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2021 MDA Dealer of Excellence Awards
Motor Dealers’ Association of Alberta (MDA) Announces the 2021 Alberta Dealer of Excellence Winners: Bob Harms & Chad Zender Named Alberta Dealers of Excellence The MDA extends congratulations from dealers across the province to our 2021 Alberta Dealer of Excellence award winners, Bob Harms, Harms Automotive Group in Edmonton, and Chad Zender, Zender Auto Group in Spruce Grove, in the metro and non-metro categories respectively. The two men share a few things in common: they both started at the bottom and wore many hats on the road to the president’s […]
MDA / SAIT Virtual Fall Courses
The SAIT Automotive Management Certificate Program is offered in partnership with Motor Dealers’ Association of Alberta. These tailor designed courses will provide you with practical skills that you can use in your day-to-day operations. A minimum of 12 courses and 144 course hours is required to earn the Applied Management certificate of achievement. Courses can be taken in any order but must be completed in 5 years. The next course, “Social Media & Content Distribution” – is a total of 4 – 3½ hour classes, and is scheduled for October 12, 14, 19 & 21 from 1:00pm […]
Western Canadian Dealer Summit – COVID UPDATE
The WCDS has been consulting with Alberta Health Services (AHS) and the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel to determine the best and safest way to proceed with our event. Based on the advice of AHS and the decision by the Banff Springs to implement the Province’s Restriction Exemption Program, we have made the decision to proceed with the Western Canadian Dealer Summit 2021, as originally scheduled. To ensure a safe event for everyone involved, we will have to implement the following minimum requirements for all attendees. Further to the Alberta Government’s Restriction Exemption […]
MDA-6 Bill of Sale & Lease Agreement
The MDA has partnered with Burke Group of Companies to supply our dealer members with an updated MDA-6 Bill of Sale and Lease Agreement which includes the updated Privacy Statement and Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL). For dealers who laser print their own bill of sales, a PDF format can also be ordered. When purchasing either the printed or PDF Bill of Sale / Leasing Agreement, you will be required to sign off on the MDA Forms Access and Use Agreement before the product will be forwarded to you. Included with […]
COVID-19 Resources
Dear Dealers: Given the ongoing situation related to the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on businesses and the economy as a whole, CADA is working closely with the Federal Government’s Small Business Directorate and Finance Canada to ensure we are providing up-to-date information to Government officials and have information to share with dealers across Canada. In addition to CADA’s own member COVID-19 resource portal, the following government link provides up-to-date information on what government support is available to businesses and Canadians on an ongoing basis: Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan: […]
DealerPILOT HR Alberta News
As you’ve heard, we are excited to be participating in the CADA 360 HR Automation webinar series which will continue for dealerships across the country in the fall. Be sure to watch your emails for the next Alberta session and remember to register early as there will be limited seating. Over the summer we are keeping an eye on legislative changes and industry news, especially the progression of Bill 2 in Alberta, and the impact that the Act to Make Alberta Open for Business may have on dealerships. Through the […]