Movers · Montréal, QC
Montréal Movers for Plexes, Condos, Houses and Offices
Men In Trucks, a moving company founded in Ottawa in 2010, now has its own crews doing local moves in Montréal, Laval, the West Island and the South Shore, in English and French. Rates start at $150/hr for 2 movers and a truck, before applicable taxes, and no deposit is requested until we confirm your date.
- Men In Trucks crews in Montréal
- Rates published
- Written quote before you book
- Founded in Ottawa in 2010
Men In Trucks truck (photographed in Ottawa).
New in Montréal, working in English and in French
Montréal is a new city for Men In Trucks, so there is no local track record to show you yet. What you can check instead is on this page: the rates, how a quote is written, when a deposit is requested and the official page behind each local rule. Our Montréal team works in English and in French (version française).
Montréal office and contact
Men In Trucks Moving Inc.
75 Queen Street, Suite 1400, Montréal, QC H3C 2N6
Phone (438) 900-1525 · Email [email protected] · Service in English and French
Moves are arranged by phone, by email or online.
Moving services in Montréal
The services below can be combined in a single request.
Apartments, plexes and condos
Studios to large apartments, in walk-ups, plexes or elevator buildings.
Houses and townhomes
Detached, semi-detached and row houses, garage and shed contents too.
Offices and commercial spaces
Desks, files, shelving and office furniture, sized from your number of workstations.
Packing and unpacking help
None, partial or full. It is not priced online; the team confirms it with you before the move.
Furniture, single items and small moves
One piece or a few. Ask for a written quote with the pickup and delivery addresses.
Loading and unloading labour
You bring the rental truck or container; a Men In Trucks crew does the lifting. Quoted on request.
Long-distance moves
Elsewhere in Québec or to another province, on one written flat quote. How it is quoted.
Piano, safe, gym equipment or another heavy or unusual item? Tell us in your request. The team confirms what is needed before the move.
Moving in Montréal: permits, stairs, July 1 and snow
Local rules last checked against official pages: October 2026.
Truck parking and borough permits
Whether you need a permit to reserve curb space for the moving truck depends on your borough and your street: parking meters, a bike path, a pedestrian street or the need to post no-parking signs are the usual triggers. The City keeps the rules for all 19 boroughs on one page; choose your borough there: Park a moving van or moving truck (opens in a new tab).
Boroughs differ. When that page was checked in October 2026, Outremont, Saint-Léonard and Pierrefonds-Roxboro asked for a permit for any moving truck, and Ahuntsic-Cartierville and Lachine for any move with a professional mover; in Ahuntsic-Cartierville, the City says that permit must be in the moving company's name. Le Plateau-Mont-Royal allowed moves on pedestrian streets only in a set morning window, some Ville-Marie streets are pedestrian in summer, and L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève asked tenants who apply for a permit for a letter from their landlord. Rules and fees change, so read your own borough's section.
Who applies for the permit? That depends on the borough, so name your borough and describe the parking at both addresses in your request, and settle with us who applies before you book.
If no-parking signs are needed, Montréal only accepts official signs rented from a specialized supplier (Outremont rents out its own), installed ahead of the move and declared to the Agence de mobilité durable. On streets with parking meters, a borough permit is usually needed to reserve the meters for the truck, and extra charges can apply.
Westmount, Mont-Royal, Côte-Saint-Luc, Hampstead, Montréal-Ouest and the West Island cities, such as Dorval and Pointe-Claire, are separate municipalities. The City of Montréal's borough page does not apply to them, so check with your own city; Westmount publishes its rules (opens in a new tab).
Montréal also requires trucks to use a designated truck network (opens in a new tab) (page in French), so we plan the route accordingly.
Plexes, walk-ups and outside staircases
If your apartment is up an outside staircase in a duplex or triplex, the move is planned differently from a ground-floor one. The OPC, Québec's consumer protection office, advises giving a mover the number of floors, the stairs and elevators and the distance between the two addresses. So tell us:
- how many flights there are at each address, inside or outside, straight or winding;
- which large pieces might not make the turn, such as a sofa, a box spring or a fridge;
- in winter, whether the outside steps will be cleared of snow and ice before the crew arrives.
