Ottawa-Gatineau office moves start with a business handoff plan, not a household checklist. Define workstations, files, furniture, shared equipment, vendor-owned technology tasks, dock access, floor sequence, and the point when each team can resume work.
Latest source review: September 29, 2026. Individual access dates appear below.
Parking
Ottawa’s loading-zone rule limits parking or stopping to 15 minutes or the maximum duration stated on the authorized signs, during their indicated days and hours. Check the actual sign before choosing the unloading place; a loading zone should not be treated as an all-day moving reservation.[1]
Permit
When an Ottawa encroachment permit is needed, the City states a minimum of 10 business days for issuance. Temporarily removing parking needs at least four business days’ notice; a Traffic Management Inspector reviews a proposed container or material placement after application. These are different steps, not approval guarantees.[2]
Rules
Ottawa’s business-licence application includes a location-transfer section with the former business address and licence number. Required documentation depends on the licence type. Confirm the correct transfer with By-law and Regulatory Services before treating a new office or commercial unit as ready to operate.[3]
Change of address
The CRA distinguishes a business’s physical, mailing, and books-and-records addresses. The physical address must identify where everyday operations occur; records stored at another location must also be reported. A household-goods delivery or mail-forwarding order does not update these business records.[4]
Building rules
Canada’s moving checklist calls for elevator, stairway and parking access to be reserved or cleared at both addresses. Notify the landlord or building manager of the arrival time and confirm the actual building arrangements before assigning the crew’s unloading window.[5][6]
Permit
Ottawa says a moving vehicle that obeys existing parking rules needs no encroachment permit. A portable storage container occupying any part of the road right-of-way, including for loading or unloading, requires a temporary construction-related encroachment permit.[2]
Permit
Ottawa’s temporary-consideration parking permit does not cover moving-company vehicles or equipment using City streets. The City directs those requests to its temporary construction-related encroachment process.[7]
Illustrative pricing-model estimate in CAD, before tax. Your addresses, date, inventory and services determine your quote.
| Home size | Movers | Ground floor | Elevator at one address | Elevator at both addresses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small office (8 workstations) | 4 | $875 | $925 | $1,000 |
Provenance of data used for the assumptions: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
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