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Honda/Acura: Body and Paint Warranty Repairs to be Performed by a ProFirst Certified Repair Facility Effective April 1, 2022, Honda Canada Inc., (“Honda”) announced that all Honda and Acura warrantable body and paint repairs are required to be performed at a ProFirst Certified Collision Repair Facility. The goal of this policy update is to ensure that body and paint repairs are performed in accordance with Honda specified repair procedures and to minimize the risks associated with incorrect repairs. This policy also supports ‌collision repair facilities that have invested in tools, equipment, and training to become ProFirst Certified. Honda/Acura Dealers will be able to utilize the online shop locators https://honda.ca/collision-centre and https://acura.ca/collision-centre along with the Certified Collision Care online shop locator https://autobodylocator.ca/canada to locate a ProFirst Certified Repair Facility in their local area. What does this mean for you? A potential increase in the…

January (#2) 2022 Aviva Preferred Shops Receive New Increased Certified Rates Aviva Canada introduced a new rate structure effective January 4th, 2022, that provides their OEM Certified Aviva Preferred Shops with higher door rates. Aviva has officially released the certified rates and certified luxury rates to their network and are recognizing the Certified Collision Care program OEM Certifications for repair facilities to have access to the higher rates.   This is exciting news for Certified Collision Care providers on the Aviva Preferred network. They are being rewarded for making the investments in tools, equipment and training to be able to provide safe repairs to OEM specifications, and to achieve OEM certification. This means that when a facility repairs a vehicle that belongs to a brand they are certified with, the certified rates will apply. The certified rates…

January 2022 Happy New Year! Welcome to the first Certified Collision Care newsletter of 2022 as we share some exciting news. The Certified Collision Care team is looking forward to a great year ahead supporting our certified network of over 600 Certified Collision Care Providers! Ford Paint Warranty Repairs to be Performed by Ford Certified Collision Network Ford Canada announced that all warranty paint repairs are required to be performed at a Ford Certified Collision Network facility if one is located within 80 km of the servicing dealership. This new policy which takes effect on January 1, 2022, supports collision repair facilities that have made the investments in tools, equipment, and training to become Ford Certified by increasing the volume of warranty repairs being directed to their facilities. Also announced, Ford has enhanced the paint material…

New OEM Certifications for Certified Collision Care Providers! Did you know that Certified Collision Care added three new OEM Certifications to the program in 2021?  We have exciting news to share!         The Hyundai Certified Collision Centre and Genesis Certified Collision Centre Programs launched in May 2021, adding two new OEM Certifications to each Certified Collision Care Provider’s business, with no additional enrollment fees and no additional requirements.  All collision repair centres received notification of their new certifications in May, and most have now ordered their Hyundai and Genesis certified signs and downloaded the certified logos.   Click here to read the original program announcement  Hyundai and Genesis have added the Certified Collision Care Shop Locator to their consumer websites, adding hundreds of new searches to the site each month and directing Hyundai…

Subaru Selects Certified Collision Care as Exclusive Partner Subaru Canada, Inc. has selected Certified Collision Care, the Canadian division of Assured Performance Network, as their exclusive strategic partner to administer and manage the new Subaru Certified Collision Centre Program when it launches in early September 2021. The program will identify, certify, and promote dealership and independent facilities as collision repair providers of choice, to Subaru drivers across Canada. All existing Certified Collision Care Providers will have the opportunity to add these exclusive credentials to their business, provided they are sponsored by their preferred Subaru dealer and can meet the Subaru specialized certification requirements. There is no additional enrollment fee for Certified Collision Care Providers to apply to the Subaru Certified Collision Centre program.  Program information will be available at www.getsubarucertified.ca  when it launches in September 2021. Click here to read the full press release….

TIME IS RUNNING OUT! THERE ARE ONLY 37 BUSINESS DAYS UNTIL THE SGI DEADLINE.   CERTIFICATION TAKES SEVERAL WEEKS, AT A MINIMUM, SO WE RECOMMEND ENROLLING NOW! Certified Collision Care is pleased to be recognized within SGI’s Safe and Quality Auto Repair Project, as meeting the requirement for shops to qualify for the maximum SGI Training & Tooling Incentive of $15,000.  The SGI incentive is time-limited (March 1st, 2021 deadline) and we are here to help, if this is a goal you are working towards. Facts: Once enrolled, it takes at least 3-4 weeks to complete your business assessment, have your facility inspection and audit, and become certified with Certified Collision Care.  Certified Collision Care does not require ICAR Gold. Shops can be certified using the Assured Performance/Certified Collision Care Skills & Training Matrix. You need to start now,…

  BC NEWS ICBC Approves Certified Collision Care to meet Collision Program Technical Training Requirements ICBC recently announced that Certified Collision Care was approved as one of the options for shops to meet the ICBC Collision Repair Program technical training requirement.  Repair facilities in BC must meet the technical training requirement by December 31st, 2021 in order to remain a program participant.   Certified Collision Care offer two ways for shops to meet our technical training requirements for OEM Certification.  Shops can choose to either complete the Assured Performance Skills & Training Matrix or become I-CAR Gold.  For more information, please visit www.certifiedcollisioncare.ca and click on APPLY NOW, so we can reach out and answer your questions.   The information can also be referenced on the ICBC website at the following link: https://www.icbc.com/partners/material-damage/Documents/collision-equipment-list.pdf Toyota Collision Pros…

NEW LOGONissan Canada has introduced a Nissan Certified Collision Repair Network logo!If your facility is Nissan Certified, please visit the marketing tab of your business profile at www.certifiedcollisioncare.ca to download the new version, and update everywhere you have the logo in use EXPANDED NETWORK COVERAGE Nissan Canada has added the option for collision repair facilities to gain Nissan Canada Corporate Sponsorship, to be able to participate in the Nissan Certified Collision Repair Network.  Nissan is committed to promoting safe and proper repairs, and as such they want to ensure that every customer that buys a Nissan can rely on the services of a CCRC within 100km of where they purchased their vehicle. This will complement their Roadside Assistance coverage of the 100km radius.If your facility is a Certified Collision Care Provider and you are not yet participating in…

Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) has officially recognized Certified Collision Care as an approved third-party OEM certification program as part of SGI’s provincial accreditation program and their Safe and Quality Auto Repair Project. Shops that become certified with Certified Collision Care before March 1, 2021 will be eligible for a $6,000 one-time lump-sum payment for meeting the minimum accreditation requirements, plus an additional one-time lump-sum payment of $9,000 for becoming OEM certified (total of $15,000).  The training and tooling incentive was announced by Minister Responsible for SGI Joe Hargrave on September 21, 2019 at the Saskatchewan Association of Automotive Repairers (SAAR) Annual General Meeting, as one of many major changes to their accreditation program that are designed to ensure there is a healthy, sustainable collision repair industry capable of repairing vehicles safely. SGI acknowledged in a…

      The Nissan Certified Collision Repair Network is Expanding Nissan Canada is focused on providing Nissan customers with a certified collision repair choice in every market across Canada. To help facilitate this Nissan has relaunched the online sponsorship portal, and is requesting that dealers sponsor qualified collision repair centres in their local market. Dealers are initially provided with two sponsorship opportunities. Once these two sponsored collision repair centres are certified, dealers can nominate one additional repair centre. Then as each repair centre is certified, one more additional sponsorship opportunity becomes available to the dealer. If you are interested in becoming part of the Nissan Certified Collision Repair Network, we recommend reaching out to your local Nissan dealer to request sponsorship! Dealers will login at www.getnissancertified.ca to complete their sponsorships, and you can visit this site for complete details….