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With Highlights from Canadian auto dealer The Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) made their first foray into the world of online events with this year’s annual CADA Summit, which took place on Feb. 3, 2021. Read more about the event here. It was a jam-packed agenda that featured a mix…

Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs, Economy Recovery and Innovation, issued the following statement on the release of Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey for January 2021: British Columbia was able to create 2,800 jobs in January, according to the latest Labour Force Survey. We’re also seeing the positive trend toward full-time…

Federal Government Health Updates 783,589 confirmed cases to date in Canada and 20,136 deaths. Total recovered: 711,708 (91%). What’s happening in Canada and around the world today? Read here. New updates on vaccines for Canada announced today and support for the first COVID-19 vaccine to be produced in Canada - read…

ICBC has added a new online tool to provide customers an estimate of how much they will save when they renew their vehicle insurance under Enhanced Care and how much they will get in a refund from ICBC. The insurance estimator will help personal customers understand what the upcoming premium…

Average new vehicle sale prices in Canada have hit an all-time high. There has been an ongoing trend with Canadians trading in their passenger cars to buy SUVs, crossovers and pick-up trucks, which are generally more expensive. As vehicles cost more Canadians are taking out longer loans to pay for…

A comprehensive provincewide COVID-19 vaccine program was launched on December 15, 2020 which provides optimism for the end of the pandemic. It is recognized, however, that the supply of vaccine and other logistics impact the schedule for the vaccination of a large majority of the population. The current circumstances in…

Submitted by HR Automation At DealerPILOT HR we enjoy the opportunity to speak openly with our clients about their experience with managing their teams and systems. Recently we had the chance to catch up with Steve Iaboni, the Service Manager at Audi Brampton, part of the Bramgate Automotive Group. Steve…

Thank you for participating in the most recent edition of our COVID Impact Survey. See the latest results from the BC Chamber. Survey Results Impacts on businesses from the COVID-19 pandemic are similar to those reported in previous pulse checks. The most common impact continues to be decreased sales volume, reported…

Introducing a Simplified Process for Claiming a Deduction for Home Office Expenses With 2.4 million Canadians working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canada Revenue Agency has made the home office expenses deduction available to more Canadians and has simplified the way employees can claim these expenses on…

In the News - Highlights with CITYTV New car sales in Canada have rebounded signaling a possible vote of confidence from consumers that the pandemic could be rounding the corner. David Zura at CityTV explains. Watch the story here.

It's being called the largest decrease to basic insurance rates in over 40 years Car owners across the province could save, on average, 20% on vehicle insurance next year, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth, who is also in charge of ICBC, said his government intends to…

Story Previously Appeared in Motortrend 18 years and three generations later, the Cayenne lineup includes several variants ranging from the base model to the handling-focused GTS, plus plug-in hybrid versions and a fastback-like Coupe introduced in 2019. Since its inception, it has won the grueling TransSyberia Rally, it has set…