† Offer begins on February 29, 2020, at 12:01 am ET and ends on June 30, 2020, at 11:59 pm ET. Offer available to Canadian residents who have reached the age of majority and who aren’t holders or joint holders of a CIBC chequing account. To qualify, open a CIBC Smart™ Plus Account and provide your email address. Within 3 months of opening the account, set up and complete on a recurring basis each month at least 1 eligible direct deposit or at least 2 different eligible pre-authorized debits. Offer can’t be combined with any other offer unless otherwise indicated. The cash reward will be deposited into your account 7 months after you have completed the required transactions. Other conditions apply. For full offer details, visit a CIBC Banking Centre or review the CIBC Smart Plus Account Offer Terms and Conditions (PDF, 115 KB) Opens in a new window.
1 Approval is subject to applicants meeting CIBC’s normal lending criteria. Credit limit is determined by CIBC, in our sole discretion. Part-time students are eligible for reduced credit limits determined by CIBC. In cases where an applicant’s credit history is limited, a qualified guarantor may be required.
Ongoing access to the Professional Edge® Student Personal Line of Credit and monthly fee rebate on the CIBC Smart Plus Account is subject to annual proof of enrolment, among other things, as determined by CIBC in our sole discretion.
The $1,400 savings are equivalent to the monthly fee for the CIBC Smart Plus Account over 4 years.
2 CIBC Prime means the variable interest rate determined by CIBC from time to time to be the CIBC Prime rate for Canadian-dollar lending products. The CIBC Prime rate may change without notice. Your interest rate will vary whenever CIBC Prime rate varies and/or whenever we change your variable interest rate in our sole discretion. CIBC Prime rate is 3.95% as of February 26, 2020. Refer to the current CIBC Prime Rate.
The CIBC Prime minus 0.25% rate is only eligible for Canadian citizens that are studying at an accredited medical school. Proof of enrolment and citizenship required.
3 Continue to pay interest only on the Professional Edge Student Personal Line of Credit, up to 24 months after graduation from an accredited Canadian medical or dental school, or up to 12 months after graduation, residency or articling from other qualified CIBC Professional Edge studies.
If you leave your program without graduating, your CIBC Professional Edge Student Line of Credit will automatically convert to a CIBC Personal Loan with set principal and interest payments. Additional conditions and restrictions apply. Products and their features may change at any time.
4 Provided you apply and are approved for a Professional Edge Student Line of Credit. Eligible programs include: medical and dental. If you have a Professional Edge Student Line of Credit, the CIBC Overdraft Protection Service (COPS) fee isn’t applicable. However, you’ll pay interest on any overdraft amount on your account and over-limit fees if applicable.
5 A transaction includes cheques, withdrawals, transfers, pre-authorized payments, bill payments (including CIBC credit cards and CIBC personal lines of credit) and debit purchases. For CIBC eAdvantage® Savings Accounts, a transaction doesn’t include transfers to your other CIBC bank account(s) using the transfer function on CIBC Online Banking®, the CIBC Mobile Banking® App, CIBC Telephone Banking and at CIBC ATMs. For all accounts, transfers to CIBC-branded loans (excluding CIBC Personal Lines of Credit), mortgages and investments (registered and non-registered) are free. “CIBC-branded” means any brand that has CIBC in its name and is offered by CIBC or its Canadian affiliates (and doesn’t include CIBC Bank USA). Other fees (in addition to any transaction fee) include: withdrawals from non-CIBC bank machines (rebated for CIBC Smart Plus Accounts, except the 2.5% administration fee on the converted amount of foreign currency ATM withdrawals), wire payments, Interac e-Transfer® transactions (the Interac e-Transfer fee is waived for CIBC Smart Accounts, CIBC Smart Plus Accounts and for clients who are enrolled in CIBC Advantage for Youth, CIBC Smart for Students, CIBC Smart for Seniors [on the CIBC Smart Account] and CIBC Advantage for Students [on the CIBC Everyday Chequing Account] and transactions in foreign currency [including cheques written in currencies other than the account currency]).
6 The additional $1.50 service fee is waived for sending Interac e-Transfer transactions. Maximum dollar amount applies for Interac e-Transfer transactions. For details, review the CIBC Interac e-Transfer Terms and Conditions (PDF, 285 KB) Opens in a new window.
7 Fees charged by other financial institutions or third parties for using their ATMs, and the 2.5% administration fee on the converted amount for foreign currency ATM withdrawals, aren’t included in this feature and will be charged to your account. ATM withdrawal amounts may be limited to a maximum dollar withdrawal amount.
