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Chase Sapphire Reserve cardholders: Register to earn a 5,000-point Aeroplan flight reward

Aug. 05, 2025
3 min read
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Chase Sapphire Reserve cardholders: Register to earn a 5,000-point Aeroplan flight reward
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Chase Sapphire Reserve® cardholders, listen up. Air Canada Aeroplan is offering you a flight credit worth 5,000 Aeroplan points just for holding the card (see rates and fees).

All you have to do is register here. This promotion applies only to the primary cardmember, not any authorized users.

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How to get a 5,000-point Aeroplan reward certificate with your Chase Sapphire Reserve

After entering your name, your Aeroplan loyalty number and the last four digits of your Chase Sapphire Reserve, you'll earn a 5,000-point Aeroplan flight certificate. That means you can save 5,000 points on your next Aeroplan redemption (though you'll still have to pay taxes and fees).

You have until Aug. 18 to register for this promotion, and your 5,000-point flight credit will be valid for 365 days after the day it's deposited into your account. It will only be valid for new bookings, not existing ones, and the value may not be split between multiple passengers.

Likewise, you cannot transfer your certificate to another Aeroplan account. However, you can put it toward the cost of a flight reward you book for another traveler using your own Aeroplan points for another traveler.

On the plus side, there do not seem to be any restrictions about using this reward certificate toward flights only on Air Canada, so it should apply to partner awards as well.

If you use this credit toward an award that costs more than 5,000 Aeroplan points, you can redeem additional points from your Aeroplan account to cover the overage. If you change or cancel your award ticket according to the rules under which you booked it, the certificate can be reinstated to your account with its original expiration date.

Topping up your Aeroplan account

The good news is that you can transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to Aeroplan (as well as from many other transfer partners) at a 1:1 ratio and redeem them for award flights.

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For example, one of our favorite ways to redeem Aeroplan points is for short-haul economy flights less than 500 miles on United Airlines and Air Canada, which can cost as few as 6,000 points — but with this 5,000-point flight certificate, you'd only need 1,000 additional points from your account.

If you don't yet have the Chase Sapphire Reserve, now is a great time to apply. New cardholders can earn 150,000 bonus points after spending $6,000 on purchases in the first three months from account opening.

If you hold the Chase Sapphire Reserve (or add it to your wallet by Aug. 18), be sure to register for this promotion. Then you'll have a whole year to redeem your 5,000-point Aeroplan flight credit.

Five thousand Aeroplan points are worth $70 by our August 2025 valuations, and are also enough for you to add a stopover to an Aeroplan award ticket, so having this certificate in your back pocket can save you money and help you maximize a future trip.

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