Climb to higher status

This spring, we're introducing new ways to reach higher tiers, making it easier than ever before to achieve status. Discover all the new details below.

How can I achieve higher status?

As a WestJet Rewards member, you’ll need to earn tier qualifying spend to unlock Silver, Gold or Platinum status:

Silver

$4,000 - $5,999

Gold

$6,000 - $9,999

Platinum

$10,000 and beyond

How do I earn tier qualifying spend?

You can earn tier qualifying spend in two ways:

Reach higher status through any combination of spend

Every time you reach $5,000 in everyday spend on your WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard account, you’ll receive a Status Lift of 200 CAD in tier qualifying spend.⁶

The most effective way to advance your tier is through a mix of travel spend and Status Lifts, and there are limitless combinations to explore.

Whether your annual budget includes frequent travel or focuses more on everyday spend, you can reach higher tiers (all the way to Platinum) faster than ever before.

Infographic showing three combinations of annual credit card and flight spends needed to reach Silver status: $0 & $4,000; $25,000 & $3,000; $50,000 & $2,000.

Will the purchases made today on my WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard count towards the improved Status Lift?

We’ve got you covered. While enhancements to our Status Lift benefit won’t arrive until spring, we’ll count your spending from Jan 1, 2025.⁶

Any eligible purchases made on your WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard will be recalculated once the new Status Lift formula is in place.

This recalculation can only increase your potential for more Lifts. Upon recalculation, if you qualify, we’ll issue a one-time credit and the additional tier qualifying spend will be automatically added to your account.⁶

Looking to give your status a lift?

Go further, faster with a WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard. You’ll get closer to status with every purchase.⁶

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Frequently asked questions

If you already have the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard, there’s nothing you need to do. Purchases made by any cardholder on your credit card account will be automatically tracked for tier qualifying spend, with no registration required.⁶ All purchases (excluding cash advances, balance transfers, cash-like transactions, payments that are not pre-authorized charges that you set up with a merchant, interest charges and fees) will be eligible, including those made outside of Canada.⁶ If you don’t already have an eligible card, you can apply today.

You can track the amount of tier qualifying spend earned with your WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard account in the transaction history of your WestJet Rewards account. Once the spend threshold required for a Status Lift ($5,000) is reached, you will receive your 200 CAD in tier qualifying spend within 10 business days of your next credit card statement.⁶

When you reach Silver, Gold or Platinum status, you will have access to your benefits for the remainder of the calendar year in which you qualified and for the entire following calendar year. Every year on January 1, your tier qualifying spend will reset to $0. To achieve Silver, Gold or Platinum status, you will be required to reach the tier qualifying spend requirement of $4,000 for Silver, $6,000 for Gold or $10,000 for Platinum. You can achieve this with any combination of Status Lift (from your WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard account purchases) and tier qualifying spend (from your travel activity with WestJet).^2,6

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1. WestJet Rewards program terms and conditions

2. Tier qualifying spend is composed of: 1) purchases of WestJet Eligible Fares on WestJet-Marketed Flights, prorated among all flown segments on the ticket according to IATA prorate standards; 2) purchases of WestJet-Eligible Ancillaries, 3) purchases of WestJet Vacations Eligible Packages, calculated as a set percentage of the Member’s proportionate share of the final base package price, processed as a single amount upon completion of travel, and; 4) any amounts earned from Status Lift in a Qualifying Year. For full details visit WestJet Rewards program terms and conditions.

6. Effective April 30, 2025, primary cardholders on a WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard and/or WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard for Business credit card account (“Eligible Cardholder(s)”) will have access to an improved version of “Status Lift”, an annual benefit to help Eligible Cardholders achieve the Silver, Gold or Platinum status faster each year, by providing them a supplemental method to earn tier qualifying spend.

Eligible Cardholders will earn the equivalent of 200 CAD in tier qualifying spend for every $5,000 in Eligible Purchases (as defined below) (“Status Lift”) charged to their WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard and/or WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard for Business credit card account (each, an “Eligible RBC World Elite Account”) during a Qualifying Year (as defined below). Status Lift(s) will be added to their other tier qualifying spend and count towards reaching their next WestJet Rewards tier. If an Eligible Cardholder has two (2) Eligible RBC World Elite Accounts, the Eligible Purchases (as defined below) made with both accounts will be combined towards reaching the $5,000 in Eligible Purchases.

Applicable to existing Eligible Cardholders prior to April 30, 2025: Eligible Purchases (as defined below) that appear on the January, February, March and April 2025 monthly statements of an Eligible Cardholder will count towards the new Status Lift qualifying spend of $5,000 in Eligible Purchases and any addition Lift(s) will be credited by WestJet to their WestJet Rewards account in May 2025.

 “Eligible Purchases” means the total of net purchase transactions, made by all cardholders on the Eligible RBC World Elite Account, that appear on the Eligible RBC World Elite Account monthly statements prepared during a Qualifying Year (as defined below), minus returns, other credits, fees, interest charges, and cash advances (such as balance transfers, cash-like transactions and bill payments that are not pre-authorized charges set up with a merchant).

“Qualifying Year” means January 1 to December 31 of each calendar year. For new Eligible RBC World Elite Accounts, it means the period between the first Eligible RBC World Elite Account monthly statement date, and December 31.

A Status Lift may be awarded up to fifty (50) times per Qualifying Year, which is equivalent to 10,000 CAD in tier qualifying spend. A Status Lift will be awarded approximately ten (10) business days after the monthly statement date for which the $5,000 in Eligible Purchases is reached.

For each Qualifying Year, Status Lifts are awarded based on the total Eligible Purchases posted to an Eligible RBC World Elite Account(s) until the December monthly statement date (that is the date the statement is prepared). This means that some purchases made in December may not count towards the $5,000 in Eligible Purchases for that Qualifying Year. For example, if monthly statements are prepared on the 27th day of each month and a purchase is made on December 28, the transaction will be posted to the January monthly statement and will not count towards the $5,000 in Eligible Purchases for the current Qualifying Year. Status Lift(s) and Eligible Purchases will reset to zero (0) at the start of each Qualifying Year.

For an Eligible Cardholder to earn a Status Lift, their Eligible RBC World Elite Account must be open and in good standing at the time the Status Lift is awarded. If an Eligible RBC World Elite Account is closed before the end of a Qualifying Year, WestJet reserves the right to remove any Status Lift(s) and/or tier upgrade(s) the Eligible Cardholder may have received through this benefit. 

Tier qualifying spend earned through Status Lift have no monetary or other exchange value, and cannot be sold or transferred. 

WestJet and Royal Bank of Canada reserve the right to change or withdraw the Status Lift benefit at any time. 

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Climb to higher status

How can I achieve higher status?

Silver

Gold

Platinum

How do I earn tier qualifying spend?

Reach higher status through any combination of spend

Will the purchases made today on my WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard count towards the improved Status Lift?

Looking to give your status a lift?

Frequently asked questions

Climb to higher status

How can I achieve higher status?

Silver

Gold

Platinum

How do I earn tier qualifying spend?

Reach higher status through any combination of spend

Will the purchases made today on my WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard count towards the improved Status Lift?

Looking to give your status a lift?

Frequently asked questions

How do I start earning tier qualifying spend with Status Lift?

How can I track the amount of tier qualifying spend I’ve earned with my WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard account?

How will I know if I’ve moved up a tier?

What happens to my status at the end of the calendar year?

My partner has a supplementary card on my WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard account. Will purchases from supplementary cardholders count towards Status Lifts on the primary cardholder’s WestJet Rewards account?

When I earn 200 CAD in tier qualifying spend, can I use that amount on WestJet flights?

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