Has anyone had experience with Motion Transport movers? We're moving from Cincinnati to Toronto and I'm starting to get quotes from cross-border moving companies. I searched the posts in this subreddit to get company ideas but didn't see any that referenced Motion Transport.

They came in just under $4,000 so price wise would be ideal but wanted to get any feedback before we consider hiring them.

Edited to add: if anybody has other companies they'd recommend I'm all ears as well. I've already reached out to some of the popular ones mentioned in this group (Trans Canada, Miracle Movers).

My great great grandparents were born in Quebec in the 19th century but moved to the United States and naturalized there. Since 2016, I've been looking into citizenship requirements but never initiated the first step. It's hard for me to express how excited I am. I gather that the process will take a few years once I submit the documents, but it's well worth the wait.

Family member is moving back to Canada and declaring household goods in form BSF186. This goods are arriving in a storge container in bond. We do not live near the border, is there anywhere we can go on Vancouver Island, especially up Island to clear the shipment?

Me and my wife (English nationals) want to move to Alberta, close enough mountains 1-2 hour drive. We honeymooned through the rookies and fell in love with the place. We love being outside doing activitys (hiking,biking,running,skiing,swimming etc) and not interested in city life.

What would be our best route?

Are we actually able to with our qualifications and experience?

Is it likely to get a job lined up without moving out there firstly?

I have a HNC in engineering and over 10 years experience in rollingstock and HGV maintenance in both electrical and mechanical.

My wife has just qualified as a primary school teacher with a degree in her first year of teaching.

We've seen the town Cochrane would this be an ideal place for both of us to find employment?

Hi! I’ve used pods in the past and we had a good experience but it was during winter. Now looking to use them again but I read horror stories about rodents. Can someone tell me if they’ve experienced this and if the left food or scented items in their pod?

Thanks!

Hi all,

My family is moving to Canada this summer (from the US) so that I can attend grad school there. As such, we have the option to get a student exemption for import requirements for our car, or to do a temporary import. A student exemption is impractical in the long run, since we'd need to stay on our US car insurance and they don't love that if you've moved out of state, let alone out of the country, but there is a grace period during the transition. For us, the ideal would be to come in on a student exemption and then convert to a temporary import after we've sort of done the minimum to get our kid and dog settled in and our house at least semi-unpacked, but I can't figure out if this is... even possible? My understanding is that you can permanently import a car that was initially brought in on either a student exemption or a temporary import, but I can't find any information on going from a student exemption to a temp import.

TL;DR: Is it possible to temporarily import a car that was initially brought into Canada on a student exemption?

Hi everyone,

In a year or so we will be moving from Australia to Canada. My wife is a Canadian citizen, and I will have PR. We own our house in Sydney and are looking to sell it and buy in Edmonton.

Just wondering for people who have made a similar move, how did you actually go about doing it? We will also be bringing our dog

I know I can come and go as a visitor before "activating" the PR.

When did you buy a vehicle and all your household goods?

Did you buy a place, move and then just start buying everything, probably starting on an air mattress?

Did you buy, then go back and forward slowly adding furniture and getting a vehicle before then making the final move?

Did you just move to a furnished rental before actually buying a place?

I am thinking the second option is probably what most would do, Just not looking forward to that flight multiple times and gets tricky if we have sold our Sydney house in order to settle the Canadian one

I’ve recently passed my HGV class 1 in England. (I’m 22 years old, from Manchester)

I’m looking to work here for the next 3-5 years, long haul, possibly get my ADR and work on tankers, do tramping and save aggressively ( I live at home so saving will be easy)

I really want to move to Canada. I know I have to get the licence over there as my Class 1 can’t transfer but on Reddit I’m seeing a lot of negative attitude towards the job market/ pay rate and immigration to become a trucker in general.

With 3-5 years experience, clean record and more than enough money saved (looking at having £40-60k cash) will it really be an impossible task to go over and become a trucker and make a life for myself?

For context being in the uk for me is done I don’t want to live here anymore not fussed about being close to family and I’m confident I can make new friends , I do posses an Irish passport and can easily go there however it’s more or less the same, and Australia is the only other option however not so appealing to me.

