For writers and researchers
Use our numbers
The Points Standard publishes what Canadian loyalty points are worth, re-marked every month with the reasoning behind each figure. Writers, newsletters and researchers are welcome to quote it. Here’s a ready-made line for each program, and every figure we’ve published.
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Pick a program. Copy citation puts the line on your clipboard with the link attached, so it pastes as a link in Google Docs, WordPress or Gmail, and with the address in plain text everywhere else.
The Points Standard values Aeroplan points at about 1.9 cents each (October 1, 2026).
That's our Standard value, for a redemption booked with some care. With no planning at all, expect about 1 cent.
What the figures mean
- The value we quote is our Standard value: what a redemption booked with some care returns, in Canadian cents per point. Every dollar figure on this site uses it.
- The floor is what anyone gets with no planning at all.
- Both are estimates, not guarantees. What a member actually gets depends on the redemption. The reasoning and sources for each program sit beside its figure on the Index.
Download the data
Every mark since the Index launched in July 2026: 71 rows across 6 releases, one row per program per release.
- The Points Standard Index (CSV)
- The Points Standard Index (JSON), grouped by release, with a note on what changed in each
- Canadian Credit Card Offers, Q3 2026, every issuer move on the cards we track from July 11 to September 30, 2026, with its own CSV
Releases
The Index re-marks every month, and sooner for a program whose award chart or transfer ratio changes. Published releases are never edited: a mistake is fixed in a new release and recorded in the corrections log.
| Release | What changed |
|---|---|
| October 1, 2026 | Monthly re-mark. No program moved. BMO Blue Rewards, formerly AIR MILES, joined at 0.67¢ on October 12. |
| September 13, 2026 | Monthly re-mark. All thirteen marks held. |
| August 1, 2026 | Monthly re-mark. No program moved. |
| July 16, 2026 | Marriott Bonvoy joined at 0.9¢, promoted from a reference rate. PC Optimum, National Bank Rewards and Asia Miles joined on July 21, also promoted from reference rates. No existing mark moved. |
| July 11, 2026 | Aeroplan moved from 2.1¢ to 1.9¢ for Air Canada's June 1, 2026 award-chart increases, and Amex Membership Rewards from 2.0¢ to 1.9¢, because its 1:1 Aeroplan transfer sets the ceiling. British Airways Avios moved from 1.7¢ to 1.6¢ for the May 2026 increase in the cash portion of Reward Flight Saver bookings. |
| July 1, 2026 | The Index launched with nine programs. |
Using the figures
Quote, chart or republish them, in print or online. Please credit The Points Standard, link to the page you used and give the release date. They’re editorial estimates, not guarantees, and not any program’s or issuer’s own valuation. Building them into a product, an app or a paid service? Email us first at hello@thepointsstandard.com.
Who publishes them
The Points Standard is an independent Canadian publication. No bank or card issuer owns it or has any say in what it publishes. If we add referral links, they’re disclosed and labelled, and they never set a valuation; the details are in our Advertising Disclosure. How the marks are derived is in the methodology. Questions about a figure: hello@thepointsstandard.com.