Aeroplan Black Friday sale: Buy points with up to a 100% bonus

Air Canada Aeroplan has launched a new sale for Black Friday, which offers up to a 100% bonus on points purchases made by 18 December 2025. This reduces the cost per point to 1.74 SG cents each, and is the largest bonus we’ve seen this year (100% bonus sales were also run in January and July).

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.

Before buying points this time, however, you should know that there appears to have been a sharp reduction in the award space that Singapore Airlines releases to Aeroplan, especially  between Singapore and North America and Australia.

So, as always, you should confirm that the seats you want are available before pulling the trigger on any purchases!

Aeroplan selling points with up to 100% bonus

Buy Aeroplan points

From now till 18 December 2025, 3.59 p.m SGT, Aeroplan members can buy points with up to a 100% 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 2,000-4,000 points: No bonus (3.75 CAD¢ per mile)
• Buy 5,000-25,000 points: 55% bonus (2.42 CAD¢ per mile)
• Buy 30,000-70,000 points: 75% bonus (2.14 CAD¢ per mile)
• Buy 70,000+ points: 100% bonus (1.88 CAD¢ per mile)

Buying points with a 100% bonus is equivalent to paying 1.88 CAD¢ per mile, or 1.74 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 2,000,000 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.

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 Tokyo on ANA Business Class for just 45,000 miles (S$783) + S$102 in taxes and fees, which is a great deal if you ask me.

Australia is also potentially a great deal at 45,000 miles (S$783) + S$102 in taxes and fees, but the bigger problem here is that Singapore Airlines has drastically restricted the amount of award space it releases to Aeroplan. I can’t find any Business Class awards to Perth, Sydney, Melbourne or Adelaide.

I can, however, find a ton of award seats on Singapore Airlines to Darwin, so if that’s what you’re after, then carry on.

I normally recommend searching for Aeroplan award space through Seats.Aero, which lets you find all available awards for up to a year with just a few mouse clicks. However, at the time of writing there is a system outage for Aeroplan, so the results are not being refreshed. 

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.

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

Conclusion

Buy Aeroplan points

Aeroplan has launched a new sale that offers up to a 100% bonus on points purchases made by 18 December 2025, reducing the cost per point to 1.74 cents.

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.

Do note that Singapore Airlines does not appear to be releasing much Business Class award space to Aeroplan at the moment — with Darwin a notable exception — so you shouldn’t buy these with the expectation of redeeming SIA awards.

What Aeroplan offer did you get?