Ottawa Region Moving Rates

How much should you pay for your move? Moving service in Ottawa as long as anywhere else in Canada for that matter can be divided in three basic pricing structures. Flat rate, hourly rate or by the load. All these ways of paying for the move have advantages and disadvantages for both the moving company and the client. The best solution should fit both.

Hourly Rates:

For local move in Ottawa and surrounding region within a 10 kilometer radius should be billed by the hour. The truck starts to charge when it gets to your residence and stops the clock as soon as the move is done; additionally a traveling charge may or may not be added to the final bill. Travel time is the transit between the office and the job site, if your address is close enough to the Ottawa office we can sometimes waive that fee (30 minutes) especially if you book mid month or when we aren’t too busy. Please call us for details. Hourly rates vary between $75 and $150 per hour depending on the size of the truck, how many men, the nature of items to be moved and when you need to be moved. The end of the month tends to be more expensive as the demand increases and it becomes a first come first serve scenario. Ottawa is booming and we often run out of manpower and equipment at the end of the month, as mentioned earlier, moving mid month is best.

Flat Rate:

This pricing structure is like a contract. Both the client and customer agree to a flat fee before the execution of the move. It is based on the estimated move execution time at the standard hourly rate. This pricing structure is recommended for items of little or no value, both monetary and emotional. On a flat rate move, the workers will tend to accelerate move execution resulting in more risks being taken. This type of rate can be good for office moves, garage sales and rubbish removal. For valuable and expensive items, you want the movers to take their time, even if it will cost you more per hour, it’s a wise investment to get the job done safely.

Per load:

Similar to the flat rate structure but well suited for long distance moves. This is how moves from Ottawa > Toronto>vancouver> Montreal> Calgary> Edmonton> Halifax and St Johns are priced. It is also how Canada auto transport rates are calculated.

Please call us to decide what rate structure is best for you.