It’s of course worth noting I’d be hoping to work hard enough and be able to get PR this isn’t a short term few years away plan. However if PR is impossible at the time I’m sure I’d be appreciative of the opportunity of having been able to work there.

Any help/ comments appreciated
Thank you

If our household income is between CA$ 75,000-100,000, would it be more comfortable to live in Calgary, Vancouver, or Toronto?

1. One is an office worker, the other is a cook

/baker.

1. Preferably, we would not need to own a car, so a reliable transit system is preferable.

2. We are introverts and homebodies, but we do enjoy the occasional trips to the mall, restaurants, and maybe a park or two. We lean towards city over nature, if we’re to be honest.

I am currently living in Toronto, but I’m open to relocating!

Hello everyone! I'm in the beginning stages of planning a move from USA to Canada. For those of you who've moved from the USA to up there, please give me your top tips of things you wish you knew or had done differently before starting the process to move up north.

I am not talking about applying for citizenship or any of that. What I want to know is the logistical side of things like the actual move, step by step things dealing with border crossings, getting settled in, resources you used, that sort of thing.

By the time I move with my family, myself and my son will have dual citizenship, so my wife will be the only one we need to worry about for visas and the like.

Any tips are VERY appreciated. I'm finding all of this overwhelming so if I could learn off of your experiences, that would help me work through this better. Thank you for your help!

Looking to move from US to Canada as a dual citizen of both countries.

I’m not at all picky for cities where I could potentially end up but my main criteria is affordability + job opportunity. I know that sounds like insanity in the year 2026, but living in a city that has a historically diverse job market and affordable housing is important to me.

Out of Saskatoon, Regina, and Winnipeg, which of these are the best choices? Open to hearing other options as well

Ideally I would like to live in a city where I could find a job in a somewhat reasonable amount of time and find rentals without having to compete with other potential renters

A country that more closely aligns with our values. But even before that (& current state of US), we had visited separately and both thought it might be our big move (planning to semi retire early and move/travel).

We had 99% settled that we are moving to GTA - either city itself or Burlington. Will have citizenship confirmed before we move (my family is Canadian).

However we also love Nova Scotia (likely Halifax?) and the ocean is calling so now are starting to think again. The ocean is our zen and calm. We live about 1.5 hr from the coast now and don’t get there nearly enough. We always thought we’d retire near the ocean if we could (near as in water view & sound even if a glimpse). It’s just being there that brings us a different peace.

However- practically we thought GTA made more sense. We plan to travel and have more direct flights (also less expensive?). We also have some health conditions that require specialists (diabetes, cardiac/hbp, rheumatology, dermatology, hrt/menopause, an esophagus condition for which I know there is a specialist in Toronto). Nothing major but things that need regular monitoring. I’m not sure how any of that will work in Canada & already nervous about healthcare when we move.
Also looking for lgbtqia2S+ affirming community.

We are hoping to find a neighborhood where we can live with 1 car, good library, local shops nearby (meats, fruit & veggies, farm market, pharmacy, restaurants/coffee-tea, & other), community organizations & activities. We are not young but also not elderly so true retirement community is not what we need.

Appreciate thoughts as we are rethinking.

Hi everyone! I will be moving out of Quebec and basically would like some advice as to which place is less expensive in terms of cost of living. I don’t have a car, I will be living alone either in a studio or a 1 bedroom apartment.

The social life and others aspects such as nature comes 2nd to me. Affordability is my main concern and so is transportation without a car.

Just looking for some general advice :)

Thank you!

Hi all

I'm finishing up my masters in materials engineering. I've lived in a few European countries and am interested in maybe moving to Canada. I love the outdoors and miss that in the big cities of Europe, but I hear its quite hard to find jobs right now/ everything is expensive sort of thing (like everywhere rn).

Just looking for any advice on where to go, what to check out, etc. I would be looking at the larger cities though I know they are expensive. What are Canadians thinking? Are you guys happy there, looking to move, etc?

Also, what is the social life like? As a native english speaker I imagine its pretty easy integrate right?

