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Moving in Vancouver usually means a tower with a booked loading bay, a walk-up with no elevator, or a character house split into suites. More than half of Vancouver households rent, and many streets are permit-only, so we plan each move around the building and where the truck can legally stop. 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 Vancouver: what to know
Vancouver is a city of renters and apartments. In the 2021 Census, 55% of households rented, and about 114,000 residents, more than one in six, had moved in the year before. Nearly a third of Vancouver homes are in buildings of five or more storeys, and almost as many are in low-rise buildings under five storeys, a lot of them older walk-ups with no elevator. Another 18% are what the Census calls an apartment or flat in a duplex: one of two homes stacked one above the other, like a main floor with a suite below.
That shapes how a Vancouver move is planned. The building sets the schedule: an elevator and loading-bay booking downtown, or a stair carry in a West End walk-up. The curb sets the carry, because large parts of the city have permit-only street parking and many homes have no off-street parking at all.
- of households rent
- 55%
- of homes are in buildings of 5+ storeys
- 31%
- are in low-rise buildings under 5 storeys
- 31%
- residents moved in the year before the Census
- 113,585
Planning your Vancouver move, area by area
- Downtown
- Towers with booked loading bays. Get your move window from the building first.
- West End
- Older low-rise walk-ups, many without an elevator: every piece goes down the stairs.
- Yaletown
- Towers with underground loading and height limits. Tell us the clearance.
- Kitsilano
- Character homes and suites, lane access and permit-only street parking.
- Mount Pleasant
- Heritage houses split into suites, with tight inside stairs.
- Grandview-Woodland
- Lane access throughout, so the truck usually loads from the lane.
- Strathcona
- Narrow heritage lots and tight lanes.
- Fairview
- Mid-rise apartments near Broadway.
- Riley Park / Cambie
- Newer mid-rise buildings along the Canada Line, with booked elevators.
- Kerrisdale and Dunbar
- Larger character homes with steep basement stairs; plenty of downsizing moves.
- Point Grey / UBC
- Large homes, and student turnover near campus.
- Hastings-Sunrise
- Character homes with deep basements.
- Renfrew-Collingwood and Killarney
- Post-war houses, more of them with driveways.
- Marpole and South Vancouver
- Post-war houses with driveways and garages, where parking a truck is simpler.
Homes and buildings: moving day in Vancouver
Towers. Downtown and Yaletown buildings want the elevator and loading bay booked ahead, and many underground bays have a height limit that rules out a larger truck. Book your window with the building, then give us the window and the clearance, and we plan the crew to finish inside it.
Walk-ups. A three- or four-storey West End walk-up with no elevator is a stairs move from start to finish. There's no extra charge for the stairs; tell us the floor so we send enough movers.
Character houses and suites. Pre-war houses in Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Dunbar and Hastings-Sunrise have steep, narrow, often turning staircases, and many are split into suites. Where a bed frame or table won't make the turn, we take it apart and put it back together at the other end.
Laneway houses. A laneway house behind the main house changes where the truck can stop and how far the carry is. Tell us if you're moving into or out of one.
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Vancouver 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 Vancouver 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 Vancouver
Large parts of Vancouver have permit-only street parking, and a great many homes have no off-street parking at all, so the first thing we ask is where a truck can legally stop.
If there's no legal spot near your door, the City of Vancouver's temporary street occupancy permit reserves parking spaces or meters, and moving trucks are one of the uses it lists. Apply early: the City asks for 7 to 10 business days after payment, because it posts the no-parking signs and covers the meters ahead of time. There is a signage fee, plus meter charges where the spaces are metered.
Lanes. Most of residential Vancouver is served by lanes. They are narrow, sometimes unpaved, and often blocked by a parked car or a bin on collection day. If the truck will load from a lane, say so when you book.
Before moving day in Vancouver
- In a tower, ask the building for your elevator and loading-bay window and the underground height limit, then send us both.
- No legal parking near your door? Apply for the City's temporary street occupancy permit at least 7 to 10 business days before moving day.
- Loading from a lane? Check whether moving day is a collection day, when bins can block it.
- Tell us the floor at both ends, and whether either building is a walk-up.
- Getting rid of things before you go? Check the Vancouver Zero Waste Centre on Yukon Street first; it takes a range of materials free.
Moving to or from Vancouver
A Vancouver move might go across town, to Burnaby, Richmond or the North Shore, or out to Surrey and the Fraser Valley. Local moves are priced by the size of the home, as the table above shows, and there's no travel fee.
Leaving the region? We move households within BC and to Alberta, for example to Kelowna, Kamloops, Calgary or Edmonton. 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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How much do movers cost in Vancouver?
Whether it's a West End walk-up or a Yaletown tower, the price depends on the size of the home, not the stairs or the elevator. 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 parking permit for a moving truck in Vancouver?
Not always. If there's no legal spot near your door, the City of Vancouver's temporary street occupancy permit reserves parking spaces or meters for a moving truck. Apply at least 7 to 10 business days ahead, counted from payment, so the City can post the signs.
Can you move me out of a West End walk-up with no elevator?
Yes. We carry everything down the stairs and take apart what won't make the turns. There's no extra charge for the stairs or the floor; just tell us the floor so we send enough movers.
Who books the elevator in a Vancouver condo tower?
You do. Book the elevator and loading bay with your building, ask for the underground height limit, and send us both. We plan the crew to finish inside your window.
Do you move from Vancouver to Calgary or Kelowna?
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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