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Scotiabank Gold American Express

Earn up to 6x Scene+ points at participating grocers and 5x on dining and entertainment, with no foreign transaction fees on any purchase. Add Shell fuel savings, Priority Pass lounge access and up to 45,000 bonus Scene+ points in your first year.

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Annual fee

$120

Purchase rate

21.99% (purchases)

FX fee

None

Grace period

21 days

What this card pays you

Groceries
6.00%$288
Dining
5.00%$120
Gas
3.00%$54
Transit
3.00%$22
Travel
1.00%$12
Bills & subscriptions
1.00%$24
Everything else
1.00%$36
Net value$120$436

This figure reflects your spending profile against this card's published earn rates, minus the annual fee. Category caps, welcome bonuses, insurance and lounge benefits, and first-year fee waivers are excluded from this estimate.

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Rewards in full

  • 6x Scene+ points per $1 at participating grocers (Sobeys, Safeway, FreshCo, Foodland, IGA and other Empire banners)
  • 5x on dining, food delivery, entertainment and other eligible groceries
  • 3x on gas, transit, and select streaming services
  • 1x on all other eligible purchases
  • no foreign transaction fees

Rates & fees

Scotiabank Gold American Express: Rates & fees
Annual fee$120
Supplementary card fee$29 per year per additional card
Purchase APR21.99% (purchases)
Balance transfer introNo intro offer
Balance transfer rate22.99%
Balance transfer feeThe greater of $5.00 or 1% of the transferred amount
Cash advance$5.00 or 1% of the transaction (whichever is greater) in Canada; $7.50 outside Canada ($5.00 or 1% at Global ATM Alliance partners); cash advance APR 22.99%
Foreign exchange fee0% (no FX fee)
Grace period21 days
NetworkAmerican Express

Important information

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