CRVA News

OTTAWA, April 28th, 2021 – Representatives from the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) of Canada and the Canadian Camping and RV Council (CCRVC) are meeting in person with Parliamentarians this today to discuss the recovery measures needed to support the RV and camping industry post-covid recovery, and the need for implementation of a fair tax…

Press release Elkhart, IN – 02/28/2022 – Truma has partnered with Thor Motor Coach to equip their Class B camper vans for year-round camping. The Truma Combi is standard on all Sequence, Tellaro, Sanctuary, and Tranquility models as well as the Rize 18M and Scope 18M models. In all six motorized models, saving space in…

  For immediate Release -Burlington, Ontario January 13th, 2022 The Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association of Canada (“RVDA”) and the Canadian Recreational Vehicle Association (“CRVA”) joined together to express their concerns with Transport Canada regarding the pending implementation of mandatory vaccination for truckers entering Canada, which is to take effect on January 15th, 2022. In total,…

Canadian Recreational Vehicle Association – News Release December 7, 2021 The Canadian Recreational Vehicle Association reports that RV Wholesale Shipments into Canada for the 3rd Quarter ending September 30th, 2021 totaled 14,245 units compared to 6,995 in 2020, representing an increase of 103.65%. Total RV Wholesale Shipments into Canada year to date as of September…

Press release  Elkhart, IN – 11/15/2021 Truma North America has named Kyle Hastings to Head of Service. In his role, Hastings will lead the Customer Care, Mobile Service, Training and Dealer Service support from our North American Head Quarters in Elkhart. Hastings will report to Mark Howlett, COO of Truma North America. Hastings comes to…

By: RVBusiness| Published on: Oct 25, 2021 Results for the RV Industry Association’s (RVIA) September 2021 survey of manufacturers determined that total RV shipments ended the month with 55,014 units, an increase of 32.2% compared to the 41,600 units shipped during September 2020. This September was also the best on comparable record with shipments surpassing the…

CBC News · Posted: Oct 15, 2021 4:31 PM AT | Last Updated: October 15 After a pandemic and 5 years in politics, former Saint John mayor says it was time to ‘get out there and live’ After the pandemic, Don and Patty Darling decided they weren’t willing to put their dream adventures off for even one…

Andrew Duffy / Times Colonist  SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 01:45 AM With a continuing ban on leisure travel to the U.S., COVID-testing hassles for those travelling by air and a build-up of cabin fever — not to mention the ability to work from pretty much anywhere — interest in recreational vehicles has hit an all-time high.…

By: RVBusiness|Published on: Aug 19, 2021|Categories: Today’s Industry News One of the most exciting trends in RV ownership over the past few years has been the increase in families with young children, reports the RV Industry Association (RVIA). According to the recent Go RVing RV Owner Demographic Profile, these owners are under 45 years old and have…

The Canadian Recreational Vehicle Association is very pleased to report that RV Wholesale Shipments into Canada for the 2nd Quarter ending June 30th,2021 totaled 16,250 units compared to 4,471 in 2020, representing an increase of 263.45% over the same period last year. Total RV Wholesale Shipments into Canada YTD for the period ending June 30th…

By: RVBusiness|Published on: Jun 1, 2021 Strong growth through the remainder of 2021 will push RV wholesale shipments to their highest historical total ever, according to the Summer 2021 issue of “RV RoadSigns,” the quarterly forecast prepared by ITR Economics for the RV Industry Association (RVIA). The latest projection shows total 2021 RV shipments ranging between…

May 19th, 2021 The Canadian Recreational Vehicle Association is pleased to report that RV Wholesale Shipments into Canada for the 1st Quarter ending March 31st, 2021 totaled 13,852 units compared to 8,634 in 2020, representing an increase of 60.44% for the period over last year. The RV and Camping Industry in Canada significantly increased in…

April 26th, 2021 More RVs were delivered to RV dealerships across North America in March than in any prior single month in the industry’s history, according to the newly released wholesale shipment data from the RV Industry Association’s (RVIA) March 2021 survey of manufacturers. The 54,291 wholesale RV units shipped this past March is a…

January 29th, 2021 RV vacations are on the rise from coast to coast in Canada and how affordable a family trip is depends on a number of factors. The Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) of Canada, the Canadian Recreational Vehicle Association (CRVA) and Go RVing Canada recently released the updated 2020 Family Vacation Cost Analysis, which analyzes and compares…

Camping Behavior Statistics One thing we’ve always found interesting is how differently people enjoy camping. Some camp alone, some take their friends and families on camping trips, and everything in between. We’ve found some awesome statistics about how often Canadians go camping, what kind of criteria they use to decide where they go camping, what…

November 20th- The Canada-U.S. border is set to remain closed well until at least mid-December. Multiple reports in Canadian news outlets, including The Toronto Star, the CBC and the Globe and Mail, said the governments of both countries have agreed to another 30-day rollover of the current travel restrictions, which were due to expire in…