General Checklist:
- Get estimates from moving companies.
- Transfer or resign from club or association memberships.
- Sell, donate, give away and discard unnecessary belongings.
- Get school records for transfer to new schools.
- Get all medical, dental, birth, baptism & marriage records.
- Set up bank accounts in new city.
- Revise your will and other legal paper (if necessary)
- Check storage facilities.
- Defrost and clean fridge before moving; clean stove.
- Use up perishable food.
- Arrange for work to be done at the new home.
- Plan for children & pets on moving day.
- Cancel cleaning company, pool maintenance, gardener, and snow removal.
- Ensure you have adequate insurance for goods in transit.
- Pack a suitcase with items you’ll need the first day in your new home.
- Leave the house clean for new occupants.
Packing Checklist:
- Get packing paper, pad for inventory, marking pens and boxes.
- Heavy twine, masking tape, label maker
- Get boxes or large containers.
- Empty gas from lawnmower, outboard motors, etc.
- Remove batteries from toys or appliances.
- Mark cartons clearly as to contents and room to be put in.
- Set aside things you will carry in your car; mark as “Do Not Load”.
- Mark cartons you want loaded last & unloaded first.
- Tie or tape mops and brooms into bundles.
- Point out and mark fragile or delicate items.
- Carry money, jewelry and valuable papers with you.
- Do not overload drawers when packing items in dressers.
- Liquids in bottles should have tops secured.
- Blankets are best moved in large boxes; towels and pillows in dresser drawers.
- Pack lampshades in boxes by themselves.
- Table lamps should be packed.
- Do not leave shelves loose in the fridge & stove.
- Small appliances should be wrapped and packed in the bottom of boxes.
- Do not pack cleaning products in the same box as food.
- Move clothes and drapes in a wardrobe supplied by mover.
- Do not wrap furniture or tie with a rope.
- Large power tools should be dismantled for moving.
Remember to notify:
- Accountant
- Banks / Finance companies
- Insurance Broker
- Utility Companies
- Church
- Credit cards
- Dentist – get referral
- Doctor – get referral
- Driver’s license
- Healthcard
- Prescriptions to new pharmacy
- Child Tax Benefit
- Housecleaning Service
- Internet Provider
- Lawyer
- Library
- Security Company
- Maternity Benefits
- Newspapers
- Old age security/Canada Pension
- Post office – Fill out “Change of Address” forms
- Schools
- Cancel Gym Membership
- Subscriptions (magazines etc.)
Call before moving:
- Telecom: Bell Telephone 1-866-845-2998
- Cable: Cable TV Cogeco 1-877-846-7863
- Utilities: Chatham-Kent 1-866-804-7325
E.L.K. Energy Inc. 519-776-5291
ENWIN Utilities 519-255-2727
Essex Powerlines 519-737-6640
Hydro One Toll Free 1-888-664-9376
Enbridge Gas 1-877-362-7434 - Water: Amherstburg 519-737-6640
Chatham-Kent 1-866-804-7325
Essex 519-738-6804
Kingsville 519-733-2305 Press 2
LaSalle 519-969-7770 ext. 1230
Leamington 519-326-5761 ext. 1215
Tecumseh 519-737-6640
Tilbury 1-866-804-7325
Wheatly 1-866-804-7325
Windsor 519-255-2727 - Internet: Bell, Cogeco, MNSi, Rogers, Xplornet, Starlink
- Hot Water Tank Rental Contract Transfer
- If applicable: Furnace / AC Rental Contracts transferred
Moving Out:
- All meters read – Any agreed upon rental contracts transferred to new owner
- Furnace turned down
- Lights turned off
- Windows and doors shut and locked
- Keys are to be delivered to lawyers
- Make arrangements for keys to new home
- Leave house and yard clean for new occupants
Moving In:
- Have children and pets elsewhere
- Be on hand for movers
- Check off numbered boxes
- Check each carton for damage or loss
- List claims for damages
- Pay movers
- Unpack everything
- Get appliances hooked up
- Get kitchen and bedrooms set up first
After the move:
- Review checklist to make sure everything has been done.
- List all necessary phone numbers and put them by telephone.
- Change all locks.
- Introduce yourselves to your new neighbours.
- Explore and get to know your new neighbourhood.
