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The Scene+ program boasts one of the most flexible points systems, unlocking plenty of partnered earning potential and redemption opportunities through brands like Cineplex, Sobeys, and Shell.
The best way to collect Scene+ points is to apply for an eligible Scotiabank credit card that earns Scene+ points. You can even stack credit card rewards on top of loyalty and partner savings to maximize value.
For the complete breakdown of everything Scene+, keep reading.
The most optimal way to pocket Scene+ points is to apply for an eligible Scene+ points-earning credit card, issued by Scotiabank.
Below, we’ve put together a list of some of the top Scene+ points-earning credit cards in Canada.

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Earn up to $950 in welcome offers, first year rewards and savings value, and up to 50,000 bonus Scene+ points.
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Explore each Scotiabank credit card in more depth:
In addition to credit cards, members can also earn and stack rewards by purchasing from Scene+ partners.
There are a few ways to maximize your Scene+ points with a Scene+ membership, credit card, and partner purchase. For example, to fully optimize your grocery run, you'll want to download and log in to the partner grocer's app to access any personalized offers, plus pay using your linked Scene+ points-earning credit card and Scene+ account. This point-stacking method is often referred to as "triple dipping."
Think of triple dipping like applying three layers of optimization to your purchase:
The same way there are several ways to collect Scene+ points, there are also tons of ways to redeem them.
Redemption Category | Redemption Options | Average Point Value |
|---|---|---|
Groceries | Redeem Scene+ points towards purchases made at partnered grocers. | 1 cpp (1,000 Scene+ points = $10 in free groceries) |
Gas | Put points towards Shell fuel, car washes, and convenience purchases. | 1 cpp (1,000 Scene+ points = $10 off fuel, car washes, and eligible convenience purchases) |
Movies | Using your points to purchase tickets to the latest Cineplex screenings. | 1 cpp (100 Scene+ points = $1 towards movie tickets, movie rentals, and food and refreshments) OR (500 Scene+ points = $5 towards purchases made through the Cineplex Store) |
Travel | Applying your Scene+ points towards flights, hotel stays, car rentals, and all other arrangements booked through Scene+ Travel. | 1 cpp (100 Scene+ points = $1 towards vacation bookings) |
Home Improvement | Using your points to purchase home improvement supplies like paint, tools, lighting and more. | 1 cpp (1,000 Scene+ points = $10 off towards purchases) |
Entertainment | Using points for play at activity zones like Rec Room or Playdium. | 1 cpp (500 Scene+ points = $5 towards Rec Room game credits, food and drinks, live music, and ticketed events) OR (1,000 Scene+ points = $10 towards Rec Room purchases) OR (500 Scene+ points = $5 towards Playdium purchases) |
Dining | Redeeming points to eat in or dine out, feasting on dishes from over 700 restaurant locations. | 1 cpp (500 Scene+ points = $5 towards dine-in, drive-thru, or takeout from eligible eateries) |
Pharmacy | Paying for wellness essentials using Scene+ points on select products at eligible Pharmacy retailers. | 1 cpp (1,000 Scene+ points = $10 towards eligible products) |
Gift Cards | Turn points into presents by using them to purchase gift cards from over 60 popular brands. | ~ 0.74 cpp (redeem for as little as 1,000 points, exact point rate will vary depending on credit card value) |
Statement Credit | Redeem your points as cash towards your statement balance. | ~ 0.7 cpp |
Let’s review each redemption category even further:
For many Canadians, the Scene+ program is definitely worthwhile, especially if you have a Scene+ points-earning credit card and take advantage of partner purchases to maximize rewards. With multiple ways to earn and redeem points, the Scene+ program offers flexibility, reducing everyday expenses like gas, groceries, travel, and entertainment. While the value of your points depends entirely on how you redeem them, strategic earning and redemption can add up to meaningful savings over time. If you shop with Scene+ partners anyway, joining the program and applying for an eligible credit card is an easy way to extract even more value from the purchases you're already making.
