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The AIR MILES program will transition to the new Blue Rewards program in summer 2026. Members’ Miles will be converted to Blue points at an equivalent value. For full details on these changes, read our article on Blue Rewards.
This promotion, much loved by AIR MILES collectors in recent years, is back for Spring 2026. It’s time to plan your strategy to rack up the miles!
Through this Shop the Block promotion, AIR MILES offers bonus miles by using offers from several different partners from April 2 to 15, 2026:
Additionally, holders of the BMO AIR MILES World Elite Mastercard or the BMO AIR MILES Mastercard will get an additional 50 bonus miles when they use their card for an eligible purchase. Note that a purchase with one of these cards now counts as a qualifying partner.
Therefore, you can accumulate up to 550 bonus miles as part of Shop the Block.
Remember, redeeming miles counts as an “offer” at a partner!
First, don’t forget to register for the Shop the Block offer, as it’s required to earn your valuable miles. Click the Activate Offer button.
Here are the partners:
Note that electronic vouchers no longer count as an eligible action.
As a reminder, here’s what counts as a partner for this promotion:
Note that a mile can be earned as a base mile or a bonus mile. Once these miles are converted to Blue Rewards during the transition in June 2026, you will also be able to combine them with points accumulated via BMO Blue Rewards credit cards, which succeed the BMO AIR MILES credit cards.
AIR MILES will become Blue Rewards in the summer of 2026. This Spring 2026 Shop the Block is likely one of the last under the AIR MILES brand.
Key takeaways:
Reminders for those wishing to take part in this event:
AIR MILES Shop the Block is a recurring promotion that allows you to earn up to 550 bonus miles by shopping at several different partners for a limited time.
The Spring 2026 AIR MILES Shop the Block takes place from April 2 to 15, 2026. Registration has been open since March 26, 2026.
To take advantage of Shop the Block, you must shop and earn at least 1 mile at different partners: 100 bonus miles for 2 partners, 250 miles for 3 partners, and 500 miles for 4 or more partners.
To register for Shop the Block, you must activate the offer in the AIR MILES app or on airmiles.ca before making your purchases. Registration is mandatory.
Eligible channels for Shop the Block include in-store purchases, airmilesshops.ca, AIR MILES Receipts, Card-Linked Offers, AIR MILES Travel, live event tickets, mile redemptions (excluding electronic vouchers), and BMO AIR MILES card purchases.
Shop the Block can indeed be combined with all other current AIR MILES offers, thus maximizing your earnings.
To get the extra 50 miles, use your existing BMO AIR MILES credit card for at least one eligible purchase during the promotion.
Shop the Block bonus miles will be deposited into your account by May 19, 2026, at the latest, which is 4 to 6 weeks after the end of the promotion.
Shell in Alberta switched to Scene+ in March 2026 and no longer counts. In the rest of Canada, Shell remains a partner until May 25, 2026.
Your AIR MILES will indeed be converted into Blue points at an equivalent value during the transition in the summer of 2026. All your miles, including those from Shop the Block, will be converted.
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