Scotiabank Gold American Express Card

The Scotiabank Gold American Express card earns Scene+ Rewards points and gives cardholders the opportunity to earn 5x Scene+ points on grocery, restaurant, and entertainment purchases. This card charges no foreign exchange fees.

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Rewards Rates

The Scotiabank Gold American Express card accrues Scene+ Rewards points for all eligible purchases made on the card:

• 6 Scene+ Rewards points for every dollar spent at Sobeys, IGA, Safeway, Foodland, FreshCo, Voilà by Sobeys, Voilà by IGA, Voilà by Safeway, Chalo! FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, IGA West, Les Marchés Tradition, Rachelle Béry and Co-Op.
  • This is one of the best credit cards for grocery purchases in Canada.
• 5 Scene+ Rewards points for every dollar spent at eligible grocery stores, restaurants, fast food, drinking establishments, food delivery services, food box subscriptions, and eligible entertainment purchases (including movies, theatre, and ticket agencies).
• 3 Scene+ Rewards points for every dollar spent on eligible gas, daily transit services, rideshare services, and select streaming services.
• 1 Scene+ Rewards point for every dollar spent on all other purchases.

The 5x and 3x Scene+ bonus points multipliers are applicable on all purchases up to a combined total of $50,000 during a calendar year. Upon reaching the $50,000 threshold, all purchases will earn 1 Scene+ point per dollar spent.

Redeeming Scene+ Rewards

Scene+ Rewards points can be redeemed for travel rewards or towards trip expenses, shopping purchases, statement credits, dining, entertainment, movie tickets, and more.

If you are looking to redeem points, the best value is to apply them against any travel purchase made on your card at the rate of 1 cent per point. This means that you would be able to redeem 10,000 Scene+ Rewards points for $100 in statement credit for trip costs, such as hotel accommodations, flight bookings, or rental cars.

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Benefits

The Scotiabank Gold American Express card offers no foreign exchange fees when making purchases in other currencies, saving you 2.5% on every transaction that is made in a currency other than Canadian dollars. Cardholders will pay only the exchange rate when completing foreign currency transactions. This makes the Scotiabank Gold American Express card a great card to use when you are abroad since saving the 2.5% foreign transaction fees can add up quickly.

As this card is part of the American Express network, cardholders are also eligible to access American Express offers. These offers can result in money saved at retailers, restaurants, travel, and more. In order to be eligible, cardholders will need to register for the offer they are interested in.

Insurance Coverage

The Scotiabank Gold American Express credit card offers a strong package of insurance coverages:

• Travel emergency medical insurance
• Trip cancellation & trip interruption insurance
• Travel accident insurance
• Car rental theft and damage insurance
• Lost luggage benefit
• Stolen baggage insurance
• Flight delay insurance
• Delayed luggage benefit
• Hotel burglary insurance
• Purchase security
• Extended warranty protection

Other Scene+ Rewards Cards You Might Consider

	Credit Card	Welcome Bonus	Net Value
	Scotiabank Platinum American Express Card	60,000 Scene+	$201	Apply
	Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite Card	35,000 Scene+	$200	Apply
	Scotiabank Scene Visa Card	7,500 Scene+	$75	Apply
	Scotiabank American Express Card	5,000 Scene+	$50	Apply