Blown Away: Ontario’s Dec. windstorm damage more than $150 million, IBC says
Toronto, Ontario — Numbers have started rolling in tallying up the destruction caused by the windstorm that blew through Quebec and eastern Ontario in December with the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) reporting more than $152 million in insured damage. The IBC broke down the damage regionally, reporting more than $100 million in Ontario, more […]
Duty Dilemma: Canada joins complaint against U.S. auto trade practices
Ottawa, Ontario — The Canadian government has officially joined Mexico in its request for a dispute settlement panel to help resolve ongoing trade conflicts with the United States that both countries consider to be in violation of USMCA trade agreements. Under USMCA, 75 percent of a vehicle’s components must originate in North America to qualify […]
‘A Win for All Parties’: Ford Canada to direct paint warranties to Ford Certified Collision Network facilities
Toronto, Ontario — Effective January 1, 2022, Ford Canada said all its warranty paint repairs are to be performed at a Ford-certified collision network facility, if one is located within 80 kilometres of the servicing dealership. According to Ford, the new policy “supports collision repair facilities that have made the investments in tools, equipment and […]
Can You Believe This?! January 14, 2022
Toronto, Ontario — This week, gas pumps lash out in support of dairy farmers, cyclists wage war on unsuspecting drivers, an Edmonton snow plow sends a driver to the ER and much more, all in Collision Repair’s weekly Can You Believe This?!
