Top 4 Credit Cards for Buying Gas in Canada

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Best Credit Cards For Gas (The 4 Cards You Need)
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🤔 Where is the best place to buy gas in Canada? What are the best Canadian gas station rewards programs? How do you save on fuel with points in Canada 🤯 With recent gas price rises in Canada, we’ve seen more questions like these show up in our comments - so in today’s video, TJ dives into all things gas and fuel to stop the guessing game during your next fill-up, showing you:
1️⃣ What card to use for the most points on fuel
2️⃣ Which gas station has the best rewards program
3️⃣ What percent you ACTUALLY get back when filling up - and how you can leverage this by using the right credit cards in the right situations 🚀
Without research and videos like this, it can feel overwhelming and confusing when picking between stations.
By the end of this video, you will never feel that FOMO again 😎
If you’re ready to take advantage of the gas station combos we mention, learn more about these cards 👇👇
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💳 The ideal card for Air Canada frequent flyers → bit.ly/3KwPeOq
💳 The best card you can use to elevate your travels → bit.ly/3Vi8jsC
💳 The best two-card combo to fast-track your earnings → bit.ly/3xiVR3P + bit.ly/45bSdWd
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✋ PLUS you may also want to check out these two great cards this month:
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🫶 Don't forget to leave a comment sharing your own tips on earning points at gas stations and what your favourite gas credit cards are - and if you found this video helpful, please give it a thumbs up and share it with others who might benefit 👍
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[@xavierdube5025]

I'll also add that 1 journie point = 1 aeroplan point. Once you get 300 points, it gets added to your aeroplan balance

[@zachprice]

Costco is typically 7% cheaper than any other pump in my area. Combined with 3% cash back from Roger WE, seems like a no-brainer.

[@stephenn88]

Time is money and the most valuable

[@EPICWILDETAILING]

My nearest COOP gas station is 5x on everything you purchase from the store including lottery and gas when using the AMEX Cobalt. Combined with their COOP membership card rebate per year. It’s a crazy combo. I hope their store coding doesn’t change.

[@brianmorales]

It’s coded as grocery??!

[@EPICWILDETAILING]

@@brianmorales lol yeah!🤫

[@schenier]

you could also buy petro and shell cards at the groceries and get 5 points per dollar instead of 3 with your cobalt

[@retchet78]

Which grocery store sells Petro Canada cards?

[@schenier]

@@retchet78 IGA

[@x-cb2el]

@@retchet78 metro

[@llLucienXi]

Longo's, metro, food basics in ontario

[@stephenn88]

Too much work

[@tylerg8031]

I did the Rbc Avion card with ion+ and do the transfer thing for a few years and when you start paying annual fees $120 for Avion and $48 for ion+ the saving diminishes down to a way lower value then in order to actually see good value you start spending more on more expensive flights (travel options whatever you like) in order to see the value. That’s more than the average person needs to do. A $30 CAA bike program to get .3$ per litre off then either armies card for extra .2 to .7$ off depends on gas type or Marriott business at 3% points on gas or Scotia rewards program has better deals then Avion with shorter duration and less work.

[@terminator1562]

You can get triangle rewards at petro Canada

[@biggorilla1999]

As an existing CIBC customer, using that divident platinum has been great. Plus, if you have 5k in a chequing account with them or 100k invested, they’ll waive the annual fee on the card. I’m able to use that card on food where places don’t accept cobalt. Underrated card for sure

[@brettbr815]

5k in bank account is always moot because you can make the annual fee back on interest with the 5k in something else

[@arnoldvosloo220]

@@brettbr815 Yep, that's where they get you. They make you think you're getting a good deal (no annual fee for visa and no monthly fee for chequing acct) but you're missing out on 200-300 bucks that you would have made if you put that 6k (it's up from 5k) in a HISA. Quite the high effective annual fee if you ask me for only 3% back on gas and groceries, especially when there are free cards that can get you at least 2%. Plus, you're bound to fall under the 6k threshold at least once or twice a year by accident and you'll get dinged 30 bucks plus tax each time that happens. There goes your whole "advantage" with this card.

[@77Redwood]

@@brettbr815 Having no emergency fund is worse financial advice than missing out on interest. Do you not have an emergency fund?

[@dazone]

Good to think about points while filling up your tank, but gotta keep in mind to get gas from Top Tier stations...

[@x-cb2el]

Why didnt you mention amex Biz Edge instead which gets 3x MR on gas.

[@Kreighzey]

They’re looking for referrals to the cobalt, i doubt they have this card

[@PrinceofTravel]

Excellent point. The video is mainly consumer-focused, so business cards were not included.