Condo and apartment buildings
Ask your building manager or condo syndicate early whether moves need an elevator reservation, a set time slot or a loading-dock booking. The OPC moving tip sheet (opens in a new tab) lists reserving the building elevator and making sure there is room for the truck among the things to do before moving day.
July 1 and your lease
Many Québec leases turn over on July 1, so demand for movers peaks around that date. If your lease ends June 30, plan your moving date and building access early.
For a 12-month lease, the tenant's written non-renewal notice is generally due 3 to 6 months before the lease ends: between January 1 and March 31 for a lease that ends June 30. Confirm your own dates on JuridiQC (opens in a new tab) (page in French) or with the Tribunal administratif du logement. General information, not legal advice.
Winter moves and snow removal
In winter, temporary no-parking signs for snow loading can appear on short notice, and vehicles left in the way, moving trucks included, can be towed. Check the signs on your street the evening before and again on the morning of your move, and keep a second spot in mind for the truck. The City explains its snow-removal signs (opens in a new tab) (page in French).
What not to pack, and what you leave behind
- Fuel and chemicals. Federal dangerous-goods rules limit what a hired mover can carry (Transport Canada (opens in a new tab)), so please do not pack propane cylinders, gasoline, other fuels or household chemicals. Montréal's écocentres (opens in a new tab) accept household hazardous waste such as paint and propane cylinders (page in French).
- Valuables. Keep jewellery, cash, medication and important documents with you.
- Furniture you are leaving. Montréal collects bulky items (opens in a new tab) on a set schedule; put them out when Info-Collectes says to for your address, to avoid a fine. Mattresses and sofas usually go to an écocentre, so check your borough's rules first.
- Bed bugs. If you suspect them, tell us before moving day, and follow the guidance the City links from its bulky-items page (opens in a new tab) before putting furniture out.
- New address. Update it with several Québec government bodies in one step on Québec.ca (opens in a new tab).
A Montréal moving timeline
| When | What to do |
|---|---|
| January 1 to March 31 | For a 12-month lease ending June 30, send your written non-renewal notice. |
| As soon as your date is firm | Send your booking request, ask your building about the elevator and the loading dock, and read your borough's permit rules. |
| The evening before and the morning of your move | In winter, check your street for snow-removal signs. |
| After the move | Change your address on Québec.ca. |
From first message to moving day
- Send a request. Book online with the rate for your date shown, or ask for a written quote. Nothing is booked or charged at this stage.
- We confirm. Our Montréal team contacts you by phone or email to confirm the date, the arrival window and the crew, plus anything priced separately, such as packing or a piano.
- Deposit, then booked. Once availability is confirmed, you get a payment link for the $105 deposit, and your move is booked once it is paid.
- Before moving day. Reserve the elevator, settle with us where the truck will park and who applies for any borough permit, and finish your own packing.
- Moving day. The crew loads, moves and places your things in the rooms you choose. Walk through with the crew before they leave; if anything is damaged, note it in writing and keep photos.
What we need for an accurate quote
- Both addresses, with the borough or city.
- Your date, and how flexible it is.
- The size: studio, number of bedrooms, or workstations for an office.
- Stairs and elevators at each address, and whether the elevator is booked.
- Parking and loading: meters, a permit, a loading zone, a long walk to the door, low clearance.
- Heavy or unusual items, and whether you want packing, furniture taken apart or an extra stop.
Montréal moving prices, published
Rates are per crew, per hour, before applicable taxes.
| Crew | In the City of Montréal | With a surrounding community: first 3 hours |
|---|---|---|
| 2 movers and a truck 3-hour minimum | $150/hr | $750 flat |
| 3 movers 3-hour minimum | $195/hr | $950 flat |
| 4 movers 4-hour minimum | $245/hr | $1,200 flat plus the fourth hour at $245/hr |
| 5 movers, two trucks 4-hour minimum | $325/hr | $1,600 flat plus the fourth hour at $325/hr |
- Within the City of Montréal (its 19 boroughs): the hourly rate, with a minimum of 3 hours for 2 or 3 movers and 4 hours for 4 or 5, plus 1 hour of travel at your crew's hourly rate for that date. The least you are billed is therefore 4 hours for 2 or 3 movers and 5 hours for 4 or 5: 2 movers going from the Plateau to Rosemont on a Tuesday in mid-February, for example, are billed at least 4 hours at $150/hr.
