Short answer
Decide the neighbourhood by how you will get around, book the condo elevator before the mover if you are moving into a tower, plan where the truck will stand on a downtown street, and pack for a smaller space than you had. The crew drives in from Brampton and the drive is in the quote.
One city, many cities
Toronto is the old City of Toronto plus North York, Scarborough, Etobicoke, York and East York, joined in 1998. Downtown is towers and laneways; the former suburbs are houses on wider streets with their own main streets and transit hubs. Where you land changes the move more than it changes the postal code.
Getting around
The TTC subway runs north-south under Yonge and University and east-west under Bloor and Danforth, with streetcars across the core and buses everywhere else. GO trains from Union Station reach Mississauga, Oakville, Burlington, Vaughan, Brampton and Kitchener, which matters if you are moving in from one of them and keeping a job there. The Gardiner, the DVP and the 401 carry the cars, and on a moving day the morning is the quiet half.
Where people move
- Downtown and the waterfront: condos, elevator windows, underground parking, and the tightest moving logistics in the country.
- The west end, from Roncesvalles to the Junction: semis and houses on narrow streets, laneway garages, on-street permit parking.
- The east end, Leslieville to the Beaches: rows of houses, streetcar streets, and a lot of stairs.
- North York and Scarborough: larger homes, towers along the subway, more room for a truck.
- Etobicoke: its own guide, from the Kingsway to Humber Bay.
The condo move
If you are moving into a tower, the building's moving calendar decides your date. Book the elevator window the day you know it, pay the deposit, send the mover's insurance certificate if the building asks, and give the crew the exact times. We size the crew for the window and the corridor, not just for the furniture.
The house move
Older Toronto houses have narrow doors, tight stairs and no driveway. Measure the sofa. Ask the crew whether the doors need to come off; ours bring the tools. On a street with permit parking, ask the City about a temporary parking permit for the truck, and clear the spot early on the day.
Setting up
- Change your address with Service Ontario for your licence and health card, then everything else.
- The City's garbage, recycling and green-bin schedule is by neighbourhood; the bins come with the house.
- A library card is free and works at every branch.
- If you are keeping a car, learn the street's permit rules before the first ticket.
How the move works with us
Every crew and truck goes out from our yard at 6 Tracey Blvd in Brampton. The drive downtown is inside the quote you get before booking, along with the hourly rate and the crew size. Offices, condos, houses, packing and storage between closings all run on the same rule.
Get a quote for a Toronto move.
Questions people ask
Do movers need a permit to park in Toronto?
On many downtown streets, yes: the City issues temporary on-street parking permits. Ask the City for your street, and ask the building where the truck can stand if you are moving into a condo.
Is moving downtown harder than moving in the suburbs?
It takes more planning: elevator windows, truck parking, narrow streets. The lifting is the same. Tell the mover the building and the street and they plan around it.
Do you charge for the drive into Toronto?
The drive from our Brampton yard is part of the quote you get before you book, on every job.
Can you move me into Toronto from another city?
Yes. Ontario is our home ground and we take long distance moves anywhere in Canada.
