Air Canada Aeroplan selling points with up to 85% bonus

Air Canada Aeroplan has launched a new sale, which offers up to a 85% bonus on points purchases made by 25 September 2025.

This reduces the cost per point to 1.89 SG cents each, and opens up some lucrative redemption opportunities, including Singapore to Australia in Business Class for just S$850 plus taxes. However, it’s not as lucrative as the 100% bonus (1.76 SG cents) that was offered in July 2025.

Aeroplan is one of my favourite award programmes because of its sweet spots and generous rules. Unfortunately, Aeroplan points are very difficult to earn in Singapore, so buying them is really the only way to accumulate a critical mass.

Aeroplan selling points with up to 85% bonus

Buy Aeroplan points

From now till 25 September 2025, 2.59 p.m SGT, Aeroplan members can buy points with up to a 85% bonus. Offers are targeted, so you’ll need to log in to your account and see what your offer is.

Here’s how my bonus is tiered:

• Buy 2,000-3,000 points: No bonus (3.75 CAD¢  per mile)
• Buy 4,000-25,000 points: 40% bonus (2.68 CAD¢ per mile)
• Buy 30,000-60,000 points: 60% bonus (2.34 CAD¢ per mile)
• Buy 80,000+ points: 85% bonus (2.03 CAD¢ per mile)

Buying points with a 85% bonus is equivalent to paying 2.03 CAD¢ per mile, or 1.89 SG¢ per mile at current exchange rates.

You can buy up to 500,000 Aeroplan points per transaction, and 1,000,000 Aeroplan points per calendar year. These figures are pre-bonus, so in other words, during this sale you could purchase up to 1,850,000 Aeroplan points.

How does Aeroplan price awards?

Aeroplan still uses traditional award charts to price its redemptions, with the world divided into North America, Atlantic, Pacific and South America segments. Within each segment, award prices depend on the distance flown. 

Here’s a sampling of award prices for flights out of Singapore in Business Class, with KrisFlyer for comparison. Do remember that the KrisFlyer prices will change from 1 November 2025 onwards.

Now, I realise it’s not fair to compare the two programmes on a 1:1 basis, because it’s much easier to earn KrisFlyer miles in Singapore than Aeroplan points.

But if we leave aside the earning aspect and just think about outright buying miles, you could fly from Singapore to Melbourne in Business Class for just S$850 + S$128 in taxes and fees- quite sensational if you ask me.

You’ll find similar pricing between Singapore and Japan or South Korea as well, and keep in mind, Aeroplan sometimes sees more award seats on Singapore Airlines than even KrisFlyer members (more on that in the next section).

For a quick way of searching Aeroplan award space, be sure to check out Seats.Aero, which lets you find all available awards for up to a year with just a few mouse clicks. 

Seats.Aero guide: Find award seats, the fast and painless way

What do I love about Aeroplan?

Redemption rates aside, there’s plenty to love about Aeroplan.

First, there’s no fuel surcharges on any award ticket. This means you can redeem premium cabin awards on airlines like Lufthansa and Turkish and not get hit by hefty cash copayments. The only extra charge you’ll pay is a C$39 (~S$36) partner booking fee imposed by Aeroplan.

Second, you can add a stopover (of up to 45 days) to a one-way award for a flat 5,000 points. For example, you could fly from Singapore to the United States via Japan, stay a week in Japan, and only pay an extra 5,000 points for the privilege. Alternatively, you could make Singapore the stopover point and book an itinerary like Sydney to Singapore to Taipei, settling two holidays at one go (provided you’re able to start your second holiday within 45 days of the first one ending).

Third, adding an infant costs just 2,500 points or C$25 (~S$23) per segment, regardless of cabin class. That’s right, even if you’re in First Class, you’ll pay at most C$25, not 10% of the commercial fare!

Fourth, Aeroplan has a ton of award partners. Not only can you redeem awards for Star Alliance members, but many non-Star Alliance ones too, including Air Serbia, Azul, Etihad, Gulf Air, and Oman Air. And while many other loyalty programmes force you to call up customer service to check partner availability, virtually all Aeroplan partners can be searched and booked online.

Fifth, Aeroplan sometimes gets better access to Singapore Airlines award space than even KrisFlyer members. Yes, as unfair as that sounds, I’ve seen numerous cases of this happening. For instance, Aeroplan can see three Business Class seats on the SQ231 flight from SIN-SYD…

…but if you try to book three Business Class seats on the SQ231 flight from SIN-SYD via KrisFlyer, you’ll have to waitlist. 

So in short, Aeroplan points are awesome. They’re just very hard to earn via credit cards in Singapore, with HSBC and HeyMax the only transfer partners.

How long are Aeroplan points valid for?

Aeroplan points will expire after 18 months of inactivity.

Earning or redeeming at least 1 point will extend the entire balance’s validity by a further 18 months.

How much does it cost to change or cancel Aeroplan awards?

One drawback of Aeroplan is that it does have relatively strict policies regarding ticket changes and refunds.

It costs a flat C$100 (~S$93) to change an award ticket, and C$150 (~S$139) to cancel an award ticket. All changes must be made at least two hours before departure.

What card should I use?

Purchases of Aeroplan points are processed by Points.com in C$ as MCC 7399 (i.e. they won’t code as airline transactions).

Here’s the best cards to maximise miles on this purchase. 

Card	Earn Rate	Remarks
Citi Rewards Card Apply	4 mpd Capped	Cap of S$1K per s. month
DCS Imperium Card Apply	4 mpd No cap	Min. S$4K FCY spend per c. month, otherwise 2.4 mpd
Maybank XL Rewards Apply	4 mpd Capped	Min S$500 per c. month, cap of S$1K per c. month
UOB Visa Signature Apply	4 mpd Capped	Min S$1K, max S$1.2K FCY spend per s. month
StanChart Beyond Card Apply	3-4 mpd No cap	3 mpd for regular, 3.5 mpd for PB, 4 mpd for PP
Maybank World Mastercard Apply	3.2 mpd No cap	Min. S$4K per c. month. Earn 2.8 mpd with min. S$800 per c. month
Maybank Visa Infinite Apply	3.2 mpd No cap	Min. S$4K per c. month, otherwise 2 mpd
StanChart Visa Infinite Apply	3 mpd No cap	Min S$2K per s. month, otherwise 1 mpd
Maybank Horizon Visa Signature Apply	2.8 mpd No cap	Min S$800 per c. month, otherwise 1.2 mpd
BOC Elite Miles Card Apply	2.8 mpd No cap	No min. spend
S. Month= Statement Month | C. Month= Calendar Month

Conclusion

Buy Aeroplan points

Aeroplan has launched a new sale that offers up to an 85% bonus on points purchases made by 25 September 2025. This isn’t as big as the 100% bonus we saw the last time round, but could still come in handy if you need to top-up your account.

You should never buy points speculatively, though if you’ve taken the time to browse the award options and spot something you like, this would be an opportunity to lock it in.

What Aeroplan offer did you get?