Originally Posted by
YOWgary
Yes, correct.
You'll also earn substantially fewer Aeroplan points from flying compared to last year, on nearly anything aside from expensive business-class fares, and earning status is now more expensive.
Correction. The expensive fares aren't only J fares. I consider an YXU-ATL return flight in Flex for 2100 CAD to be very expensive. This one earned several times more points than a similar booking last year.