Originally Posted by
Santander
This isn't Aeroplan or credit card related at all.
Yes, you can use an Aeroplan card at many retail places to earn miles in Canada as well (usually 1 mile per $ spent). This is actually quite disliked by people who actually fly AC for their miles.
Oops, sorry, my bad. Thanks for the correction. After three years living in Canadia, I should have figured that out. Probably would have if I'd ever gotten an Aeroplan account (instead of just crediting everything to UA).