† The CIBC Smart™ Account for Newcomers is offered to those who have received landed immigrant or permanent resident status in the last 5 years, or those who are temporary resident workers who have a Canadian work permit issued for at least a 12-month term. Must show proof of entry into Canada and provide supporting documents such as landing papers, permanent resident card or Canadian work permit (IMM 1442). Monthly account fee is rebated for two years after which regular monthly account fees apply without notice.
‡ Cash reward offer begins on April 30, 2022, at 12:01 am ET and ends on January 31, 2023, at 9:00 pm ET. Offer available to Canadian residents who are age 25 and older for a CIBC Smart™ Account or have reached the age of majority for a CIBC Smart™ Plus Account, and from 2019 to the time of opening the account are not holders or joint holders of a CIBC chequing account, all as determined by CIBC in its sole discretion. To qualify for the first $350, open a CIBC Smart Account or CIBC Smart Plus Account and provide your email address. Within 2 months of opening the account, complete at least 1 recurring direct deposit and 1 of the following 3 activities: (i) at least 2 different recurring pre-authorized debits; (ii) at least 2 eligible Visa Debit purchases; or (iii) at least 2 online bill payments of at least $50 each. The direct deposit and the pre-authorized debit must remain in effect for at least 2 consecutive months. Eligibility of transactions will be determined by CIBC in its sole discretion. To qualify for the additional $50, complete steps to receive the first $350 and within 2 months of opening the Smart Account or Smart Plus Account, transfer at least $200 from your account into your eAdvantage® Savings Account. Offer cannot be combined with any other offer, reward, rebate or the CIBC Smart Start or Smart for Students benefit on the Smart Account unless otherwise indicated. The cash reward will be deposited into your account within seven (7) months after the month that you opened the account. Other conditions apply; review the terms and conditions (PDF, 135 KB) Opens in a new window..
◇ 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 March 14, 2022. 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. If you apply and are approved for a new eligible card, CIBC will rebate for the first two years the applicable annual fee for you (the primary cardholder) and up to three 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. 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 the primary cardholder and will appear as a credit against the applicable annual fee(s) on the anniversary month statement period in which the annual fee is charged for each of the first two years, for a total of 2 annual fee rebates for each cardholder. At the time the rebate is awarded, your new credit card account must be open, in good standing and must be the same credit card product that you were initially approved for.
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 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.
†† You can qualify for this offer if you apply and are approved for a new CIBC Dividend® Visa* Card beginning March 14, 2022. If you apply and are approved for the new eligible card, you will receive 5% cash back on the net purchases posted to your account within the first 4 monthly statement periods or $2,000 in total net purchases (equal to $100 cash back), whichever comes first. Offer applies to newly approved card accounts only; transfers from an existing CIBC credit card to a CIBC Dividend® 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. Regular cash back rate(s) do not apply on purchases on which the promotional rate of 5% applies. Cash back is earned on purchases less returns and credits. For this offer, the following do not qualify as purchases: cash advances, CIBC Global Money Transfers™, interest, fees, balance transfers, payments or CIBC Convenience Cheques. Promotional cash back will appear on your statement no later than 8 weeks after the end of the fourth monthly statement period.
◊◊ If you have a CIBC personal bank account (savings, chequing or a personal line of credit) or an eligible CIBC credit card but have not yet tried CIBC Global Money Transfer ("GMT"), request a GMT transfer and you can receive up to $300 CA credited to your account depending on the amount of your first transfer: $50 CA credit for transfer amounts under $5,000 CA; $100 CA credit for transfer amounts between $5,000 CA to $14,999.99 CA; $175 CA credit for transfer amounts between $15,000 CA to $24,999.99 CA; $300 CA credit for transfer amounts of $25,000 CA and over. If you pay for a GMT using your eligible credit card, the maximum amount that can be transferred is $5,000 CA, which means the maximum amount of cash back you could receive is $100 CA. The credit will be applied to your CIBC account in 4 to 6 weeks. Use promo code GMTEVENT to claim offer. Offer ends 11:59:59 pm ET on April 30, 2022. CIBC may cancel or change the offer at any time without notice.
1 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 does not include transfers to your other CIBC personal bank account(s) and to your CIBC Personal Line(s) of Credit (except Interac e-Transfer service which will be treated as a transaction) and transfers to your CIBC Credit Card account(s). 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. Other fees (in addition to any transaction fee) include: withdrawals from non-CIBC bank machines (for CIBC Smart Plus Accounts, the fee for all non-CIBC ATM withdrawals in Canada, the U.S. and internationally is rebated each month; for CIBC Smart Accounts and for clients enrolled in CIBC Smart Start or CIBC Smart for Students, the fee for 1 non-CIBC ATM withdrawal made in Canada is rebated each month), 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 Smart Start, CIBC Premium Growth Account with CIBC Advantage for Youth, CIBC Smart for Students, and CIBC Advantage for Students on the CIBC Everyday Chequing Account; clients 65 years of age and older do not pay the Interac e-Transfer fee on any CIBC chequing account) and foreign currency transactions (including cheques written in currencies other than the account currency).
2 The additional $1.50 service fee is waived for sending Interac e-Transfer® transactions. Each Interac e-Transfer® transaction you send counts as a transaction for calculating your monthly fee. Maximum dollar amount applies for Interac e-Transfer® transactions.
3 Entire monthly fee is rebated if you maintain a minimum end of day balance of $4,000 each day in this account. For details, review the CIBC Smart Account fee rebate terms and conditions, part of the Personal Account Service Fees (PDF, 210 KB) Opens in a new window..
4 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 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 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.
5 Higher Limit on Credit Card Offer (HLCC): Higher Limit on Credit Card program is only available in Banking Centers. Clients need to present their immigration documents (IMM5292/IMM5688) to confirm eligibility. Only available to new clients without any products with CIBC or existing CIBC clients who do not have a credit card with CIBC. Offer available only on the first approved CIBC credit card. This is an unsecured credit card offer. Final limit assigned is at discretion of CIBC.
6 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.
7 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.
8 Earn 2% cash back on purchases (less returns) at merchants classified by the credit card network as grocery stores and supermarkets. Earn 1% cash back on purchases (less returns) at merchants classified by the credit card network as (i) gas service stations and automated fuel dispensers, (ii) 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), (iii) eating places and restaurants, drinking places and fast food restaurants, or (iv) 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 merchants as recurring. All other purchases earn 0.5% cash back. The 2% and 1% cash 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, 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 0.5%. 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 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.
9 CIBC foreign exchange rates apply. A CIBC Global Money Transfer and a Foreign Exchange transaction counts towards your allowable transaction limit, bank account transaction fees may apply. Must have a CIBC chequing account, savings account, eligible credit card or personal line of credit account to send a CIBC Global Money Transfer. Most transfers are completed within 1 to 3 business days. Only primary credit card cardholders can use their eligible credit card account to pay for the CIBC Global Money Transfer service.
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