[@Prediculous]

You're missing a huge one tbh. Airmiles with the shell app + CAA combined gets me over 10c/l discount per fill plus about 20$ in airmiles points per month. That's 240$ in airmiles points + 10c a liter discount for every fill. I cant see anything even coming close.

[@uhmerrykan]

Can you do that by paying with the Amex Cobalt credit card?

[@Prediculous]

@uhmerrykan nope. Must use an airmiles card linked with shell. CAA is a bonus (I have one for the whole family and one tow pays for itself)

[@uhmerrykan]

​@Prediculous ok. Not that great then. But thanks for sharing.

[@enforceOM]

@@Prediculous You just need to link an Airmiles card but you can still pay with any other card

[@Prediculous]

@@enforceOM you could I suppose. But you wouldn't get the airmiles bonus at month end. I get another $10-20 at the end of the month strictly from gas purchases.

[@jageshkano]

Paying inside at many gas stations count as food so you get 5x points with the AMEX Cobalt card

[@riddz5425]

I just got my cobalt card recently. However, couple days ago did a prepaid gas purchase inside a Circle K store which has Esso gas station attached. My transaction is only coded as Imperial Oil. Which will only earn 2 points instead of 5x. So am I doing something wrong?

[@jageshkano]

@@riddz5425 Not all gas stations have it. If you google "AMEX Cobalt confirmed multiplers", you will be able to see which gas stations have a 5x rate.

[@ryankattner9966]

I have the Avion Platinum. Does that do the trick if I get an Ion card or should I trade that platinum in for the infinite? What is the difference between those?

[@PrinceofTravel]

The Avion Platinum works just fine. The main difference between the Visa Infinite (VI) and the Platinum is 1.25x on travel for the VI, and slightly better insurance - Steve

[@ryankattner9966]

@PrinceofTravel Thanks for the reply!

[@nolitopnice]

Pioneer gas stations takes aeroplan. Quite surprised you guys didnt get that in the video.

[@eliwhitney852]

Or use an RBC Ion+ or Amex Cobalt to buy a bus pass. The gas savings will likely dwarf the points value from buying gas

[@Dor_alien]

So, not even a mention of the Canadian Tire MasterCard that gets amazing value at the pump ⛽? Or the PC financial MasterCard? These are free no annual fee cards that offer great value.

[@Dundeee]

It's pretty clear(and a shady thing that they're doing) they're only showing off cards that they get a referral bonus from. Canadian Tire MC and the weekly "Fill up 25 L and get $ in CT Money" is an amazing way to get a high cashback for gas. They also didn't even mention the fact that you can link your Triangle rewards to your Petro Canada account and earn points for both of them at the same time. They also don't mention you can link your non-RBC credit card to Avion Rewards and earn you can earn Avion Rewards at Petro Canada. It's also weird how they didn't really go into mentioning that Jourine Rewards are 1:1 for Aeroplan points so you're getting a minimum of $3 back for every 300 litres of gas and you get free snacks and Air Canada Travel Vouchers when you hit 75 pts and 150 pts before you reach 300 pts and get 300 Aeroplan points.

[@Dor_alien]

@@Dundeee that makes sense, definitely gotta take everything you watch with a grain of salt!

[@tamatoes6092]

Please make the matching business credit card focused videos too!

[@thinkford]

So what's a better bang for your buck cash back or air rewards?

[@PrinceofTravel]

Airline and hotel programs can offer outsized rewards relative to cashback. However, there is a learning curve to maximizing value with airline and hotel programs. Cashback and fixed value points programs can be rewarding as well. Anything is better than using cash, debit, or a no rewards card!

[@neomt2]

All amex have MONTHLY fee's...this is how they skirt around the fact they are charging $120+ per year.

[@PrinceofTravel]

In fact, the only AMEX in Canada with a monthly fee is the Cobalt. The other AMEX cards are either free, or have an annual fee. - Steve

[@smallmj2886]

We get gas at Costco when we can, otherwise we end up at Mobil for the PC points.

[@GFCProductionsx]

Put time stamps!

[@PrinceofTravel]

We prefer viewers to watch our whole video instead of jumping into any specific section. We strive for high retention rate. Hope you understand. Thank you :)

[@GFCProductionsx]

@@PrinceofTravel You just want money instead of viewer comfort... 😂

[@JackSmith-lv5lq]

BMO gives me 7 cents off a litre at Shell. You forgot to mention that.

[@PrinceofTravel]

…on premium fuel - an excellent strategy if your car requires premium. This also stacks with 3 cents per litre savings for CAA members.

[@rag_whoo]

@@PrinceofTravel For normal fuel its 2 cents per litre and you could stack that with bonus air miles + CAA. Felt like it deserved a mention here. Nice compilation though! Thanks