How to Schedule Movers Around an Ontario Closing Day
Lead times, Richmond Hill truck parking, condo insurance certificates and the moving-day inventory, set in order around the moment your lawyer releases the keys.
On closing day, your lawyer or notary pays the seller, registers the home in your name and only then gives you the deed and keys. Before you book a crew, have two things in hand, a confirmed closing date and your lawyer's best estimate of when the keys will be released. That release is the last link in a chain described in CMHC's closing and moving day guidance, which starts when your lender sends the mortgage money to your lawyer or notary and you supply the rest of the purchase price plus closing costs.
Loading at the old address runs on the crew's timetable, while unloading at the new one waits on that handover. A truck packed and parked outside a house you do not yet legally own can only sit there, so plan the day for loading to wrap up around the time the keys are expected, and confirm that expected window with the lawyer handling the registration.
A late release still leaves room to work, because the Move Your Stuff team is available 9am to 9pm, 7 days a week. The company strives to finish each move in a single day and provides time estimates during its on-site inspection, and that estimate is the figure to set against the expected key release when you choose a loading start time.
Lead times for the crew, packing and piano
A buyer who confirms the move date as soon as the closing date is fixed also locks in packing, because Move Your Stuff books packing services only at the time the move date is confirmed. That matters most for closings between May and September, when packing needs at least two to three weeks of notice compared with about one week in other months. For apartment moves the company recommends booking at least two weeks ahead, with shorter notice possible depending on schedule availability, while single-item moves are ideally booked up to a week out.
A piano sets its own clock, and a closing date cannot shorten it. Piano moving requires at least one week's notice for an upright and two weeks for a grand, while a concert grand needs a site visit before any booking is confirmed. The customer or a designated representative must also be present at both the origin and the destination, which on closing day means someone waiting at the new house when the keys change hands.
Federal consumer guidance from the Office of Consumer Affairs advises reading the mover's contract before signing it. Have the closing date fixed before you sign, so the date on the contract matches the day your lawyer expects to release the keys.
Truck parking and condo insurance certificates
A moving truck outside the new house usually cannot rely on a residential permit in Richmond Hill, where temporary parking permits are valid for on-street parking only and cannot be purchased for commercial vehicles other than taxi cabs, including any vehicle greater than 5.2 m in length or with a gross weight of more than 3,000 kg, as the City of Richmond Hill parking permits page states. Settle where the truck will stand before the crew arrives, because a temporary permit will not cover it.
If the new home is in a condo or apartment building, management may ask for the mover's insurance certificate. For apartment moves, Move Your Stuff carries all required coverage and provides certificates of insurance to building management on request, typically within 24 to 48 hours, so request one early enough that building approval is in place before the keys arrive.
In Richmond Hill, a truck over 5.2 m long or 3,000 kg cannot use a temporary on-street parking permit.
Two to three weeks before closing
The CMHC homebuyer checklist groups several tasks into the two to three weeks before a move, and most of them shrink what the crew has to load on closing day.
Packing a kitchen or closet yourself saves nothing on a booked Move Your Stuff move, since packing is included at no additional charge with all materials supplied, and partial packing is available within that free scope. Self-packing can also cost you protection, because coverage for damage during the move applies to items the team packed and is voided for items the client packed. The crew never uses standard newsprint, and garbage bags are not an acceptable packing format for clothing.
Take toxic household cleaners, old paint and other chemicals to your local toxic waste centre
Donate or throw away unwanted items
Contact Canada Post to forward your mail
Arrange telephone service at your new home
Transfer your car insurance
Walkthrough, inventory and payment on the day
CMHC's moving-day guidance is to walk through the house with the moving supervisor and give any special instructions before loading starts. The condition of your belongings should be noted on an inventory list, and that list needs to be complete and accurate before the truck leaves, because it is the record you will rely on if anything arrives damaged at the new address after the keys are released.
Payment on a closing-day apartment move is due upon completion of the move, and larger moves may require a deposit at booking. Confirm the accepted payment method when you book, so the right form of payment is ready on a day when your own funds are already committed to the purchase.
Call your lawyer today and ask when the keys are expected to be released, then set the crew's loading start against that time within the 9am to 9pm window. With that time in hand, call Move Your Stuff at 647-982-1819 or request a quote for residential moving, and give the booking agent your closing date, the key-release estimate and any piano or packing needs at the same time.
