We move households both ways between Brooklyn and Canada: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and the rest of the country, with the customs paperwork prepared. Written, flat quotes after a quick video call.
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Moving from Brooklyn to Canada involves declaring your goods to the Canada Border Services Agency, confirming whether you qualify for duty-free entry, and getting your belongings through the crossing on the right paperwork. Motion handles the forms and the truck, and one carrier takes the load from Brooklyn to your Canadian address.
Goods are declared to the Canada Border Services Agency at the port of entry on a BSF186 for goods to follow and a BSF186A for the accompanying list. Both are itemized from your inventory. Motion prepares the lists so your declaration matches what is on the truck.
Used personal and household effects are generally duty-free when relocating to Canada. Returning residents must have owned and used the goods abroad for at least six months under tariff item 9805.00.00. Settlers bringing goods to Canada for the first time are assessed under different conditions.
Motion uses one carrier from Brooklyn to your Canadian address, so your goods are not transferred to a second carrier at the border. Toronto loads normally cross at the Peace Bridge or Queenston-Lewiston, and Montreal loads at Lacolle-Champlain.
Brooklyn moves often involve walk-ups, narrow brownstone entries, street parking limits and co-op elevator bookings with insurance certificates. Tell us about your building when you book so the crew and truck are planned for access on loading day.
Use the quote form at the top of this page to book your video call and get a Brooklyn to Canada quote.
Get my free quoteRoad distances from Brooklyn
770 km
Brooklyn ↔ Toronto
606 km
Brooklyn ↔ Montreal
4,830 km
Brooklyn ↔ Vancouver
779 km
Queens ↔ Toronto
Moving between the Brooklyn area and Toronto? We pick up across the Brooklyn area and the rest of New York and deliver to Toronto, the GTA, Ottawa, Hamilton, London and the rest of Ontario, or the other way round. Your move is assessed on a video call, the rate is locked in writing, and we help you prepare the customs paperwork before the truck reaches the border.
Moving between the Brooklyn area and Montreal? We pick up across the Brooklyn area and the rest of New York and deliver to Montreal, Laval, Longueuil and the rest of Quebec, or the other way round. Your move is assessed on a video call, the rate is locked in writing, and we help you prepare the customs paperwork before the truck reaches the border.
Moving between the Brooklyn area and Vancouver? We pick up across the Brooklyn area and the rest of New York and deliver to Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, Richmond and the rest of British Columbia, or the other way round. Your move is assessed on a video call, the rate is locked in writing, and we help you prepare the customs paperwork before the truck reaches the border.
A move from Brooklyn to Canada runs on one truck and one carrier from your building to your new door. Motion loads in Brooklyn and crosses at the Peace Bridge or Queenston-Lewiston for Toronto, or at Lacolle-Champlain for Montreal. There is no transfer at the border. We prepare the CBSA paperwork, including the BSF186 and BSF186A lists, so you are not filing alone.
Many Brooklyn leases end at the start of a month, and that is when demand for trucks tends to bunch up. The same single-carrier process applies if you are moving from Canada to Brooklyn.
Book the elevator early. Co-ops and condos in Brooklyn often require an elevator reservation and a certificate of insurance. Tell us your building early so the paperwork is ready before the truck arrives.
Plan for street parking. Brownstone blocks and narrow streets limit where a moving truck can stand. Check whether your block needs a parking permit or a reserved space on moving day.
Build the inventory first. The customs lists are built from your inventory, so decide what is moving before packing starts. Goods bought or used less than six months ago need separate attention.
Settle provincial steps after arrival. Health coverage and licence exchange are handled after you land, and Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia each run their own. Keep proof of your Brooklyn address and your arrival date.
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Origin, destination, rough timeline. A specialist texts you back within five minutes, Mon-Sun, 9am-7pm ET.
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We assess your move accurately over a video call, no in-person visit needed, then lock your rate in writing. Klarna available on deposits $500+.
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Picked up at your door and delivered to your new one, in New York or in Canada. Cargo-liability insured. Balance due after delivery, before offloading.
Sources: Canada Border Services Agency (Form BSF186, Memorandum D2-2-1) and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP Form 3299). Rules depend on your situation; confirm yours with the border agency.
The same Motion crew and truck carry your goods from Brooklyn to Canada, with no transfer at the border.
We prepare the BSF186 and BSF186A lists so your goods are declared to CBSA at the port of entry.
Packing, wrapping and a written item-by-item inventory, which the customs lists are built from.
Crews work with stairs, narrow brownstone entries, co-op elevator bookings and insurance certificates.
Motion runs this corridor each way, so a move from Canada to Brooklyn follows the same single-carrier process.
“I was helping my daughter to relocate from New Jersey to Toronto and we worried so much about the cross border move. … The pick up in New Jersey was made so smooth that we didn't need to worry about even the packing. The shipment arrived Toronto in 3 days, without needing us to clear the customs!”
ada choungNew Jersey → Toronto · July 2026
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André LavoieMontréal → Texas · December 2025
Read the full review on Google →“We are moving to the United States and so far Charles and Brent have made our movement swift and smooth. I am sure just as the stuff was picked up on time, it will be delivered on time . Thank you for promptly answering our calls always… wishing your company the very best.”
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Read all reviews on GoogleGenerally no, because used personal and household effects are usually duty-free when relocating. Returning residents must have owned and used the goods abroad for at least six months under tariff item 9805.00.00. Settlers bringing goods to Canada for the first time are assessed under different conditions, so confirm yours.
It depends on the destination. Montreal moves normally cross at Lacolle-Champlain, and Toronto moves cross at the Peace Bridge or Queenston-Lewiston. Vancouver moves vary with routing, including the Pacific Highway at Blaine. We confirm the crossing when we schedule your load.
Timing is a ballpark, set once your load is scheduled, because it depends on the fulfilment partner and customs. The drive is about 770 km, but loading and the border add time.
Yes. Motion runs these corridors in both directions and fills trucks on the return. The process is the same single carrier from your Canadian address to Brooklyn, with customs paperwork handled for you. Brooklyn building rules, such as elevator bookings, still apply on delivery.
Yes. CBSA expects an itemized list of what you bring, and the BSF186 and BSF186A lists are built from it. Motion produces a written inventory during packing, so you mainly need to decide what is moving and flag recent purchases.
Tell us your building, destination and dates, and we will confirm the route.
