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Frequently Asked Questions

Am I Eligible for EdvantagePerks?

Below is a list of currently participating groups that have access to EdvantagePerks. If your group is not listed below, you are not eligible to register for an EdvantagePerks account. Please note there may be additional eligibility requirements by your participating group.
 
  • AAPSP - Association of Administrative, Professional & Support Personnel - Thames Valley DSB
  • ADFO Association des directions et directions adjointes des ecoles franco-ontariennes
  • AEFO Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco ontariens
  • ALCDSB Algonquin Lakeshore Catholic District School Board
  • APSSP Association of Professional Student Services Personnel
  • ASG Administrative Staff Group (Peel)
  • BLUE WATER RETIREES
  • CIS Ontario Staff
  • Conseil scolaire public du Nord-Est de l’Ontario (CSPNE)
  • COPE 527
  • CPCO Catholic Principals' Council of Ontario
  • Crestwood Preparatory College
  • CSC du Nouvel-Ontario (District 61)
  • CSCDGR Conseil scolaire catholique de district des Grandes Rivieres
  • CTF Canadian Teachers' Federation - EMPLOYEES
  • CUPE 1011
  • CUPE 1022
  • CUPE 1176
  • CUPE 1196
  • CUPE 1238
  • CUPE 1310
  • CUPE 1317
  • CUPE 1348
  • CUPE 1358
  • CUPE 1453
  • CUPE 1480
  • CUPE 1483
  • CUPE 16
  • CUPE 1628
  • CUPE 1734
  • CUPE 2026
  • CUPE 218
  • CUPE 2486
  • CUPE 2512
  • CUPE 256
  • CUPE 27
  • CUPE 3396
  • CUPE 3987
  • CUPE 4148
  • CUPE 4153
  • CUPE 4154
  • CUPE 4156
  • CUPE 4168
  • CUPE 4186
  • CUPE 4222
  • CUPE 4865
  • CUPE 5100
  • CUPE 5200
  • CUPE 5555
  • CUPE 5678
  • CUPE 7575
  • CUPE 895
  • CUPE 997
  • CUPE EWBT Staff
  • DCDSB Durham Catholic District School Board
  • DPERWA Dufferin Peel Educational Resource Workers' Association
  • Educators Financial Group
  • ETFO Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario
  • Explorer RV Club
  • Faculty Association of the University of Waterloo (FAUW)
  • Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
  • Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board
  • HDEAA Halton District Educational Assistants Association
  • Holy Trinity School Educational Network
  • Huron University College Faculty Association (HUCFA)
  • Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board
  • King’s University College Faculty Association (KUCFA)
  • Laurentian University Faculty Association (LUFA)
  • Niagara Catholic District School Board
  • NNDSB Near North District School Board
  • Northeastern Catholic District School Board
  • NPSC Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board
  • OCDSB Ottawa Carleton District School Board
  • OCSB Ottawa Catholic School Board
  • OCUFA Staff
  • OECM Ontario Education Collaborative Marketplace
  • OECTA Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association
  • Ontario Tech University (teacher candidate)
  • OPC Ontario Principals' Council
  • OPSEU (OTPP)
  • OPSEU Local 2100
  • OPSEU Local 292
  • OPSEU Local 330
  • OPSEU Local 614
  • OPSOA Ontario Public Supervisory Officials' Association
  • Orbit Insurance Services Recreation & Leisure
  • OSSTF Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation
  • OTF-Staff Ontario Teachers' Federation Staff
  • OTIP Group of Companies (OGC Employees)
  • OTPP Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Non Union
  • Protestant Separate School Board of Penetanguishene (PSSBP)
  • QECO Qualifications Evaluation Council of Ontario
  • Renfrew County District School Board
  • RTIP Retired Teachers Insurance Plan
  • SCDSB Sudbury Catholic District School Board
  • SCFP 4155
  • SCFP 4297
  • SCFP 4299
  • SCFP 4340
  • SCFP 5335
  • Simcoe Rtee
  • St Clair Catholic District School Board
  • St. Andrew’s College/St. Anne’s School
  • TCDSB Toronto Catholic District School Board (non Teaching)
  • TDSB TSTN the schedule II network
  • Teachers Life
  • TLDSB Trillium Lakelands District School Board
  • Toronto Education Workers/Local 4400 (CUPE 4400)
  • TSAA Toronto School Administrators' Association
  • UDLS Unit District Local Staff
  • Unifor Local 229 (Education)
  • Unifor Local 2458 (Education)
  • Unifor Local 302 (Education)
  • University of Western Ontario (teacher candidate)
  • University Pension Plan
  • WCDSB Local 302 Waterloo Catholic District School Board Local 302
  • WCDSB PASS Waterloo Catholic District School Board Professional Administrative Support Services Members
  • Wellington Catholic District School Board (Wellington CDSB)
  • WRDSB Managers Waterloo Region District School Board Managers
  • WRDSB-EAA Waterloo Region District School Board Educational Assistants Associatio
  • YCDSB York Catholic District School Board
  • York Region District School Board

What is EdvantagePerks?

