When the Coronavirus pandemic hit last year American Express shifted a good chunk of their resources from acquiring new customers to supporting existing customers. We saw many amazing offers to help out their cardmember base from double points, boosted cash back redemption value and more. One offer that resonated extremely well with many Canadians was a $250 statement credit for grocery shopping. Amex offered their Platinum cardmembers that credit for spending up to $250 at participating grocery retailers in Canada. That’s right they gave $250 for spending $250. An amazing offer that we are happy to say has returned once again! This time they are offering up to a $200 credit when you spend up to $200 with Sobeys, Metro, Save-On-Foods and Uber Eats. (Thanks to Paul on Twitter for letting us know about it!)
If you have The Platinum Card you will find the offer when you log in to your account and navigate to the Amex Offers section. Click the Register your Card button and you are all set to earn the statement credits!
Here is an excerpt from Amex’s site with more details on the offer:
From 19/01/2021 until 18/07/2021, when you make qualifying purchases
with your registered card in-store, on the merchant mobile application
(if applicable), or online at participating locations of Sobeys
(including Foodland and Safeway), Metro, Save-On-Foods, or Uber Eats in
Canada, (click here
for a list of merchant websites) you can get a statement credit equal
to the amount of the purchase transaction after taxes and applicable
fees, up to a maximum of $200 (CAD) in statement credits, during the
offer period and subsequently posted to your account. Subject to Amex
acceptance. In the case of an online purchase made during the offer
period, it may not qualify if the registered Card is charged on the
shipping/delivery date and that date occurs after the offer ends. Offer
is only available for delivery of purchase(s) within Canada.
I have already registered my Platinum Card for the offer and it does appear that there is no registration cap so any and all Platinum cardmembers should be able to get in on this offer. While it states the credits may not post for up to 90 days after the end of the promotion they typically post a few days after the charge(s) post to your account. Here’s how it will show up once you make the purchases:
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| Screenshot of my previous grocery credit from June 2020 |
It’s super cool to see American Express bringing back a very useful statement credit offer like this one. Given that travel is a no go for so many Canadians a lot of Platinum cardmembers may not be making use of their annual $200 travel credit so an offer likes this offering $200 in credits for groceries is an awesome way to make those cardmembers feel like they are still getting value out Canada’s best Ultra Premium rewards card.
We also have this offer listed in our Guide to American Express Canada ‘Amex Offers’
Here is our current list of offers as pulled from our guide:
Merchant |
Offer Details |
Known cards to have this offer |
Expires |
| Office Supply Stores | Spend at least $75 in qualifying purchases using your registered Card at participating Canadian office supply location(s) or online by 31/01/2021 and earn a $30 statement credit. Limit of 3 credits. |
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Jan 31, 21 |
| Office Supply Stores | Spend at least $50 in qualifying purchases using your registered Card at participating Canadian office supply location(s) or online by 31/01/2021 and earn a $20 statement credit. Limit of 3 credits. |
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Jan 31, 21 |
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Make a qualifying purchase of at least $125 using your registered Card at participating Sandman Hotel Group location(s) by 31/01/2021 and earn a one-time $25 statement credit. |
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Jan 31, 21 |
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Spend at least $9.99 in qualifying purchases using your registered Card at www.spotify.com/ca-en/ by 31/01/2021 and earn a one-time $9.99 statement credit. |   |
Jan 31, 21 |
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Make a qualifying purchase of at least $250 using your registered Card at participating Sutton Place Hotel location(s) by 31/01/2021 and earn a one-time $50 statement credit. |
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Jan 31, 21 |
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Spend at least $60 in qualifying purchases at participating BROWNS SOCIALHOUSE location(s) or at www.brownssocialhouse.com and earn a one-time $10 statement credit. Deliveries do not qualify. |
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Feb 14 21 |
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Earn 2 bonus points per dollar spent. Up to 10,000 points. | |
Feb 15, 21 |
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Spend at least $1,250 in qualifying purchases using your registered Card at www.casper.com/amex by 17/02/2021 and earn a one-time $200 statement credit. | |
Feb 17, 21 |
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Spend at least $40 in qualifying purchases using your registered Card at participating Pizzaville location(s), in-store, on eligible delivery, or when prepaying online at www.pizzaville.ca or the Pizzaville mobile application by 15/03/2021 and earn a $10 statement credit. Limit of 3 credits |
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Mar 15, 21 |
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Make a qualifying purchase of at least $50 using your registered Card at participating Mr. Lube location(s) by 26/03/2021 and earn a one-time $10 statement credit. |
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Mar 26, 21 |
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Make a qualifying purchase of at least $50 in a single transaction using your registered Card at St. Louis Bar & Grill location(s) in Canada and earn a one-time $10 statement credit. |
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Mar 28, 21 |
| Indeed.com | Spend at least $100 in qualifying purchases using your registered Card at Indeed.com by 25/04/2021 and earn a $100 credit. | |
Apr 25, 21 |
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Earn 2 bonus Membership Rewards® points for every dollar in qualifying purchases using your registered Card at www.dell.ca/workdeals by 08/05/2021. | |
May 8, 21 |
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Get a statement credit equal to 20% of total qualifying purchases when you use your registered Card at www.meyercanada.ca | |
Jun 1, 21 |
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Spend at least $100 in qualifying purchases using your registered Card at www.frankandoak.com/amex by 10/06/2021 and earn a one-time $15 statement credit. | |
Jun 10, 21 |
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Order on Uber Eats, shop online or in-store* at participating Sobeys (including Foodland and Safeway), Metro, Save-On-Foods locations in Canada and receive up to $200 in statement credits |
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Jul 18, 21 |
Key to the cards:
American Express® Business Gold Rewards Card
Scotiabank American Express Card
Scotiabank Platinum American Express CardFor more details on or to apply for any of the American Express Cards listed above please visit Rewards Canada’s American Express offers page.