Ontario ABF Moving Service Centers

Moving to Canada
If you're moving to Canada and Ontario is your final destination, you'll be pleased with the sites, opportunities and adventures that await you. As Canada's largest province by population, Ontario offers something for everyone. It is home to Canada’s most populated city, Toronto and the capital, Ottawa. Ontario is home to over 12,850,000 people. Want to see what makes Ontario such a great place to call home?

Moving to Ontario - a water lover's dream
Water lovers face nothing but opportunity on Ontario's 250,000 lakes and 60,000 miles of river—not to mention the amazing Niagara Falls. So whether it's freshwater fishing, ice fishing (in a heating building on the ice, of course), kayaking or just watching waterfalls, moving to Ontario means fun and excitement.

Moving to Ontario – the economy
Ontario is a manufacturing province, accounting for 52% of the total national shipments. The Niagra River makes Ontario prime for hydroelectric energy, with 39% of all energy in the province coming from hydroelectric sources. Toronto is the center of Canada’s financial and banking industries, as well as IT companies in the Ottawa area. In Northern Ontario, mining and forestry are popular industries.

Moving to Canada for natural beauty
Cyclers, climbers, hikers, skiers and everyone else who finds joy in the great outdoors has adventure awaiting them in Ontario. With miles of hiking trails, acre after acre of untamed forest, mountain peaks and valleys, there's no place like Ontario for living it up outdoors. When you want all of the beauty, with less adventure, the Royal Botanical Gardens, located in Burlington is a great place for guests to enjoy magnificent scenery and plant life. Active life in Ontario means gorgeous scenery and seasonal festivals in the spring and summer, vibrant colors and local arts in the fall, and winter sports and ice wine festivals in the winter.

Moving to Ontario, Canada for education
There are 22 public universities, 24 public colleges, three Institutes of Technology and Advanced Learning, 17 private religious universities, and over 500 private career colleges in Ontario. No matter what you want to study, there is sure to be an institution of higher learning to fit your needs. If you need help applying to Ontario colleges and universities, check out the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre and the Ontario College Application Service, as admission can be highly competitive.

Ontario moving companies
When moving to the U.S. from Canada, there are special requirements to consider. Although a move across the border is a little more involved than a door to door move within the U.S., U-Pack makes moving to Canada easy. Where many Ontario moving companies require customers to hire Canadian brokers to move their items across the border, U-Pack does it for you.

Compare U-Pack to other Ontario moving companies
Moving to Canada with U-Pack is easy. Just complete the required B4 and B4A customs forms and provide them, along with proof of status to the ABF driver at your origin location, and we'll take care of the rest.

Here's how moving to Canada with U-Pack works:

• We deliver a moving trailer or moving container to your home. Both options are available, but there is a wider service area available with trailer moves.
• You load your belongings. If you want moving help to make your move more like a full service move, we can arrange for that as well.
• We pick up the loaded equipment, along with copies of customs paperwork and proof of status and begins traveling to Canada.
• Once your shipment reaches the Canadian ABF service center closest to your location, you go to the Canadian Customs office to clear your items.
• After you clear your items, we deliver them to your door in Ontario.
• You unload.

Moving to Ontario doesn’t have to be difficult. It also doesn’t have to be expensive. Get a free moving quote today and compare to other Ontario moving companies. We drive. You save.®

Things you should know if you're moving to Canada:

• Canadian appliances operate on 110 volts -the same as U.S. voltage.
• Canada uses the metric system for measurement (gram is the unit of weight, meter the unit of length, liter the unit of volume and Celsius the unit of temperature).
• Canadians call their currency The Loonie.
• For information regarding entry requirements into Canada, visit the Canadian government's Requirements for Entering Canada page.
• For information regarding entry into the U.S. from Canada, visit the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website.

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