Fast track to Star Alliance Gold Status when you spend $4,000 or more on eligible purchases in the first 90 days from account opening.
Airline Perks
Enjoy premium 50K Status perks when you select Aeroplan as your status airline such as priority check in, extra baggage allowance, and cabin class upgrade credits.
NB: Your Aeroplan Elite status will be valid for the remainder of the current calendar year and next calendar year.
Annual Fee
Save with a $0 annual fee in the first year ($450 thereafter).
Short summary of Gold Status eligibility & existing HSBC customers waiting period — thanks to Acdc1001. Please carefully check the Terms & Conditions on Air Canada's web page.
Chances are you'll need to call- mine past the 8 weeks mark but no points issued 😑
Edit: I just spent about half hour on the phone with Aeroplan on my missing bonus points and they are adamant it has to come through HSBC and they have no part in it due to being part of a CC sign up. Re-reading the T&C it says 6-8 weeks after qualifying SA Gold and selecting Aeroplan so I may be about 1-2 weeks more before the full 8 weeks is up. Will give it till first week of April before I ring up again but there was a lot of resistance from the lady I spoke with.