For most redemptions, 100 Scene+ points = $1.00, giving them a value of 1 cent per point (cpp). This applies to popular redemptions like groceries at Sobeys-owned stores or flights and hotels through Scene+ Travel. To get the best value, avoid "Points for Credit" statement redemptions, which typically values points at less than 1 cpp.
The best ways to redeem your Scene+ points is to put them towards:
Each of these redemption categories yield about a 1 cent-per-point value.
Generally, you can track your Scene+ points in the official Scene+ App or website. If you have an eligible Scene+ earning credit card, you can also see your points in Scotiabank's app.
Your Scene+ points will not expire as long as your account remains active by earning or redeeming at least one point every 24 consecutive months. If you have a linked Scotiabank credit or debit card, your points are protected and will not expire even if you don't use your membership card, provided your financial account remains open.
1 Offer valid May 26, 2026 through to December 31, 2026 at Participating Shell Locations (excluding Shell Flying J locations) in Canada. Shell Go+ members will earn 10% more bonus Scene+ Points on a transaction of a minimum 10 litres of Shell Bronze/Regular, Shell Silver/Plus or Shell Diesel fuel. This 10% multiplier offer applies to the fuel Base Offer of 1 Scene+ Point awarded per 1 litre of Shell Bronze/Regular, Silver/Plus or Diesel fuels. No coupon required. A valid Scene+ Membership Card must be presented/swiped or valid Scene+ Account number entered or linked in the Shell App at time of transaction. Offer may be combined with other offers. Shell Canada Products and Scene LP reserve the right to make changes to this offer and to terminate the offer at any time, for any reason and without notice. Void where prohibited by law. Scene+ Points will be posted to your Scene+ Account within the first 2 weeks following the qualifying transaction.
2 Offer valid May 26, 2026 through to December 31, 2026 at Participating Shell Locations (excluding Shell Flying J locations) in Canada. Shell Go+ members will get 10% more bonus Scene+ Points on a minimum $10 transaction of eligible non-fuel products (excluding Tobacco, vape and supporting items, Lottery products and services , Gift cards (including reloading gift cards), Transit fares, tickets and passes, Pre-paid cards, Telephone cards and any other goods or services specified from time to time or as excluded by law). at Participating Shell Locations. This 10% multiplier offer applies to the non-fuel Base Offer of 1 Scene+ Point awarded per $1 on qualifying products as listed above. No coupon required. A valid Scene+ Membership Card must be presented/swiped or valid Scene+ Account number entered or linked in the Shell App at time of transaction. Offer may be combined with other offers. Shell Canada Products and Scene LP reserve the right to make changes to this offer and to terminate the offer at any time, for any reason and without notice. Void where prohibited by law. Scene+ Points will be posted to your Scene+ Account within the first 2 weeks following the qualifying transaction.
3 Offer valid May 26, 2026 through to December 31, 2026 at Participating Shell Locations (excluding Shell Flying J locations) in Canada. Shell Go+ members will earn 2x more in bonus Scene+ Points on a transaction of a minimum of 1 litre of Shell V-Power® NiTRO+ or Shell V-Power® Diesel. This 2x multiplier offer applies to the Base Offer of 1 Scene+ Point awarded per 1 litre of Shell V-Power® fuels. No coupon required. A valid Scene+ Membership Card must be presented/swiped or valid Scene+ Account number entered or linked in the Shell App at time of transaction. Offer may be combined with other offers. Shell Canada Products and Scene LP reserve the right to make changes to this offer and to terminate the offer at any time, for any reason and without notice. Void where prohibited by law. Scene+ Points will be posted to your Scene+ Account within the first 2 weeks following the qualifying transaction.
