How do I activate the Triangle World Elite Mastercard travel insurance benefits?

There is no travel insurance to activate, because this card has no travel insurance certificate. Purchase security and extended warranty apply automatically when you charge the item to the card. Rental collision coverage activates when you reserve and pay for the full rental with the card and decline the agency's own waiver. The one benefit you must switch on yourself is the Canadian Tire Roadside Gold plan, which you activate at triangle.com with the promo code TRIANGLE.

Does the Triangle World Elite Mastercard include travel medical insurance?

No. The Triangle World Elite Mastercard includes no emergency travel medical insurance at any age. If you are injured or fall ill outside your province, every hospital, physician, and prescription cost is out of pocket, and provincial plans like OHIP and RAMQ pay almost nothing abroad. A serious US emergency room visit can run $20,000 to $80,000. Anyone traveling on this card should buy a standalone travel medical policy before leaving.

Who is covered under my Triangle World Elite Mastercard benefits?

Purchase security and extended warranty cover the cardmember who charges the item to the account. For car rental collision coverage, the insured person is the cardmember plus any other driver who holds a valid licence and has the cardmember's permission to drive, even if they are not listed on the rental contract. All eligible persons must be residents of Canada and the account must be in good standing.

How does the Triangle World Elite Mastercard rental car coverage actually work?

Reserve and pay for the entire rental with the card and decline the rental agency's collision or loss damage waiver at the counter. The card then covers damage or theft up to the vehicle's actual cash value, for rentals of up to 31 consecutive days, on cars, SUVs, and minivans with an MSRP of $65,000 or less. It is primary coverage, so you do not claim through personal auto insurance first. It covers the vehicle only, never third-party liability.

Is the Triangle World Elite Mastercard rental car coverage primary or secondary?

It is primary. You decline the rental agency's waiver and the card responds directly to damage or theft of the vehicle, up to its actual cash value, without going through your personal auto policy first. That said, it is not full insurance: it covers the rental vehicle only, with no third-party liability for injury or damage you cause to others, so you still need the agency's or your own liability coverage.

How do I file a claim with the Triangle World Elite Mastercard?

Call the insurer, Assurant, at 1-800-797-8389 as soon as the loss happens. For a damaged or stolen rental you must report within 48 hours; for purchase security, within 90 days and before any repair. Keep the sales receipt, the card statement, the rental agreement, and any police report, then complete the claim form the insurer sends. Submit full proof of claim within one year of the loss. Roadside service is handled separately by Canadian Tire at 1-888-727-7478.

Is cell phone protection included with the Triangle World Elite Mastercard?

No. The Triangle World Elite Mastercard does not include cell phone or mobile device protection. If a phone you bought with the card is lost, stolen, or has a cracked screen, repair and replacement are out of pocket. The card's protection package is limited to purchase security and extended warranty, both of which exclude routine wear and tear and most damage to devices once you are using them normally.

What is the difference between the Triangle Mastercard and the Triangle World Elite Mastercard?

The base Triangle Mastercard has no insurance certificate at all. The Triangle World Elite Mastercard adds rental car collision coverage, purchase security, extended warranty, a free Canadian Tire Roadside Gold plan, and concierge service. What neither card includes is travel insurance: there is no emergency medical, trip cancellation, or flight delay on any Triangle card. The World Elite tier upgrades your purchase and rental protection, not your travel protection.

What does the Triangle World Elite Mastercard not cover?

It does not cover anything travel-related: no emergency medical, no trip cancellation or interruption, no flight or baggage delay, no lost baggage, and no travel accident benefit. On the rental side it covers the vehicle but not third-party liability or personal effects. On protection, it excludes cell phone, price, return, event ticket, and rideshare benefits. It covers car rental collision, purchase security, extended warranty, and roadside, and that is the full list.

Triangle World Elite Mastercard benefits: which insurance coverage actually holds up?

Canadian Tire·CA$0/year·World Elite Mastercard·American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida (Assurant)

Pauline LauroreAuthor of HelloSafe's card insurance reviewsUpdated June 24, 20268 min read

1,3/5Independent review · verified June 2026

Travel Insurance

0,0

Car Rental

4,4

Protection

1,8

Our Verdict · Travel Insurance

Our opinion on Canadian Tire Triangle World Elite Mastercard Travel Insurance

Expert review · Pauline LauroreAuthor of HelloSafe's card insurance reviews

No travel insurance. None at all. The Triangle World Elite Mastercard is built around rewards, rental coverage, and roadside, and its certificate says nothing about emergency medical, trip cancellation, or flight delay. Plenty of cardholders assume a World Elite tier comes with travel medical: this one does not, at any age. Board a flight on this card and every hospital bill abroad and every cancelled deposit is yours to absorb. If you travel outside your province, add a standalone travel medical policy before you go.

