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CT Money Transfer Bonus: RBC Avion (20%) and WestJet (20%, Until August 22)

CT Money Transfer Bonus: RBC Avion (20%) and WestJet (20%, Until August 22)
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RBC Avion Rewards is offering a 20% bonus on converting your points to CT Money at Canadian Tire until August 31, 2026. Here’s what that bonus is actually worth in real dollars, and when you should keep your points for a flight instead.

What’s Changing

The regular conversion rate between Avion points and Triangle Rewards’ CT Money is fixed: 140 Avion points get you $1.00 in CT Money. Until August 31, 2026, RBC is boosting that rate by 20%, which raises the value of that same 140-point block to $1.20 in CT Money.

Three conditions apply:

  • You must be a Triangle Rewards member and hold an eligible RBC Avion card, with both accounts linked.
  • The minimum conversion stays at 140 Avion points, with further increments allowed beyond that.
  • A maximum of 25,000 Avion points can be converted per 24-hour period.

The conversion is instant, but final and irreversible: once converted to CT Money, your points can’t be moved back into your Avion account, and the CT Money you receive follows Triangle Rewards’ usual rules from that point on.

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Annual fee
$120
Our valuation
$1,050

Milesopedia first-year estimateFirst-year valueWelcome bonus$1,050Total$1,050Rewards on your spending are not included. The calculator that adds them from your own profile is on the card's page.

Welcome offer
Up to 70,000 points

Ends Nov 25, 2026

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on RBC's website

For a limited time, the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card offers a welcome bonus of up to 70,000 Avion points, worth up to $1,500 in travel.

  • 35,000 points upon approval of your application
  • 20,000 points when you charge $5,000 in purchases to your account within the first six months
  • 15,000 points on the first anniversary of your account

You can redeem your Avion points for flights with more than 500 airlines, with no blackout periods or seat restrictions, or transfer them to partner programs such as American Airlines AAdvantage, The British Airways Club, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles and WestJet Rewards.

The card earns you 1.25 points per dollar on eligible travel purchases and 1 point per dollar on all your other eligible purchases. It also includes extensive insurance coverage: emergency medical, trip cancellation and interruption, collision coverage for rental vehicles, and mobile devices.

The annual fee is $120.

Annual fee

Primary card$120
Additional card$50

Annual income required

Individual$60,000
Household$100,000

Conversion fees

2.5%

Earning rate

  • 1.25xTravel
  • 1xAll spending

Value

1st Year Value$1,369
2nd Year Value$271

Transfer partners

  • American Airlines AAdvantageAirline
  • British Airways ClubAirline
  • Cathay Asia MilesAirline
  • WestJet RewardsAirline

Card benefits

Concierge service24/7

Travel insurance

Travel medical (under 55)Included
Travel medical (55-64)Included
Travel medical (65+)Included
Trip CancellationUp to $1,500
Trip InterruptionUp to $5,000
Delayed BaggageUp to $500
Lost BaggageUp to $500
Flight DelayUp to $500
Hotel BurglaryUp to $2,500
Travel AccidentUp to $500,000

Purchase protection

Purchase ProtectionIncluded
Extended Warranty+1 years
Mobile DeviceUp to $1,500 / 1 years
Auto Rental CollisionUp to $65,000 / 48 days

What the Bonus Is Actually Worth, in Dollars

Without the bonus, each Avion point converted to CT Money is worth about 0.71 cents. With the 20% bonus, that value rises to about 0.86 cents per point, a marginal gain of roughly 0.14 cents per point.

Avion points convertedCT Money without bonusCT Money with 20% bonusNet gain
5,000$35.71$42.86$7.14
10,000$71.43$85.71$14.29
25,000 (daily maximum)$178.57$214.29$35.71
50,000 (over two days)$357.14$428.57$71.43

For comparison, our estimate of Avion points’ value sits around 1.5 cents per point on average, and can climb to 2 cents on the fixed travel chart for a well-chosen flight. Converting to CT Money, even with the bonus, stays well below that value: 10,000 converted points bring in $85.71, versus $150 to $200 for the same number of points used on a flight.

The WestJet Bonus: A Better Deal, But Much Shorter

A second CT Money transfer bonus appeared this week on the WestJet Rewards side. The regular rate is 120 WestJet points for $1.00 in CT Money, a return of about 0.83 cents per point. Until August 22, 2026 only, WestJet is boosting that rate by 20%, which brings the return to 100 points for $1.00, or 1 cent per point.

Two conditions apply:

  • Your Triangle Rewards and WestJet Rewards accounts must already be linked.
  • The minimum conversion stays at 2,400 WestJet points, or $24.00 in CT Money with the bonus.
WestJet points convertedCT Money without bonusCT Money with 20% bonusNet gain
2,400 (minimum)$20.00$24.00$4.00
10,000$83.33$100.00$16.67
25,000$208.33$250.00$41.67

Point for point, the WestJet bonus pays out more than the Avion bonus (1 cent versus 0.86 cents per point), but its window is much shorter: two days versus eleven for the Avion bonus. Since Avion and WestJet points transfer at a 1-to-1 rate, converting Avion points to WestJet points before turning them into CT Money would improve the value, provided the Avion-to-WestJet transfer completes in time, which Rewards Canada was unable to confirm at the time of writing.

