BMO Eclipse: How to get the $50 or $200 credit?

Updated Oct 8, 2025
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To the point BMO Eclipse credit cards offer a lifestyle credit from $50 to $200. Here's how to get it every year!

BMO Eclipse credit cards were recently launched in Canada. Each of these card offers an annual credit called “lifestyle credit”. Find out everything you need to know about this credit below.

Welcome offers

Here are the current welcome offers for each of the two cards.

BMO eclipse Visa Infinite* Card

By applying for our offer for the BMO eclipse Visa Infinite* Card, you can obtain up to 70,000 BMO Rewards points as well as the first-year annual fee waiver of $120:

  • 30,000 points after $4,000 in purchases within the first 110 days of account opening
  • 20,000 points after $7,000 in purchases within the first 180 days of account opening
  • 20,000 points after $12,000 in purchases within the first 365 days of account opening

What’s more, you’ll receive a $50 anniversary credit that you can use as you please. You also receive a $20 monthly credit for streaming service subscriptions for the first year.

With the BMO eclipse Visa Infinite* Card, you can earn 5 BMO Rewards points per dollar spent on:

  • Groceries
  • restaurants, bars
  • Food delivery
  • Gas
  • local transport

And 1 BMO Rewards point per dollar spent everywhere else. Plus, if you add an authorized user to your account, you’ll earn 10% more points.

You can use BMO Rewards points for all travel purchases made through the agency or website of your choice (plane tickets, hotels, rental cars, all-inclusive packages, Airbnb, etc.) or for rewards and gift cards on the BMO Rewards platform.

Finally, enjoy six months of Instacart+ membership and a monthly $10 Instacart credit when you sign up with your eligible BMO credit card.

BMO eclipse Visa Infinite Privilege* Card

The BMO eclipse Visa Infinite Privilege* Card is a premium metal card! By applying for this card, you can earn up to 200,000 BMO Rewards points:

  • 80,000 points after $6,000 in purchases within the first 110 days of account opening
  • 40,000 points after $40,000 in purchases within the first 180 days of account opening
  • 80,000 points after $75,000 in purchases within the first 365 days of account opening

Additionally, you benefit from a 0% welcome interest rate on balance transfers for 12 months, as well as a 2% balance transfer fee.

Plus, you’ll receivea $200 anniversary credit to use as you wish!

As well as a membership to the Visa Airport Companion program with six complimentary visits per year to airport lounges.

With this Card, you can earn 5 BMO Rewards points per dollar spent on:

  • Groceries
  • Gas
  • Drugstores
  • Travel
  • restaurants and bars
  • Food delivery

And 1 BMO Rewards point per dollar spent everywhere else.

You can use BMO Rewards points for all travel purchases made through the agency or website of your choice (plane tickets, hotels, rental cars, all-inclusive packages, Airbnb, etc.) or for rewards and gift cards on the BMO Rewards platform.

Finally, enjoy six months of Instacart+ membership and a monthly $10 Instacart credit when you sign up with your eligible BMO credit card.

BMO: Annual Lifestyle Credit

Update: From 2024-2025, this lifestyle credit will be based on the calendar year, rather than the year in which the card is held. You won’t be able to have it “twice”. We leave this article as an archive.

 

BMO offers an annual credit called “lifestyle”:

Unlike other card that require you to use this type of credit for travel, with BMO you can use it as you wish.

To obtain this account credit, simply charge a purchase over $50 to your BMO eclipse Visa Infinite* Card or over $200 to your BMO eclipse Visa Infinite Privilege* Card.

You will see your Lifestyle Credit on your BMO credit card account on the statement following your expense over $50 or $200.

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This is done every calendar year. In fact, the clock resets on January 1st of each year.

So, in your first year as a BMO eclipse Visa Infinite* Card or BMO eclipse Visa Infinite Privilege* Card holder, you could get this credit twice!

For example, if you sign up for the BMO eclipse Visa Infinite* Card in July, you’ll earn your $50 credit by making any purchase of $50 or more between now and December 31. And you’ll be able to get a $50 credit again when you make any purchase of $50 or more after January 1!

Lower annual fees with credit

BMO Eclipse credit cards have an annual fee:

With the Lifestyle Credit, this contribution is virtually reduced from $50 to $200. This makes the net annual cost of the card:

This makes them the lowest cost Visa Infinite and Visa Infinite Privilege credit card in Canada.

Bottom Line

We currently have an exclusive welcome offer for Milesopedia readers for the BMO eclipse Visa Infinite* Card:

  • Up to 70,000 welcome bonus points
  • No annual fee for the first year

In your calculations, don’t forget to add this annual credit: in the first year, you could get it twice, a total value of $100!

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Jean-Maximilien Voisine
Jean-Maximilien Voisine
Jean-Maximilien Voisine is the President and Founder of Milesopedia and a leading expert in rewards programs, credit cards, and travel across Canada, France, and the U.S.A. Now 40 years old and a father of two, he has explored more than 100 countries—many of them alongside his wife Audrey and their children. Specializing in loyalty programs such as Aeroplan, Flying Blue, American Express Membership Rewards, and Marriott Bonvoy, Jean-Maximilien helps travellers unlock the full potential of their points and benefits. His mission: empower others to travel better and smarter across North America and Europe.
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