† This offer applies to the following eligible cards: CIBC Dividend® Visa Infinite* Card and CIBC Dividend Platinum® Visa* Card. You can qualify for this offer if you apply and are approved for a new eligible card beginning on June 28, 2021.
Offer applies to newly approved card accounts only; transfers from an existing CIBC credit card to a CIBC Dividend® Visa Infinite* Card and CIBC Dividend Platinum® Visa* Card are excluded. This offer is not transferable. This offer may be withdrawn or changed without prior notice at any time. This offer may be revoked if you appear to be manipulating or abusing it, or are engaged in any suspicious or fraudulent activity, as determined by CIBC in its sole discretion.
A one-time annual fee rebate for you — the primary cardholder and up to 3 authorized users added at the time of the application. This offer does not apply to annual fees for authorized users that are added after you submit your application. This offer applies for the first year only. If your application for an eligible card is not approved, you may be considered for another card (as disclosed in your credit card application). If you are approved for that card, this annual fee rebate offer will apply in the amount of the annual fee, if any, of the alternate card. If you qualify, the rebate will be awarded to you and will appear as a credit against the applicable annual fee(s) within 2 statements. Your new credit card account must be open and in good standing at time the rebate is awarded.
The cash back is accumulated each month, beginning with the January statement and ending with the December statement. Only Primary Cardholders are permitted to make a cash back redemption. Authorized Users are not eligible to redeem cash back dollars. The Primary Cardholder may redeem cash back at any time during the year provided they have a minimum cash back balance of $25 at the time the redemption request is made. The minimum cash back redemption amount is $25. Cash back will be credited to the Primary Cardholder’s account within 5 days of the date the redemption request is made. Any cash back amount that is not redeemed by the Primary Cardholder by the last day of the period covered by your December statement will be automatically redeemed, resulting in your cash back balance being reset to 0, and applied as a credit on your next statement, or, in limited circumstances, at such other time as may be permitted by CIBC. CIBC is not required to credit your account with cash back earned during a monthly statement period if your credit card account is not open and in good standing at any time during a monthly statement period. Credit card account must also be open and in good standing at the time the cash back is redeemed.
Earn 3% cash back on purchases (less returns) at merchants classified by the credit card network as (i) grocery stores and supermarkets or (ii) gas service stations and automated fuel dispensers. Earn 2% cash back on purchases (less returns) at merchants classified by the credit card network as (i) local and suburban commuter transportation in Canada including subway, streetcar, taxi, limousine and ride sharing services (excludes merchants that may be classified as travel services or travel bookings such as air transport, car rentals and cruises), (ii) eating places and restaurants, drinking places and fast food restaurants, or (iii) recurring payments that are pre-authorized with a merchant to occur on a regular schedule (e.g. daily, monthly or annually) and classified by the merchant as recurring. All other purchases earn 1% cash back. The 3% and 2% cash back offers are only available on the first $80,000 in net annual card purchases (meaning all card purchases by all cardholders, at any type of merchant) or $20,000 on grocery stores, supermarkets, gas service stations and automated fuel dispensers, commuter transportation, eating and drinking places and restaurants or on recurring payments on your account, whichever comes first; after that, net card purchases at all merchants, including grocery stores, supermarkets, gas service stations and automated fuel dispensers, commuter transportation, eating and drinking places and restaurants or on recurring payments will earn cash back at the regular rate of 1%. The $80,000 limit and the $20,000 limit will reset to 0 after the day your December statement is printed. Terms, conditions and eligible merchant/merchant categories may change without notice. Cash back is earned on card purchases less returns and not on cash advances, CIBC Global Money Transfers™, interest, fees, balance transfers, payments and regular CIBC Convenience Cheques. Credits for returns made on your account may result in a deduction of cash back at a higher earn rate, even though the return may relate to a purchase that earned cash back at a lower rate.We may make special offers, including offers to earn cash back on CIBC Global Money Transfers, which may be for a limited period and contain additional terms and conditions.
‡ This offer applies to CIBC Global Money Transfers posted to the primary cardholder’s credit card account between February 1, 2021 and November 30, 2021. Get 0.25% cash back for every $1 CA spent on a CIBC Global Money Transfer. This offer may be withdrawn or changed without prior notice at any time. This offer may be revoked if you appear to be manipulating or abusing it, or are engaged in any suspicious or fraudulent activity, as determined by CIBC in its sole discretion.
