March 8, 2026
I’ll be honest – I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with WestJet. They’re the main carrier where I live, but they can be expensive, and I’m not a huge fan of their points system. Currently, the only way to earn WestJet points via credit card spend is through RBC credit cards, which is a bit limiting. Unfortunately WestJet is not a direct transfer partner of American Express like Air Canada. In this post we will go through the co-branded cards and an overview of the RBC Avion cards.
The Co-Branded WestJet Cards
WestJet RBC Mastercard
This is the more affordable option:
- Annual fee is $39
- You get a companion pass for $199 plus taxes and fees after your first purchase. In following years, you will receive your companion pass once you spend $2500 on your card
- You earn 1.5 points per dollar on WestJet Flights, WestJet Vacations, and Sunwing Vacations
- You earn 1.5 point per dollar on restaurants, food delivery, digital subscriptions, streaming services, and digital games
- Everything else earns 1 point per dollar
WestJet RBC Elite Mastercard:
This one has a higher annual fee, but has more perks and a higher welcome offer:
- The annual fee is $139
- You get a companion pass for $119 plus taxes and fees after your first purchase. In following years, you will receive your companion pass once you spend $5000 on your card.
- You earn 2 points per dollar on WestJet Flights, WestJet Vacations, and Sunwing Vacations
- You earn 2 point per dollar on grocery stores and transportation, including gas, EV charging, public transport and rideshare.
- Everything else earns 1.5 points per dollar
You and up to eight other people on the same reservation get your first bag checked free as long as you pay for the flight with this card. This is a recent change, before you just had to be a card holder.
Both of these cards have welcome offers that change throughout the year, to get the most current offer you can visit the RBC website.
Using RBC Avion Points for WestJet:
RBC has multiple cards that earn Avion points with welcome bonuses, but there are some key differences in the tiers. The three RBC Avion card tiers are: Elite, Premium, and Select.
Elite Avion cards are the Avion Visa Infinite, Avion Visa Platinum, Avion Visa Infinite Privilege, Avion Visa Infinite Business which have the most flexibility. You can transfer your points to their four airline transfer partners: British Airways, Cathay Pacific, American Airlines, and WestJet. Or you have the option to book flights through the RBC Air Travel Redemption Schedule. These cards offer the best value for your travel, but they don’t earn points as quickly on everyday spend.
Premium Avion cards are the middle tier. This includes the RBC Ion and RBC Ion+. These earn Avion points, but are only transferable to WestJet unless you also have an Elite Avion card. If you do that unlocks the ability to transfer to all four airline partners.
If you are looking for an everyday spend card, the RBC Ion+ really stands out:
- The annual fee of $48
- You earn 3X points on gas, groceries, dining, food delivery, rideshare and streaming services.
- Everything else earns 1X point
WestJet E Store:
There is one last way I recommend earning WestJet points and that is through WestJet’s e store. Shopping portals aren’t always the most convenient, but they are a great way to get some extra points.
If earning WestJet rewards is your goal, I hope this gave you some new idea’s on how to grow your stockpile for that trip you’ve been waiting for!
-Alexis