What works on travel

Certificate is honest: it never advertises travel medical it does not provide

Where travel breaks down

No emergency medical: every hospital bill abroad is yours
No trip cancellation or interruption: lost prepaid deposits are not refunded
No flight or baggage delay: meals and hotels during a delay are out of pocket

Our methodology

Every score is derived from official bank documents: terms and conditions, benefit guides, and claim procedures. No commercial relationship influences our ratings.

Travel Insurance · 11 guarantees

What does Canadian Tire Triangle World Elite Mastercard Travel Insurance actually cover?

Quality, not just caps

No trip cancellation in the certificate. A cancelled $4K family trip is money you do not get back through this card.

No trip cancellation coverage. This card carries no travel insurance certificate, only purchase and rental protection. Any prepaid flights, tours, or hotels you lose to a cancellation are entirely out of pocket.

No emergency medical at all. Provincial plans like OHIP and RAMQ pay almost nothing abroad. A US ER visit runs $20K to $80K, all yours.

No emergency medical coverage. The Triangle World Elite certificate covers purchases and car rentals only, not travel medical. Hospital and physician bills outside your province are the cardholder's responsibility.

No medical evacuation. An air ambulance from the Caribbean or Mexico can exceed $100K out of pocket.

No emergency evacuation or repatriation coverage. This card includes no travel medical insurance of any kind. Air ambulance costs, which can pass $100,000 from a remote location, are entirely yours.

No trip interruption coverage. If a trip is cut short by illness or a family emergency, the unused prepaid portion and extra travel home are not reimbursed. This card protects purchases and rentals, not trips.

No travel delay benefit. A delayed or cancelled flight does not trigger any meal or hotel reimbursement here. Those costs during a long delay are out of pocket.

No missed connection coverage. If a late inbound flight makes you miss a connection, rebooking and extra accommodation are not covered. This card has no travel insurance certificate.

No early return benefit. The cost of flying home early for a family emergency is not reimbursed. This card covers purchases and rentals, not travel disruptions.

No baggage delay coverage. When checked bags arrive late, the essentials you buy in the meantime are not reimbursed. This benefit is not included with this card.

No lost or stolen baggage coverage. Luggage lost, stolen, or damaged by an airline is not compensated through this card. Any replacement cost is the cardholder's responsibility.

No travel accident or common carrier AD&D coverage. There is no accidental death or dismemberment benefit while traveling on a plane, train, or bus. This card carries no travel insurance certificate.

No hotel burglary coverage. Belongings stolen from your hotel room while traveling are not covered. This benefit is not included with this card.

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Side-by-side comparison

How the Canadian Tire Triangle World Elite Mastercard stacks up against the alternatives

Same 5 coverage dimensions, ranked head-to-head against the cards most Triangle World Elite Mastercard shoppers also consider.

Card	This card Triangle World Elite Mastercard Canadian Tire · $0/yr 1.3/5?	Triangle Mastercard Canadian Tire · $0/yr 0.0/5?	Rewards World Elite Mastercard BMO · $150/yr 4.3/5?	WestJet World Elite Mastercard RBC · $139/yr 4.1/5?
Trip cancellation Per person, per trip cap	Not covered Cover this gap →	Not covered	$2,500 / person ($5,000 / account) $0 deductible	$1,500 per person Charged to card or WestJet dollars
Emergency medical Hospital bills abroad	Not covered Cover this gap →	Not covered	$2,000,000 (under 65, first 21 days) First 21 days only	Unlimited No dollar ceiling
Emergency evacuation Air ambulance + repatriation	Not covered Cover this gap →	Not covered	Actual cost (pre-authorization required) Pre-authorization required	Within medical Air ambulance pre-authorized
Trip delay trigger Hours before benefits kick in	Not covered Cover this gap →	Not covered	$500 / account / trip (6h+ delay) Trigger: 6 hours	4h / $500 $250 per day
Rental CDW Primary or secondary	Actual cash value / $65,000 MSRP Up to $65,000 MSRP	Not covered	Up to $65,000 MSRP, primary Primary coverage	Primary / actual cash value Primary coverage

StrongLimited / misleadingNot covered

Data verified against each card's Guide to Benefits, May 2026.

Frugal Flyer

2025

Free roadside Gold is the real perk

The complimentary Canadian Tire Roadside Assistance Gold membership, normally about $99.95 a year, plus a primary rental collision waiver for up to 31 days, make this a strong card for road trips given the $0 annual fee.

