The Ultimate Tangerine MC Category Reference Guide - RedFlagDeals.com Forums (2024)

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Note: Vendors that are in "surprising" categories are underlined.

Drug Store (MCC 5912)

• Felix Health
• Guardian Pharmacy
• IDA Pharmacy
• Hill Ave Drugs (Regina, SK)
• Jean Coutu
• London Drugs (incl. Online)
• Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy
• Pharmasave
• Rexall Drugstore
• Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix
• Uniprix
• Well.ca

Entertainment (MCC 7829, 7832, 7922, 7929, 7941, 7991, 7996, 7998)

• Canada's Wonderland (Vaughan, ON)
• Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, ON)
• Cineplex (MCC 7832) (Online ticket sales, and Galaxy Cinemas Concession, Regina SK)
• Cineplex CineClub (MCC 7832, confirmed also counts for "Recurring Bills" category)
• CN Tower Online Ticket
• Imagine Cinemas (MCC 7832)
• Jubilations Dinner Theatre (MCC 7991)
• Landmark Cinemas (MCC 7832)
• Laser Quest
• Moonline Movies (MCC 7929) (Regina, SK - Posted as "SQ *MOONLIGHT MOVIES I")
• Science World (Vancouver, BC)
• The Royal Conservatory of Music
• TicketKing
• TicketLeader
• Ticketmaster
• Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO)

Furniture (MCC 5712, 5719, 7641)

• Article
• Ashley HomeStore
• Cozey
• Foamite
• IKEA
• Kitchen Stuff Plus
• Leon's
• Linen Chest
• Simba Sleep
• Structube
• The Brick
• Wayfair.ca
• Home Depot (2911 Eglinton)

Gas (MCC 5541-5542)

• Canadian Tire Gas Bar (MCC 5542)
• Chevron (MCC 5542)
• Co-op Gas Bar
• Costco Gas (MCC 5542)
• Esso (MCC 5542)
• Husky
• Mobil (MCC 5542)
• Petro Canada (MCC 5541)
• Reliance Home Comfort (Pre-Authorized Payment)
• Shell (MCC 5542)
• Ultramar

Groceries (MCC 5411, 5462=bakeries) - Note that Tangerine is unique by including bakeries; if you are using this list for a different credit card, most bakeries will not be treated under the "Groceries" categorization for cashback purposes.

• 88 Supermarket (BC)
• Bjornbar Bakery (MCC 5499)
• Breka Bakery & Cafe (MCC 5462)
• Boutique Point G (QC)
• Community Natural Foods
• Cobs Bread (MCC 5462)
• Coppa's
• Daango Sweets (Scarborough, ON)
• (The) Danish Pastry House (Erin Mills Town Centre, Mississauga, ON) (MCC 5462)
• Eataly (Toronto, ON)
• Family Foods
• Farm Boy
• Food Basics
• Foodland
• Fortinos
• FreshCo (MCC 5411)
• French Corner Patisserie (Mississauga, Ontario)
• Galleria Supermarket (GTA)
• Giant Tiger (MCC 5411, Regina SK, Stouffville ON, Newmarket, ON, others sometimes "Other"?)
• Happy Birthday Cakes (Mississauga, ON) (MCC 5462)
• Highland Farms
• H-Mart (Coquitlam, BC)
• Hopcott Premium Meats (PoCo, BC)
• IGA
• Instacart
• Larochelle Epicerie Enr (MCC 5411)
• Le Petit Dep Saint Sulpice (Montreal, QC) (MCC 5411)
• Loblaws
• Longo's
• M&M Food Market
• MAXI & CIE
• Metro
• Nature Farm Market (Coquitlam, BC)
• No Frills (MCC 5411)
• Northern-Coffee
• Novello Desserts (Markham, ON)
• PC Express (MCC 5411)
• Pomme Natural Market (PoCo, BC)
• PREMIERE MOISSON (QC) (MCC 5462)
• Purple Oven (Mississauga, ON) (MCC 5462)
• Pusateri's (Toronto, ON)
• Real Canadian Superstore (RCSS) (MCC 5411)
• Richmond Country Farms (Richmond, BC)
• Safeway (& Safeway Pharmacy)
• Save on Foods (MCC 5411)
• Sobeys (MCC 5411)
• Solodko Ukrainian Bakery (New Westminster, BC)
• Super C
• T&T Supermarket
• Tienda Movil (Toronto, Latin-American supermarket)
• Wal-Mart Supercentre - Self Checkout (MCC 5411)
• Wal-Mart Supercentre - Pharmacy
• Whole Foods Market
• Wholesale Club
• Yifang Taiwan Fruit Tea (Markham, ON)
• Zehrs

