Aeroplan marks 20 years of member donations

Air Canada and Aeroplan are marking the 20th anniversary of the Aeroplan Member Donation Program, which empowers Canadian charities to set fundraising goals and redeem donated points for air travel, hotel stays, car rentals, merchandise and more.

Since 2006, Aeroplan members have donated more than 1.8 billion points to 1,554 charitable organizations, according to Air Canada.

Charities also use donated points to support fundraising activities, including offering travel or redeemed merchandise as prizes.

“Since 2006, Aeroplan Members have donated more than 1.8 billion points to 1,554 charitable organizations, helping to fund critical travel, essential goods, and community-building initiatives,” said Craig Landry, executive vice president & chief innovation officer at Air Canada and president of Aeroplan. 

“The scale of this impact speaks to the power of collective giving. As we celebrate two decades of the Aeroplan Member Donation Program, we remain committed to helping charities reach farther and do more.”

More than 100 active charities

Today, more than 100 active charities participate in the program, supported by 11 corporate partners.

Three original partners have remained since the program launched in 2006: the Air Canada Foundation, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders and the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

Aeroplan says the program was one of Canada’s first loyalty-based charitable giving platforms when it launched.

Points Matching Week was introduced in 2010, allowing members to double their impact, with Aeroplan matching up to 500,000 points per campaign.

Since the initiative began, more than 350 million points have been donated during Points Matching Weeks.

2026 Points Matching Weeks

Aeroplan has several Points Matching Weeks planned for the rest of 2026.

The schedule includes:

• War Child Canada: May 25-31
• Indspire: June 15-21
• Welcoming Initiative for Newcomers: July 6-12
• The Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking: July 27-August 2
• Second Harvest: September 7-13
• Air Canada Foundation’s Hospital Transportation Program: October 5-11
• Rainbow Railroad: November 9-15
• Give a Mile: December 7-13

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