◇ CIBC Pace It™ Installment Plans allow primary cardholders to convert posted eligible credit card Transaction(s) to monthly installment payments (including interest on the purchase amount) over a fixed term. CIBC will identify posted Transactions that are eligible to be converted to an Installment Plan through CIBC Online and Mobile Banking. When you create an Installment Plan you will choose the payment term (in months) with a corresponding annual interest rate. Once you accept the Installment Plan Terms and Conditions and create the Installment Plan through CIBC Online or Mobile Banking, you can cancel it at any time but you cannot change it. CIBC Pace It Installment Plans are only available: (a) on Accounts in good standing; (b) for certain eligible credit cards and eligible transactions. CIBC Pace It is not available to Quebec residents.
1 Earn 3% cash back on purchases, less returns, at merchants classified by the credit card network as grocery stores and supermarkets, or gas service stations and automated fuel-dispensers. Earn 2% cash back on purchases, less returns, at merchants classified by the credit card network as (i) local and suburban commuter transportation in Canada, including subway, streetcar, taxi, limousine and ride-sharing services (excludes merchants that may be classified as travel services or travel bookings such as air transport, car rentals and cruises), (ii) eating places and restaurants, drinking places and fast food restaurants, or (iii) recurring payments that are pre-authorized with a merchant to occur on a regular daily, monthly or annual schedule and classified by the merchants as recurring. All other purchases earn 1% cash back. The 3% and 2% cash-back offers are only available on the first $80,000 in net annual card purchases, meaning all card purchases by all cardholders, at any type of merchant, or $20,000 on grocery stores, supermarkets, gas service stations and automated fuel-dispensers, commuter transportation, eating and drinking places and restaurants, or on recurring payments on your account, whichever comes first; after that, net card purchases at all merchants, including grocery stores, supermarkets, gas service stations and automated fuel-dispensers, commuter transportation, eating and drinking places and restaurants, or on recurring payments will earn cash back at the regular rate of 1%. The $80,000 limit and the $20,000 limit will reset to zero after the day your December statement is printed. Terms, conditions and eligible merchant/merchant categories may change without notice. Cash back is earned on card purchases less returns and not on cash advances, CIBC Global Money Transfers™, interest, fees, balance transfers, payments or CIBC Convenience Cheques. Credits for returns made on your account may result in a deduction of cash back at a higher earn rate, even though the return may relate to a purchase that earned cash back at a lower rate. We may make special offers, including offers to earn cash back on CIBC Global Money Transfers, which may be for a limited period and contain additional terms and conditions.
2 The cash back is accumulated each month, beginning with the January statement and ending with the December statement. Only Primary Cardholders are permitted to make a cash back redemption. Authorized Users are not eligible to redeem cash back dollars. The Primary Cardholder may redeem cash back at any time during the year provided they have a minimum cash back balance of $25 at the time the redemption request is made. The minimum cash back redemption amount is $25. Cash back will be credited to the primary cardholder’s account within 5 days of the date the redemption request is made. Any cash back amount that is not redeemed by the Primary Cardholder by the last day of the period covered by your December statement will automatically be redeemed, resulting in your cash back balance being reset to zero, and applied as a credit on your next statement, or, in limited circumstances, at such other time as may be permitted by CIBC. CIBC is not required to credit your account with cash back earned during a monthly statement period if your credit card account is not open and in good standing at any time during a monthly statement period. Credit card account must also be open and in good standing at the time the cash back is redeemed.
