Moving Checklist for London, Ontario: An Easy 4-Week Plan

A good moving checklist turns a stressful week into a manageable plan. This moving checklist for London, Ontario breaks the job into four weeks, from decluttering to moving day. It includes the Ontario deadlines people often forget.

Use this moving checklist whether you’re moving across the street in Old North, from an apartment near Western, or out to St. Thomas or Komoka. The steps are the same. Starting early is what makes the difference.

Moving checklist: 4 weeks before moving day

• Book your movers or truck. Weekends and month-end dates fill up first, especially in summer.
• Declutter room by room. Sell, donate or set aside anything you don’t want to pay to move.
• Plan your junk removal. The City of London collects some bulky items at the curb, with a four-item limit per booking. Appliances, electronics, construction materials and scrap metal are not accepted at the curb. See our guide on what London’s curbside pickup takes.
• Measure your new place. Check doorways, stairways and elevator sizes for large furniture like sectionals, wardrobes and bed frames.

3 weeks before

• Collect boxes and supplies. Get small boxes for books, medium ones for kitchen items, wardrobe boxes for hanging clothes, tape, markers and furniture blankets.
• Start packing things you rarely use. Seasonal clothes, decor, books and spare dishes can go first.
• Set up mail forwarding. Canada Post Mail Forwarding redirects your mail while you update your address with everyone else.

2 weeks before

• Book utilities. Arrange electricity, water, gas, internet and tenant or home insurance for your new address, starting on moving day.
• Plan furniture disassembly. Beds, wardrobes, desks and sectionals often need to come apart to move safely. Keep the hardware for each item in a labelled bag taped to the piece.
• Book elevators or parking. If you’re moving into or out of an apartment or condo, ask building management about elevator booking and truck parking.

Moving week

• Pack an essentials box. Chargers, medication, toiletries, a change of clothes, basic tools, paper towels and snacks.
• Defrost and clean the fridge at least a day before if you’re taking it.
• Label every box with the room it goes to and a short list of what’s inside.
• Confirm times with your movers, building management and anyone helping you.

Moving day

On the day itself, the goal of any moving checklist is simple: nothing left behind, nothing damaged, and a bed ready to sleep in that night.

• Do a final walk-through of every room, closet and cabinet.
• Take photos of meter readings and the empty unit.
• At the new place, put beds together first so you have somewhere to sleep that night.

After you move: Ontario address deadlines

Ontario sets legal deadlines for updating your address. According to Ontario.ca, you must update your driver’s licence and vehicle permit within 6 days of moving, and your health card within 30 days. You can do both online. Also update your bank, employer, CRA and any subscriptions.

Printable summary: moving checklist London Ontario

1. Book movers and plan junk removal (4 weeks).
2. Pack rarely used items and set up mail forwarding (3 weeks).
3. Book utilities, elevator and parking. Plan furniture disassembly (2 weeks).
4. Pack essentials, label boxes and confirm times (moving week).
5. Walk through, photograph and set up beds first (moving day).
6. Update your licence (6 days) and health card (30 days).

Want help with any part of this moving checklist in London, Ontario? Triple Home Service offers moving help, furniture disassembly and reassembly and junk removal, so you can book one team for the whole move.