EdvantagePerks is a savings program that offers savings, contests and more to EdvantagePerks members and their families through partnerships with retailers and businesses. OTIP administers the EdvantagePerks program on behalf of your participating group/association.

For technical assistance email us or call 1-866-750-6847.

For feedback, go to My Account and in the drop-down options click “Feedback”. Let us know: 
 

  • What’s working or could work better 
  • How was your experience? Was it good or was it poor? 
  • Suggestions to improve the program 
A “primary member” is the member of a participating affiliate, union/group or association.
A “secondary member” is a person who is added by a primary member. Secondary members must be 18 years of age or older and reside in the same household as the primary member. Primary members can add up to FIVE secondary members.

Registering for an Account

EdvantagePerks eligible members with OTIP/RTIP benefits: Register for My Member Account and link to EdvantagePerks directly before logging into edvantage.ca. One login with My Member Account now gives you access to your benefits and EdvantagePerks.

Already registered your My Member Account? Use your new member account log in to access EdvantagePerks.

No OTIP/RTIP benefits, no problem.
  1. Click “Login/Register” in top right corner of edvantage.ca and then click register at the bottom of the screen. You will be requested to enter your email and password on the registration page.
  2. A Multi Factor Authentication set up will be requested. This security feature requests a phone number so that a verification code via text or call to confirm.
  3. You then will be prompted for your EdvantagePerks number and group name and a validation email will be sent to your email address.
  4. Open the validation email and click the link to continue and complete the registration.
  • Are you a teacher? If so, your group name is most likely your affiliate, union, or association name (e.g. AEFO, ETFO, OECTA, OSSTF, etc.). 
  • Are you a support staff? If so, your group name may be CUPE, AEFO, ETFO, OECTA or OSSTF. 
  • Other groups within the education community: Catholic Principals' Council of Ontario, CUPE, Ontario Principals' Council, OPSEU, School Board, UNIFOR, etc.
  • Are you a retired member of the education community? If so, your group name is likely Retired Teachers Insurance Plan (RTIP/OTIP).
  • Group outside of the education community: Orbit Insurance Services Recreation & Leisure, Explorer RV Club, etc. 

If you cannot locate the name of your group from the drop-down list on the registration page, please email us.

Yes, you will be prompted to verify your email and phone number to make your account more secure and to ensure your account is protected.

You must register with an email address. That email address is what you will use to log in to your EdvantagePerks account so that you can access the exclusive discounts.
No, you must provide a phone number for Multi Factor Authentication purposes, making your account protected.

You may not be able to complete registration due to some common reasons. We recommend you try the following solutions:   
 

  • Confirm that the correct group name is selected and verify you entered the correct EdvantagePerks number.  

  • Make sure first and last names are spelled correctly. Names may contain hyphens and punctuation, like a period or apostrophe. Middle initials, middle names or preferred names could also be in brackets.   

  • Confirm you entered an email address and password that meets EdvantagePerks criteria.

Your password must contain: At least 10 characters.
At least 3 of the following:
Lower case letters (a-z)
Upper case letters (A-Z)
Numbers (0-9)
Special characters (e.g. !@#$%^&*)                                                                         
No more than 2 identical characters in a row       

  1. Check your email’s junk/spam/promotions/other folders. 
  2. Check your email settings for a privacy/spam filter that is enabled. If enabled, it may block the validation email from being received. 

If you are still unable to find the validation email, contact us for assistance. 
 

NOTE: Cogeco, Hotmail or Yahoo email addresses may take longer to receive the validation email. It may also be blocked with an email spam filter. If so, request to allow emails from admin@edvantage.ca to go through the spam filter. You can also register with a different email address with another provider and request to allow emails from admin@edvantage.ca to go through the spam filter. 

You might receive two welcome emails. Register only once with the group you are a member of most often. If you become inactive, you may register again with another group and email.
A secondary member must use their own email address when registering. The EdvantagePerks system will not accept a duplicate email address already in the system to register a new account.

