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New Westminster is an apartment city, so most moves here are towers, low-rise walk-ups or heritage houses split into suites. Resident permit parking covers many streets, and using part of the road for the truck takes a Street Occupancy Permit, so we plan the truck's spot first. Locally owned, with better labour prices than the big franchises, no hidden fees, and we answer our own phones.
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Moving in New Westminster: what to know
New Westminster is an apartment city. In the 2021 Census, 35% of its homes were in buildings of five or more storeys and another 35% in low-rise apartment buildings, while only 14% were single-detached houses. 45% of households rent, and about 12,200 residents had moved in the year before.
It's also old. New West was incorporated in 1859 and was British Columbia's first capital, so a lot of its housing is older stock: heritage houses with narrow staircases, and low-rise blocks that never got an elevator. There are condo towers too, along the Quay, and Queensborough sits apart from the rest of the city at the upstream end of Lulu Island.
- of homes are in buildings of 5+ storeys
- 35%
- are in low-rise apartment buildings
- 35%
- of households rent
- 45%
- residents moved in the year before the Census
- 12,225
Planning your New Westminster move, area by area
- Downtown
- Condo towers; the City's map includes Quayside here.
- Quayside
- A waterfront strata community; expect elevator bookings and strata rules.
- Queen's Park
- A Heritage Conservation Area of older houses.
- Queensborough
- On Lulu Island, behind City-maintained dykes.
- Older neighbourhoods
- Walk-ups without elevators and heritage houses with narrow stairs.
Homes and buildings: moving day in New Westminster
Walk-ups. Many older apartment blocks have no elevator, so every couch and dresser leaves by the stairwell. There's no extra charge for the stairs; tell us how many flights there are and how tight the turns are.
Heritage houses. Queen's Park and the older neighbourhoods have heritage houses with narrow, turning staircases. Where a bed frame or table won't make the turn, we take it apart and put it back together at the other end.
Towers. Downtown and Quayside towers mean elevator bookings and strata rules. Book your window and send it to us.
Resident permit parking. Some New West blocks are signed for resident permit parking. Say so when you book, so we can plan where the truck stops.
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New Westminster baseline pricing
| Home / scope | Price |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate (2 movers + truck) | $120 – $180 (per hour) |
| Studio / 1-bedroom | $599 (flat)20% deposit ($120) books your date |
| 2-bedroom home | $800 – $1,400 (flat) |
| 3-bedroom home | $1,200 – $2,000 (flat) |
| 4-bedroom home | $1,800 – $3,500 (flat) |
| Long-distance within BC | $2,000 – $9,000 (flat) |
| Long-distance to Alberta | $3,000 – $10,000 (flat) |
Taxes (5% GST) apply and are always confirmed before any work begins.
What every New Westminster move includes
- Moving blankets and plastic wrap for furniture, dollies and straps for heavy pieces, and floor protection.
- Beds, tables and other furniture taken apart where needed and put back together at the new place.
- A crew sized to your home: usually 2 movers for a studio or one-bedroom, 3 for two or three bedrooms, and 4 for larger homes.
- No travel fee, and no extra charge for stairs, a long carry or a building without an elevator.
- Moves 7 days a week. A few days' notice is usually enough.
- Boxes and supplies for sale: cardboard and wardrobe boxes, mattress and TV covers, tape, packing paper and bubble wrap.
- Storage if there's a gap between moving out and moving in.
- Anything you're not taking hauled away in the same booking.
As a rough guide, a one-bedroom move takes 3 to 4 hours, a two-bedroom 4 to 6 hours and a three-bedroom 6 to 9 hours. If you need to cancel a booked move, the deposit isn't refunded, but it can be moved to a new date.
Condo moves: you book the elevator and loading bay with your building. If your strata charges a fee for the move, BC's Strata Property Regulation allows a fee for using common property only when it is reasonable and set out in a bylaw or a ratified rule (section 6.9, checked 1 October 2026).
Parking the moving truck in New Westminster
If the truck needs part of the street, New Westminster requires a Street Occupancy Permit for the temporary closure of any portion of a road, lane, path, sidewalk or other City right-of-way, and moving trucks are among the applications the City lists. Allow 5 to 10 business days. In 2026 the application and traffic-plan review fee starts at $128 per permit, and a permit that uses on-street parking spaces also pays the temporary no-parking sign installation fee.
After a snowfall, the City clears lanes only for a medical emergency or other special circumstance, so a move planned for the lane may have to load from the street instead.
Before moving day in New Westminster
- In a walk-up, tell us how many flights there are and how tight the turns are.
- If the truck will need part of the street or lane, apply for the City's Street Occupancy Permit 5 to 10 business days ahead.
- In a Downtown or Quayside tower, book the elevator with your building first, then send us the window.
- On a block signed for resident permit parking, tell us when you book.
- Getting rid of things you're not moving? The City's Special Pick-Up Service is paid, runs on Thursdays only and collects from the curb; anything it won't take, we can haul away in the same booking.
- Near Hume Park or the Brunette River, keep garbage bags inside until the crew arrives. The City warns that black bears come into those neighbourhoods.
Moving to or from New Westminster
New Westminster sits between Burnaby and Coquitlam, with Surrey across the Fraser, and Queensborough is on Lulu Island next to Richmond, so most local moves are short. They're priced by the size of the home, as the table above shows, with no travel fee.
We also move households within BC and to Alberta. Long-distance moves within BC currently run $2,000 to $9,000, and moves to Alberta $3,000 to $10,000, depending on the size of the home and the distance.
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How much do movers cost in New Westminster?
From a Quayside tower to a walk-up with no elevator, the price depends on the size of the home, not the stairs. A studio or one-bedroom move is a flat $599, and a 20% deposit ($120) books the date. Two-bedroom homes run $800 to $1,400 and three-bedroom homes $1,200 to $2,000; hourly moves are $120 to $180 an hour for 2 movers and a truck. There is no travel fee.
Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in New Westminster?
If the truck will occupy part of a road, lane or sidewalk, the City requires a Street Occupancy Permit, and moving trucks are among the applications it lists. Allow 5 to 10 business days; in 2026 the fee starts at $128, plus a sign fee if parking spaces are used.
Can you move me out of a New West walk-up with no elevator?
Yes. Every piece goes down the stairwell, with no extra charge for the stairs. Tell us how many flights there are and how tight the turns are.
Do you move heritage homes in Queen's Park?
Yes. Heritage houses often have narrow, turning staircases; where a bed frame or table won't make the turn, we take it apart and put it back together at the new place.
Do you move from New Westminster to the Interior or Alberta?
Yes. Long-distance moves within BC currently run $2,000 to $9,000, and moves to Alberta $3,000 to $10,000, depending on the size of the home and the distance. We don't move households beyond Alberta.
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