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Earning Rates
Earn 2X points on dining and food delivery purchases in Canada.
Earn 2X points on travel.
Earn 1X points on all other purchases.
Earn 1 additional point for every $1 spent on eligible hotel and car rental bookings through AMEX Travel Online.
Main Benefits
American Express Global Lounge Collection, $200 annual travel credit, $200 annual dining credit, NEXUS statement credit, hotel benefits through Fine Hotels & Resorts and The Hotel Collection, special benefits at Toronto Pearson International Airport, complimentary hotel elite status, travel & purchase insurance, and much more.
Terms apply. Enrollment required for some benefits.
Rewards Details
Membership Rewards Points earned with the The Platinum Card are worth between 1.5 and 2 cents each on average towards airfare. This means 70,000 points has a cash value of $1,050 to $1,400.
The Platinum Card earns points at the following rates:
2 points per $1 spent on dining and food delivery purchases in Canada.
2 points per $1 spent on travel.
1 point per $1 spent on all other purchase.
Earn 1 additional point per $1 spent on eligible hotel and car rental bookings through AMEX Travel Online.
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Perks & Benefits
The Platinum Card is packed to the brim in benefits, but here are the main ones:
American Express Global Lounge Collection: Enjoy access to over 1,400 lounges across over 500 airports and 140 countries — The Centurion Lounge, Plaza Premium Lounges, Delta Sky Club® (when flying Delta), Airspace Lounges, Escape Lounges, Priority Pass lounges, and Executive Lounges by Swissport.
$200 Annual Travel Credit: Receive a $200 credit towards any single travel booking of $200 or more on your Card, made through American Express Travel Online or Platinum® Card Travel Service.
$200 Annual Dining Credit: Try out a new spot or indulge in the tasting menu with a $200 Annual Dining Credit to use at a curated list of Canada’s top restaurants.
$100 NEXUS Statement Credit: Receive up to $100 CAD in statement credits when NEXUS application or renewal fees are charged to your Platinum Card.
Complimentary Hotel Status: Enjoy complimentary Hilton Honors Gold Status and Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite status.
Toronto Pearson Benefits: Access to Pearson Priority Security Lane, complimentary valet service at Toronto Pearson Airport Terminal 1, and 15% discount on parking rates at the Express Park and Daily Park.
Fine Hotels + Resorts: Book stays through Fine Hotels + Resorts and receive complimentary benefits including daily breakfast for two, guaranteed 4pm late check-out, room upgrade upon arrival (when available), noon check-in (when available), and a unique property benefits.
The Hotel Collection: Stay two or more consecutive nights at participating properties with The Hotel Collection and receive up to $100 USD hotel credit, a one-category room upgrade at check-in (when available), 12pm check-in (when available), and late check-out (when available).
Additional Benefits: No Pre-Set Spending Limit on Purchases, International Airline Program, Global Dining Collection, Platinum Concierge, American Express® Experiences, and much more.
Travel & Purchase Insurance: Out of Province/Country Emergency Medical Insurance, Trip Cancellation Insurance, Trip Interruption Insurance, Flight Delay Insurance, Baggage Delay Insurance, Hotel Burglary Insurance, Lost or Stolen Baggage Insurance, Travel Accident Insurance, Car Rental Theft and Damage Insurance, Purchase Protection® Plan, and Buyer’s Assurance® Protection Plan.
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Card Fees
Annual Fee
The Platinum Card has an annual fee of $799.
If you travel even a few times per year and can make use of the benefits of the card, you will easily make up for the fee. The $400 in annual credits makes it even easier to justify if you can use them.
Authorized User Fee
Adding additional Platinum Card's will cost $250 per card, per year. You can also add additional Gold Cards which will cost you $0 for the first two additional Gold Cards and then $50 per year for any additional Gold Cards.
Foreign Transaction Fee
The Platinum Card has a foreign transaction fee of 2.5%. This means you will be penalized when using the card to make purchases that are not in Canadian Dollars.
AMEX Points Calculator
Input your monthly and yearly spend amounts into the AMEX Platinum Point Calculator to find out how many points you can earn. Compare the results side by side up to two credit cards from any issuer.
Any spend entered into the primary card column (the first column) will carry over to all credit card calculators on the site, so there's no need to re-enter spend when viewing other credit cards.
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Family Cards
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Travel Cards
Travel credit cards are great for building rewards redeemable towards a wide variety of travel including airfare, hotels, car rentals, cruises, and more. Most travel cards also offer a range of benefits that can make your trips more enjoyable and save you money.
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Cash Back Cards
Cash back is one of the most flexible form of rewards and most easy to understand. Rewards earned are worth face value and they can be used towards almost anything.