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Annual fee
$139
Our valuation
$700

Milesopedia first-year estimateFirst-year valueWelcome bonus$700Total$700Rewards on your spending are not included. The calculator that adds them from your own profile is on the card's page.

Welcome offer
Up to 70,000 points

Ends Nov 4, 2026

Apply Now

on RBC's website

With the WestJet RBC® World Elite Mastercard, you can earn up to 70,000 WestJet points as a welcome bonus:

  • 30,000 WestJet points as a welcome bonus with your first purchase
  • 30,000 WestJet points when you charge at least $5,000 in eligible purchases to your card within the first three months
  • 10,000 additional WestJet points after your credit card account’s first anniversary

The offer ends on November 4, 2026.

The benefits in numbers

An annual companion voucher from $119
Charge at least $5,000 in purchases to your card each year and you receive a World Elite Companion Voucher for a round-trip flight, starting at a $119 base fare, plus taxes, fees, surcharges and other air transportation charges. You can exchange it instead for a 30% flight discount for one traveller, a $200 credit towards a WestJet Vacations or Sunwing Vacations package, or airport lounge passes. The exact number of lounge passes granted is to be verified against the RBC terms in force.

A free first checked bag for up to nine people
The first checked bag is free for the primary cardholder and up to 8 guests on the same reservation, on WestJet flights. For a family of four, that is four bags on every leg.

Status Lift: $200 in tier qualifying spend per $5,000
Your everyday purchases move you towards Silver, Gold and even Platinum status. You earn $200 in tier qualifying spend for every $5,000 in purchases charged to the card, up to 50 times per year.

Up to 2 WestJet points per dollar

  • 2 points per dollar on WestJet flights, WestJet Vacations and Sunwing Vacations packages
  • 2 points per dollar at grocery stores and on transportation, including gas, EV charging, public transit and rideshare
  • 1.5 points per dollar on all other everyday purchases

The annual fee is $139, plus $59 per additional card.

Finally, you benefit from extensive insurance coverage: out-of-province or out-of-country emergency medical insurance, travel accident insurance, trip cancellation and trip interruption insurance, flight delay and delayed baggage insurance, hotel or motel burglary insurance, rental vehicle collision and damage insurance.

Annual fee

Primary card$139
Additional card$59

Annual income required

Individual$80,000
Household$150,000

Conversion fees

2.5%

Earning rate

  • 2xGroceries
  • 2xGas & EV
  • 2xTransit
  • 2xWith the partner brand
  • 1.5xAll spending

Value

1st Year Value$1,098
2nd Year Value$263

Travel insurance

Travel medical (under 55)Included
Travel medical (55-64)Included
Travel medical (65+)Included
Trip CancellationUp to $1,500
Trip InterruptionUp to $5,000
Delayed BaggageUp to $500
Flight DelayUp to $500
Hotel BurglaryUp to $2,500
Travel AccidentUp to $500,000

Purchase protection

Purchase ProtectionIncluded
Extended Warranty+1 years
Mobile DeviceIncluded
Auto Rental CollisionUp to $65,000 / 48 days

Our Recommendation

If you have a trip planned or in mind over the next 12 to 24 months, keep your Avion points for a flight: the fixed travel chart or a transfer to an airline partner almost always delivers better value than this bonus.

This bonus becomes worthwhile if:

  • you have no travel plans on the horizon and prefer a guaranteed value over a potentially higher one that depends on booking a flight;
  • you already shop regularly at Canadian Tire, SportChek, Mark’s, or Atmosphere and will use the CT Money anyway;
  • your points balance is too small to cover a full flight on the fixed travel chart.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the 20% bonus apply automatically to my account?

No. You need to be a Triangle Rewards member, hold an eligible RBC Avion card linked to that account, and then complete the conversion yourself in the Avion Rewards Redeem section before August 31, 2026.

Can I cancel a conversion once it’s done?

No. Converting Avion points to CT Money is final. It’s not possible to convert CT Money back into Avion points.

What’s the maximum I can convert with the bonus?

25,000 Avion points per 24-hour period, which gets you $214.29 in CT Money with the 20% bonus.

Does this bonus stack with the 3x CT Money on purchases?

These are two separate mechanisms. The 3x CT Money applies to purchases made with a linked RBC card, covered in our article on the RBC and Canadian Tire partnership. The 20% bonus applies only to converting Avion points you’ve already accumulated.

Is the WestJet bonus better than the Avion bonus?

Yes, per point: 1 cent per WestJet point with the bonus, versus 0.86 cents per Avion point. That said, the WestJet bonus ends on August 22, 2026, while the Avion bonus runs until August 31, 2026, leaving more time to act.

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