4 Get up to 7 cents per litre in instant fuel discounts for a limited time and earn up to 3 cents per litre in Scene+ rewards value with an eligible Scotiabank payment card linked to a Shell Go+ Account:
5 The Offer provides a discount of 3 cents per litre when a qualified customer purchases any grade of Shell fuel (the “Discount”). The Discount shall apply to a maximum purchase of 1,000 litres per calendar month per CAA membership number. The Offer also provides a 10% discount on car wash purchases by a qualified customer for personal use; and a 10% discount on convenience retail purchases made by a qualified customer for personal use, not including any tobacco products, lottery tickets, alcoholic beverages, gift cards, prepaid credit cards, phone cards, all printed materials or documents (including newspapers, magazines, books, maps, flyers, guides and all other written publications or documents), all items, goods, rights or services sold that are produced by, sold on behalf of, or otherwise obtained from any governments, regulatory bodies, governmental agencies or Crown corporations, including all postage and stamps, permits or licenses (including fishing, hunting, sporting or camping), and transportation tickets or fares (including ferries, bus or train), any other goods or services specified from time to time or as excluded by law, and any products ordered on-line and delivered via a third-party delivery service (collectively the Discount and the applicable offers, referred to as the “Offer”). No cash value. Any Discounts shall be calculated on the pre-tax amount and may be combined with other offers at Shell’s sole discretion. A valid CAA membership number must be presented at time of purchase. “Valid Members” means Members of Participating Clubs who meet the terms and conditions of the Member Offer and other terms, conditions and limitations imposed by Shell, acting reasonably and as posted on Shell or an Affiliate’s website or otherwise made available to the public for review, in order to ensure compliance with Applicable Laws and for the purposes of avoidance of customer fraud, abuse or misconduct, at any time and from time to time for participation in, or the benefit of, the Member Offer. Members using an existing Shell commercial business or “fleet” payment card are excluded from the Offer. Shell reserves the right to make changes to this Offer and to terminate the Offer at any time, for any reason and without notice. Additional restrictions and conditions may apply. Please contact your regional CAA club if you experience any difficulties getting your Discount.
6 Offer valid at Participating Shell Locations in Canada. Scene+ Members must redeem a minimum of 1,000 Scene+ Points per transaction (equivalent to a $10.00 reduction in the total purchase price, including taxes). Scene+ Members may redeem a maximum of 10,000 Scene+ Points per transaction (equivalent to a $100 reduction in the total purchase price) and a maximum of 20,000 Scene+ Points (equivalent to a $200 reduction in the total purchase price) per 24-hour period at Participating Shell Locations. Scene+ Members must redeem in increments of $10.00 (equivalent to 1,000 Scene+ Points) except as otherwise provided for by Scene LP or Shell. Scene+ Members may not redeem Scene + Points on the following: 1) Tobacco, vape and supporting items, 2) Lottery products and services, 3) Gift cards (including reloading gift cards), 4) Transit fares, tickets and passes, 5) Pre-paid cards, 6) Telephone cards or 7) purchases of Shell Recharge EV charging. Scene+ Members must have accumulated sufficient Scene+ Points in their membership account in order to redeem Scene+ Points towards purchases. ®™ Scene+ & Design and the Scene Icon are registered trademarks of Scene Plus IP Corporation, used under license. Shell trademarks are owned by Shell Brands International AG. Used under license.
7 Offers available at Home Hardware, Home Hardware Building Centre, Home Building Centre, and online at homehardware.ca. Valid on qualifying products and services, including any portion of the transaction paid in points, minus all applicable taxes, delivery charges and excluded services.
8 Members earn Scene+ Points for every $1.00 spent (excluding taxes and gratuities) rounded to the nearest whole Point. Scene+ Points may be redeemed for every penny spent (including taxes, but excluding gratuities). Points may be earned or redeemed on alcohol, unless prohibited by law. Points are not earned or redeemable on group bookings. Only one Scene+ Membership Card may be used per transaction. Additional restrictions may apply. Go to https://www.cineplex.com/scene for details. Less all taxes and gratuities.
