† Cash reward offer begins on October 17, 2023, at 12:01 am ET. Offer available to Canadian residents, and international students, who meet the eligibility requirements for the CIBC Smart Start or CIBC Smart for Students benefit and, from 2021 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 this offer, open a CIBC Smart Account with Smart Start or Smart for Students benefits. Within 2 months after the month of opening the account, earn a $100 cash reward when you complete 5 Visa Debit purchases within the same calendar month. Eligibility of transactions will be determined by CIBC in its sole discretion. This offer can be combined with the CIBC Student Refer-a-Friend Program. Offer cannot be combined with any other offer, reward or rebate unless otherwise indicated by CIBC. The cash reward will be deposited into your account within 7 months after the month that you have opened the account. Other conditions apply; review the terms and conditions Opens in a new window..
‡ You can qualify for this offer if you apply and are approved for a new CIBC Dividend® Visa* Card for Students beginning July 4, 2024.
If you apply and are approved for a new eligible card, you will receive 10% cash back on the net purchases posted to your account within the first 4 monthly statement periods or $1,000 in total net purchases (equal to $100 cash back), whichever comes first.
Regular cash back rate(s) do not apply on purchases on which the promotional rate of 10% 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.
Cash back is awarded at the end of the year as a credit on your December statement.
Offer applies to newly approved card accounts only; transfers from an existing CIBC credit card to a CIBC Dividend® Visa* Card for Students are excluded. This offer is not transferable. This offer may be withdrawn or changed without prior notice at any time. If you have opened, transferred or cancelled another eligible card within the last 12 months, we may approve your application, but you may not receive this offer. 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. 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.
◊ To be eligible for a free SPC membership, you must hold an eligible CIBC product at the time you register for the membership, which you must do through CIBC online or mobile banking. Eligible CIBC products include a CIBC Youth or Student bank account, Student credit card or Student line of credit. A complete list of eligible CIBC products can be found at SPC and CIBC. Joint account holders of eligible CIBC products are not eligible for membership. You must also be a legal resident of Canada who is fourteen (14) years of age or over, but under the age of thirty (30) years if the eligible CIBC product you use to qualify for the membership is a student line of credit. The membership will automatically renew and remain in effect for as long as you hold an eligible CIBC product.
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†† NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 to legal residents of Canada who are sixteen (16) years of age or older and are current students of an accredited Canadian university, college or secondary school. One (1) Grand Prize available to be won consisting of: one (1) cheque for $8,750 made payable to the winner; one (1) 1-year GIC for $8,750 opened in the winner’s name; one (1) 2-year GIC for $8,750 opened in the winner’s name, and one (1) 3-year GIC for $8,750 opened in the winner’s name. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Math skill-testing question required. Full Contest Rules (PDF, 170 KB) Opens in a new window.
◊◊ Earn $50 each time a person you refer qualifies and receives their reward, up to $500 each year this offer is available between January 1 to December 31, for the first 10 people you refer each year that qualified and got their cash reward. To learn more, refer to the Referral Program Terms and Conditions (PDF, 115 KB) Opens in a new window.
1 Until age 25 and then regular Smart Account fees will apply.
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. For details, review the CIBC Interac e-Transfer Terms and Conditions (PDF, 135 KB) Opens a new window..
3 CIBC will rebate one non-CIBC ATM withdrawal fee charge; charges from the other financial institution may apply.
4 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, automated fuel dispensers and electric vehicle charging with a merchant category code of MCC 5552, (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, merchants classified as electric vehicle charging with a merchant category code of MCC 5552, 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, merchants classified as electric vehicle charging with a merchant category code of MCC 5552, 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 0 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 there turn 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.
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.
5 Eligible clients must have CIBC Smart™ Start with their deposit account and a CIBC Investor’s Edge account to receive unlimited commission-free trading for North American online equity and ETF trades in an eligible CIBC Investor’s Edge account and a waiver of annual account administration fees, until the last day of the year in which the client reaches age 24. View the detailed terms and conditions of the offer (PDF, 100 KB) Opens in a new window..
6 To be eligible for the maximum credit limit of $5,000, you must have a strong credit score and meet CIBC eligibility and credit criteria requirements. If you do not meet the eligibility and credit criteria requirements for the maximum credit limit of $5,000, you may be approved for a lower credit limit. The final limit assigned is at the discretion of CIBC.
7 To be eligible for the maximum credit limit of $2,000, you must meet CIBC eligibility and credit criteria requirements. If you do not meet the eligibility and credit criteria requirements for the maximum credit limit of $2,000, you may be approved for a lower credit limit. The final limit assigned is at the discretion of CIBC.
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