Scotiabank Credit Card Offers: Up to 60,000 Scene+ Points

Scotiabank has just extended the round of offers on its suite of credit cards that earn Scene+ points. Some offers have been extended by a full year, while others expire at various points throughout 2024.

As a reminder, two of the cards, the Scotiabank Gold American Express Card and the Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite Card, are frontrunners as Canada’s best no foreign transaction fee travel credit cards.

Be sure to check out the below offers to see which card best suits your needs, and then take note of the offer’s expiry date, as it differs for each card.

Scotiabank Gold American Express Card: Up to 40,000 Scene+ Points

The current welcome bonus on the Scotiabank Gold American Express Card offers up to 40,000 Scene+ points for new applicants, broken down as follows:

• Earn 20,000 Scene+ points upon spending $1,000 (all figures in CAD) in the first three months
• Earn an additional 20,000 Scene+ points upon spending $7,500 in the first year

Scotiabank typically has very achievable spending requirements, and this offer is no exception: only $1,000 in three months to unlock the first half of the bonus. 

And if you spend a lot on the card’s bonus categories, it’s well worth working towards the second spending threshold, especially since it’s spread out over the course of the first year.

The Scotiabank Gold American Express Card earns 5 points per dollar spent on groceries, with a boost to 6 points per dollar spent at Empire grocery stores.

For example, if you were to spend $7,500 on eligible purchases at grocery stores in the first year, you’d earn at least 45,000 Scene+ points on eligible everyday spending, which comes in addition to the full 40,000 points with the welcome offer!

That would bring your grand total to up to 85,000 Scene+ points in year one, or a value of $850, which is incredible for a card with a fixed-value points currency.

In case you spend in other categories, you might earn a bit less, but the rewards can still be quite plentiful. The full breakdown of the earning rates for the Scotiabank Gold American Express Card are as follows:

• 6 Scene+ points per dollar spent on eligible purchases at Empire grocery stores, which include popular brands like Sobeys and Safeway
• 5 Scene+ points per dollar spent on eligible purchases at other grocery stores, dining (including restaurants, bars, cafés, and food delivery), and entertainment tickets
• 3 Scene+ points per…