Home Improvement (MCC 5200, 5231, 5251, 5261, 5713-5714, 5718)

• Bed Bath & Beyond (IN-STORE purchases only/YMMV; website orders using PayPal = "Recurring Bills") (Dec 2021 purchases - online via PayPal as well as in-store clicked as MCC 5719)
• Benjamin Moore Paint store
• Blinds To Go
• Canadian Tire (IN-STORE purchases only (MCC 5251); website orders = "Other")
• Dulux Paint Stores
• Home Comfort Centre (Richmond Hill, ON)
• Home Depot (MCC 5200)
• Home Hardware (MCC 5251)
• KMS Tools
• Lowe's (MCC 5200)
• Mississauga Hardware (in-store)
• Noble
• Princess Auto (via Paypal for online orders either shipped or in store pickup) (MCC 5251)
• Reno Depot
• Rona
• Sheridan Nurseries
• Sherwin-Williams Paints

Hotel-Motel (MCC 3500-3828, 7011)

• AirBnB
• Comfort Suites (MCC 3562)
• Hilton Hotels (MCC 3535)
• Hyatt Hotels (MCC 3640)
• JTL Chicken WORLD COQUITLAM BC
• Marriott Bonvoy (Delta Hotels, Marriott, Sheraton)
• Ramada Hotel (MCC 3637)
• Temple Gardens Hotel & Spa (Moose Jaw, SK) (MCC 7011)
• Wyndham Hotels (Days Inn, La Quinta, Travelodge) (MCC 3722)

Parking/Public Transportation (MCC 4111, 4121, 4784, 7523-7524)

• BC Ferries
• Beck Taxi
• Byward Parking Garage (Ottawa, ON)
• Calgary Transit (ticket purchases through their app)
• Compass Card (TransLink) - ticket vending machines, customer service centres, and online
• CANADA WIDE PARKING
• GO Park Management
• GO Transit
• Impark
• Lyft
• Precise Parklink Inc.
• PRESTO Card
• Regina International Airport (YQR) Short/Long Term Parking (MCC 7523) "Managed by: Platinum Parking"
• St. John's NL City Parking
• STM
• The Traveller Inc
• Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ) Express/Daily/Value Park Garage
• Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ) Parking Reservation Online
• Yellow Cab-Vancouver
• Uber

