Upcoming Education Events
Here are a couple of upcoming moving-industry-related educational opportunities to check out: CAM presentations are in purple.
May 2026
How Employment Contracts Protect Your Business
When: Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 2:00 pm ET
Presented by: Peninsula Canada
If your job contracts aren’t set up properly, they could create risk instead of reducing it. Join this webinar to learn what your contracts should include, what mistakes to avoid, and how to protect your business.
HR Essentials for Your Business
When: Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 2:00 pm ET
Presented by: Peninsula Canada
CAM Webinar 2610 - Hiring to Termination Best Practices
When: Thursday, May 21, 2026, 1:00 pm ET
Free for CAM Members / $30 for Non Members
Presented by Peninsula Canada
Managing employees isn’t just about hiring the right people; it’s about handling every stage of the employment relationship in a way that protects your business and keeps you compliant.
In this 30-minute session for the Canadian Association of Movers, we’ll walk through the full employee lifecycle from hiring to termination, highlighting practical HR best practices at each stage. We’ll cover how to set yourself up for success with strong onboarding and clear employment contracts, what effective performance and conduct management looks like in practice, and how to approach difficult decisions, such as discipline and termination, in a legally sound way.
Whether you’re building your team or managing ongoing people challenges, this session will give you a clear, practical framework to reduce risk and strengthen your HR practices day to day.
Ask Us Your Toughest HR Questions
When: Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 2:00 pm ET
Presented by: Peninsula Canada
Coming this Fall!
CAM2611 Webinar - Focus on Profitability: Asset Utilization
When: Thursday, Sept 10, 2026, 1:00 pm ET
Free for CAM Members / $30 for Non Members
In the 2nd of our series on profitability, Peter McCullough of Raven Research will focus on how maximizing asset utilization can significantly reduce truck-related costs. A monthly truck payment becomes much more manageable when the asset is consistently in use. We'll also discuss how available truck capacity can quietly impact profitability if not managed closely.
Guess what? You can register now and get a calendar reminder!
CAM2612 Webinar - Focus on Profitability: Managing Fuel Costs
When: Thursday, Nov 5, 2026, 1:00 pm ET
Free for CAM Members / $30 for Non Members
In the 3rd of our series on profitability, Peter McCullough of Raven Research will review strategies to improve fuel efficiency (miles per gallon/kilometers per litre) as well as procurement approaches to reduce cost per gallon/litre.
Guess what? You can register now and get a calendar reminder!
Video Recordings of Past Education Events
Here's a link to view some video-recordings of past moving industry-related educational events, including:
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CAM Education (members only)
These education resources are available to all active CAM members. Members will require a username and password to access them - these can be obtained from admin[at]mover.net.
- Canadian Professional Mover Course (for registered students only; effective March 1st, 2025, there is a user fee of $125 per student, or 3/$299, or $75 per student during CAM's February to May Spring Training season - plus tax) - here's a link to your Request to Register
- CAM Webinars and Essentials Training
- Training for Helpers Video
- Packing and Unpacking Videos
- Overseas Training Manual for Administrative Staff (as a pdf)
Other learning resources available for members only include:
- generic operational forms
- frequently asked questions
- business development articles that cover a range of topics, such as operational info, ELDs, HR topics, worklife, health & wellness, customer service advice, sales tips, marketing & promotion and online security, and
- business health & safety.
How To Guide
- A series of YouTube videos on how to wrap various items (various sources)
Health & Safety
- Penske Safety Bulletin
- What Canadian employers need to know about cannabis at work (Ceridian HCM, Inc. at 1-800-729-7655 or ceridian.com) – March 2019 (pdf)
- WARNING: STAY (THE HELL) AWAY FROM OUR WORKERS! (excerpt from PMSA Newsletter, Moving Forward) – January 2019 (pdf)
- SafetyDriven (Trucking Safety Council of BC)
- Health Effects of Cannabis (Government of Canada) (pdf)
- Proper Lifting Techniques for Movers – May 13, 2009 (pdf, members only)
Productivity & Customer Service
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A conversation about the complexities of moving seniors safely. When older Canadians have to move - either closer to family, to get out of a large multi-level home to a one-level location, or require transitioning to a special care facility, amongst many other scenarios, the preparation for move day can be very stressful and challenging, especially if they have lived in their home for decades. Canadian Association of Movers President Nancy Irvine has a great conversation with CAM Member Brett Ford who specializes in seniors moves. Discussion includes moving in general, what a mover does, the need for a "quarterback" to help manage the move, moving into long care homes and retirement homes and COVID considerations, and moving scams that target seniors. Here's a 22-minute video on the complexities of moving seniors safely. This is time well-spent if your customer base includes older Canadians. - April 2, 2022
- Easy Digital Tools to Improve your Business Efficiency - TriGlobal May 4, 2020
- Customer service: why you are doing it wrong and here is how you can improve! - TriGlobal April 21, 2020
- Working from home? Stay productive with these 6 tips! - TriGlobal March 27, 2020
- Negative reviews; the new positive - TriGlobal February 28 2019
- Online marketing doesn't always have to cost you - TriGlobal Feb 12 2019
- 5 Facts About the Power of Reviews - TriGlobal Jan 21 2019
Truck Tips
Thanks to Today's Trucking for these great how-to vidros for truck drivers.
- Truck Tips: How to check tractor-trailer brakes (video)
- Truck Tips: How to mark and measure brake adjustment (video)
- Truck Tips: How to couple and uncouple a trailer (video)
- Truck Tips: How to adjust 5th wheels and trailer bogeys (video)
- Truck Tips: How to set and adjust truck mirrors (video)
- Truck Tips: How to back up a tractor-trailer (video)
Other Resources
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