8 Excludes stop payments on pre-authorized debits and recurring payments set up using CIBC Advantage Card details. To stop payment on these, you need to contact the merchant, biller or payee directly to instruct them to discontinue applying charges to your account(s) through your CIBC Advantage Card. If you’re unsuccessful in resolving the issue, CIBC may be able to work with Visa to request a refund for you.
9 This offer applies to the following eligible cards: CIBC Aventura® Visa Infinite* and CIBC Aventura® Gold Visa* Card. You must apply and be approved for a new eligible card between January 15, 2020 and July 5, 2020 to qualify for this offer. In order to be eligible for this offer, a client must abide by the terms and conditions set out as provided in footnotes below.
If you apply and are approved for a new eligible card, you can receive:
i. A welcome bonus of 20,000 Aventura Points when you make your first purchase at any time with your card. The 20,000 Aventura Points will appear on your statement as follows:
a) Welcome bonus of 15,000 Aventura Points
b) Additional bonus of 5,000 Aventura Points
ii. An anniversary bonus of 15,000 Aventura Points when you have at least $10,000 in net purchases posted to your account during the first 12 monthly statement periods. The anniversary bonus points are awarded to you within 8 weeks after all qualifying purchase(s) are posted to your account after the 1-year account-open date, provided your credit card account is in good standing. Additional cardholders aren’t eligible for this offer.
Priority Pass benefit is for the primary cardholder only and requires enrolment. For instructions, visit the CIBC Rewards Centre Perks pageOpens a new window in your browser.. Collinson is the administrator of the Priority Pass program. 4 lounge visits are complimentary per membership year for you to use for yourself or your accompanying guests. Each person entering the lounge will qualify as 1 visit. The member and any accompanying guest(s) apply against the complimentary visit allowance. Membership includes access to any airport lounge participating in the Priority Pass lounge program. To access a lounge, you must show a valid Priority Pass membership card. All additional visits beyond the complimentary visit allowance are subject to a fee of $32 US per person per visit and all card rates and fees, including foreign exchange rates and fees, apply to this purchase. This price is subject to change. The most recent price, participating airport lounges, facilities, open times, and restrictions can be found at Priority PassOpens a new window in your browser.. Applicable lounge visit fees will be billed to your related CIBC Aventura card. Unless cancelled, Priority Pass membership automatically renews on its anniversary date. Priority Pass membership will be cancelled if your CIBC Aventura card is cancelled, no longer in good standing or is no longer linked to your Priority Pass membership. All Priority Pass Members must abide by the Priority Pass Conditions of UseOpens a new window in your browser.. The airport lounge access services are provided by Priority Pass, and neither CIBC nor Visa are responsible for any losses, claims or damages arising from use of the services.
A Priority Pass membership is valued at $99 US each year; 4 visits with your Priority Pass membership are valued at $27 US per person per visit.
The $800 value is based on the maximum redemption value for 35,000 Aventura Points on a long-haul airfare purchase, based on the Aventura Airline Rewards Chart at the CIBC Rewards CentreOpens a new window in your browser, before taxes and other charges.
10 Interest rates will change from time to time on at least 30 days prior notice to the primary cardholder. “Purchase” means card purchases less returns and doesn’t include: cash advances, interest, fees, balance transfers, payments and CIBC Convenience Cheques. “Cash” means cash advances, balance transfers and CIBC Convenience Cheques.
11 The rebate is also available for cardholders with the following CIBC credit cards (these credit cards aren’t available for new clients): CIBC Aventura® World Mastercard®, CIBC Aventura® World Elite® Mastercard®, CIBC Aerogold® Visa* and CIBC Gold Visa* Card. The rebate is up to $139 on the annual fee for primary cardholder and up to $50 on the annual fee for up to 3 additional cards. Existing eligible CIBC credit cardholders who have already paid the annual fee at the time the CIBC Smart Plus Account is opened will be provided a pro-rated rebate credit.
12 This limited-time cash-back offer is valid from July 1 to May 1, 2021 and is available for mortgage loans for purchases, including first-time homebuyers, new mortgages, transfers-in, and mortgage loans under the Home Power Plan (HPP). Mortgage loans must have a principal amount of $100,000 or more, and be either a CIBC Fixed-Rate Closed Mortgage loan with a term of 3 years or more or a CIBC Variable Flex Mortgage loan, and the mortgage must fund within 120 days of application date. You must have a personal CIBC chequing account, and pre-authorized mortgage payments must come from a CIBC account. Qualifying clients will receive $3,000 on a mortgage loan amount of $750,000 or more; $2,000 on a mortgage loan of $500,000 to 749,999; $1,200 on a mortgage loan of $300,000 to $499,999; or $1,000 on a mortgage loan of $100,000 to $299,999. Cash back will be deposited in the personal CIBC chequing account 6 to 8 weeks after funding. Other conditions and restrictions apply. Ask us for details. Offer subject to credit approval and may be changed or withdrawn at any time, without notice.
