2 months out
- Confirm your moving date
- Book movers or ask friends & family to help
- Arrange home insurance for your new home
- Transfer school, medical records, financial, legal and vet records to your new home
- Take measurements of your new home
- Begin purging your belongings. Separate items to keep, donate or discard.
1 month out
- Gather packing supplies (E.g. boxes, bubblewrap, packing tape, etc…)
- Pack what you can, one room at a time. Don’t forget to label your boxes with what’s inside and which room you want it to go to in your new place!
- Discontinue or transfer utilities and essential services to your new address (E.g. hydro, gas, water, internet, phone, etc…)
- Complete change of address at canadapost.ca or visit your local post office
- Notify banks, postal office, credit card companies, etc. of your new address
- If applicable, reserve elevator for move day
- Start to use things that you don’t want to move – E.g. frozen or perishable food items, cleaning supplies, etc…
- Create a floorplan for your new home and plan where you want to place your furniture
- Separate valuables and fragile items that you will move yourself (E.g. TV, plants, etc…)
2 weeks out
- Review plan with moving company
- Confirm any services that might be required on moving day (E.g. cleaners, internet)
- Take photos of valuable items just in case you need to file a claim in the event of damage during your move (furniture, appliances, etc…)
- Assemble a folder of important info about your house for the next home owner
- Call your utilities to take final readings and keep a copy of your bill or report
- Trasfer utilities or connect new services online
1 week out
- Make sure you label all of your boxes clearly, especially things you’ll need right away such as ‘bed linens’ – You’ll be eager to get a good night’s sleep!
- Pack moving day essentials – Snacks, scissors, garbage bags, water, etc…
- Drain gas and oil from lawn equipment, gas grills, heaters
- Drain water from hoses, waterbeds
Moving Day
- Place carpet, floor, and door frame protectors throughout your home
- Load goods in a pre-designated order, saving ‘last load’ items for the rear of your shipment
- Check every room and closet to ensure nothing is left behind
- Leave a note with your new address so that future residents can forward any stray mail.
- Leave all applicable manuals, mailbox keys/extra keys (include mailbox location and number) and door openers on the kitchen counter for the new buyers
- Say ‘Good bye’ to your neighbours!
Moving In
- Place carpet, floor, and door frame protectors throughout your home
- Make sure everything is in working condition and make repairs before your moving truck arrives
- Clean your new home
- Pick up any mail being held at the post office
- Unload items and begin organizing your new home
- Say ‘Hello’ to new neighbours
- Enjoy your new home!
Week after your move
- Pick up new blue boxes & recycling bins
- Pick up green bins & compost bins
- Change of address with businesses, friends and family.