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Latest Update:  December 17, 2024  - Catch up on the latest industry news and announcements
 

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These are some of the press releases, bulletins and newsletters published by government, moving industry associations, movers and suppliers that CAM receives. Visit here regularly for new announcements.

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Industry Headlines

Movers

Suppliers

Announcements of new products and services from CAM Supplier members. To post a new product, send the product information to newproducts@mover.net.

Media

CAM Press Releases

Industry Associations

  • International Association of Movers: IAM President Chuck White to Retire at the end of 2023  After almost 19 years at the International Association of Movers/Household Goods Forwarders Association of America, Chuck White has announced that will retire at the end of 2023. Brian Limperopulos has been named to succeed Chuck. (February 15, 2023)

Association Newsletters

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Government

  • *new* Statistics Canada: Canada's population estimates, third quarter 2024. International migration (including permanent and temporary immigration) continued to drive population growth in Canada. (December 17, 2024)
  • February 21, 2024 - Nova Scotia Annual Population Estimates as of July 1, 2023.   As of July 1, 2023, Nova Scotia's population was estimated to be 1,058,694, an increase of 33,249 (+3.24%) over the revised July 1, 2022 estimate (1,025,445). In absolute and percentage terms, Nova Scotia's population grew faster from July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2023 than in any comparable period in the modern data series.
  • August 9, 2023 - Ontario's Ministry of Labour proposing to introduce heat-stress regulations to better protect workers | CBC News - With temperatures increasing, the proposed regulations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act would help better protect workers from excessive heat exposure or heat-related illnesses while on the job.
  • February 9, 2022 - Statistics Canada released its report on Canada’s fastest growing and decreasing municipalities from 2016 to 2021. "This document highlights the municipalities in Canada that grew the fastest between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, as well as the municipalities whose population decreased the most."
  • Second ELD certification body announced. (June 15, 2021)  A second electronic logging device (ELD) certification agency has been approved by Transport Canada. CSA Group will join FPInnovations as the second third-party organization available to approve ELDs for use in Canada. Canada’s ELD mandate went into effect June 12 for federally regulated carriers, but no devices have been approved to date. An approved third-party must first verify the devices meet the Canadian technical standard before Transport Canada allows them. Read this Truck News article.
  • As Canada's ELD mandate takes effect, compliance is impossible. (June 11, 2021) Read this Truck News article
  • On March 2nd, the Minister of Transport issued the following statement, confirming June 12th as the implementation date of ELDs in Canada: "Road safety is a priority for the Government of Canada. That is why, in 2019, we took new action to prevent commercial driver fatigue and improve road safety by mandating electronic logging devices. These devices track drivers' working hours to ensure all federally regulated motor carriers and their drivers operate safely. Consultations in the lead-up to the mandate generated broad support, and identified June 12, 2021, as a feasible date for the installation of electronic logging devices." Read more. (Mar 2, 2021)
  • Quarterly Demographic Estimates, Statistics Canada
  • Déclaration des salaires 2016, QC Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail
  • Final Report: Ontario's Household Moving Industry, May 2015, prepared for the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services by PRISM Economics and Analysis (PDF) © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 2015 Reproduced with permission.
  • Guide to violence prevention in the workplace, Government of Canada

Reports

  • Atlas Van Lines US - Atlas Corporate Relocation Survey 2024 "Survey results come from responses by 575 decision-makers, with a responsibility for relocation, and employed by a company that has either relocated employees during the past two years or plans to relocate employees this year. Over 20 industries are represented, making regional, national, and international relocations."  (2024)
  • Supermove: The Moving Experience Report 2024-2025  This report is based on surveying 300+ Americans across the country who are planning to move this year and next. They were asked what they expect from moving companies. (February 6, 2024)
  • The Globe and Mail: Do Canadian home owners really move every seven years? (January 21, 2024)
  • Allied Van Lines US just issued their 2023 Migration Report. "In this report, you will find a detailed analysis of the current trends in interstate moves across the United States, highlighting significant patterns and underlying economic factors. This year marked another decrease in the volume of interstate moves. Following the 20% decrease in 2022 compared to 2021, there was a further 12% decline in 2023 relative to the previous year. This continuous decline indicates a notable shift in migration patterns over the last two years."  (January 9, 2024)
  • BBB industry report - Canada: A look into the moving industry (2023)
  • North American Van Lines US just issued their 2022 Migration Report. "In 2022, Americans were on the move, but where to? Most found themselves leaving high cost of living areas in favor of warmer climates and more reasonable housing conditions.  The chosen states for inbound moving migration predominantly reside in the south. Whether it’s a coincidence or not, many of these states were among the first to lessen Covid-19 regulations. While it’s a possibility that the surge in remote work leads people to areas with less restriction in the short term, it could also be that these locations offer a smaller tax burden in the long term as well."  (January 2023)
  • February 9, 2022 - Statistics Canada released its report on Canada’s fastest growing and decreasing municipalities from 2016 to 2021. "This document highlights the municipalities in Canada that grew the fastest between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, as well as the municipalities whose population decreased the most."
  • United Van Lines US released the results of their 2020 National Migration Study. In 2020, Americans continued to move westbound and southbound – and the COVID-19 pandemic factored into and accelerated many of those decisions to move. (Jan. 4, 2021) 
  • 53rd Annual Atlas Corporate Relocation Survey May 27 2020
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