personal or $100,000 household income
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Ranked 32. Scotiabank American Express® Card
Scotiabank · American Express Expert Score 7.9 out of 10. Good
Worth in year one $335Then each year $2854% back on hotels, 1% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- $50 you’d get The full offer. Up to 5,000 Scene+ points.
- Annual fee
- $0 No annual fee
Needs $12,000 personal income
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Ranked 33. BMO® CashBack® World Elite® Mastercard®
BMO · Mastercard Expert Score 8.0 out of 10. Very good
Worth in year one $333Then each year $2135% back on groceries, 1% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- None listed
- Annual fee
- $0 first year Then $120 a year
Needs $80,000 personal or $150,000 household income
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Ranked 34. Desjardins Cash Back World Elite Mastercard
Desjardins · Mastercard
Worth in year one $333Then each year $2334% back on groceries, 1% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- $100 you’d get The full offer. Up to $100 back.
- Annual fee
- $100 a year
Needs $80,000 personal or $150,000 household income
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Ranked 35. BMO eclipse rise Visa* Card
BMO · Visa
Worth in year one $316Then each year $1821.7% back on groceries, restaurants and food delivery, 0.3% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- $134 you’d get The full offer. Up to 20,000 BMO Rewards points.
- Annual fee
- $0 No annual fee
Income rule not listed
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Ranked 36. TD Business Travel Visa Card
TD · Visa Expert Score 7.3 out of 10. Good
Worth in year one $315Then each year $164.5% back on travel, 1% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- $150 you’d get Part of a $900 offer. Up to 200,000 TD Rewards points.
- Annual fee
- $0 first year Then $149 a year
Income rule not listed
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Ranked 37. Tims® Credit Card
ATB Financial · Mastercard
Worth in year one $315Then each year $3155% back on groceries and gas, 0.5% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- None listed
- Annual fee
- $0 No annual fee
Income rule not listed
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Ranked 38. TD Cash Back Visa Infinite Card
TD · Visa Expert Score 8.2 out of 10. Very good
Worth in year one $309Then each year $1703% back on groceries, gas and transit, 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 39. CIBC Costco® Business Mastercard®
CIBC · Mastercard
Worth in year one $301Then each year $2013% back on restaurants, 1% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- $100 you’d get The full offer. Up to $100 back.
- Annual fee
- $0 No annual fee
Needs $15,000 personal income
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Ranked 40. Wealthsimple Visa Infinite card
KOHO · Visa
Worth in year one $300Then each year $3002% back on everything
- Welcome offer
- None listed
- Annual fee
- $0 No annual fee
Needs $80,000 personal or $150,000 household income
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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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Four quick questions, then a list that fits. Your answers only set the list. We don’t keep them.
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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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Questions people ask
What’s the best credit card in Canada?
It depends on how you spend. At $2,500 a month, the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Business is worth the most in year one on our list, and the American Express Cobalt™ is worth the most after that. Pick your own spending above to see your order.
Which card has the best welcome offer right now?
At $2,500 a month, the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Business offer is worth about $1,275 and the American Express® Aeroplan® Reserve Card offer about $1,200. Offers change often, so check the date on each card.
What income do I need for a credit card?
No-fee cards that list a minimum most often ask for $15,000 or $80,000 a year. Cards with an annual fee most often ask for $60,000 or $80,000 personal income. Use the income filter to hide cards that ask for more than you earn.
Does comparing cards here affect my credit score?
No. Comparing is free and we never check your credit. Your score can change when you apply, because the bank checks your credit then.
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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