Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Programs: Aeroplan SE AND 1MM, HHonors Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Platinum , L'Accor Platinum
Posts: 9,580
CP (I used to fly with that airline before AC took it over) used to give ongoing upgrade stickers valid for a year.
For the longest time, AC would give certs valid until the end of Feb of the following year. A few years ago, AC changed stating threshold certs obtained from Nov 1 onwards are valid until Feb 28 of the following second year.
But AC has promised (at least unofficially) to look at the CP type policy from day 1 that it took over CP.
I crossed the 60K threshold a few weeks ago - if the CP policy had existed, I could have upgraded those flights.
In March between YYZ or YUL and PVR - several flights (especially on weekends) do have business class sold out. Not yet my flights - but I am not optimistic I will be able to wait until I get the eupgrade certs around early Nov 2017, expiring Feb 28, 2019 and successfully upgrade.