13 Transactions include any debits and credits to your account (excluding CIBC interest credits and fee debits). Debits include, without limitation, withdrawals, cheques, pre-authorized payments, bill payments, Interac Direct Payments, Interac e-Transfer payments, direct deposits and transfers to other accounts. Credits include, without limitation, deposits, pre-authorized payments, bill payments (including CIBC credit cards and CIBC personal lines of credit), Interac Direct Payments, Interac e-Transfer payments, direct deposits and transfers from other accounts (except transfers from CIBC business accounts). Additional charges may apply including, without limitation, with Interac e-Transfer, “Items Deposited” and “Currency Supplied” fees where applicable. Refer to CIBC’s Business Account Service Fees (PDF, 210 KB) Opens in a new window.
14 Applications for a new, eligible business credit card account must be submitted and approved between November 6, 2019 and October 31, 2020 to qualify for this offer.
If an application for a new CIBC Aventura® Visa* for Business Plus card is submitted and approved, the Rewards Officer can get:
i. A welcome bonus of 20,000 Aventura Points when the first purchase is made at any time on the credit card account.
ii. An additional bonus of 15,000 Aventura Points if the credit card account has at least $3,000 in net purchases posted to it during the first 4 monthly statement periods.
iii. CIBC will provide an annual fee rebate on any eligible credit card account, and on any additional cards under such eligible credit card account, every year if, at the time the business’ annual fee(s) are charged: (i) the business is classified under the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) as an office of physicians, general practice (8651), an office of physicians and surgeons, specialties (8652), offices of optometrists (8666), office of dentists general practice (8653) or office of dentists and specialties (8654); (ii) the eligible credit card account is open and in good standing; and (iii) the business is registered and located in Canada.
The rebate is equal to 100% of the annual fee for the eligible credit card account plus 100% of the annual fee(s) for any additional cards under such eligible credit card account.
Other terms and conditions apply. For more details on the annual fee rebate, including the definition of capitalized terms not defined herein, refer to the Business Plus professional offer terms and conditions (PDF, 100 KB) Opens in a new window.
The Aventura reward point offer applies to newly approved credit card accounts only; transfers from an existing CIBC credit card to any CIBC Aventura® Visa* Card for Business Plus are excluded. The credit card account must be open and in good standing at the time the Aventura Points are awarded. Aventura Points are awarded to the Rewards Officer within 8 weeks after all qualifying purchase(s) are posted to the credit card account. The following don’t qualify as purchases: cash advances, balance transfers, CIBC Convenience Cheques, fees, interest, Aventura Points redemptions and payments. It may take up to several business days for purchases to be posted to your account. This offer isn’t transferable. This offer may be withdrawn or changed without prior notice at any time. This offer may be revoked if the business or a cardholder appears to be manipulating or abusing it, or is engaged in any suspicious or fraudulent activity, as determined by CIBC in our sole discretion.
In Canada, the annual fee may be a tax-deductible business expense. For more information, consult a tax professional.
15The annual fee on your CIBC U.S. Dollar Aventura® Gold Visa* Card will be rebated if, at the time your annual fee is charged, your CIBC U.S. Dollar Aventura Gold Visa account is in good standing and you hold an eligible CIBC premium personal credit card and either the CIBC US$ Personal Account or the CIBC Bank USA Smart Account (offered by CIBC Bank USA), in good standing. Eligible CIBC premium personal credit cards include any CIBC credit card with an annual fee for the primary cardholder of $99 or more.
If you qualify, the annual fee rebate will appear as a credit on your statement.
This offer is not transferable and cannot be combined with any other offer.
This offer may be withdrawn or changed without notice at any time. CIBC may, in our sole discretion, revoke this offer if you are believed to be manipulating or abusing it, or engaging in any suspicious or fraudulent activity.
If you believe you have met all of the conditions of the offer but don’t see the rebate on the same statement as your annual fee is charged, please contact us.
The CIBC U.S. Dollar Aventura® Gold Visa* Card can only be paid using the CIBC US$ Personal Account or any other eligible CIBC Canadian dollar deposit account. It cannot be paid using funds from the CIBC Bank USA Smart Account.
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