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

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• CAM Press Releases
• Mover Member News
• Supplier Member News
• Media
• Industry Associations
• Government
• Reports

CAM Press Releases

• It’s National Moving Month: Over 700 complaints about movers and storage companies trigger consumer warning. (PDF, 30April2019)
• Canadian Association of Movers Helps Family Victimized by Rogue (PDF, 9Apr2018)
• The Better Business Bureau serving Southern Alberta & East Kootenay and the Canadian Association of Movers Urge Consumers to Hire Trustworthy Moving Companies (PDF, 29Mar2018)
• Canadian Association of Movers: Meet Our New Chair – Cam Carswell (PDF, 5Dec2017)
• Canadian Association of Movers: Meet Our New President – Nancy Irvine (PDF, 1Dec2017)
• Canadian Association of Movers Warns Public about Brand Hijackings (PDF, 24Jan2017)
• Professional Moving Companies Win Big says Canadian Association of Movers (PDF, 29Nov2016)
• What Consumers Need to Know About Moving into Storage (PDF, 7Jul2016)
• Consumers Must Take Steps to Protect their Goods in Transit (PDF, 23Jun2016)
• Packing for Moving Day is Done Best by Professional Movers (PDF, 9June2016)
• A 10-Point Plan for a Summer Move (PDF, 26May2016)
• Deducting Moving Expenses at Tax Time (PDF, 13Feb2015)
• Children Need Special Attention on Moving Day (PDF, 20May2014)
• The Canadian Association of Movers Declares 2014 to be the Year of the Reputable Mover (PDF, 20Mar2014)

Mover Member News

• CTV News (May 21, 2020) - Toronto family struggles to move to new condo amid COVID-19 pandemic (featuring John Prittie, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®)
• newinhomes.com (May 14, 2020) - Moving in 2020 - COVID-19 Dictates "The New Normal" (blog by Chuck Resnick, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®)
• Good Housekeeping (May 8, 2020) - What You Should Know About Moving During the Coronavirus Pandemic (featuring Kevin Murphy, North American Moving Services)
• CITYTV Breakfast Television Toronto (May 7, 2020) - Precautions and protocols for moving safely during COVID-19 (featuring Pierre Frappier, AMJ Campbell Inc.)
• Rockbrune Brothers Limited receives Excellence Award (October 24, 2019) NEW
• Freightwaves.com: Atlas App Simplifies Moving Process (August 20, 2019)
• Two national moving companies cut ties with NRA: Allied Van Lines and North American Van Lines (February 23, 2018)
• Allied Van Lines Announces that Rawlinson Moving & Storage Ltd. is their 2017 Agent of the Year (February 7, 2018) (pdf)

Supplier Member News

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

• Great Little Box Company/Ideon Packaging (GLBC) press release: Innovative corrugated bed designed to supplement hospital bedding in public health emergencies (May 2020) NEW

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• McLean Hallmark Insurance Group Acquires Steer Insurance Moving and Storage Program (November, 2017) (pdf)
• Spicers Canada has acquired Shippers Supply, a leading distributor of shipping, packaging and warehouse supplies with diverse manufacturing capabilities headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. (November 6, 2017) (pdf)
• Industrial Mediation Professional Corporation newsletters 

Media

• AMEinfo: Top 10 countries UAE Expats are moving to: 2020 Edition (January 20, 2020) NEW
• CBC News: Latest data shows worker shortage is helping Canadians get richer: Don Pittis (June 10, 2019) NEW
• The Wall Street Journal: Self-driving trucks threaten nearly 300,000 jobs, report says (September 4, 2018)
• California Office of Public Affairs press release: Regulator Shines Spotlight on Damage Restoration Companies, Interstate Movers (August 9, 2018)
• Why the Trucking Shortage Is Costing You (Transport Topics, August 1, 2018)
• Global News reports on the labour shortage in the moving industry: Want a job that pays $75K-$100K? Few do, amid Canada’s worst labour shortage in 10 years (April 27, 2018)
• Here's an article out of the US about the impact of regulating the moving industry. What’s killing the household goods moving industry? (February 17, 2017)
• New companies target highly mobile young customer demographic: Start-Ups Seek to Take Some of the Pain Out of Moving (NY Times, December 24, 2016)
• Letter from David Bradley, Canadian Trucking Alliance to Canada’s Minister of Finance, Bill Morneau on the disappearance of the truck driver job in the future (October 24, 2016) (pdf)
• Get used to the 'job churn' of short-term employment and career changes, Bill Morneau says (National Post, October 22, 2016) (pdf)
• (Quebec) Province big loser in population moves (Toronto Star, June 29, 2016) (pdf)
• Cargo Business News Online 
• Today’s Trucking Online 

Industry Associations

• President, CEO resigns from American Moving & Storage Association Scott Michael of AMSA exits after 26 years of service with organization (December 6, 2019) NEW
• CERC - Interprovincial Mobility Survey Results - Executive Summary (June 2018) (pdf). The 2018 Canadian Employee Relocation Council’s Interprovincial Mobility Survey marks the third edition of the ground‐breaking survey first conducted in 2011 and repeated in 2014. The 2018 survey, conducted in partnership with Ipsos Global Public Affairs, reports on the attitudes 1,185 working Canadians who are self‐employed or employed in either a full‐time or part‐time capacity, about their willingness to move for employment purposes. The full report can be purchased on the CERC site .
• CERC - Canadian workers more willing to move: Vancouver tops list of destinations (June 27, 2018) (pdf)
• IAM News: Head Stepping Down - White Stepping Up (February 23, 2018 (pdf)
• The Communicator, California Moving & Storage Association 
• MTSA Newsletter, Minnesota Transport Services Association (pdf)
• OMNI takes risk and compliance seriously by making Dow Jones vetting compulsory throughout its network (March 2018)
• Moving Forward, Pennsylvania Moving & Storage Association (pdf)
• MoverNews, Southwest Movers Association
• Safety Driven (Trucking Safety Council of BC)

Government

• 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

• United Van Lines, Inc. US released the results of their 2019 National Movers Study. NEW
• Allied Van Lines US just issued their 2019 Annual Magnet States Report on the State of Migration Across The USA. NEW
• American Moving & Storage Association Industry Trends publication #1 for 2019. NEW
• North American Moving Services 2018 US Migration Report Here's the PDF version of their 2018 US Migration Report. (pdf)
• University of British Columbia preliminary research survey results. (pdf) (August 2018)
• Atlas Van Lines, Inc. US just released the results of their 51st Annual Atlas Corporate Relocation Survey.