November 2025
October 2025
FRONT LINE AND CANADA POST
FRONT LINE AND CANADA POST
It’s not us Canada Post, it’s you.
We have decided to end our long-standing practice of mailing a copy of Front Line to each and every Member every month.
It’s not just about saving on paper, or postage costs, or printing and handling costs, it’s also about the frustration of dealing with on again, off again service, from a postal provider that promises one thing and literally does not deliver.
We have, for many years now, also sent Front Line by email, and these days all of our Members use email. We make sure to get emails at the time any new Member joins.
Many of our Members have already opted to receive Front Line by email exclusively anyway.
As you know, Front Line comes by email in an easy to read online format and you can download an easy to read, and easy to print, PDF version.
You can also review our Front Line archives on our website at:
THANKSGIVING DAY – OCTOBER 13, 2025
THANKSGIVING DAY - OCTOBER 13, 2025
Dealers are legally required to close on Thanksgiving Day, Monday, October 13th, unless located in a tourist area as designated by their local municipality.
Dealers may be open on Saturday, October 11th and, if they wish, on Sunday, October 12th.
The UCDA search facility will be closed on Thanksgiving Monday, but will be available as usual from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 11th and 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14th.
Of course, On-line searches are available on Thanksgiving Monday at www.ucdasearches.com
CANADA POST WORKERS STRIKE
CANADA POST WORKERS STRIKE
… here we go again
Most of our members will have heard the news yesterday that the Canadian Union of Postal Workers has begun a national strike. Canada Post’s operations have shut down, affecting millions of Canadians and businesses across the country. During the strike, the UCDA will communicate with members by email for correspondence and invoices. Shipments will be sent by alternate carriers. Members who normally pay invoices by cheque must make alternate arrangements. Members can pay their invoices by credit card, by calling the UCDA office at 416.231.2600 or 1.800.268.2598. If you want to pay by EFT, please send a request to ar@ucda.org for banking information. Payment information is also on every invoice We will keep you updated on the progress of any negotiations between the union and employer. |
CYBER CRIME
CYBER CRIME
We are hearing from members that their emails are increasingly being hijacked. Cybercriminals have reached a level of sophistication that surprises many people. They have been able to insert themselves into transactions midstream. It can work like this: A dealer offers to buy out a customer’s lease from a lessor. They have an established relationship with the lessor and communicate through email. The lessor gave the buyout amount and asked for payment by cheque. Later, the dealer received another email, appearing to come from the lessor, stating that they now would only accept payment via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) and attached the form. The dealer proceeded with payment by EFT. Days later, the lessor called asking where their cheque was. The EFT had gone to criminals and not the lessor. Practice Good Cyber Hygiene Train your staff to avoid clicking on unsafe attachments, how to recognize spam emails, and when unsure, to ask. Don’t give crooks access to your systems in the first place:
Don’t Assume Anything – Be Suspicious
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DEALER ALERT OMVIC CPD PROPOSED TO COST $99
DEALER ALERT OMVIC CPD PROPOSED TO COST $99
As UCDA Members know, OMVIC plans to launch an education requirement on renewal next year for all dealers and salespeople. Those registrants, who are not grandfathered, will take an online course called Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
You will have recently seen an OMVIC Bulletin announcing they intend to charge $99 for dealers (every year) and salespeople (every two) to take CPD.
https://www.omvic.ca/news/dealer-bulletins/continuing-professional-development-fee-consultation/
OMVIC are inviting you to make submissions on this proposal by October 8, 2025 at:
https://form.jotform.com/252395397644268
This was the UCDA’s submission:
“Without knowing what OMVIC’s costs are for developing, delivering and administering the CPD Program, it is impossible to comment on whether a $99 fee is fair or reasonable. To us it seems very high, and it gives little comfort to hear OMVIC suggest it compares favourably with other regulated professions, assuming that is even accurate. The Law Society of Ontario has had CPD for years and charges its members $0.”
September 2025
CHIP IN FOR CHARITY
CHIP IN FOR CHARITY!
The UCDA’s support for the fight against childhood cancers continues in 2025 with donations to mark September which is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month We are pulling out all the stops this year through our social media channels, Dealer Alerts and Front Line, to engage our Members in this fight. We have a contest for a free foursome at the Championship Course at Osprey Valley during 2025. UCDA Members who show us a charitable receipt by September 12, 2025 (email to memberservices@ucda.org) for a donation to one of the Charities listed below, will be entered into a contest to win that valuable prize. The winner will be announced on September 15th. Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer (NOFCC) Ontario Parents Advocating for Children with Cancer (OPACC)
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