9 To earn Rakuten Cash Back in Scene+ points, you must be a member of both Scene+ and Rakuten.ca, and select Scene+ as the Cash Back payment method through your Rakuten.ca account. Must be 18 or older to join Rakuten.CA. Cash Back is earned on eligible purchases made through Rakuten.ca, and is paid out quarterly at the rate of one Scene+ point for every $0.01 earned in Cash Back. As part of the Scene+ Rakuten program, Scene+ members can earn up to 20% more in Cash Back on purchases made through select merchants compared to other Rakuten members. Additional terms and conditions apply. Visit https://www.rakuten.ca/help/terms-conditions for more information. Scene LP and its owners are not responsible for the products and services made available to you by third parties.
10 Scene+ points on prescriptions is only in provinces where loyalty offers are permitted by law: NS, SK and MB. Earn 2 Scene+ points on every $1 spent on the full cost of prescriptions. Maximum of 5,000 points per day. See Terms & Conditions for restrictions.
11 Scene+ Members may be eligible to earn Scene+ Points for travel purchases made using Scene+ Scotiabank Products or any other payment products as described in the Additional Terms and Conditions for Scene+ Travel.
12 Scene+ Points will be earned on purchases you make of certain products and services at Participating Empire Locations when you swipe your Membership Card or provide your Scene+ Account number (“Eligible Transactions”) in accordance with these Additional Terms and Conditions for Empire. See Terms & Conditions for more details.
13 Once you use your Scene+ Membership Card or Scene+ Membership number in connection with an Eligible Transaction purchase at a Participating Empire Location and create a registered profile with Empire or its affiliate banners (an “Empire Banner Account”) that includes a valid Scene+ Membership number you can access Personalized Digital Offers. The Personalized Digital Offers may be sent to you via a weekly offer email, or accessed through our Empire banner App, or through our banner websites. See Terms & Conditions for full details.
14 Scene+ Points can only be redeemed at Participating Empire Locations as set out in these Additional Terms and Conditions for Empire and under the Scene+ Program Terms and Conditions.
You will not be able to redeem Scene+ Points to apply towards payment for purchases until you have fully enrolled as a Scene+ Member in the Program by completing your profile on sceneplus.ca including if you only have an Unregistered Card.
15 You may redeem 100 Scene+ Points for every $1 spent on the total value of your purchase made using Scene+ Travel, including taxes and fees. Scene+ points will be debited from your account once the transaction is completed. There is no minimum requirement. See more details in Additional Terms and Conditions for Scene+ Travel.
16 Scene+ Points may also be redeemed for prepaid cards, and gift cards, solely at Scene LP’s discretion. Items redeemed are not eligible for returns and refunds of your Scene+ Points and/or credit to your payment product. You are responsible for reviewing issuer terms and conditions prior to completion of your redemption transaction.
17 Points for Credit: A Primary Scene+ Scotiabank Cardmember or Co-Borrower can redeem Scene+ Points online through the Program Site for a credit that will be applied to the Program Card Account, or through such other method as may be permitted, or we may from time to time send a Primary Cardmember or Co-Borrower an offer to redeem Scene+ Points for a credit. These types of redemptions are called “Points for Credit”
Your Program Card Account must be open at the time the credit is applied to the Program Card Account to receive any Points for Credit.
The amount of your Points for Credit will be applied to your Program Card Account within 5 business days following a request to redeem Scene+ Points for a credit.
Once the request to redeem Points for Credit has been submitted, you cannot cancel the request and no changes can be made. The credit will be applied towards the balance of the Program Card Account not towards a particular transaction. Please note that even if you redeem for Points for Credit you are still responsible for making the monthly minimum payment on your Program Card Account by your payment due date.
For additional information and instructions on how to redeem Points for Credit, including if any minimum redemption amounts are required, please visit the Program Site.
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