The primary member must first complete the following steps:

  1. Invite the secondary member to the EdvantagePerks program by logging in to their EdvantagePerks account.
  2. Click on “Account Information”, then scroll down the page and click on “Add a Secondary Member”.
  3. The primary member must complete the required fields and click “Save Changes” to complete the invitation process. The secondary member will receive an email from EdvantagePerks inviting them to the program.
Once the primary member completes steps 1 to 3 above, the secondary member must complete the following:
  1. Secondary member receives email and clicks the “Register Now” button or can simply go to edvantage.ca and click on the Login/Register button there.
  2. Follow steps and when prompted, enter the the primary member’s group name and EdvantagePerks number, and then complete the registration process using the Secondary member's information.* 
  3. The secondary member will receive a validation email from EdvantagePerks. To complete registration, they must open the email and click the validation link.

*Ensure the secondary name is entered exactly as provided by the primary member. Secondary members should register the same email address that was provided by the primary.
When  the primary member is deemed ‘inactive’ by their group, they will no longer have access to the EdvantagePerks program. In addition, any secondary member(s) that is connected to the primary member will also be deemed ‘inactive’, so they will no longer have access to the EdvantagePerks program.
Your EdvantagePerks number and group name will be the same as the Primary EdvantagePerks member’s EdvantagePerks number and group name. Secondary members do not have their own unique number since the Primary member has shared their access to the program with the secondary member.

Logging In

You must be a registered EdvantagePerks member.

Option 1: Click the red “Register/Log in” button located at the top of the website navigation bar. 

Option 2: Or, after clicking on an offer, you will be prompted to log in and validate that you are an active EdvantagePerks member by entering your email address and a password. 

If you do not have a log in email address and password, you will need to create an EdvantagePerks account. During this process, you will set up your log in email and password and that is what you will use to access the full offer details. 

OCT members will no longer have access to the EdvantagePerks program. If you are a part of another group or association, you might have access to the EdvantagePerks program through that group or association. Please contact your group administrator for more details.
Double check that your email and password are correct. If you continue encountering difficulties logging in, we recommend clearing your cache and refreshing your page. To clear your cache, press Ctrl+F5 (PC) or Command+Option+E (Mac).

If you are on leave or recently returned from leave, you may need to contact your group administrator to be reactivated.

Managing your Account

As a registered member

Click on the “Forgot password?” link on the Log In page. Enter your email address in the field and click “Continue”. You will receive a password reset email with a link to verify your password reset request.

Enter a new password following the criteria provided and click “Reset password”. We recommend you manually type in your email and password to log in as auto-fill could be incorrect.

NOTE:  Post Aug 25, if you can’t sign into your previous account, choose register on the welcome screen to set up your NEW member account.

  1. Log in to your EdvantagePerks account. 
  2. On your “Account Information” page, scroll down to the “Secondary Members” section and click “Add a Secondary Member”. 
  3. Complete the required fields. 
  1. Log in to your EdvantagePerks account. 
  2. Click “My Account”. 
  3. Click “Account Information”. 
  4. Under the Secondary Members section, click “Edit” or “Remove”. 
The secondary member will receive an email stating they no longer have access to the EdvantagePerks program. The member will not be able to log in, view offers or their EdvantagePerks card.
When  the primary member is deemed ‘inactive’ by their group, they will no longer have access to the EdvantagePerks program. In addition, any secondary member(s) that is connected to the primary member will also be deemed ‘inactive’, so they will no longer have access to the EdvantagePerks program. 

Accessing the Deals

The EdvantagePerks savings program connects members with participating partners and their offers. By purchasing a product or a service from an EdvantagePerks partner, members agree to follow the business policies and/or agreements of that partner. If you encounter any issues with the product or service purchased, please contact the EdvantagePerks partner directly for support.
  1. Click “See Offers” from the top website navigation bar.  
  2. Click on an offer that interests you. You will be prompted to log in with your email and password to see the full offer.  
  3. Follow the instructions posted on the offer page.  

NOTE: You can also contact each partner directly with questions about their products, services or discounts. 

No, you do not need to provide your EdvantagePerks digital member card or number to get a quote, but you may be asked to provide the name of your union/federation/association. If you would like to get a car or home insurance quote from OTIP (Ontario education members), visit the OTIP website. If you are from a group outside of the Ontario Education community, visit the Orbit Insurance Services website. 

About your EdvantagePerks Digital Member Card

For most of our members, your affiliate/union/association card has served as your EdvantagePerks member card, and some members had a separate card for EdvantagePerks only. Your EdvantagePerks member card is now digital and available online at EdvantagePerks.ca once you have registered for an EdvantagePerks account. 
 