Money We Have

2024

Thin coverage for actual travel

There is no emergency travel medical, no trip cancellation, and no flight delay coverage on this card. Anyone counting on a World Elite tier for travel protection abroad is exposed and needs a separate policy.

creditcardGenius

2025

Rental cap trails premium cards

The rental collision coverage stops at a $65,000 MSRP and 31 days, below the $85,000 and 48 days premium travel cards offer, and there is no cell phone insurance. Useful, but not a substitute for a full travel-rewards card.

Canada and US Assistance

1-800-797-8389

24/7

International Assistance

collect: +1-613-634-4953

Collect calls accepted · 24/7

Benefit administrator: American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida (Assurant) for purchase security, extended warranty, and car rental CDW | Canadian Tire Roadside Assistance for the Gold roadside plan (1-888-727-7478)

Claims & pre-authorizations

How to file a Triangle World Elite Mastercard claim

Step 1: Call the insurer right away

Phone Assurant at 1-800-797-8389 as soon as a loss happens. For a damaged or stolen rental, you must report within 48 hours. For purchase security, report within 90 days of the loss and before any repair.

Step 2: Keep your receipts and reports

Hold on to the original sales receipt, the card statement showing the charge, the rental agreement, and any police or loss report. A police report is required when rental damage or theft tops $1,000.

Step 3: Complete and submit the claim form

The insurer sends a claim form to fill in with the time, place, cause, and amount of the loss. Submit it with full proof of claim within one year of the loss, or the claim will not be paid.

Step 4: For roadside, call Canadian Tire

Roadside service is separate. Call Canadian Tire Roadside Assistance at 1-888-727-7478, after activating the Gold plan at triangle.com with code TRIANGLE.

There is no travel insurance to activate, because this card has no travel insurance certificate. Purchase security and extended warranty apply automatically when you charge the item to the card. Rental collision coverage activates when you reserve and pay for the full rental with the card and decline the agency's own waiver. The one benefit you must switch on yourself is the Canadian Tire Roadside Gold plan, which you activate at triangle.com with the promo code TRIANGLE.
No. The Triangle World Elite Mastercard includes no emergency travel medical insurance at any age. If you are injured or fall ill outside your province, every hospital, physician, and prescription cost is out of pocket, and provincial plans like OHIP and RAMQ pay almost nothing abroad. A serious US emergency room visit can run $20,000 to $80,000. Anyone traveling on this card should buy a standalone travel medical policy before leaving.
Purchase security and extended warranty cover the cardmember who charges the item to the account. For car rental collision coverage, the insured person is the cardmember plus any other driver who holds a valid licence and has the cardmember's permission to drive, even if they are not listed on the rental contract. All eligible persons must be residents of Canada and the account must be in good standing.
Reserve and pay for the entire rental with the card and decline the rental agency's collision or loss damage waiver at the counter. The card then covers damage or theft up to the vehicle's actual cash value, for rentals of up to 31 consecutive days, on cars, SUVs, and minivans with an MSRP of $65,000 or less. It is primary coverage, so you do not claim through personal auto insurance first. It covers the vehicle only, never third-party liability.
It is primary. You decline the rental agency's waiver and the card responds directly to damage or theft of the vehicle, up to its actual cash value, without going through your personal auto policy first. That said, it is not full insurance: it covers the rental vehicle only, with no third-party liability for injury or damage you cause to others, so you still need the agency's or your own liability coverage.
Call the insurer, Assurant, at 1-800-797-8389 as soon as the loss happens. For a damaged or stolen rental you must report within 48 hours; for purchase security, within 90 days and before any repair. Keep the sales receipt, the card statement, the rental agreement, and any police report, then complete the claim form the insurer sends. Submit full proof of claim within one year of the loss. Roadside service is handled separately by Canadian Tire at 1-888-727-7478.
No. The Triangle World Elite Mastercard does not include cell phone or mobile device protection. If a phone you bought with the card is lost, stolen, or has a cracked screen, repair and replacement are out of pocket. The card's protection package is limited to purchase security and extended warranty, both of which exclude routine wear and tear and most damage to devices once you are using them normally.
The base Triangle Mastercard has no insurance certificate at all. The Triangle World Elite Mastercard adds rental car collision coverage, purchase security, extended warranty, a free Canadian Tire Roadside Gold plan, and concierge service. What neither card includes is travel insurance: there is no emergency medical, trip cancellation, or flight delay on any Triangle card. The World Elite tier upgrades your purchase and rental protection, not your travel protection.
It does not cover anything travel-related: no emergency medical, no trip cancellation or interruption, no flight or baggage delay, no lost baggage, and no travel accident benefit. On the rental side it covers the vehicle but not third-party liability or personal effects. On protection, it excludes cell phone, price, return, event ticket, and rideshare benefits. It covers car rental collision, purchase security, extended warranty, and roadside, and that is the full list.