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Most Port Coquitlam moves are houses and townhouses, often with a basement or a suite. Many of the City's lanes are gravel, so if the truck will load from the lane we plan for it, and in a townhouse complex we plan around the strata's rules and visitor parking. 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 Port Coquitlam: what to know
Port Coquitlam is a city of houses and townhouses. In the 2021 Census, 37% of its homes were single-detached houses, 16% row houses and 15% apartments or flats in a duplex, while only 2% were in buildings of five or more storeys. Fewer than one household in four rents (23%), and about one resident in ten had moved in the year before.
PoCo is also mostly flat: the City's Official Community Plan calls its ground primarily low relief, with Mary Hill the main exception. So the effort on a PoCo move is rarely the grade. It's the carry, from a basement, a detached garage, a back lane or the far side of a townhouse complex. The plan also allows secondary suites and accessory dwelling units, so a property may hold a tenant as well as an owner.
- of homes are single-detached houses
- 37%
- are in low-rise apartment buildings
- 27%
- are row houses (townhouses)
- 16%
- residents moved in the year before the Census
- 5,730
Planning your Port Coquitlam move, area by area
- Lincoln Park
- Established houses, built from the 1950s on.
- Mary Hill
- The city's main rise, toward the Fraser.
- Riverwood
- Developed in the 1980s and '90s.
- Citadel Heights
- Some of the city's higher ground; tell us if the driveway is steep.
- Fremont and Dominion Avenue
- The newest areas, with townhouse complexes and newer houses.
- Downtown
- Apartments and the West Coast Express station.
- Northside
- Apartment buildings around the commercial centre.
Homes and buildings: moving day in Port Coquitlam
Houses with basements and suites. Older houses have full basements and detached garages, and many PoCo properties have a suite or an accessory dwelling. Tell us whether everything is moving or a tenant is staying.
Townhouse complexes. In the newer areas, strata rules and scarce visitor parking set the day. Ask the strata where a truck can stand.
Apartments. In Downtown and Northside buildings, book the elevator and loading area, then send us the window.
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Port Coquitlam 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 Port Coquitlam 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 Port Coquitlam
Port Coquitlam's lanes are worth knowing about. The City has 17 km of gravel lanes, says most of its lanes are unpaved, and grades every gravel lane twice a year. If the truck will load from the lane, tell us whether the furniture is nearer the lane or the street.
The City's own road permits, the Highway Use Permit and the Road Closure Permit, are for development, construction, utility and event work; its pages don't set out a permit for a moving truck stopped to load. On a townhouse site, check with the strata where a truck can stand.
Before moving day in Port Coquitlam
- Tell us whether furniture is in a basement, a detached garage or a suite, and whether the truck can load from the lane.
- In a townhouse complex, ask the strata where a moving truck can stand.
- In a Downtown or Northside building, book the elevator and loading area first.
- Clearing out first? If your property pays the City's solid waste levy, its large-item pick-up is free for up to six items a year (two pick-ups of up to three, or one of four to six). Renters need the owner's permission, and items go out by 7am on the City's date, not before.
- Take leftover paint, solvents and old gasoline to PoCo Return-It on Kingsway before moving day.
Moving to or from Port Coquitlam
Port Coquitlam sits between Coquitlam, Port Moody, Pitt Meadows and the Fraser, 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.
Sources for the Port Coquitlam facts on this page
- Statistics Canada — Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population: Port Coquitlam (City)
- City of Port Coquitlam — Lane Maintenance (read 2 Oct 2026)
- City of Port Coquitlam — Highway Use Permit (read 2 Oct 2026)
- City of Port Coquitlam — Large Item Pick-Up (checked 27 Sep 2026)
- City of Port Coquitlam — Official Community Plan, Bylaw No. 3838
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How much do movers cost in Port Coquitlam?
PoCo moves are mostly houses and townhouses, and they're priced by the size of the home. 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.
Can you load the truck from my back lane in Port Coquitlam?
Often, yes. Most PoCo lanes are gravel, and the City grades them twice a year. Tell us whether the furniture is nearer the lane or the street and we'll plan where the truck stops.
Do you move houses with a suite in Port Coquitlam?
Yes. Tell us whether the whole property is moving or a tenant is staying, and which parts we're moving.
Is the City's free large-item pick-up useful before a move?
If your property pays the City's solid waste levy, yes: up to six items a year, put out by 7am on the date the City gives you. Renters need the owner's permission. Anything it won't take, we can haul away in the same booking.
Do you move from Port Coquitlam 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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