Purchase & Travel Cards

Last Updated: May 29, 2008

The Bank of Montreal was the successful proponent on the Province's recent Request for Proposals to provide commercial card services during the period of 2007 through 2012.

Purchasing Services Branch manages government's commercial card programs for employee travel and general purchases. These programs are available to ministries and public bodies and provide staff with convenient and easy to use payment products, streamline administration and provide important information for strategic planning of government wide procurement, travel patterns and budget management.

Each ministry/agency has a card coordinator who manages the program for the ministry's cardholders. For a complete list of all coordinators, please click here or contact Shirley Boon,
Government Card Coordinator.

Business Transaction Account General Information

Simplify payment for ministry airfare by consolidating charges to a single account.

Purchase Card General Information

Streamline your procurement and payment processes with the purchasing card.

Travel Card General Information

Reduce travel advances and provide a convenient way to manage hotel, car rental and cash for incidentals.

Cardmember Forms:

Purchase Card Application (Fin 113) - Instructions

Purchase Card Acknowledgment Form (Fin 113a)

Reporting and Access Request Form (Fin 150)

BTA Application (Fin 178)

BTA Acknowledgment Form (Fin 178a)

BTA Notice to Vendor (Fin 179)

Commercial Card Coordinator / Alternate Change Applications (Fin 182)

Corporate MasterCard Account Agreement Program Card Request (Travel)(Fin 643) - Instructions

Merchant Category Codes:

Corporate purchasing cards and employee travel cards are issued to employees for business related purchases, and purchases made while on authorized travel status. Limitations apply to the use of these cards. See the attached listings for Merchant Category Codes (MCC) for which purchases cannot be made using the cards.

Purchase Card Blocked Merchant Category Codes (MCC)

Travel Card Blocked Merchant Category Codes (MCC)