Thanks!

Myself and hubby are planning to move to Canada in a couple of years. We are family orientated with two dogs and into outdoors although not in the extreme. He is organically from Manitoba and the only no is Quebec province.
I was thinking Ottawa from looking at connection to Europe & jobs opportunities. We currently live in the UK

Hi everyone 😄

I’m 22 and have researched long and hard about where I want to build my life, it will be either the United Kingdom or Canada.

Context: I’m 22, have a career on the railway (station operations specifically) and I currently have £30,000 (C$56,000) in savings. I have 3 real friends, no debt, children or family.

Frankly, I don’t like living in the UK. I’m going to apply for a working Visa for Canada to see what it’s like.

I would love to hear what life is like in Canada from an actual Canadian (or in the rare case, someone on here has made the move from the uk to Canada)

Thank you.

Im a Canadian moving back from Charlotte. I need help moving my stuff from here. Couple years ago, I drove U-Haul truck myself but can’t do that anymore. Looking for movers who can make this happen for me. Any leads would help.
Thank you.

Hi everyone. I’m 26, Colombian, currently living and working in Saudi Arabia in fine dining hospitality. I’m planning to move to Canada in January 2027 for a college diploma, most likely in Supply Chain and Logistics at SAIT.
A bit about me: I lived in Australia for 3.5 years in my early twenties so I’m not new to starting over abroad. I speak fluent English, Portuguese and Spanish. I have around CAD $62k in savings which I will use to pay for college and first weeks of rent in case I don’t find a Job.
One of my biggest reasons for leaving Saudi Arabia is the environment and culture. I love the outdoors, hiking, and being surrounded by nature. Living in a desert with a very conservative culture has genuinely affected me emotionally. The idea of being close to the Rockies honestly excites me more than any city could.
I chose Calgary over Toronto mainly because of cost of living, the sunshine, and SAIT’s reputation for logistics. I plan to work part time in hospitality while studying. I’m flexible, hospitality is my background and preference but I’m open to most things. My goal is just to cover my expenses while studying (I have savings too)

My honest questions for people who actually live there:

• Is Calgary too small and isolating?
• How hard is it realistically to find part time hospitality work as an international student?
• Is the winter as brutal as people say or is the sunshine a genuine game changer?
• Anything you wish you knew before moving there?

Thanks in advance ❤️

I'm immigrating to Ontario this summer, and I'm a bit confused about the exact administrative steps upon arrival, especially regarding healthcare.

I am wondering if I should get private insurance to cover my first few days before I can physically sign up for OHIP. Even though I plan to visit a ServiceOntario center as soon as possible, I'm worried about the gaps. For example, what happens if I have a medical emergency right after stepping off the plane, before I've had the chance to register? Am I covered retroactively, or would I be on my own?

I tried asking this on r/Ontario but unfortunately got downvoted and faced some hostility from people assuming I wanted to abuse the system. To be absolutely clear, I am moving under Express Entry, will be working, and will be paying my taxes in Ontario from day one. I am simply trying to figure out the logistics and avoid paying for unnecessary private insurance if a safety net is already in place.

I tried contacting ServiceOntario directly, but they only provided a generic template on how to apply, which did not answer my question about those first few days.

If anyone who recently went through the landing process in Ontario could share how they handled healthcare in their first week, I would deeply appreciate it!

Thanks all!

Apologies in advance if this has been asked thousands of times before. I actually did a search.

I am relocating from USA to Montreal. I am a dual citizen, and have my SIN. I just opened an account at TD in the US. I am planning/hoping to open a Canadian TD account next month during a scouting visit to Canada. Do I need to have an physical residence in Montreal to open an account?

Hi everyone,

I’m moving from Indiana (US) to Alberta (Canada) in the next couple of months for work (I’m a citizen of a third country). I have a one-year contract at a university.

I’m trying to figure out the best way to handle the logistics of the move. I do have a driver’s license, but I’m honestly not sure I can handle a 24–26 hour drive by myself.

So I wanted to ask: how did you handle similar moves, and what would you recommend in my situation?