Movers in Hull, Gatineau (Québec)
Ottawa’s closest Québec neighbourhood — and the trickiest interprovincial move in the National Capital Region. We do it every week. Flat-rate, fully-insured, bilingual (English & français) local movers for condos along the Portage promenade, Vieux-Hull walk-ups, the new Zibi district on the Ottawa River, and every address between the Alexandra Bridge and Boulevard des Alluméttieres. We handle the Ottawa-to-Québec paperwork, the Hydro-Québec set-up reminder, and the notary coordination so you don’t have to.
Get my Hull quote Call 613-800-0917Why Hull needs a neighborhood-specialist moving crew
Hull is the Québec side of Ottawa — it’s closer to Parliament Hill than almost every Ottawa neighbourhood, yet it’s a different province with a different utility company, a different notary system for real-estate closings, different school-board paperwork, and French as the working language of every municipal office. A move to or from Hull is technically an interprovincial move, even if it’s three kilometres. The average national mover charges an interprovincial surcharge and treats it like Montréal. We don’t — Hull is our local zone, and we bill it at the same flat hourly rate as anywhere in Ottawa.
What makes Hull distinct is the density and the heritage stock. Vieux-Hull has narrow streets laid down in the 1800s, third-floor walk-ups with tight staircase turns, and limited on-street parking between rue Notre-Dame and boulevard Alexandre-Taché. Portage and the waterfront are mostly newer high-rises — the 90 de l’Hôtel-de-Ville tower, L’Icare, L’Escale, the Zibi buildings — with formal freight-elevator bookings and secure loading docks. Different style of move, same crew, same pricing. Our trucks and ramps are sized for both.
Our bilingual crew is real. Every Hull move gets at least one French-speaking mover on the truck, and our dispatch office has someone on the phone in French during business hours. If the lease contract, moving declaration, or concierge communication is in French, we handle it directly without a translator middleman.
Moving services we offer in Hull
Same flat-rate pricing you’d get on the Ontario side — no interprovincial surcharge, no Québec premium, no bilingual-crew upcharge. Here’s what we run in Hull every week.
Hull streets, buildings, and landmarks we move every week
Running moves in Hull without knowing the one-way pattern on rue Champlain or the freight dock at L’Icare is how national movers blow three hours. Here are the access points we already know.
- Vieux-Hull: rue Principale, rue Notre-Dame-de-l’Île, rue Laval, rue Papineau, rue Laurier (Hull side), rue Montcalm, rue Eddy, rue Champlain. Dense 2- and 3-storey walk-ups.
- Portage corridor: boulevard Maisonneuve, promenade du Portage, rue Victoria, rue Wellington. The 90 de l’Hôtel-de-Ville tower, L’Icare, L’Escale, the Fairmont Le Château Laurier neighbour towers.
- Zibi and Chaudière: the new Zibi masterplan on Île de Hull — O Condominiums, Kanaal, the upcoming Aria phases. Secured access, pre-booked freight, condo-tower loading docks.
- Alexandre-Taché / UQO corridor: boulevard Alexandre-Taché, chemin d’Aylmer eastbound, the UQO residence and student apartments.
- Lac-des-Fees and Hull parc: rue Lac-des-Fees, promenade du Lac-des-Fees, the Parc de la Gatineau entrance. Single-family homes and semi-detached.
- Mont-Bleu and Val-Tetreau: boulevard Saint-Raymond, boulevard des Alluméttieres, rue Henri-Bourassa (Hull sector). Suburban single-family.
- Bridges and approaches: Alexandra Bridge, Portage Bridge, Macdonald-Cartier Bridge, Chaudière Bridge — we pick the bridge based on your two addresses, not the one the GPS picks.
What a Hull move actually looks like
Three recent Hull runs — specific, bilingual where needed, and priced exactly as quoted.
Centretown (Ottawa) condo to L’Icare 2-bed — 4-hour interprovincial
Federal employee rotating from a downtown Ottawa 1-bed to a larger L’Icare 2-bed on the Portage. Pre-booked the L’Icare 10am–12pm freight window, crossed via the Portage Bridge (avoided the morning rush on Macdonald-Cartier), unloaded, done in 3 hours 50 minutes. Flat $540 + HST, no interprovincial fee, no elevator booking fee on top — pure flat-rate hourly.
Vieux-Hull 3rd-floor walk-up to Aylmer single-family — bilingual contract
Young family upgrading from a tight Vieux-Hull 2-bed walk-up to a 4-bed bungalow in Aylmer. All paperwork and signed moving declaration in French. Narrow-landing dollies for the stairwell, full crew of 3 (stairs upgrade), 6 hours total. $840 flat including the third mover, no stairs surcharge.
UQO student move, Hull to Toronto — long-distance flat rate
Graduating UQO student moving a 1-bed’s worth of contents to a new job in downtown Toronto. Packed Friday evening, truck in Toronto Saturday afternoon, unloaded by 6pm. Flat $2,450 all-in for the long-distance leg, guaranteed delivery date, no weight re-weigh scam.
