Here's a list of answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the AIR MILES® Reward Program. For any other questions or comments you can contact us through our contact form at the bottom of the page and we will answer as soon as possible.
Simply visit airmiles.ca or in-store where you can obtain a pre-activated card. Enrolment in the AIR MILES® Reward Program is free. You must be 16 years of age or older.
The standard offer gives one AIR MILES® mile for each $15 in purchases of eligible products, before taxes, per week (from Saturday to Friday) in all Jean Coutu stores. Products on special are also eligible in the calculation of the standard offer.
Lottery tickets, bus tickets and passes, postal services, stamps, deposits, gift and prepaid cards, prescriptions and other products covered by the Pharmacy act and its regulations.
This is not a decision made by the Jean Coutu Group. It comes from government laws in effect in each province.
The information on eligible purchases is sent to the AIR MILES® Reward Program each week. Crediting the miles to the account of the collector, however, may take up to 4 weeks.
Yes. Product returns are managed according to Jean Coutu Group policies covering product returns and exchanges. The Jean Coutu Group reserves the right to recover miles associated with specific products or associated promotional offers when these specific products are returned by clients.
No. AIR MILES® miles may only be accumulated by the holder of the AIR MILES® card linked to the transaction purchases. Miles may not be given and have no surrender value.
To get the AIR MILES® miles customers must have their card and coupon offer at the time of the transaction. If you have forgotten your card or coupon offer, however, it is possible to have your cash register receipt initialed by the person responsible before leaving the store. You then have 14 days to return to the same store with your cash register receipt, your AIR MILES® card and request the AIR MILES® miles that had not been credited to your account.
To update information in your AIR MILES® profile you must visit "your profile" at airmiles.ca.
Yes. You will be able to get AIR MILES® miles through the reading of the bar code of your card on the application or the number can be entered manually by the cashier. However, to limit fraud, the plastic card will be required to redeem AIR MILES Cash miles.
No. These are two distinct loyalty programs that cannot be used together within the same transaction. However, depending on your purchases and current promotions, you may choose to present one card or the other at the time of payment.
This program enables you to use AIR MILES® miles from your AIR MILES Cash account to pay for your purchases when shopping at Jean Coutu or other participating partners.
The AIR MILES® Cash program is really simple to use.
a. ACTIVATE your account and set your preference by visiting airmiles.ca/cash.
b. GET AIR MILES® miles in your AIR MILES Cash account.
c. USE your AIR MILES Cash account AIR MILES® miles to pay for your purchases at Jean Coutu or any other participating partners. For every 95 miles in your Cash account, you can pay $10 of your purchases, up to a total of $750 per day, at AIR MILES® Cash participating partners.
Two exceptions apply: Prepaid cards assimilated to cash are excluded (ex.: Vanilla Mastercard of Visa) and the Jean Coutu gift card.
No. It is not possible to transfer AIR MILES® miles between Cash and Dream accounts. Reward miles earned prior the activation of your Cash account are automatically allocated to your Dream account. You can use these miles for rewards such as flights, trips, merchandise, etc. Only AIR MILES® miles in your Cash account may be used to pay for your purchases.
Yes. You can change your balance preference as often as you like by visiting airmiles.ca/cash. Your new preference will take effect at 3 a.m. EST the following day. For example, if you change your preference at 6 p.m. today, your new preference will take effect on any purchases you make after 3 a.m. tomorrow.
Yes. Your AIR MILES® Collector Card is required because it enables the checkout system to access your account.
Absolutely. The information in your account is entirely confidential, and the payment system is secure. All information is transferred by means of secure networks.
Go to the “Profile” section on airmiles.ca and use the self-service feature to lock your account. You can order a new card and it will be sent to you.
Two options:
1- Open a session on airmiles.ca by using your Collector Account number and PIN, go to the "Your Profile" section then select the option "Lock Cash account" to customize your Account features as you like.
2- You can also lock your Cash account directly in the AIR MILES® application on your smart phone.
It’s important to keep your AIR MILES® Collector Card on your person. If you want to ensure that no one but you use instantly, you have the ability to lock and unlock your Account at any time. There are a few additional things that you should keep in mind to ensure your Collector Account is secured:
Anyone who has a Collector Card on your Account will be able to use AIR MILES® miles from your AIR MILES® Cash account in-store. The AIR MILES® Reward Program will also notify you by e-mail any time redemption is made from your AIR MILES® Cash account and when you change your account preference, so you will always be aware of your Account activity. Visit "Your profile" section of airmiles.ca then select the option "Lock Cash account" for more details.
Yes. If you have not locked your account to prevent instant redemptions, someone else may use it.
