WestJet Rewards has four tiers: Teal, Silver, Gold and Platinum. Your tier depends on your tier qualifying spend in a calendar year, which is mostly money spent on WestJet flights. It doesn’t use segments flown. WestJet raises the amounts on January 1, 2027.
| Tier | Qualifying spend, 2026 | Qualifying spend, 2027 | Points per $1 on WestJet flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teal | Up to $3,999 | Not restated by WestJet | 1 |
| Silver | $4,000 | $5,000 | 3 |
| Gold | $6,000 | $8,000 | 5 |
| Platinum | $10,000 | $15,000 | 8 |
If you’re close, the date that matters is December 31, 2026. WestJet says that reaching the 2026 amount by then gives you that tier’s benefits throughout 2027. After that date, new spend is measured against the 2027 column. The amounts are from WestJet’s rewards news and the earn rates from its earn page, where they apply to base fares and surcharges.
What does each WestJet tier give?
Silver adds free bags, a limited number of lounge and seat vouchers, and priority check-in and boarding. Gold adds unlimited lounge access and the priority services Silver lacks. Platinum adds a third bag, Zone 1 boarding and unlimited seat selection. This comes from WestJet’s tier comparison:
| Benefit | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free checked bags | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Seat selection | 4 vouchers (Standard and Preferred Economy) | 6 vouchers (includes Extended Comfort) | Unlimited, plus 6 transferable guest vouchers (includes Extended Comfort) |
| Lounges | 6 vouchers | Unlimited with family privileges, plus 2 transferable guest vouchers | Unlimited with family privileges, plus 2 transferable guest vouchers |
| Priority check-in | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Priority boarding | Zone 2 | Zone 2 | Zone 1 |
| Free streaming-quality Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Priority baggage | No | Yes | Yes |
| Priority security screening | No | Yes | Yes |
| Priority support number | No | Yes | Yes |
| No fee for a same-day flight change | No | Yes | Yes |
| Early access to buy an upgrade | No | Yes | Yes |
| Complimentary upgrade before check-in | Yes | Yes, high priority | Yes, highest priority |
| Complimentary upgrade at the gate | Yes | Yes, high priority | Yes, highest priority |
Each tier’s benefits apply on itineraries sold and operated by WestJet, and your WestJet Rewards ID must be on the booking. Up to 8 guests on your reservation also get the free bags, within WestJet’s baggage allowance. Gold and Platinum can bring up to five immediate family members to the lounge, such as a spouse or a dependent child aged 24 or under. On Silver, lounge guests must be with you on the same itinerary. The full rules are on the Silver, Gold and Platinum pages.
Teal is outside that table. WestJet’s Teal page lists 1 point per $1 on WestJet flights, seat selection, baggage and upgrades, a lower first checked bag fee if you pre-pay, and free Wi-Fi on select flights. Wi-Fi depends on the aircraft at every tier.
WestJet says it can change or withdraw top-tier benefits at any time without notice.
What changes on January 1, 2027?
WestJet announced three things:
- Higher amounts. Silver goes from $4,000 to $5,000, Gold from $6,000 to $8,000 and Platinum from $10,000 to $15,000.
- Protection for 2026 qualifiers. Reach the 2026 amount by December 31, 2026, and you get that tier’s benefits throughout 2027.
- More Status Lifts. The most you can get in a year goes from 50 in 2026 to 75 in 2027.
The tier you hold in 2028 depends on what you earn during 2027.
What carries over into 2027?
Your status carries over if you qualified, but your spend doesn’t. WestJet’s Status Lift page says tier qualifying spend resets to $0 every January 1, so going over an amount in 2026 gives you no head start in 2027.
The one exception we found is a milestone award. Choose the 1,000 CAD bonus, one of the $12,000 options, and it arrives at the start of the next qualifying year.
Our example, not WestJet’s: say your 2026 total reaches $4,200. You hold Silver through 2027 and your total starts again at $0 on January 1, 2027. To hold Silver in 2028, you’d need $5,000 during 2027.
What hasn’t WestJet said about 2027?
These points were open when we checked on November 6, 2026:
- Most pages still show 2026 figures. The tiers page, the Silver, Gold and Platinum pages, the Status Lift page and RBC’s card update page still show the 2026 amounts or 50 Lifts, though the tiers page and the Silver, Gold and Platinum pages carry a notice of the increase. Only the rewards news gives the 2027 table, so we follow it for 2027.
