CIBC Aeroplan Credit Cards: New Offers for Up to 110,000 Points!

For the second time this month, CIBC has updated the latest round of offers on its Aeroplan co-branded credit cards.

This time, the welcome bonuses have popped back up on the CIBC Aeroplan® Visa Infinite* Card and the CIBC Aeroplan® Visa Infinite Privilege* Card, while the signup bonuses on the CIBC Aeroplan® Visa* Card and the CIBC Aeroplan® Visa* Business Card remain steady.

Let’s take a closer look at the state of CIBC’s Aeroplan co-branded credit card offers, which are valid as of November 16, 2023, and have no listed expiry date. 

CIBC Aeroplan® Visa Infinite* Card: Up to 50,000 Aeroplan Points + First Year Annual Fee Rebate

The CIBC Aeroplan® Visa Infinite* Card has increased its welcome bonus back up to 50,000 Aeroplan points, which is on par with the best offers we’ve seen over the past few years. However, it’s worth noting that there’s also now a larger minimum spending requirement to unlock the anniversary boost of points.

The structure of the current offer is as follows:

  • 10,000 Aeroplan points upon making your first purchase
  • 15,000 Aeroplan points upon spending $4,000 in the first four months
  • 25,000 Aeroplan points as an anniversary bonus upon spending at least $15,000 in the first year

In addition, this annual fee for the primary cardholder ($139) and the first three supplementary cardholders ($50) is rebated for the first year.

As a reminder, the CIBC Aeroplan® Visa Infinite* Card offers the following earning rates on everyday spending:

  • Earn 1.5 Aeroplan points per dollar spent on eligible grocery, gas, Air Canada, and Air Canada Vacations purchases
  • Earn 1 Aeroplan point per dollar spent on all other eligible purchases

Meanwhile, the card’s key benefits for cardholders include preferred pricing for Aeroplan redemptions on Air Canada, as well as a free first checked bag for you and your party on Air Canada flights.

Lastly, the CIBC Aeroplan® Visa Infinite* Card requires either $60,000 in annual personal income or $100,000 in annual household income to be eligible to apply.

CIBC Aeroplan® Visa Infinite Privilege* Card: Up to 110,000 Aeroplan Points

The welcome offer on CIBC’s top-tier Aeroplan card has also changed this time around, which is a bump of 20,000 points from the previous offer earlier this month. This is amongst the best-ever offers we’ve seen on this card.

CIBC’s premium Aeroplan credit card offers up to 110,000 Aeroplan points, distributed as follows:

  • 20,000 Aeroplan points upon first purchase
  • 30,000 Aeroplan points upon spending $6,000 in the first four months
  • 60,000 Aeroplan points as an additional anniversary bonus upon spending $25,000 in the first 12 months

As you can see, a total of 50,000 Aeroplan points are on the table under the four-month minimum spending window, which is just under half of the card’s total current welcome bonus.

In addition, there’s a further 60,000 Aeroplan points that you can earn as an anniversary bonus, which are awarded in the second year as long as you’ve spent at least $25,000 on the card in the first 12 monthly statements. This also means that you’ll have to pay the annual fee again for year two.

If you can justify a higher volume of spending in the initial period of signing up for the card and over the course of the first year, the CIBC Aeroplan® Visa Infinite Privilege* Card might serve you well, especially with up to 110,000 points up for grabs.

The card’s earning rates are as follows:

  • Earn 2 Aeroplan points per dollar spent on eligible Air Canada and Air Canada Vacations purchases
  • Earn 1.5 Aeroplan points per dollar spent on eligible grocery, gas, travel, and dining purchases
  • Earn 1.25 Aeroplan points per dollar spent on other eligible purchases

In addition to the travel benefits offered by the lower-tier cards, the CIBC Aeroplan® Visa Infinite Privilege* Card also comes with a DragonPass membership and six lounge passes per year, Maple Leaf Lounge access and priority airport services when flying with Air Canada, Aeroplan Elite Status benefits like rollover Status Qualifying Miles (SQM) and eUpgrades, and the ability to earn an Annual Worldwide Companion Pass upon spending $25,000 every year.

The CIBC Aeroplan® Visa Infinite Privilege* Card requires $150,000 in personal income or $200,000 in annual household income to qualify.

CIBC Aeroplan® Visa* Business Card: Up to 60,000 Aeroplan Points

The CIBC Aeroplan® Visa* Business Card, geared towards small business owners, has once again kept its welcome offer steady.

You’ll earn a total of up to 60,000 Aeroplan points, distributed as follows:

  • 10,000 Aeroplan points upon first purchase
  • 20,000 Aeroplan points upon spending $3,000 in the first four months
  • 30,000 Aeroplan points upon spending $35,000 in the first year

In this case, $35,000 is a very high spending threshold within one year for the final chunk of 30,000 Aeroplan points, so this component of the offer would be very much geared towards established businesses with higher spending volumes.

