Back towards the beginning of November 2019 we had a blog post that looked at what sort of money you have lay down to get the best credit card offers out on the market. It was prompted by not one but two requests we received in one day for this very chart (thanks again to Anik D & DC!) Both those requests were in response to our monthly Top 5 welcome bonus offers for credit cards as those monthly posts don't take spend into account. Well, that post from November 2019 covering the actual spend proved to be so popular that I decided to make it mainstay feature here on the Rewards Canada site. The reason why is that it is easier to keep updating this page and it won't get buried pages deep on the blog. By having it here on the site it also allows for better formatting and reading than is found on the blog.

I decided to only take a handful of the best cards and offers on the market to build this chart. As time goes along I may add more cards and also pull some off - it really depends on what the offer is on the speciifc cards at that time. The chart is in order of the least amount of spend required and if cards have the same requirement they are further sorted by listing those with the higher minimum value first. To learn more about a specific card or to apply for that card simply click on the card name under the card art to be taken to that issuer's site for the card.

The list is sorted in order of least amount of spend required to highest

Card	Welcome Bonus	Minimum spend required to actually get the full bonus**	Timeline to get bonus	Minimum Value towards travel*	Maximum Value towards travel
RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card	35,000 Welcome Points (The complete offer is actually 55,000 points with 35,000 upon approval and 20,000 upon spending $5,000 but we wanted to highlight that you can get $350 in value with no spending!)	0	Anytime	$350	No set max - could easily get above $500
BMO AIR MILES Mastercard	Limited time: Get up to 800 AIR MILES Bonus Miles*	$1,000	3 months maximum	$76	No set max - could easily get above $100
CIBC Aventura Visa Infinite Card	Get 40,000 Aventura Points and your first year free. Earn 20,000 points on your first purchase and 20,000 more when you spend $1,000 in the first four months	$1,000	4 months maximum	$400	$800
Scotia Passport Visa Infinite	30,000 bonus Scotia Rewards points when you spend $1,000 in the first three months (that’s up to $300 towards travel*) NOTE This offer is promoted as a 40,000 point offer but that takes a full year - here we just look at the short term 3 month portion	$1,000	3 months maximum	$150	$150
American Express AIR MILES Platinum Card	New American Express AIR MILES Platinum Credit Card Cardmembers, earn a welcome bonus of 2,000 AIR MILES®* Bonus Miles	$1,500	3 months maximum	$70	No set max - could easily get above $300
Marriott Bonvoy™ American Express®* Card	New Marriott Bonvoy® American Express®* Cardmembers earn Welcome Bonus of 50,000 Marriott Bonvoy® points after you charge $1,500 in purchases to your Card in your first three months of Cardmembership.	$1,500	3 months maximum	$450	No set max - could easily get above $1,000
mbna Rewards World Elite Mastercard	Receive up to 30,000 bonus points	$2,000	3 months maximum	$180	$180
BMO AIR MILES World Elite Mastercard	Get up to 2,000 AIR MILES Bonus Miles and they’ll waive the $120 annual fee for the first year	$3,000	3 months maximum	$190	No set max - could easily get above $400
RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card	Get up 55,000 Welcome Points	$5,000	6 months maximum	$550	No set max - could easily get above $750
TD® First Class Travel® Visa Infinite* Card	Earn up to 145,000 TD Points† plus first year no Annual Fee for the Primary and Additional Cardholders†. Conditions Apply. Must apply by May 28, 2023.	$5,000	6 months minimum	$540	$675
WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard	Get 450 welcome WestJet dollars when you spend $5,000 in the first 3 months.	$5,000	3 months maximum	$331	$331
American Express Cobalt Card	In your first year as a new Cobalt Cardmember, you can earn 2,500 Membership Rewards® points for each monthly billing period in which you spend $500 in net purchases on your Card. This could add up to 30,000 points in a year.	$6,000	12 months minimum	$300	No set max - could easily get above $500
HSBC World Elite Mastercard	60,000 HSBC Rewards Points + First year free (actual bonus is up to 80K with an anniversary bonus)	$6,000	6 months minimum	$300	No set max - could easily get above $300
The Platinum Card®	New Platinum® Cardmembers, earn 60,000 Welcome Bonus points after you charge $6,000 in net purchases to your Card in your first 3 months of Cardmembership.	$6,000	3 months maximum	$-99	No set max - could easily get above $1,000
Scotia Gold American Express Card	Earn up to 45,000 bonus Scene+ Rewards points and pay no annual fee in your first year	$7,500	12 months maximum	$450	$450
TD® Aeroplan® Visa Infinite* Card	Earn up to 50,000 Aeroplan points and first year annual fee rebate. Conditions Apply. Must apply by January 3, 2023	$7,500	6 months minimum 12 months maximum	$750	No set max - could easily get above $1,000
BMO eclipse Visa Infinite Card	Get up to 60,000 points, the first year annual fee waived for both the primary and first authorized cardholders	$24,000	15 months	$400	$400
BMO Ascend World Elite Mastercard	Get up to 60,000 points, the first year annual fee waived for both the primary and first authorized cardholders	$24,000	15 months	$400	$400

* Calculated by taking the value of the full amount of miles earned from the bonus less the annual fee(s)
** Minimum spend is calculated by using the highest possible category multiplier for earning points/miles.

† Terms and Conditions apply. This offer is not available for residents of Quebec.
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