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