Local Residential Moving
Houses, condos and apartments moved across Ottawa by uniformed, background-checked crews on transparent hourly rates.
- Condos & apartments
- 2–5 bedroom houses
- Downsizing
From $150/hr (2 movers + truck)
Learn morePacking & Unpacking · Ottawa, ON
Professional Packing & Unpacking Services in Ottawa
Packing is where most moves quietly go wrong. Under-filled boxes collapse, plates packed flat crack, and the run to the store for more tape on the night before eats the evening you needed for everything else.
What's included
Our packing crews bring the materials with them and pack a typical three-bedroom Ottawa home in a single day. Anything we pack is covered against breakage — that is the practical difference between our boxes and your boxes when a claim gets filed.
- All materials included: cartons, dish packs, paper, tape, bubble wrap
- Full-home packing or fragiles-only (kitchen, art, electronics)
- Room-by-room labelling with contents and destination room
- Custom crating for mirrors, artwork, marble and glass
- Wardrobe boxes delivered on move day — clothes stay on hangers
- Unpacking, placement and same-day removal of empty cartons
Pricing
From $95/hr (2 packers, materials included)
Your written estimate is confirmed once we review access, parking and inventory — and the invoice matches it. No fuel surcharge, no stair fee, no heavy-item fee.
Best suited for
- Busy families
- Last-minute moves
- Art & collections
- Corporate relocations
Our moving process
Four Steps, No Surprises
Every move we run follows the same sequence. You always know what happens next and what it costs.
- 1
About 5 minutes
Call and tell us the basics
Give us the date, both addresses and roughly how much there is. A move consultant picks up seven days a week — no forms, no callback queue.
- 2
Same conversation
Get your price on the call
We confirm access, stairs, elevators and parking, size the crew, then quote you. Larger homes get a free video or in-home survey and a guaranteed flat price.
- 3
Move day, 7am–8pm
We plan and protect
Your crew arrives inside a two-hour window, walks the home with you, lays floor runners, and blanket-wraps every piece before it leaves the room.
- 4
Same day
Placed, reassembled, done
Furniture goes where you want it, beds go back together, and boxes land in the right rooms. You sign off only once you have walked the truck and it is empty.
Customer reviews
Packing & Unpacking — What Customers Say
Ottawa households and businesses on how the job actually went.
4.9 out of 5 stars
4.9 out of 5 · 412+ reviews on Google, Facebook & HomeStars
5 out of 5 starsHomeStars
Packed our condo in a single afternoon
I booked packers two days before the move because I'd badly misjudged how long a kitchen takes. Two packers arrived with all the materials and were done by 4pm. Every box was labelled by room. Genuinely the best money I spent on the whole move.
5 out of 5 starsFacebook
Unpacking service is underrated
I added unpacking almost as an afterthought and it was the best decision of the move. Kitchen and both bathrooms were fully set up and every empty box was gone the same evening. We slept in a finished house on night one.
5 out of 5 starsGoogle
Three floors, no elevator, no drama
We were on the third floor of a walk-up on Churchill with a piano landing that has defeated two previous movers. The crew looked at it, took the railing off, and had the whole apartment loaded in four hours. Final invoice came in under the estimate.
Common questions
Packing & Unpacking FAQ
The questions Ottawa customers ask most often about packing & unpacking.
Still have a question?
Talk to a real move consultant in Ottawa — Mon–Sat 7am–8pm · Sun 8am–6pm.
(613) 704-7378How long does professional packing take?
A two-packer team handles a typical two-bedroom Ottawa condo in about four to five hours, and a three-bedroom house in a single day. We normally pack the day before the move so move-day loading starts on time.
Is breakage covered if you pack my things?
Yes. Items we pack are covered against breakage under our cargo protection. Items packed by the customer are covered for loss and for damage caused by handling, but not for breakage inside a carton we did not pack — which is the practical reason most people book fragiles-only packing at minimum.
Can I have only the kitchen and fragile items packed?
Absolutely, and it is our most popular option. Kitchens, artwork, glass, electronics and mirrors take the longest and break the most often. Many customers pack their own clothing and books and leave those rooms to us.
Instant cost estimator
What Will My Ottawa Move Cost?
Move the four controls and watch the number update. It uses the same rate card our consultants quote from, so the range you see here is the range you should expect in writing.
Estimated total
$695–$995
Before HST · $785–$1,125 with 13% HST
2 movers · 4.0–6.0 hours
- 2 movers + truck
- 4.0–6.0 hrs @ $150/hr
- $600–$900
- Travel charge
- One-time, covers the truck to you and back
- $95
Guide only, based on 2026 Ottawa rates ($150–$240/hr plus a $95 travel charge). Your written estimate is confirmed after we review access, parking and inventory.
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Learn moreReady when you are
Ready to book packing & unpacking in Ottawa?
One call with the date and both addresses and you will have a real price in about five minutes.
- No deposit required
- Written estimates
- Insured & WSIB covered
- 7 days a week