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Parkway Van Lines
1199 Newmarket Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1B 3V1
(613) 744 - 4781

Pre-Planning Your Overseas Move

MOVING DAY
  • Check to see that all household goods entry forms required by your destination country have been completed and that you are following instructions exactly.
  • Unless your employer is assuming responsibility for moving costs, be prepared to pay shipping charges (Payment of Charges) as soon as the mover notifies you of the actual amount due.
  • Be on hand when the packing crew arrives. If you must leave, it’s essential that you appoint someone to act on your behalf and notify your Consultant of this authorization.
  • Have dishes washed and dried. Leave them in the cabinets, as they’re easier to remove and pack when left in normal storage places.
  • Leave mirrors and pictures on the wall. The packers will remove and place them in special cartons. However, packers are not permitted to remove items which have been permanently attached to the premises. You must detach such things as drapery hardware, towel racks, electric fixtures and wall-to wall carpeting in advance if they are to be removed.
  • Leave beds assembled: bedclothes removed.
  • Have those items to be stored separate from those to be shipped and items to go in your personal luggage away from both so they aren’t accidentally mixed with either. Have a clear understanding with the packers as to which is which.
  • Before packing begins, accompany the head packer on a tour of the premises so they can inspect each article. Be sure the condition of all items is recorded.
  • Check -and sign the Inventory. Keep copy of Inventory, Check the house with the head packer to make sure nothing is left behind. Check every nook and cranny.
  • Be sure the Consultant has an exact destination address which you can be contacted -your new residence, the hotel where you’ll be staying, your employer’s place of business, a friend or relative through whom you can be reached.
  • Before leaving with your personal luggage, take another look around to be sure that windows and doors are locked. Leave the keys with a responsible person or in a pre-arranged location.
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