Why Hull clients choose Men In Trucks Moving
- Flat-rate pricing — the quote you see online is the price you pay. No surprise fuel, stair, or “time it took us to find parking” charges.
- Fully insured and WSIB-covered — every mover on the crew is on payroll, not contracted through a temp agency, so your building and belongings are actually protected.
- Licensed local fleet — 15-cu-yd and 26-ft cube trucks with ramps, full blankets, stretch-wrap, and dolly kits ready the night before.
- Five-star Google reputation — thousands of Ottawa and Gatineau reviews averaging 5.0. We live and die by the next five-star review.
- Same-day booking when possible — we keep rolling slack in the schedule for urgent bookings, break-lease moves, and last-minute closings.
- Bilingual crews — English and French speakers on most trucks. Helpful for Gatineau, Aylmer, embassy moves, and Franco-Ontarian families.
What a Hull move actually costs
Two-mover, one-truck Hull moves run $140/hour — identical to our Ottawa rate, no interprovincial premium. A typical 1-bedroom Hull-to-Hull or Hull-to-Ottawa move is 3 to 4 hours ($420–$560 CAD). A typical 2-bedroom is 4 to 6 hours ($560–$840). Add a third mover ($40/hour) for 3+ flights of stairs (common in Vieux-Hull) or tight elevator windows. Québec sales tax (TPS + TVQ, 14.975%) applies for Hull-side moves; Ontario HST (13%) for Ottawa-side. We bill the correct tax based on where the move originates — no funny business.
Interprovincial reminder: if you’re new to Québec, set up Hydro-Québec a few days before move-in (not Hydro Ottawa), update your health card to RAMQ within 90 days of establishing residency, and book your notary early if you’re buying — Québec uses the notary system for real-estate closings, not the title-insurance system Ontario uses. None of this changes the move itself; it just trips up new arrivals.
Nearby areas we also serve
We run daily crews across the National Capital Region. If you’re moving to or from Hull, odds are your other stop is right next door.
See the full Ottawa coverage page for details on every neighborhood we serve.
Hull movers — frequently asked questions
Is a Hull move considered an interprovincial move? Do you charge a surcharge?
Technically it is interprovincial (crossing the Ottawa–Gatineau line between ON and QC), but we treat the entire National Capital Region — Ottawa, Gatineau, Hull, Aylmer, Chelsea — as one local zone and bill it at the same $140/hr flat rate. No interprovincial surcharge, no border paperwork, no commercial carrier fees. If your mover is quoting a Hull premium, they’re probably pricing by weight like a van-line — ask for an hourly instead.
Can the crew communicate in French?
Yes. Every Hull move gets at least one French-speaking mover. If you request a fully French-speaking crew at booking we arrange that too — no upcharge, it’s built into how we dispatch on the Québec side. Our dispatch phone line is also bilingual during business hours (613-800-0917).
What taxes apply — HST, TPS, TVQ?
The tax is determined by the origin of the move. If you’re moving from an Ottawa address to a Hull address, it’s HST (13%, Ontario). If you’re moving from Hull to anywhere, it’s TPS (5%, federal) + TVQ (9.975%, Québec) = 14.975%. We show the tax line explicitly on the quote and final invoice — never a hidden percentage.
How do I handle Hydro-Québec, the notary, and my health card?
None of those affect the move itself — but since we move dozens of ON-to-QC families a month, we tell every client: (1) call Hydro-Québec 5 business days ahead to set up power on the Québec address, (2) your notary handles the real-estate closing in Québec rather than a lawyer doing title insurance like Ontario, and (3) you have 90 days after establishing residency to switch to RAMQ for health. We share a one-page Québec relocation checklist at booking.
Do you move into or out of Vieux-Hull walk-ups?
Yes — we specialize in them. Narrow-landing dollies, shoulder straps, and furniture sliders for floors we can’t dolly across. A 3rd-floor Vieux-Hull walk-up with tight turns is usually a 3-mover job to keep it under 4 hours — we flag the upgrade at booking so the price is locked in up front.
Do you book the freight elevator in Portage towers for me?
Yes. L’Icare, 90 de l’Hôtel-de-Ville, L’Escale, Kanaal, O at Zibi — we handle the freight reservation, damage deposit, and certificate of insurance. We’re already on most approved-movers lists on the Québec side.
Can you move across the Alexandra Bridge with a 26-foot truck?
Yes. All four NCR bridges (Alexandra, Portage, Macdonald-Cartier, Chaudière) take our 26-foot cube trucks without issue. We pick the bridge based on your specific addresses and time of day — the Portage Bridge is often fastest off-peak; Macdonald-Cartier is better for east-end destinations.
Ready to move in or out of Hull?
Lock your crew, truck, and flat-rate window in under 90 seconds. No deposit, no surprises, licensed and WSIB-covered.
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