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Business Cards
Put money back into your business by earning cash back, points, or miles on business expenses. Many cards also offer travel insurance, purchase protection, and more.
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Airline Cards
These are the best credit cards if you're looking to use rewards towards award flights. Some of these cards also offer various benefits such as lounge access the ability to earn qualifying miles through spending.
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Hotel Cards
If you're looking to use rewards towards free nights at hotels, these are the best cards for you. Many of these cards also offer great benefits such as annual free nights, complimentary elite status, and more.
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No Annual Fee
If you're looking to minimize your immediate costs while still earning plenty of value, you may want to consider a credit card with no annual fee. Some of these cards also offer lower interest rates and balance transfer offers.
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Loyalty & Memberships
Loyalty: When adding hotel rewards cards (and a select few others) you'll be able to factor in the points earned from elite status. If a card offers complimentary status, the proper status will be selected by default.
Loyalty is reflected by a blue LOY image. Adding a card with loyalty attached to it will add it to the calculator. It becomes its own entity once added to the calculator and can be removed independent of the card that added it.
Membership: If a card offers any kind of bonus rewards based on your membership in a program, the option will be listed here. Do note that some options calculate automatically.
Welcome Bonus: Any welcome bonuses that changes the earning rates of a card will also be listed here. This allows you to toggle the bonus on or off.
Use this section to enter how much you plan on spending either monthly or yearly across different categories for each card listed.
You can click on the option button for access to a lot of useful tools you can use to quickly adjust spending for the calculator.
Change the order of the categories in the Category Spending section. This has an impact on cards that have spend limits and bonus caps on categories.
Resets all fields in the Category Spending section for all columns. Also clears all saved spend values that carry from calculator to calculator.
Add Categories
Search for categories and click 'Add Category' to add it to the calculator. If you want to be more specific, you can specify domestic or international spend.
Type at least 3 characters.
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Category Spending Total
The amount of rewards earned from card spending.
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Rewards & Bonuses
If a card earns bonus points, miles, or cash back, it will be listed here. You'll be able to edit or toggle on/off most bonuses listed here.
Do note that some bonuses may be automatically calculated based on spend entered in the Category Spending section.
If you want to factor in an intro or welcome bonus, you can also do that here by entering it in the Extra Value field. You can click on View Offers when applicable to see current sign up bonuses for all top credit cards by category.
Extra Value
Use this field to add additional rewards to include in the calculation such as an intro or signup bonus.
Extra Value
Use this field to add additional rewards to include in the calculation such as an intro or signup bonus.
Extra Value
Use this field to add additional rewards to include in the calculation such as an intro or signup bonus.
Rewards & Bonus Total
The amount of rewards earned from card bonuses.
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Total Rewards & Cash Value
This is the total of all points, miles, and cash back earned between Loyalty & Memberships, Category Spending, and Rewards & Bonuses.
You can view the average value of the rewards based on popular redemptions and the transfer of rewards to partners (where applicable).
This is how much we value the rewards earned with the card on average based on our valuations. Cards that may offer bonus/additional value are reflected here.
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Transfers To Partners
Redemptions to do with transferring rewards to partner loyalty programs and redeeming them for high value (when applicable). These redemption values typically require knowledge of the best transfer partners.
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Cash Back, Statement Credits
Redemptions to do with turning your rewards into cash back or using it as a statement credit to offset purchases made to the card.
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Travel
Redemptions to do with using your rewards towards travel such as airfare, hotels, and car rentals (not including transfers to partners).
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Gift Cards
Redemptions to do with using your rewards towards the purchase of gift cards.
Enter how much you value a single rewards point or mile in cents or regional currency equivalent (X.XX). The value of cash back cannot be changed.
Rewards Cash Value
The average cash value of rewards earned in the Grand Total section based on the set Currency Worth.
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Monetary Bonuses
This section lists all monetary bonuses. This includes annual credits and top-tier benefits that can offer great monetary value.
If there's a perk or benefit missing that you find valuable, you can add how much you value it in the Extra Cash Value field.
Extra Cash Value
Use this field to add additional cash value to the calculations.
Extra Cash Value
Use this field to add additional cash value to the calculations.
Extra Cash Value
Use this field to add additional cash value to the calculations.
Total Cash Value
The total cash value of all listed benefits plus the cash value of rewards earned.
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Fees
With great benefits comes great annual fees. If a card has a fee that you have to pay annually (or monthly in rare cases), it will be listed here. You have the ability to change it.
If the card charges a fee for adding authorized users, it will also appear in this section.
Annual Fee
This is the fee you must pay annually to have the card.
Authorized User Fee
This is the cost to add additional users or supplemental cards to the account. Enter total amount of authorized users.
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Total Card Value
This is the total cash value of each listed card when factoring in all rewards and all fees.
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