Movers in Oshawa, Ontario

We help families, students and commuters move into and out of Oshawa, from older houses on established streets to newer subdivisions built for people who work in Toronto. About one in four residents arrived from elsewhere in Ontario within five years, so many Oshawa moves are newcomers settling in, and winter brings a firm overnight street-parking ban that is worth planning around.

Oshawa is part of Durham Region. Our crews move people across the whole region.

Moving to or from Oshawa, Durham Region's largest city

Single-detached houses are the most common home in Oshawa, and family-sized layouts with several bedrooms, a basement and a garage are the norm, so most moves here call for a full crew and a large truck. The housing spans many decades. About one in four homes was built before 1961, and those older houses tend to have narrower stairs and smaller doorways, while newer subdivisions keep adding family homes on the edges of the city. Apartments and townhouses make up most of the rest, and a sizable share of households rent, so apartment moves are a regular part of the work as well.

Highway 401 and the newer Highway 407 East both carry Oshawa moves west toward Toronto, and GO trains and Via Rail serve the city too. Durham College, Trent University Durham and Ontario Tech University bring students into local rentals. Oshawa gets less snow than most of Ontario, but the City still bans overnight on-street parking from December until the start of April, whatever the weather, and street parking is not allowed at any time while plows and salters are working. A free occasional-use permit can exempt a vehicle from the usual street time limit and the winter overnight ban on a limited number of dates each year, although it is suspended during snow clearing. If you are decluttering, the City's large item collection takes furniture, mattresses and appliances on your garbage day when you book ahead, for houses and smaller buildings. Confirm current rules on the City of Oshawa website before your move.

Our crews work in every part of Oshawa, from Downtown Oshawa and Cedardale in the south end to the outlying villages of Columbus, Raglan and Kedron. Many moves run between Oshawa and its neighbours: Whitby, the nearest large centre, is roughly 10 km away, and we also serve Ajax, Pickering, Clarington, Scugog and Uxbridge. Toronto is roughly 50 km to the west, and when a move takes you out of Ontario altogether we plan the long-distance trip from packing to delivery. Share your addresses and dates, and we will send you a detailed quote.