Sophia1, you may already have dealt with your DC transfer dilemma, but if you still have the DC points here is something you may wish to check out. Canadian based DC account holders have access to something called " Tailored Travel ",
https://www.citibank.com/dinersus/js...egory=128518e8
I have never used it, but basically it sounds like you get 1.7 cents value for each DC point that you have. It isn't great, but I would say it is a lot better than the value you would get through an indirect DC to Aeroplan transfer.