Montreal to Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver Movers

Moving from Montreal to Vancouver, Calgary or Edmonton is among our most popular long distance moves, and we handle just as many in the other direction. It’s a trip of close to 4,000 kilometres, so the planning counts as much as the driving. Heading west or coming back east, we pack and load your home, your belongings travel with United Van Lines, and they arrive at your new address on the delivery dates planned with you.

How does a move from Montreal to Western Canada work?

It starts with the inventory, because the inventory sets both the price and the plan. From your list of belongings, or a free in-home estimate for a large house, we estimate the weight of your move and give you a written quote with the loading date and the planned delivery dates.

On loading day, every piece is wrapped in blankets and strapped, and the inventory is checked before departure. The trip takes several days. In winter, weather across Northern Ontario and through the Rockies can slow the road down, and we plan for it. At the other end, your belongings are unloaded at your new address, and if the two dates do not line up, storage is available in between.

How much does it cost to move from Montreal to Calgary or Vancouver?

We do not publish a range for Western Canada, because the price depends on five things that vary from one move to the next: the exact distance, the weight of your belongings, the destination (some cities have their own charges, and Vancouver Island needs a ferry crossing), the date, and the services you hand to us, such as packing or storage.

One piece of advice if you compare quotes: check that they all start from the same inventory. A lower quote that leaves out half the basement is not a better price, it is an incomplete one. Ours states in writing what it covers, with no hidden fees.

What should you prepare before you leave?

1. Sort before the inventory. Weight is part of the price: whatever you give away or sell before the quote does not have to cross the country.
2. Decide who packs. Pack yourself with boxes from our online store, delivered with the move, or let our crews do it with our packing services.
3. Keep the essentials with you. Your belongings arrive a few days after you do: important documents, jewellery, medication, your computer and clothes for the first week travel in your luggage.
4. Book access at both ends. Elevator and parking in Montreal, and the same at the other end if you are moving into a tower.
5. Call your home insurer. Your policy often covers your belongings during a move, but changing provinces can change that coverage.

What do you need to do when you arrive in Alberta or British Columbia?

For transporting your belongings, nothing: it is a move between two provinces. What changes concerns you once you arrive. In both Alberta and British Columbia you have 90 days to exchange your licence in Alberta or switch it over in B.C.. Registration, car insurance and your health card follow, and your address changes go to both governments. We do not handle those, but we remind you, because they are what people forget most often.

Why trust Flex with this route?

Because you deal with a Montreal company you can meet and check, backed by a network that covers the country. We are a member of the United Van Lines Canada network, a CAA-Quebec approved mover and a member of the Canadian Association of Movers, operating since 2017 and rated 4.8 out of 5 on Google.

Describe your move and a moving consultant answers in writing within 60 minutes during office hours, with a clear quote and no hidden fees.

All our routes, from the Quebec City, Ottawa and Toronto corridors to the United States, are on our long distance moving page.

Flex Moving Montreal
365 Rue McCaffrey, Saint-Laurent, QC H4T 1Z7
Phone: 514-692-6657
Email: info@flex-demenagement.ca