Second shop in Canada accredited under CCIAP
By Barett Poley Courtenay, British Columbia — February 16, 2017 — Fix Auto Courtenay has become the second collision repair business to receive Canadian Collision Industry Accreditation Program (CCIAP) accreditation. The facility is located in British Columbia, so the shop actually qualified under the Certified Collision Repair (CCR) program administered by the Automotive Retailers Association […]
CCIAP registrations top 1,000 shops
Ottawa, Ontario — January 16, 2017 — Since its launch in mid-October 2016, the Canadian Collision Industry Accreditation Program (CCIAP) has grown with remarkable speed. Just this week program officials announced that over 1,000 Canadian collision facilities have been registered in the program. This is extraordinary growth over the last twelve weeks. Collision Repair magazine […]
Over 300 shops now registered under Canadian Collision Industry Accreditation Program
Ottawa, Ontario — January 6, 2017 — AIA Canada reports that the Canadian Collision Industry Accreditation Program (CCIAP) is already off to a roaring start in 2017. The program, which officially launched in October 2016, has already seen over 300 collision repair facilities registered with the program. Over 20 shops have scheduled accreditation audits for […]
Survey: Accreditation programs are the future of the industry
By Mike Davey Hamilton, Ontario — December 20, 2016 — Certification and accreditation programs have been with us for years, but typically tied to a specific OEM, such as BMW or Toyota. Recently new players have entered the game, such as Certified Collision Care and AIA Canada’s CCIAP program. Collision Repair magazine recently surveyed our […]
Canadian Collision Industry Accreditation Program officially launched
Ottawa, Ontario — October 18, 2016 — The Automotive Industries Association (AIA) of Canada has officially launched the Canadian Collision Industry Accreditation Program (CCIAP). News on the new program first broke in June when CCIAP was announced. At that time, Collision Repair magazine reported that Andrew Shepherd, Executive Director of I-CAR Canada, had been tapped […]
AIA Canada to launch new accreditation program
Ottawa, Ontario — May 16, 2016 — The Automotive Industries Association (AIA) of Canada has issued a statement saying it will launch a nation-wide collision facility accreditation program in the fall of 2016. Tony Canade, AIA Canada Chair and President of Assured Automotive, provided some background on the decision. “The industry is seeing a […]
