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A strong everyday earner: 5x BMO Rewards points on groceries, dining, gas, and transit, plus a $50 lifestyle credit — good category coverage if you value flexible (if modestly-valued) points.
Everyday spenders on groceries/dining/gas/transit who want flexible points.
People who'll redeem for travel or transfer to Aeroplan/Avios.
You want top point value
BMO Rewards (~0.67¢) trail Amex MR and Aeroplan.
Your category spend is high
the $6,000/year cap per category bites sooner than you'd expect.
Watch-outs 5x caps at just $6,000/year per category, then 1x — modest for heavy spenders. · Points worth ~0.67¢, so the effective return is ~3.35%, not 5%. · 2.5% FX fee.
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