- Timing in 2027. Tier pages say benefits start when you reach the amount and last for the rest of that year and all of the next. The notice doesn’t repeat that for 2027.
- The Status Lift rate. The notice changes the maximum only. It doesn’t restate $200 for each $5,000 for 2027.
- Teal’s range and the milestone levels. The notice covers Silver, Gold and Platinum, and it doesn’t mention milestone levels.
- A holiday extension. For the 2025-26 holidays, WestJet extended status to January 31, 2026, for select members with a round trip over the new year. We found no such notice for the 2026-27 holidays, so don’t count on one.
What counts toward tier qualifying spend?
WestJet’s tiers page and terms (effective September 9, 2026) count these:
- 100% of the base fare, plus fuel charges and other carrier surcharges
- 100% of bag fees, seat selection fees and cabin upgrade fees, generally on itineraries made up entirely of flights both marketed and operated by WestJet
- 20% of your share of an eligible WestJet Vacations or Sunwing Vacations package, excluding taxes, fees and charges. For Sunwing, that starts with travel completed on or after September 9, 2026
- Status Lift amounts, from the card benefit below
These don’t count, under the terms and the upgrades page:
- UltraBasic and Member Exclusive fares
- Anything paid with points. On a part-points booking, only the part paid another way counts
- Flights sold under another airline’s code
- Refunded, void or unused tickets, and no-shows
- Complimentary upgrades and winning upgrade bids
- Someone else’s travel: only the traveller named on the ticket, with their ID on it, gets the spend
The tiers page’s “100% of the base fare” line doesn’t mention the fare exclusions. The terms do, so we follow the terms.
Does a flight I book in December count for this year?
As we read WestJet’s rules, only the part you fly by December 31 counts. WestJet tracks flights by the date flown, not the date you buy them. Its terms split a ticket’s fare across its flown segments, so a round trip returning in January would put the return part in the next year, though WestJet doesn’t spell out that case. Spend usually posts within 7 days after travel, though it can take up to 30.
Packages are less clear. The tiers page FAQ says packages count when they’re completed, while the terms use the outbound travel date. If yours leaves in December and returns in January, ask WestJet which year it falls in before relying on it.
How does Status Lift work?
Status Lift is a benefit of the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard and the World Elite Mastercard for Business. Each $5,000 of eligible purchases adds 200 CAD of tier qualifying spend, and WestJet and RBC both state that rate. The terms name those two cards, not the base WestJet RBC Mastercard.
- Who gets it: purchases by all cardholders on the account count, but only the primary cardholder gets the credit.
- What’s left out: returns, credits, fees, interest and cash advances, including balance transfers, cash-like transactions and bill payments that aren’t pre-authorized with a merchant.
- December cut-off: Lifts count purchases up to your December statement date, so a purchase made after that date falls into the next year. A Lift arrives about 10 business days after the statement date on which you reach $5,000.
- Closing the account: if you close it before the year ends, WestJet can remove your Lifts and any tier they earned.
WestJet says 20 Lifts reach Silver, 30 Gold and 50 Platinum at the 2026 amounts. The dollar figures and 2027 columns below are our arithmetic, not WestJet’s, and the 2027 columns assume the rate stays the same:
| Tier | Lifts, 2026 | Card spend, 2026 | Lifts, 2027 | Card spend, 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 20 | $100,000 | 25 | $125,000 |
| Gold | 30 | $150,000 | 40 | $200,000 |
| Platinum | 50 | $250,000 | 75 | $375,000 |
Does any card give status straight away?
WestJet’s terms for the World Elite Mastercard for Business give its primary cardholder Silver benefits starting within 10 days of account approval, until December 31 of the following year. Keeping them takes at least $30,000 a year in eligible purchases on the card. The benefit doesn’t add the tier qualifying spend Silver normally takes, and WestJet hasn’t said whether the $30,000 changes in 2027.
How do I get Silver status?
Reach the year’s amount in tier qualifying spend, from travel, Status Lifts or both. A member can also give someone Gold for 12 months with a Gift of Gold voucher, one of the milestone awards.
Our example, not WestJet’s: $2,000 of qualifying flights plus 10 Lifts ($50,000 on the card) makes $4,000, enough for Silver in 2026. In 2027, the same flights would need 15 Lifts ($75,000) to reach $5,000.
Can I reach Platinum without a credit card?
