Planning Checklist - Three Weeks until Moving Day

• Take unwanted items to charity and/or dump.
• Dispose of household chemicals properly (old paint, caustic cleaners, etc.). Take these to the local Toxic Waste Centre.
• Arrange phone service at your new home
• Arrange the return of any cable TV equipment
• Set up mail-forward with Canada Post
• Arrange (new policy or to transfer existing policy) for contents and tenant liability insurance.
• Drivers' license, Health cards, Insurance
• Magazine subscriptions and other mailings
• Bank accounts, credit cards, and tax office, Canada Revenue
• Arrange transfer of car insurance & license plates
• Notify kids' schools, transfer records
• Register at new school
• Get copies of medical and dental records; if you have pets, get copies of veterinary records 

8 to 14 days before moving

• Return borrowed items
• Retrieve loaned items
• arrange for major appliances to be moved
• Arrange connection of utilities at new place.
• Arrange disconnection of utilities at old place.
• Dispose of all flammable materials.

2 to 7 days before moving

• Determine what you can bring with you if travelling by car, plane, train, or bus
• Prepare "installed items" that you're bringing
  (TV antenna or shelves*)
• Pack a suitcase with the clothes and toiletries that you'll need the first day in your new home.
• Pack a special box with other essentials you'll need for the first few days and marks this box "Do Not Move"

The day before moving