Moving Tips

Use the helpful checklist as a reminder of the things you need to do before you move.

Book the movers. You can choose to have the movers pack everything, just the breakables or pack everything yourself. It's a good idea to obtain estimates from more than one moving company.

If you own your present home

• arrange to have your gas,water & electric meters read on the day you leave and have the bills forwarded to your new address.
• have your oil tank filled before closing and provide a receipt to your lawyer if required.
• If the water heater id rented, have rental agreement transfered to new owner on closing.
• disconnect your phone & cable TV.

If you rent your present home

• give written notice to your landlord and make arrangements for the return of any deposit money owed to you.

At your new home

• make arrangements for gas, water, hydro, phone & cable to be connected on the day of closing.

General

• Get "Change of Address" cards from the post office and send out well before moving day.
• Have the post office forward your mail to your new address.
• Cancel any contracted services and pre-authorized cheques.
• Inform gardening, dry cleaning, garbage pick-up, newspapers, magazines, diaper and other home services. Arrange for service at your new address.
• Obtain a letter of introduction from your current branch to help establish new accounts. Transfer trust or bank accounts and securities.
• Cancel or transfer social, athletic, civic, religious or business affiliations and memberships.
• Arrange for transfer of medical, dental, prescription and optical records.
• Change the address on your driver's license(s) effective the day of the move.
• Collect all items out for cleaning, repair or storage. e.g. fur coats, dry cleaning.
• Make special arrangements for the moving of perishables, such as plants.
• Make special arrangements for the moving of your pets.
• Dispose safely of all flammable liquids as it is illegal for movers to carry them.