(Even then, earning only 30,000 points for spending $35,000 isn’t necessarily the best return.)

If you choose to focus only on the first two components, you’re looking at 30,000 Aeroplan points for spending $4,000 in the first four months.

That’s a fairly solid offer, although it’s worth noting that we’ve seen the welcome bonus on this card go as high as 35,000 Aeroplan points for no minimum spend in the past. 

The CIBC Aeroplan® Visa* Business Card offers earning rates that are geared towards common spending categories for small businesses:

  • Earn 2 Aeroplan points per dollar spent on eligible Air Canada and Air Canada Vacations purchases
  • Earn 1.5 Aeroplan points per dollar spent on eligible shipping, internet, cable, phone, dining, and travel purchases
  • Earn 1 Aeroplan point per dollar spent on all other eligible purchases

Meanwhile, the card’s key benefits for cardholders also mirror those of the Visa Infinite*: preferred pricing for Aeroplan redemptions on Air Canada, as well as a free first checked bag for you and your party on Air Canada flights.

Many applicants have reported pretty smooth experiences getting approved for the CIBC Aeroplan® Visa* Business both online and in-branch, although others have noted that the application process for this card can be quite cumbersome.

Prior to applying, be sure to familiarize yourself with the best practices for applying for business cards in order to maximize your odds of success.

CIBC Aeroplan® Visa* Card: 10,000 Aeroplan Points

The CIBC Aeroplan® Visa* Card is the only no-annual-fee product among all Aeroplan co-branded credit cards.

Just like the last round, this card will continue to offer 10,000 Aeroplan points as a signup bonus, and preferred pricing on Air Canada flights as its sole meaningful benefit.

10,000 Aeroplan points is very much the standard ongoing offer on this card, while the other three products undergo rotating signup bonuses on a regular basis. As a no-fee product, there isn’t much room for the bonuses to swing too wildly anyway.

While the CIBC Aeroplan® Visa* Card doesn’t come with a lot of extra perks and benefits, it remains a good option for those of you who’d like to participate in the Aeroplan ecosystem (in the form of 10,000 points and preferred pricing) without paying an annual fee, or for those who are building up a credit score.

Conclusion

CIBC’s latest Aeroplan offers have hit the market. This time, we’ve seen a boost to the offers on the CIBC Aeroplan® Visa Infinite* Card and the CIBC Aeroplan® Visa Infinite Privilege* Card, while the offers on the CIBC Aeroplan® Visa* Business Card and the CIBC Aeroplan® Visa* Card have remained steady.

Just like before, CIBC’s offers do not come with a stated expiry date, so they could change during the next quarterly cycle or remain in place for months on end.

Therefore, if you’re interested in these offers in their current form, I’d recommend applying sooner rather than later to lock in the bonus. 

Terms and conditions apply.

The information for the CIBC Aeroplan cards has been collected independently by Prince of Travel. The card details on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer.

7 Comments
  1. Propguy99

    For what it’s worth – i ended up on a page for the CIBC Infinite that gets you 35,000 points for the $15,000 spend instead of the 25,000…. Digital Exclusive Offer…

    1. Propguy99

      This is what CIBC asked for when I applied – the whole thing wasn’t the best value proposition – $139 * 2 years * GST – for that amount of points – I sent them a page from last year’s tax return showing my income, if that’s not good enough, I don’t care…

      We need one of the following sets of income documents:
      • Your most recent Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) payment from the last 45 days and your EFT history for the last 6 months or
      • Your most recent pay stub from the last 45 days and one of the following:
      • Your most recent T4 or Relevé 1 if you live in Quebec
      • Your most recent notice of assessment from either the federal government or the Quebec government
      • Your most recent year-end pay stub listing your gross salary
      • A letter of employment listing your annual salary

  2. Jim

    With this reduction in bonus for the Aeroplane Infinite card would it be wise to assume a reduction in the bonus for the Aventura Infinite card may be next?

    1. steven

      You never know. CIBC may want to promote its own Aventura program, and offer an increased incentive. We can only wait and see.

  3. Guy

    Having received a Welcome bonus from a TD Aeroplan INfinite in the past, I understand from new Aeroplan’s terms that should’t apply for a CIBC Aeroplan Infinite… right?

  4. SamW

    Hi guys, my apologies if this has already been answered. I just wanted to clarify for the Visa Infinite, it’s $1000 spending TOTAL in the first four months for the 10k points + Buddy Pass and not $1000 per month? Thank you in advance!

    1. Josh YVR

      That’s correct, just $1,000 total.

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