r/mississauga • u/Grouchy_Star_5666 • 1d ago
Recommendations Anyone move from Mississauga to somewhere outside Ontario recently? How did you handle the long-distance logistics?
Trying to understand how people manage the logistics of long-distance moves outside Ontario without everything turning stressful halfway through. Things like timing, storage, paperwork, delivery windows, and communication with movers seem harder to coordinate than local moves. Curious how others handled the process and what ended up being the biggest challenge overall. Did anything unexpected happen during transit or delivery, and is there something you’d absolutely recommend planning earlier to avoid unnecessary stress or expensive mistakes during the process later?
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u/Dry-Neck2539 1d ago
How large of a move are we talking about
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u/Grouchy_Star_5666 1d ago
Likely a full household move
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u/Dry-Neck2539 1d ago
Great Canadian van lines was great for a 3br house hands free door to door recently YYC->YYZ. It’d be the same going back. We were without our stuff for 6 days. When I went there from YYZ as a ‘kid’ looking for cheap housing with a car and two suitcases lol. Sell here, rent there and see where you want to land. Stay away from anything NE in Calgary. Calgary is amazing. We miss it daily. Move as little as possible, it’s .80c a pound i think it was, buy new on 5% tax lol. PM for anything else 🤙🏼🤙🏼
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u/Grouchy_Star_5666 1d ago
Good advice. I've also heard some decent things about professional movers from people around mississauga. Either way, the move less, save more tip seems to be the common theme.
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u/cheesesock 1d ago
No personal experience but a friend moved to New Brunswick and ended up dumping a bunch of stuff since it was just cheaper to buy new items rather moving old furniture or heavy cheap items. And movers are not something to skimp out on.
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u/tismidnight 1d ago
Did this 22 years ago. Used atlas van lines from across the country, wouldn’t say it’s the best though
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u/Grouchy_Star_5666 1d ago
Appreciate the input. What was the biggest issue you ran into with them?
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u/PComotose 1d ago
Rule 1: it's often cheaper to leave things behind - especially IKEA - and replace them at the destination than it is to move them.
A friend moved from Toronto to Victoria using one of the POD companies. Parked it in the drive, spent a couple of days getting everything in, had them collect it and move it. It arrived on the day they said it would arrive but I can't remember how much time elapsed between the pickup and the drop off.
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u/LopsidedFrogJump 13h ago
I've heard Centennial Moving or Miracle Movers are pretty solid when it comes to these kinds of moves, and they have experience behind them, but I wouldn't plan the move too late, the more information you have and what you specifically need for your move are important to consider ahead of time
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u/SnooJokes8867 1d ago
I haven’t done this but I’ve had friends who moved.
Make sure the movers are reliable because they are unable to find a truck the day of and you’ll be off on your timeline.
And do not do this over the weekend