We move households from Orlando to Toronto, and from Toronto back to Orlando, with the customs paperwork prepared on both sides. About 2,068 km by road.
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Moving between Florida and Ontario means declaring your goods to CBSA at the port of entry. You file a BSF186 for goods arriving later and a BSF186A for what travels with you. If you are becoming an Ontario resident, you also swap your Florida driver licence for an Ontario one after you settle. Motion prepares the customs forms for you.
CBSA requires a BSF186 for goods that will follow you to Canada and a BSF186A for the accompanying list, both filed at the port of entry. Each is an itemised inventory with values. Motion prepares them with you so the truck is not delayed at the Ambassador or Blue Water Bridge.
Used personal and household effects are generally duty-free when relocating. A returning resident must have owned and used the goods abroad for at least six months, under tariff item 9805.00.00. A settler bringing goods to Canada for the first time is assessed under different conditions, so your status matters.
The run is about 2,070 km. A truck leaves Orlando on the Florida Turnpike, joins I-75 and travels north through Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio. It enters Canada at Detroit or Port Huron, then follows Highway 401 to Toronto. The Peace Bridge at Buffalo is the alternative.
Motion runs Florida to Ontario and back with a single carrier, so goods are never transferred to a second truck at the border. Return loads fill the truck in both directions, and customs paperwork stays with one team from pickup in Orlando to delivery in Toronto.
Tell us about your move in the quote form at the top of this page and we will set up a video call.
Get my free quoteRoad distances to Toronto
2,068 km
Orlando ↔ Toronto
2,138 km
Lakeland ↔ Toronto
2,012 km
Deltona ↔ Toronto
2,102 km
Melbourne ↔ Toronto
Moving from Orlando or a nearby city to Toronto? We pick up across the Orlando area and the rest of Florida 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 from Orlando to Toronto is a run of about 2,070 km. The truck takes the Florida Turnpike to I-75, then runs north through Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio into Michigan. It crosses at the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit or the Blue Water Bridge at Port Huron. One Motion truck carries your goods the whole way, we handle the customs paperwork, and nothing changes hands at the border.
Florida moves bunch around hurricane season, which runs June to November, and around the spring snowbird return north.
Plan for the humidity swing. Orlando’s damp air and Toronto’s dry, heated winter interiors are hard on solid wood, guitars and pianos. Tell us what you own so it can be wrapped and protected for the change.
Inventory before you pack. CBSA wants an itemised list with values, so write the inventory room by room as you box. A list built early keeps your BSF186 and BSF186A forms accurate and quick.
Keep the car separate. A vehicle is not part of a household shipment. Importing a US vehicle into Ontario has its own Transport Canada and registration steps, so plan it apart from the furniture.
Book the Toronto elevator. Many Toronto condo buildings require elevator booking and set move-in rules. Get the building’s times and any insurance requirements before the delivery date is fixed.
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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 Florida 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.
Your goods ride one Motion truck from Florida to Toronto, with no handoff to a second carrier at the border.
We prepare the BSF186 and BSF186A forms for filing with CBSA at the port of entry, so you are not doing it alone.
Trucks run Florida and Ontario both ways, so your goods ride a truck that is already filled, not a dedicated run.
A video call with our team replaces a guessed estimate. We see what you are moving, then we quote it.
Delivery into Toronto homes and condos, with elevator booking and building rules checked before the truck arrives.
“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 GoogleThe road distance is about 2,070 km, which is a couple of long driving days before border clearance is counted.
Used personal and household effects are generally 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 your status.
Usually the Ambassador Bridge at Detroit or the Blue Water Bridge at Port Huron, because I-75 leads straight to both. The Peace Bridge at Buffalo is an alternative.
Yes. Motion runs this corridor in both directions with one carrier end to end. Southbound loads cross at the same bridges and follow I-75 down to Central Florida. Tell us your situation and we will go over the customs paperwork for the US side.
A vehicle is handled separately from a household shipment. Importing a US vehicle into Canada involves Transport Canada admissibility and the Registrar of Imported Vehicles, and Ontario has its own registration steps. Raise it on the video call so we can plan around it.
Show us the home on video and we will come back with a quote for your move.