Simply visit airmiles.ca or in-store where you can obtain a pre-activated card. Enrolment in the AIR MILES® Reward Program is free. You must be 16 years of age or older.
The standard offer gives one AIR MILES® mile for each $15 in purchases of eligible products, before taxes, per week (from Saturday to Friday) in all Jean Coutu stores. Products on special are also eligible in the calculation of the standard offer.
Lottery tickets, bus tickets and passes, postal services, stamps, deposits, gift and prepaid cards, prescriptions and other products covered by the Pharmacy act and its regulations.
This is not a decision made by the Jean Coutu Group. It comes from government laws in effect in each province.
The information on eligible purchases is sent to the AIR MILES® Reward Program each week. Crediting the miles to the account of the collector, however, may take up to 4 weeks.
Yes. Product returns are managed according to Jean Coutu Group policies covering product returns and exchanges. The Jean Coutu Group reserves the right to recover miles associated with specific products or associated promotional offers when these specific products are returned by clients.
No. AIR MILES® miles may only be accumulated by the holder of the AIR MILES® card linked to the transaction purchases. Miles may not be given and have no surrender value.
To get the AIR MILES® miles customers must have their card and coupon offer at the time of the transaction. If you have forgotten your card or coupon offer, however, it is possible to have your cash register receipt initialed by the person responsible before leaving the store. You then have 14 days to return to the same store with your cash register receipt, your AIR MILES® card and request the AIR MILES® miles that had not been credited to your account.
To update information in your AIR MILES® profile you must visit "your profile" at airmiles.ca.
Yes. You will be able to get AIR MILES® miles through the reading of the bar code of your card on the application or the number can be entered manually by the cashier. However, to limit fraud, the plastic card will be required to redeem AIR MILES Cash miles.
No. These are two distinct loyalty programs that cannot be used together within the same transaction. However, depending on your purchases and current promotions, you may choose to present one card or the other at the time of payment.
This program enables you to use AIR MILES® miles from your AIR MILES Cash account to pay for your purchases when shopping at Jean Coutu or other participating partners.
The AIR MILES® Cash program is really simple to use.
a. ACTIVATE your account and set your preference by visiting airmiles.ca/cash.
b. GET AIR MILES® miles in your AIR MILES Cash account.
c. USE your AIR MILES Cash account AIR MILES® miles to pay for your purchases at Jean Coutu or any other participating partners. For every 95 miles in your Cash account, you can pay $10 of your purchases, up to a total of $750 per day, at AIR MILES® Cash participating partners.
Two exceptions apply: Prepaid cards assimilated to cash are excluded (ex.: Vanilla Mastercard of Visa) and the Jean Coutu gift card.
No. It is not possible to transfer AIR MILES® miles between Cash and Dream accounts. Reward miles earned prior the activation of your Cash account are automatically allocated to your Dream account. You can use these miles for rewards such as flights, trips, merchandise, etc. Only AIR MILES® miles in your Cash account may be used to pay for your purchases.
Yes. You can change your balance preference as often as you like by visiting airmiles.ca/cash. Your new preference will take effect at 3 a.m. EST the following day. For example, if you change your preference at 6 p.m. today, your new preference will take effect on any purchases you make after 3 a.m. tomorrow.
Yes. Your AIR MILES® Collector Card is required because it enables the checkout system to access your account.
Absolutely. The information in your account is entirely confidential, and the payment system is secure. All information is transferred by means of secure networks.
Go to the “Profile” section on airmiles.ca and use the self-service feature to lock your account. You can order a new card and it will be sent to you.
Two options:
1- Open a session on airmiles.ca by using your Collector Account number and PIN, go to the "Your Profile" section then select the option "Lock Cash account" to customize your Account features as you like.
2- You can also lock your Cash account directly in the AIR MILES® application on your smart phone.
It’s important to keep your AIR MILES® Collector Card on your person. If you want to ensure that no one but you use instantly, you have the ability to lock and unlock your Account at any time. There are a few additional things that you should keep in mind to ensure your Collector Account is secured:
Anyone who has a Collector Card on your Account will be able to use AIR MILES® miles from your AIR MILES® Cash account in-store. The AIR MILES® Reward Program will also notify you by e-mail any time redemption is made from your AIR MILES® Cash account and when you change your account preference, so you will always be aware of your Account activity. Visit "Your profile" section of airmiles.ca then select the option "Lock Cash account" for more details.
Yes. If you have not locked your account to prevent instant redemptions, someone else may use it.
Simply visit airmiles.ca or in-store where you can obtain a pre-activated card. Enrolment in the AIR MILES® Reward Program is free. You must be 16 years of age or older.