- Between Montréal and a surrounding community listed in the booking form (Laval, Longueuil, Brossard and Saint-Lambert, for example), between two of them or within one: a flat price for the first 3 hours, then the hourly rate for your date. For 4 or 5 movers, the fourth hour of the minimum is billed at the hourly rate for your date, on top of the flat price.
- Westmount, Mont-Royal, Dorval and the other independent cities on the island are separate municipalities, so the booking form prices them like the surrounding communities: the flat price for the first 3 hours, then the hourly rate for your date.
Busy dates. Rates can be higher on busy dates (Friday to Sunday, May to September and around month-end). The rates in the table apply Monday to Thursday, from October to April, outside the days around month-end. Late June and the first days of July combine summer, month-end and often weekend pricing, so check the booking form for your date: it shows the exact hourly rate. The flat first 3 hours stay the same on every date.
Time beyond the minimum is billed at the hourly rate for your date. How long a move takes depends on how much you move, the access at both addresses and how ready everything is; flights of stairs and a long carry to the truck add time.
Deposit. A $105 deposit is requested only after our Montréal team confirms your date. It is refundable if you cancel or reschedule at least 48 hours before your move; inside 48 hours a fee may apply. The steps are under From first message to moving day.
Not priced online. Packing, heavy items such as pianos and safes, furniture disassembly and extra stops are confirmed with you before the move. Long-distance moves get one written flat quote.
Comparing movers? The OPC explains what to check, with an example of a misleading hourly-rate advertisement: advice before a move (opens in a new tab).
Before you book: four things you can check
- The rate card is public, and the booking form shows the exact rate for your date before you send anything.
- Quotes are written. Ask for one before you book.
- The deposit comes after we confirm your date, not before.
- Founded in Ottawa in 2010. The photos here are real company photos from our Ottawa operation, captioned as such.
A Men In Trucks mover wrapping furniture. Photo from our Ottawa operation, not a Montréal job.
Wrapped furniture in a Men In Trucks truck. Photo from our Ottawa operation, not a Montréal job.
Where we move in and around Montréal
Men In Trucks crews take local moves in every Montréal borough and in the communities around it.
City of Montréal: all 19 boroughs
- Ahuntsic-Cartierville
- Anjou
- Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
- Lachine
- LaSalle
- Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
- Le Sud-Ouest
- L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
- Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
- Montréal-Nord
- Outremont
- Pierrefonds-Roxboro
- Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
- Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
- Saint-Laurent
- Saint-Léonard
- Verdun
- Ville-Marie
- Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
Downtown is in Ville-Marie, Griffintown in Le Sud-Ouest and NDG in Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.
Independent cities on the island
Westmount, Mont-Royal (Town of Mount Royal), Côte-Saint-Luc, Hampstead and Montréal-Ouest (Montreal West), and in the West Island, Dorval, Pointe-Claire, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Kirkland, Beaconsfield, Baie-D'Urfé, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue and Senneville.
Laval and the North Shore
Laval; Terrebonne, Mascouche, Repentigny and L'Assomption; Rosemère, Sainte-Thérèse, Boisbriand, Blainville, Saint-Eustache, Deux-Montagnes and Mirabel; and, farther out, Joliette and Berthierville.
Saint-Jérôme and the Laurentians
Saint-Jérôme, Saint-Sauveur and Sainte-Adèle up Autoroute 15, and Lachute to the west.
West and south-west of the island
In Vaudreuil-Soulanges: Vaudreuil-Dorion, L'Île-Perrot, Pincourt, Saint-Lazare, Les Cèdres, Hudson and Rigaud. Farther south-west: Beauharnois and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.
