Direct cross-border moves from the US into Canada — one truck, one crew, no transfer at the border. We prepare the Canadian customs paperwork so your household goods clear cleanly into any province.
A US to Canada household move requires your carrier to hold operating authority on both sides of the border and to present a complete customs declaration to the Canada Border Services Agency at the port of entry. Motion runs a single truck and crew the full distance, so your belongings never transfer hands between carriers. Transit times vary by corridor length and border processing, and Motion handles the customs paperwork on your behalf.
Before a written quote can be prepared, a Motion coordinator conducts a video walkthrough of your home. You carry a phone or tablet from room to room, showing furniture dimensions, stairwells, and any items needing special handling. This remote survey produces an itemised load estimate without requiring an in-person visit, which matters when you and the crew are separated by an international border.
CBSA requires two distinct forms at the port of entry: the BSF186 covers goods that follow you into Canada after your arrival, while the BSF186A lists items accompanying you on the same crossing. Motion prepares both documents using the inventory gathered during your video survey. Accurate, complete paperwork reduces the chance of hold-ups at the booth and keeps your shipment moving.
Demand on the southbound and northbound cross-border corridor concentrates between late spring and early autumn, with July and August seeing the heaviest booking volumes. Academic hiring cycles also push a secondary surge in December and January. Booking several weeks ahead of your preferred window gives the scheduling team room to assign your crew without compressing the customs preparation timeline.
The port of entry used on any given US to Canada move depends on the origin city and the destination province. Eastern shipments typically route through crossings such as Lacolle or Lansdowne; western shipments may use the Pacific Highway crossing near Surrey. Motion selects the crossing that best matches the truck’s travel corridor, reducing deadhead kilometres and keeping customs clearance straightforward for that specific geography.
Fill in the quote form to start your video-call survey and receive a written estimate for your US to Canada move.
More people than ever are moving from the US into Canada — returning Canadians, new permanent residents, and families relocating for work. Most moves come up from the Northeast and Midwest into Ontario and Quebec, or across to BC. Every one runs as a single direct trip, the same crew from your US pickup to your Canadian door.
The Canadian border is straightforward when the paperwork is right. We prepare your Form BSF186 (the personal effects accounting document, still widely called the B4) and a “goods to follow” list where needed, and keep your shipment on one truck so it clears the Canada Border Services Agency without a transfer or a bonded-warehouse wait.
Distances and day-windows below, every lane runs direct, one truck. Open a route for the corridor detail, or get a quote for your exact addresses.
Moving to Canada from the US? We run cross-border moves too, see cross-border moving.
Walk a specialist through your home on your phone. We build an accurate inventory, no in-person visit, no guesswork on volume.
A flat, written quote for your exact move to Canada, what you’re told is what you pay. No transload fees, no surprise charges on arrival.
Pick a date that works. We confirm the dispatch window and, for condos or apartments, help you line up the elevator or loading dock at both ends.
One truck, one driver, all the way. We call you with an ETA once we’re rolling, and we route around weather, not through it.
We unload into your new place and set the big items where you want them. Balance is due on delivery, before offloading, nothing hidden.
We prepare your Form BSF186 personal effects list — and a “goods to follow” version if some items arrive later.
Have your PR, work-permit, study-permit or returning-resident papers ready; CBSA ties your goods to your status.
Importing a car is separate from your household move and runs through the RIV program — ask us and we’ll point you the right way.
Apply for your province’s health coverage on arrival; most have a waiting period.
Exchange your US licence for a provincial one within the required window.
Some US goods (certain foods, firearms, plants) are restricted at the Canadian border — we’ll flag anything on your list.
The single biggest factor in a US-to-Canada move is customs, and it’s the piece we own. CBSA wants an accurate personal effects list (BSF186), and your household goods are cleared against your immigration status. We prepare the documents, coordinate the crossing, and keep everything on one truck so there’s no transfer and no bonded-warehouse delay.
Seasons matter on the drive, not the paperwork. Northeast and Midwest corridors into Ontario and Quebec are quick — often a one-to-two day transit — while West-coast moves into BC cross the mountains, where we watch winter conditions and route around storms.
We deliver into every province. Tell us your Canadian destination at quote time and we handle the last-mile realities there — downtown condo elevators, permit parking, or a rural driveway.
Yes — we prepare your Form BSF186 (B4) personal effects list and coordinate the CBSA crossing as one carrier, with your goods on a single truck.
New York to Toronto is a one-to-two day direct transit. Your belongings stay on one truck the whole way.
There is no flat rate — it depends on volume, access and the corridor. We send a written quote after a video-call assessment, with border fees included.
A completed BSF186 personal effects list and your immigration paperwork (PR, work/study permit, or returning-resident proof). We prepare the customs documents for you.
Vehicle import is separate from a household move and goes through the RIV program — we move your household goods and point you to the right vehicle path.
All ten — from Ontario and Quebec to BC, the Prairies and the Maritimes.
Yes — we warehouse in Canada and can hold your shipment until your new home is ready.
No — we assess by video call and build your inventory from there.
A specialist texts you back in 5 minutes. Assessment by video call, no in-person visit.