Recurring Bills

• 407ETR Pre-Authorized Payment (ON)
• AEBC Internet
• Afterpay
• Allstate Insurance
• Anytime Fitness Gym Membership - Posted as ABC Financial on the statement
• Apple (iCloud, Apple Music, Apple One)
• ATCO Energy
• Athletic, The
• BC Hydro Paymentus AutoPay (BC)
• Bed Bath & Beyond (Online purchases only using PayPal; In-store = "Home Improvement")
• Bell Aliant Pre-Authorized Payment
• Bell Canada Pre-Authorized Payment
• Bell-MTS Home Services
• CarryTel (internet service)
• ChefsPlate
• Chess.com Lifetime Subscription (via PayPal)
• Cityfone Telecom PAP
• CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice (Mobile App) - Also shows up as Restaurant category
• Communauto - even if you're on the free plan and being billed per-use
• Cineplex Cineclub (MCC 7832, not flagged as recurring but confirmed counts for "Entertainment" as well as "recurring bills" categories)
• Compass Autoload (Vancouver, BC) no longer counts as recurring as of Feb 2022. Counts only in the daily transportation category now.
• Cooperators Insurance
• Crave (Streaming Service) (MCC 4899) - also "Recurring", Online Gift card purchase NOT "Recurring"
• Crunchyroll Membership
• Digital Ocean (DIGITALOCEAN.COM SAINT JOHN NB)
• Direct Energy (was not recurring, Nov/Dec 2023 due to change of CC processor; recurring restored Jan 2024)
• Disney+ subscription (Disney Plus Burbank CA)
• EBOX No longer accepts credit cards
• Economical Insurance (MCC 6300)
• EPCOR Utilities Inc.
• Equifax Consumer Credit (Subscription)
• EvoCarShare
• ExpressVPN (via PayPal)
• FibreStream Internet
• Fido Pre-Authorized Payment
• Fizz
• Freedom Mobile Pre-Authorized Payment
• Globe and Mail subscription
• Google Domains (Yearly Subscription)
• Google One, Workspace
• HelloFresh meal kit subscription (MCC 5499)
• Klarna
• Koodo Pre-Authorized Payment
• Lucky Mobile
• Moola
• NBA Subscription
• Netflix
• New York Times subscription
• Novus (Internet) Pre-Authorized Payment
• Ooma Canada
• Patreon (MCC 5815)
• Peloton All-Access Membership Fee
• PlayStation Now
• PRESTO Card Auto Reload
• Private Internet Access VPN
• RentMoola
• Ring (annual plan fees)
• Rogers Media SportsNet.ca/Now
• Rogers Pre-Authorized Payment
• SaskTel Wireline (infiNET Internet) (MCC 4814) - (1st Pre-Auth: 'Others'; 2nd and on Pre-Auth: 'Recurring Bills')
• Sephora Canada (Online Only with PayPal Payment; In-store: Other)
• Shaw Cable Pre-Authorized Payment
• Shell (Easy Pay)
• SimpleLogin Premium (email alias service, appears as PADDLE.NET* SLOGIN LONDON LND)
• Sirius XM
• Sonnet Insurance Company
• Square One Insurance
• Spotify
• TD Insurance (1st Pre-Auth: 'Others'; 2nd and on Pre-Auth: 'Recurring Bills')
• TekSavvy
• Telus Pre-Authorized Payment
• The Personal (Insurance)
• TransUnion Consumer Credit (Subscription)
• Uber Eats
• Virgin Mobile Pre-Authorized Payment
• Vidéotron
• VoipMuch
• Vonage Canada Home Phone
• YouTube Premium
• YWCA (YMMV by location)
• Zoomer Wireless (Cityfone) PAP
• Zwift (indoor cycling membership)

Restaurants (MCC 5812-5814)