South Shore
Longueuil, Brossard, Saint-Lambert, Boucherville, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Sainte-Julie, Varennes, Verchères, La Prairie, Candiac and Châteauguay.
Richelieu valley and farther east
Chambly, Carignan, Richelieu, Beloeil, McMasterville, Mont-Saint-Hilaire and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu; farther out, Saint-Hyacinthe and Sorel-Tracy; and along Autoroute 10, Granby, Bromont and Cowansville.
These are service areas, not office locations; our Montréal office is the one on Queen Street. Each community is within 100 km of that office by road, measured to the town centre; your quote uses your actual addresses. Off the island, every move crosses a bridge or tunnel, where congestion or a closure can change the plan for the day. Road distances calculated from OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Somewhere not listed? Send both addresses and we will confirm in your quote.
Long-distance moves from and to Montréal
A move that leaves the Montréal area, to Québec City, Toronto or Calgary for example, is not priced by the hour. You get one written flat quote, built from what you are moving, the access at both addresses and your dates. Choose Long-distance in the booking form, or ask for a written quote.
Is Montréal your destination, not your starting point? Call (438) 900-1525 or write to [email protected], in English or in French, and our Montréal team prepares the quote.
- Montréal to Ottawa moves, a page from our Ottawa office
- Guide to moving from Ottawa to Montréal, also from our Ottawa office
Moving to a city where we have an office? See Toronto and the GTA, Ottawa, Halifax, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.
Montréal moving questions
How much do movers cost in Montréal?
Our standard rates within the City of Montréal are $150/hr for 2 movers and a truck, $195/hr for 3 movers, $245/hr for 4 movers and $325/hr for 5 movers with two trucks, before applicable taxes. The minimum is 3 hours (4 hours for 4 or 5 movers), plus 1 hour of travel at your crew's hourly rate. With a surrounding community, the first 3 hours are a flat price, from $750 with 2 movers, then the hourly rate. Rates can be higher on busy dates (Friday to Sunday, May to September and around month-end), and the booking form shows the rate for your date.
Do you serve Laval, the West Island and the South Shore?
Yes. Men In Trucks crews take local moves to, from and between the communities listed on this page, including Laval, the West Island cities, Longueuil and Brossard. Those moves use the flat price for the first 3 hours, then the hourly rate for your date. Each community is within 100 km of our Montréal office by road.
How far ahead should I book movers in Montréal?
As soon as your dates are firm, and earlier still for late June and early July: many Québec leases turn over on July 1, so demand for movers peaks around that date. Our Montréal team confirms availability before any deposit is requested.
Do I need a parking permit for the moving truck in Montréal?
It depends on your borough and your street. Parking meters, a bike path, a pedestrian street or no-parking signs are the usual reasons, and a few boroughs ask for a permit for any moving truck or whenever a professional mover is used. The City of Montréal lists the rules for all 19 boroughs on one page.
What should I arrange with my condo or apartment building?
Reserve the elevator with your building manager or condo syndicate as soon as you have a date, and ask about permitted move times and the loading dock. Then put it in your request: for each address, the booking form asks whether there is an elevator and whether it is booked.
Can I move in winter in Montréal?
Yes. Plan around snow removal: when temporary no-parking signs go up for snow loading, a truck left in the way can be towed, so check the signs on your street the evening before and again that morning. See Winter moves and snow removal on this page.
What size crew do I need?
The booking form suggests a crew from the size of your home: 2 movers for a studio or 1 bedroom, 3 for 2 bedrooms, 4 for 3 bedrooms and 5 for 4 bedrooms or more. You can pick any crew size, and crews of 4 or 5 have a 4-hour minimum.
How does the deposit work?
No payment is taken when you send the booking form. Our Montréal team confirms availability, then sends a payment link for the $105 deposit, and your move is booked once it is paid. Deposits are refundable if you cancel or reschedule at least 48 hours before your move; inside 48 hours a fee may apply.
Plan your Montréal move
Send a booking request with the rate for your date shown, or ask for a written quote first.
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