To view or download a copy of your card:
 

  1. Sign in to your EdvantagePerks account.  
  2. Click “My Account”. 
  3. Click “Member Card”. 
  4. For more options, you can click “Download PDF” or “Email Card”. 

NOTE: When you are shopping in person at one of our partners’ stores, you may need to provide a copy of your EdvantagePerks digital member card as proof of membership. 


Store an image of your EdvantagePerks digital member card on your phone for a quick reference.  

On your mobile device, view your EdvantagePerks digital member card at https://edvantage.ca/members/member-card.

For iPhones on Safari, click “Download PDF”. Once your card appears, click the save icon (save-icon.png). Save to your files, or a more preferred location such as the Notes app.

For Androids on Chrome, click “Download PDF”. This will automatically save the PDF to your default download file.

You no longer need to carry a physical member card with you. You can simply log in to your account, click on “My Account”, and click on “Member Card”. For more options, you can select “Email Card” or “Download PDF” to keep a copy on your device.  
An EdvantagePerks partner may ask you to show your EdvantagePerks digital member card at the time of purchase to be eligible for an EdvantagePerks offer. Although this may not always be the case, if you are unable to provide proof of EdvantagePerks membership, the partner is not obligated to honour the EdvantagePerks discount. 

You do not need to request member cards from EdvantagePerks for your spouse or children. Each secondary member needs to register for their own EdvantagePerks account and will have their own member card. Their member card can be accessed from the “Member Card” page in their account. 
 

Secondary members do not need to carry a physical card. They can log in to their account and email a digital copy of their member card to themselves by clicking the “Email Card” button from the “Member Card” page of their account and save it to their mobile device. They can also download a copy of their EdvantagePerks digital member card to their mobile device by clicking the “Download PDF” button from the Member Card page of their account. 

Stay Updated on What's New with EdvantagePerks

Don’t miss out! Sign up for deal alerts and get the latest limited-time offers, new contests, new partner alerts and more delivered straight to your inbox. Sign-up here! 

Visit the “What’s New”  page to find the latest limited-time offers, events, new contests, partner updates and more! 

And don’t forget to follow us on Facebook! 

You cannot unsubscribe from program information as we use email to inform you of important program updates, changes to your account, etc. However, if you have opted-in to receive our e-newsletters and promotional emails (to learn about new partners, limited-time offers, new contests, etc.), you can unsubscribe from those emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email.

Technology

EdvantagePerks does not have a mobile app.  
 

IMPORTANT NOTE: Any app that is currently available for download under the name "EdvantagePerks" is not affiliated with our EdvantagePerks program or with OTIP and is an infringement on and a violation against OTIP’s intellectual property in both name and design. Extreme caution is urged. OTIP recommends you refrain from viewing and downloading the app from any source, including Google Play Store or Apple iOS Store. 

When you’re on the go, use your mobile device. Go to our Offers page and follow the instructions below that apply to your device:

Safari/Apple iOS Devices
  1. Open https://edvantage.ca/see-offers in Safari.
  2. Click the share icon (save-icon.png) and click “Add to Home Screen”.
  3. Give your short cut a name, and click “Add”.
  4. Done! The website is now displayed as a shortcut on your home screen, just like any other app. When launched, it will open up the EdvantagePerks Offers page in your Safari browser.
NOTE:  For Apple devices, Safari is the only browser with this functionality.

Chrome/Android Devices
  1. Open https://edvantage.ca/see-offers in Chrome.
  2. Click on the Chrome menu icon (menu-icon.png) and click “Add to Home Screen”.
  3. Give your shortcut a name and click “Add”.
  4. Done! The website is now displayed as a shortcut on your home screen, just like any other app. When launched, it will open up the EdvantagePerks ‘Offers’ page in your Chrome browser.

Samsung Internet/Samsung Devices
  1. Open https://edvantage.ca/see-offers in Samsung Internet.
  2. Click on the Samsung menu icon (menu-hamburger-icon.png) and click “Add page to”.
  3. Several shortcut locations will appear. Click “Home screen”.
  4. Give your shortcut a name and click “Add”.
  5. Done! The website is now displayed as a shortcut on your home screen, just like any other app. When launched, it will open up the EdvantagePerks ‘Offers’ page in your Samsung Internet browser.
This functionality is widely available among many different browser and mobile devices. Feel free to reach out to marketing@edvantage.ca for help if your specific device/browser is not listed.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Check out our screen captures for more detailed instructions.

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