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If you cancel your upgrades and rebook them, you will be charged based on current prices. With the recent price increases, depending on how far back you purchased the upgrades it may actually end up costing you more after your CC discount.

If you're flying to Europe in Aug 2023, that's considered high season so it could take a lot more points than 60k for a business class seat. I did a mock booking as far out as possible on Air Canada's site (May 2023) and a direct AC flight from Toronto to Barcelona, a non-refundable ticket was 231k points +$60 per person for business class. Economy was 45.8k+$60 and Premium Economy was 94.5k+$60. Keep in mind that you can also book a ticket through their site on a partner airline as well. For example, with a 2hr stopover in Lisbon, you can book business class on TAP Portugal for only 70k+$121. Good luck and happy planning.

I seem to have been one of the lucky ones. I submitted my renewal application back in Oct. and got a conditional approval within 2 weeks. Shortly there after it changed to approved and I received my new Nexus card. My wife's application (first time) has been conditionally approved, she just needs to go in for the interview. Hoping that Canadian sites open soon as the one at Pearson is already an hour away from our home so going to Niagara Falls really isn't an option for us.

T-Mobile most likely has a partnership agreement with one of the 3 major wireless carriers (Rogers, Telus, or Bell) in Canada.

I’ve seen some people suggesting it as an option in order to circumvent the negative test requirement. From my point of view there are two significant flaws with this option. First, think of the added cost and time required. Unless they planned to transit through Canada both ways, a last minute ticket from Europe will set off flags and it won’t be cheap. I did a quick check and a non-stop 1 way ticket on May 28th (weekend) from Barcelona to Toronto in economy is $1,400. In comparison, a last minute flight from Barcelona to JFK is only $601. An Uber ride will add at least another $150. Don’t forget the flight home and the cost of the unused flight which may be returned as a travel credit unless you paid extra for refundable tickets in the first place. Second, CBSA will know you purchased your ticket last minute. The first question from the CBSA agent will probably be "So you live in the US and are coming to Toronto. How long are you planning on being here and where are you staying"? Somehow you know you’ll be “randomly” selected for a Covid test and you will get the expedited service, so theoretically they could end up being stuck quarantine in Canada which defeats the whole purpose of flying to Canada. Will some try to beat the system? Sure, there may be some that will try but I highly doubt there will be many.