Yes. WestJet’s terms make top-tier status available to all members who reach the published amount, so qualifying travel alone can get you there: $10,000 in 2026 or $15,000 in 2027. The card is a shortcut, and WestJet says it can also get you there without flying.
How do complimentary upgrades work?
Silver, Gold and Platinum members can get them, when space permits. There’s nothing to request: seats are assigned in order of tier, starting with Platinum, then by fare class, then by World Elite card status. They don’t earn points or qualifying spend.
| Silver | Gold | Platinum | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fares that qualify | EconoFlex | EconoFlex | Econo, EconoFlex, Member Exclusive |
- Before check-in: upgrades go to Premium, assigned before the 24-hour check-in period opens.
- At the gate: upgrades go to Premium, or to Extended Comfort on eligible routes flown by a Boeing 737 or 787, and you must check in at least 75 minutes before departure. On Sunwing Vacations bookings, only Platinum members qualify.
- Routes: upgrades to Premium, at either stage, exclude flights to or from Europe, Asia and South America.
- Group size: you must be alone or with one companion on the reservation.
Gold and Platinum can also call the priority support number 48 to 24 hours before departure to buy an upgrade early, at regular upgrade fees. Dining options may be limited on a complimentary upgrade.
How do seat selection vouchers work?
Each voucher covers one guest for one direction, including connections, so a round trip takes two per guest. Use them before check-in, or a fee applies. They aren’t valid in Premium or Business, or on Sunwing Vacations bookings.
Silver’s cover Standard and Preferred Economy seats, not Exit Row or Extended Comfort. Gold’s cover any Economy seat that normally has a fee, including those two. Platinum’s unlimited seat selection is for the member, and the 6 guest vouchers cover anyone else.
When you cross into a higher tier, or start a new qualifying year having kept your tier, WestJet’s terms issue new vouchers and cancel unused ones from before, so use them first if you can.
What are milestone awards?
Milestone awards are extra rewards you choose at set levels of milestone qualifying spend. That’s a separate total from tier qualifying spend: it counts WestJet travel but not Status Lifts. You must choose within one year of reaching the level, or the award expires. These are WestJet’s current choices:
| Level | Choose one |
|---|---|
| $2,000 | 2,000 points; 200 CAD tier qualifying spend bonus; $25 Skip gift card |
| $8,000 | 20,000 points; 500 CAD tier qualifying spend bonus; WestJet-wide companion voucher; 4 seat selection vouchers |
| $12,000 | 10,000 points; WestJet-wide companion voucher; Gift of Gold; 1,000 CAD bonus for next year |
| $16,000 | 10,000 points; 40% off a Premium fare; $250 vacation credit; Champs carry-on luggage (2026 award) |
| $20,000 | 10,000 points; transferable companion voucher; 4 transferable seat selection vouchers; De’Longhi espresso machine (2026 award) |
| $30,000 | 25,000 points; $500 vacation credit; Gift of Gold; House of Marley turntable (2026 award) |
| $40,000 | 25,000 points; 40% off a Business fare; 8 transferable lounge vouchers; Bose headphones |
| $50,000 | 25,000 points; transferable companion voucher; $1,000 Fairmont gift card; Toronto Blue Jays suite (first member to reach $50,000 and select it) |
Do Gold and Platinum members get a companion voucher?
Not from the tier itself: the tier comparison doesn’t list one. The milestone voucher comes from milestone spend, and its companion’s base fare is waived. Gold and Platinum members can combine two on one trip through the priority support number. The card vouchers are separate: see the companion voucher guide.
Does WestJet have a status match?
We found no current offer on WestJet’s tiers, offers or terms pages on November 6, 2026. The only mention we found is on its parental leave page, which names Status Match and Fast Track as examples of promotional offers. That page doesn’t say one is open, so ask WestJet before planning around a match.
That page also covers a return from leave: members who earned their tier by spending can ask to have it reinstated or extended for the rest of the year and the next qualifying year.
Where to go next
- How WestJet Rewards works: the program, and how points fit in
- WestJet companion voucher: the card vouchers, including their spend rule
- RBC WestJet World Elite Mastercard review: whether the card behind Status Lift suits you
- Best WestJet credit cards: which card to choose
- WestJet Rewards guides: everything in this section
WestJet sets these tiers and says it can change them at any time. Checked against WestJet’s and RBC’s pages on November 6, 2026. See our Advertiser Disclosure.