• 168 Sushi (Mississauga, ON)
• 241 Pizza (MCC 5812)
• 3 Brewers
• Al's Steakhouse (Ottawa, ON)
• Ajisen Ramen
• All Star Wings & Ribs
• Arby's
• Aroma Espresso Bar
• Aunt Irene's (Future Bakery, Etobico*ke)
• Azyun Restaurant
• A&W (MCC 5814)
• Babu Take-Out & Catering
• Barburrito (MCC 5814)
• Blenz Coffee
• BMO Field Vendors
• Boston Pizza
• Burger King
• Burrito Boyz
• Campus Hi-Fi Restaurant (London, ON)
• Canteen Canada (MCC 5814) (Micro-Market Vending Machine, also found in Regina SK Lawson/Fieldhouse)
• (The) Carbon Bar (Toronto, ON)
• Chatime
• Cheesecake Factory (Online via OLO & In Restaurant)
• Chick-fil-a Canada
• Chipotle
• Cimona Cafe
• Coca-Cola Vending Machine (MCC 5814) (Science World Vancouver BC, University of Regina, SK)
• CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice (In-store and Mobile App)
• Congee Queen (GTA)
• Cora Breakfast and Lunch
• DAE-JI VANCOUVER BC
• Daldongnae Korean BBQ (GTA)
• Dave & Buster's
• Dolce Gelato (Toronto, ON)
• Domino's Pizza
• Donburi (Markham, ON)
• DoorDash
• Dragon Legend
• Drake One Fifty (Toronto, ON)
• DQ Grill & Chill (MCC 5814)
• DZO (Toronto, ON)
• East Side Marios
• Eggsmart
• Fat Bastard Burrito
• Feng Cha (GTA)
• Fin City Fish & Chips (Regina, SK) (MCC 5812)
• Five Guys Burgers and Fries
• Flying Beaver Bar & Grill
• Harvey's
• Healthy Hunger Inc. (MCC 5812)
• Hongdae Pocha Cafe
• Jimmy The Greek
• Joey Restaurants
• Jollibee
• Juicy Dumpling (Toronto, ON)
• Hazukido (Toronto, ON)
• I Love Pho (Mississauga, ON)
• Katsuya (Markham, ON)
• KFC
• Kimchi Korea House (Toronto, ON)
• La Belle Patate (Vancouver, BC)
• La Carnita
• Le Blind PIg (Montreal, QC)
• Lion City Restaurant (Mississauga, ON)
• Liuyishou Hot Pot / Fondue (Montreal, QC)
• Lotus Pho Restaurant (Richmond, BC)
• LOUIX LOUIS (Toronto, ON) (shows as "THE ST REGIS TORONTO TORONTO ON")
• Machi Machi (Markham, ON)
• Markham Station (Markham, ON)
• McDonald's (MCC 5814)
• Messini Authentic Gyros
• Milestones
• Mission Ridge Winter Park (Fort Qu'Appelle, SK) (MCC 5812)
• Moxie's
• Mr. Sub
• Nandos Canada (Ontario Locations)
• Netsui Sushi (Calgary Airport) (MCC 5812)
• Onnuri (Mississauga, ON)
• Opiano (Montreal, QC)
• Owl & Firkin
• Panera Bread
• Pizza Hut
• Pizza La Difference
• Pizza Nova
• Pizza Pizza
• Pizzaville
• Popeyes Chicken
• Real Sports Bar & Grill
• Red Beef Noodle Kitchen (Vancouver, BC)
• Ritual App
• Rogers Centre Concessions (Aramark Ent.)
• Rogue Kitchen & Wetbar
• S.R. Kitchen (Regina, SK) (MCC 5812)
• Sapporo Sushi (Markham, ON)
• Salad King (Toronto, ON)
• Scaddabush
• Scotiabank Arena Concessions
• Scotiabank Saddledome Concessions (MCC 5812)
• Second Cup
• Sharetea
• SkipTheDishes
• Smoke's Poutinerie
• Snakes & Lattes (Toronto, ON)
• Spin Toronto
• St. Louis Bar & Grill
• Starbucks (In Store & Mobile App Reload)
• State & Main
• Subway (MCC 5814)
• Sukho Thai (Toronto, ON)
• Sushi Aria Japanese Restaurant
• Sweet Note Desserts (Markham, ON)
• Swiss Chalet
• Taco Bell Canada
• Tea Monarch
• Thai Express (MCC 5812)
• The Canadian Brewhouse
• The Keg Steakhouse + Bar
• The Poke Box (Markham, ON)
• The Poke Guy
• Tim Hortons (MCC 5814)
• TITI Restaurant (Coquitlam, BC)
• TooGoodToGo app (MCC 5812)
• TP Tea (Markham, ON)
• Trifon's Pizza (MCC 5812, Regina, SK)
• Tsukuyomi Ramen (Montreal, QC)
• TRU Tea (Richmond Hill, ON)
• Two Brother's Shawarma
• Wendy's
• Wild Wing
• Xing Fu Tang (GTA, BC MCC 5814)
• Yifang Taiwan Fruit Tea (BC, MCC 5812)

