Moving Checklist
SEND CHANGE OF ADDRESS CARDS TO:
- Post Office
- Change Accounts
- Subscriptions (ie. Magazines)
- Friends
- Relatives
OBTAIN MEDICAL RECORDS:
- General Practitioner
- Optometrist
- Dentist
- Other Doctors
TRANSFER MEMBERSHIPS:
- Church
- Clubs
- Civic Organizations
TRANSFER BANK ACCOUNTS:
- Chequing
- Savings
- Credit Cards
- Safety Deposit Box
CANCEL DELIVERIES:
- Newspapers
- Other
DISCONNECT UTILITIES & ADVISE WHERE FINAL BILLS ARE TO BE SENT:
- Water
- Electric
- Gas
- Telephone
- Cell Phone
- Internet
- Cable TV
- Water Heater Rental
NOTIFY APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT OFFICES:
- Veterans’ Affairs
- Old Age Security
- Canada Pension Plan
- Income Tax
- Unemployment Insurance
- Family Allowance
- Maternity Benefits
- Vehicle Registration
- Driver’s License
- Health & Hospital Insurance
NOTIFY INSURANCE COMPANIES:
- Health
- Auto
- Life
- Home Owners’
MISCELLANEOUS:
- Leave keys for new occupant on final moving day
- See if your Will must be rewritten when moving across provinces
- Obtain school records for children & birth/baptism records for family
- Check with an insurance agent on coverage of life/car insurance and household goods
- Leave necessary legal papers with your Realtor
- Make arrangements with moving company
- Have car tuned-up for trip
- Obtain legal records
- Have drug prescriptions refilled