Student Price Card
The Student Price Card, also known as SPC Card, is a student loyalty discount program in Canada offering discounts and deals on items such as fashion, food, shoes, and travel and more. Students show their SPC Card at participating locations to receive instant savings every time they shop. Offers vary by participating partner locations.
Industry | Marketing/Loyalty |
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Founded | 1992 |
Headquarters | Vaughan, Ontario , Canada |
Area served | Canada |
Website | spccard |
The program's membership include elementary through post-secondary level students throughout Canada.[1] The program has a reported 1,100,000 members[2] and 450+ participating retail chains.[3]
Banking partner
Since August 2019, CIBC is the banking partner for SPC. Students with an eligible bank account or credit product receive free SPC membership.
The company previously partnered with BMO Bank of Montreal for a BMO SPC MasterCard, offering either Air Miles or cash back for credit card purchases, in addition to no annual fee and a free S SPC membership. The credit card can no longer be used for SPC benefits after November 30, 2019.
In popular culture
On October 6, 2023, Canadian Rapper Drake mentioned the company in the song "Away From Home", off of his 8th studio album, For All the Dogs.[4]
References
- "Is SPC Card Only For Students?". www.spccard.ca. SPC. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- Leclaire, Ryan (3 August 2012). "SPC Card Adds 13 More Retailers to Student Discounts". studymagazine.com. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- "About SPC". citrusbyspc.ca. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- "Away From Home Lyrics". Genius. Retrieved 6 October 2023.