3 Insurance coverage(s) included with CIBC credit cards is underwritten by Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada. You may contact the insurer at 1-866-363-3338 Opens your phone app. in Canada and the U.S. or collect from elsewhere at 905-403-3338 Opens your phone app.. You can also visit CIBC Cards Insurance Benefits Opens in a new window.. Different cards will have different coverage(s). To learn about which coverage(s) are included with a specific card, and important information regarding coverage eligibility requirements, benefits, limitations and exclusions, review the insurance certificate(s) in your card package or visit CIBC Agreements and Insurance. Some insurance coverage(s) require purchase(s), car rentals, common carrier fares and other trip costs to be charged to the card to activate coverage. Other conditions may also apply. Auto Rental Collision/Loss Damage Insurance (CLDI) is available for a rental period of up to 48 days for rental cars with a MSRP of up to $65,000 CA. The full cost of the rental must be charged to the card and the rental agency's Collision Damage Waiver (CDW) or Loss Damage Waiver (LDW) must be declined. CLDI provides coverage up to the actual cash value (ACV) of the rental vehicle as defined in your insurance certificate. Note that some rental agencies may assess their damages at an amount greater than the ACV of the rental vehicle and you may be liable to them for the difference. Before declining the rental agency's CDW or LDW, you should read carefully and compare the terms of the rental agreement, the CLDI insurance certificate in your card package and any other insurance you own to decide which coverage best meets your protection needs. Certain coverages are "excess insurance" (all other sources of insurance and recovery must be exhausted before coverage is available).
4 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 does not include: cash advances, interest, fees, balance transfers, payments, or CIBC Convenience Cheques. "Cash" means cash advances, balance transfers and CIBC Convenience Cheques.
5 Cash advances do not earn cash back. Cash advances bear interest from the date they are taken from your credit card account and are subject to available credit and available cash.
6 The rewards calculator tool is only for general illustration purposes; your actual results may differ. Aventura Points and cash back are earned on card purchases less returns, and not on cash advances, CIBC Global Money Transfers™, interest, fees, balance transfers, payments, regular CIBC Convenience Cheques and Aventura Point redemptions, as applicable. For the Aventura Visa Infinite Card, 50% more Aventura Points on gas, grocery and drugstore card purchases is only available on the first $80,000 in net annual card purchases on your account (meaning all card purchases by all cardholders, at any type of merchant); after that, net card purchases at grocery, drugstore and gas merchants will earn Aventura Points at the regular rate.
For the Aventura Visa Infinite Privilege Card, earn 3 Aventura Points for every dollar charged to the card on CIBC Rewards Centre travel purchases other than taxes, insurance, service charges or similar items. Aventura Points are not earned on travel obtained by redeeming Aventura Points. Earn 2 Aventura Points per dollar charged to the card on purchases (excluding returns) at merchants classified in the Visa network as (i) grocery stores and supermarkets, eating places and restaurants, drinking places and fast food restaurants (ii) gas service stations and automated fuel dispensers; local and suburban commuter transportation in Canada, including subway, streetcar, taxi, limousine and ride-sharing services (excludes merchants that may be classified as travel services or travel bookings such as air transport, car rentals and cruises) and (iii) entertainment, including motion picture theaters, theatrical producers, ticket agencies, bands, orchestras and miscellaneous entertainers. This bonus Aventura Points offer is only available on the first $200,000 in net annual card purchases on your account (meaning all card purchases by all cardholders, at any type of merchant); after that, net annual card purchases at grocery, gas, transportation, dining and entertainment merchants will earn Aventura Points at the regular rate. The $200,000 limit will reset to zero after the day your December statement is printed. Terms, conditions and eligible merchant categories may change without notice. For details about earning and redeeming rewards, the Welcome Bonus and other card benefits, including terms and conditions, review the benefit guides on CIBC Agreements and Insurance. All information is valid at the time of publication and is subject to change without notice.
7 CIBC foreign exchange rates apply. Only primary cardholders can use their eligible credit card account to pay for the CIBC Global Money Transfer™ service.
8 CIBC does not charge interest on a CIBC Global Money Transfer appearing on your statement if we receive full payment of the Amount Due (or for a CIBC Global Money Transfer that has been converted to an Installment Plan during that statement period, if we receive payment in full of the Balance) by the payment due date for that statement. Capitalized terms in this footnote have the meanings set out in the CIBC Cardholder Agreement.
9 We may withdraw approval if we become aware of any unfavourable information regarding your financial position or account status, or if you are unable to provide any additional information reasonably requested by CIBC. The application response time may take longer than 60 seconds in the event of technology issues. If you supply your email address, an application status email will be sent as soon as the technology issues are resolved. Otherwise, you will receive a response to your credit card application within 7 to 10 business days.
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