Other

• Acanac (Preauthorized)
• aliexpress Vancouver BC (MCC 5311)
• Amazon.ca (MCC 4816)
• Amazon.ca Instalment (Monthly Payments)
• Amazon Prime subscription (Amazon.ca Prime Member amazon.ca/pri BC)
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) monthly bill (Amazon Web Services www.amazon.ca ON)
• Aesop Canada
• ATCO Energy Ltd
• Axia Internet (AB)
• Batch (75 Victoria St, Toronto, ON)
• Bouclair
• Bulk Barn
• Campus Bubble (Waterloo, ON)
• CanNet Telecom Inc.
• Canvape (MCC 5993)
• CDKeys.com
• CIK Telecom
• City of Calgary Transportation (Calgary, AB)
• Calgary Parking Authority
• Chocolat Boreale (Computer Software Stores, MCC 5734)
• Cogeco Connexion (not a recurring bill) (MCC 7311)
• Costco (Store and Online) (MCC 5300)
• Costco Travel
• Daiso Stores (Seoul, South Korea)
• DAVIDsTEA
• DIALLOG TELECOMMUNICAT TORONTO ON
• Dollarama (MCC 5310)
• Dollar Tree
• Ebay.ca
• Echelon Insurance
• Éconofitness
• Enbridge Gas (via KUBRA EZ-Pay)
• Enercare Connections Paymentus
• Énergie Cardio
• Enmax
• Etsy.com
• Euro Food TriCity (BC)
• Expedia.ca
• Fanatical (MCC 5816)
• Foodora
• Foodly
• Fragrancebuy.ca
• Freedom Mobile (in store)
• Freedom Mobile Online Top-Up / Online Express Payment (MCC 4812)
• FRYING PAN MOBILE FOOD BURNABY BC
• Google Play Store
• Healthy Planet
• Homesense
• Honda Dealership
• Hone Fitness Gym Membership
• Hotels.com (MCC 4722 direct and PayPal)
• Indigo / Chapters / Coles
• Innisfree
• Intact Insurance
• Intuit *TurboTax (MCC 5734)
• INS Market
• Klarna Canada
• Koodo Prepay
• KOODO AIRTIME SCARBOROUGH ON, TV, Phone & Internet - a manual payment
• Koodo Stream+ bundle
• L'Aubainerie
• LCBO
• Lee Valley Tools
• Letus by RentMoola (Posted as NBX*UTILITIES)
• Lightspeed Internet (INTERNET LIGHTSPEED BURNABY BC)
• LL Bean
• Louis Garneau Apparel & Bikes
• Lovehoney (MCC 5999)
• Lukie Games (MCC 5945)
• Magnotta Winery Estate
• Mark's (Work Wearhouse) / marks.com (MCC 5965)
• Mère Hélène
• Microsoft Store (Posted as MICROSOFT*STORE MSBILL.INFO)
• Michael's
• Mountain Equipment Company (MEC)
• Nespresso
• next Canada (next PLC)
• Nintendo Switch Online Store / eStore (MCC 5816—Digital Goods—Games, not "Entertainment")
• NORDIK GTA WINDOWS AND Doors 416-3358323 ON
• North Beach Volleyball (Toronto)
• Ontario Parks
• OLG Direct Pay / Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
• Origin (EA)
• Paysimply Payments (regardless whether via PayPal or Direct)
• Peavey Mart (categorized as auto maintenance, not home improvement)
• Pet Valu
• Plastiq Payments
• Playstation Network
• Powerstream Energy Services (via Paysimply)
• Princess Auto (In Store MCC 5085)
• Public Mobile (not a recurring bill) (MCC 4812)
• Purdy's Chocolatier (BC)
• RentMoola
• Retro Fighters (MCC 5399)
• Roku app/channel purchase (MCC 4899)
• (The) Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (MCC 8699)
• Saskatchewan Pension Plan (SPP)
• SaskTel Wireline (infiNET Internet) (MCC 4814) - NOT "Recurring Bill"
• SAQ (MCC 5921)
• Security National Insurance (TD Insurance)
• Sephora Canada (In Store & Online w/ Credit Card Payment - PayPal: Recurring Payments)
• Shoppers Drug Mart BEAUTYBOUTIQUE (Online)
• Simons.ca
• Sportchek
• Sporting Life
• Staples
• staplesprint.ca (Staples Copy & Print online) (MCC 5943)
• Starbucks E-Gift Card (through Apple iMessage App)
• start.ca
• Steam (PC gaming platform)
• Summerhill Market (Toronto, shows as "Groceries" but only 0.5%)
• SQ *KI CAFE (KI TEA HO Burnaby BC)
• TELUS Mobility (In Store)
• The Beer Store
• The Body Shop
• Think Protection (security system monitoring)
• Tom Lee Music
• Toronto Parks and Rec
• UNIQLO Canada
• University of Calgary Parking
• Value Village (MCC 5931)
• Vapor North (MCC 5993)
• Viator.com
• Vivint
• Wal-mart (non-superstore) Walmart (MCC 5310 "Discount Stores")
• Wal-mart (online via PayPal) (MCC 5331 "Variety Stores")
• Webnames.ca (MCC 4816 "Computer Network/Information Services")
• Western Cycle Source for Sports (Regina SK) (MCC 5941 "Sporting Goods Stores")
• Windsor Plywood (MCC 5211)
• Winners/Home Sense
• YouTube Movies (Posted as GOOGLE*YOUTUBE VIDEOS INTERNET)