{"id":146038,"date":"2021-04-10T08:38:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T12:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/news\/costco-air-miles\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T07:27:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T12:27:03","slug":"costco-air-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/guide\/tutorials\/costco-air-miles\/","title":{"rendered":"Earn AIR MILES Reward Miles at Costco!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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** This article, written in 2021, is out of date. Please see this article on earning AIR MILES at Costco<\/a> for the latest information. <\/em><\/p>\n

A few years ago, Costco Canada made a radical transition by having an exclusive agreement with Mastercard<\/a> at the expense ofAmerican Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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In the first few months, the Capital One Mastercard for Costco<\/a> members was promoted in the warehouses.<\/p>\n

Actually, it continues to be so with welcome bonuses ranging from a grocery bag to $10 off your purchases, so not much to say!<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”61858″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]However, this Capital One card only offers between 0.5% and 3% depending on the type of purchase.<\/p>\n

Yes, 0.5%<\/strong>: that’s the maximum you’ll get instead of 1% until you reach $3,000 in Card purchases. And the counter starts again at zero every year! This is a sort of disguised annual fee of $15 ($3,000 x 0.5%).[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Add to this the near impossibility of getting a higher credit limit than the one assigned at the time of the application. You get a poor value card in the end, especially if you buy a lot of stuff at Costco in a year<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Finally, Costco has decided to end its partnership with Capital One<\/a> in 2021.[\/vc_column_text][vc_message color=”warning” message_box_color=”warning” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-exclamation-triangle”]Please note: Costco warehouses are not considered “grocery stores<\/strong> .” Thus, not all credit cards that may offer a higher earning rate for groceries can be considered.[\/vc_message][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Heureusement, il existe de nombreux choix au Canada du c\u00f4t\u00e9 des cartes de cr\u00e9dit Mastercard<\/a> (consultez les meilleures offres de cartes de cr\u00e9dit pour Costco<\/a>) ! Voici en plusieurs d\u00e9di\u00e9es aux collecteurs de milles AIR MILES !<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”The Best AIR MILES credit cards for Costco” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” el_id=”the_best_air_miles_credit_cards_for_costco”][vc_column_text]Only American Express Canada and BMO issue AIR MILES credit cards,<\/a> and only BMO<\/a> offers Mastercard credit cards.<\/p>\n

So the choice is quickly made for those who would like to collect AIR MILES miles via their Costco warehouse purchases.[\/vc_column_text]

<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”The Best BMO AIR MILES credit card” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left” el_id=”the_best_bmo_air_miles_credit_card”][vc_column_text]Without a doubt, the best AIR MILES credit card from BMO is the BMO®<\/sup> AIR MILES®<\/sup> World Elite®<\/sup>* Mastercard®<\/sup>*<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can earn 1 AIR MILES Reward Mile for every $12 spent at Costco<\/strong> and all your other purchases. And 3 miles for every $12 spent at select AIR MILES partners (Sobeys, Jean Coutu, Shell, etc.).<\/p>\n

Quite simply, it’s the AIR MILES credit card with the best earning rate in Canada.[\/vc_column_text]

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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>[vc_column_text el_class=”checkmarks”]The BMO®<\/sup> AIR MILES®<\/sup> World Elite Mastercard®<\/sup>*<\/a> is therefore particularly attractive for a number of reasons:<\/p>\n