Two standard offers are available in New Brunswick.
1. The standard regular offer gives one AIR MILES® mile for each $15 in purchases of eligible products, before taxes, per week (from Saturday to Friday) at allJean Coutu stores. Products on special are also eligible in the calculation ofthe regular standard offer.
2. The standard prescription offer is two AIR MILES® miles for each prescription filled at Jean Coutu store in New Brunswick. The total amount of dollars of the prescription is not eligible in the calculation of the regular standard offer.
Lottery tickets, bus tickets and passes, postal services, stamps, deposits, gift and prepaid cards, prescriptions and other products covered by the Pharmacy act and its regulations.
This is not a decision made by the Jean Coutu Group. It comes from government laws in effect in each province.
The information on eligible purchases is sent to the AIR MILES® Reward Program each week. Crediting the miles to the account of the collector, however, may take up to 4 weeks.
Yes. Product returns are managed according to Jean Coutu Group policies covering product returns and exchanges. The Jean Coutu Group reserves the right to recover miles associated with specific products or associated promotional offers when these specific products are returned by clients.
No. AIR MILES® miles may only be accumulated by the holder of the AIR MILES® card linked to the transaction purchases. Miles may not be given and have no surrender value.
To get the AIR MILES® miles customers must have their card and coupon offer at the time of the transaction. If you have forgotten your card or coupon offer, however, it is possible to have your cash register receipt initialed by the person responsible before leaving the store. You then have 14 days to return to the same store with your cash register receipt, your AIR MILES® card and request the AIR MILES® miles that had not been credited to your account.
To update information in your AIR MILES® profile you must visit "your profile" at airmiles.ca.
Yes. You will be able to get AIR MILES® miles through the reading of the bar code of your card on the application or the number can be entered manually by the cashier. However, to limit fraud, the plastic card will be required to redeem AIR MILES Cash miles.
No. These are two distinct loyalty programs that cannot be used together within the same transaction. However, depending on your purchases and current promotions, you may choose to present one card or the other at the time of payment.
This program enables you to use AIR MILES® miles from your AIR MILES Cash account to pay for your purchases when shopping at Jean Coutu or other participating partners.
The AIR MILES® Cash program is really simple to use.
a. ACTIVATE your account and set your preference by visiting airmiles.ca/cash.
b. GET AIR MILES® miles in your AIR MILES Cash account.
c. USE your AIR MILES Cash account AIR MILES® miles to pay for your purchases at Jean Coutu or any other participating partners. For every 95 miles in your Cash account, you can pay $10 of your purchases, up to a total of $750 per day, at AIR MILES® Cash participating partners.
Two exceptions apply: Prepaid cards assimilated to cash are excluded (ex.: Vanilla Mastercard of Visa) and the Jean Coutu gift card.
No. It is not possible to transfer AIR MILES® miles between Cash and Dream accounts. Reward miles earned prior the activation of your Cash account are automatically allocated to your Dream account. You can use these miles for rewards such as flights, trips, merchandise, etc. Only AIR MILES® miles in your Cash account may be used to pay for your purchases.
Yes. You can change your balance preference as often as you like by visiting airmiles.ca/cash. Your new preference will take effect at 3 a.m. EST the following day. For example, if you change your preference at 6 p.m. today, your new preference will take effect on any purchases you make after 3 a.m. tomorrow.
Yes. Your AIR MILES® Collector Card is required because it enables the checkout system to access your account.
Absolutely. The information in your account is entirely confidential, and the payment system is secure. All information is transferred by means of secure networks.
Go to the “Profile” section on airmiles.ca and use the self-service feature to lock your account. You can order a new card and it will be sent to you.
Two options:
1- Open a session on airmiles.ca by using your Collector Account number and PIN, go to the "Your Profile" section then select the option "Lock Cash account" to customize your Account features as you like.
2- You can also lock your Cash account directly in the AIR MILES® application on your smart phone.
It’s important to keep your AIR MILES® Collector Card on your person. If you want to ensure that no one but you use instantly, you have the ability to lock and unlock your Account at any time. There are a few additional things that you should keep in mind to ensure your Collector Account is secured:
Anyone who has a Collector Card on your Account will be able to use AIR MILES® miles from your AIR MILES® Cash account in-store. The AIR MILES® Reward Program will also notify you by e-mail any time redemption is made from your AIR MILES® Cash account and when you change your account preference, so you will always be aware of your Account activity. Visit "Your profile" section of airmiles.ca then select the option "Lock Cash account" for more details.
Yes. If you have not locked your account to prevent instant redemptions, someone else may use it.