One of the most important items on your moving checklist is to notify necessary individuals of your move. You likely have more people to inform than you have imagined, but this is an important step in your moving process that cannot be overlooked—just look how it turned out for Romeo and Juliet. If Juliet’s letter had only been able to get to Romeo’s correct address in time, things could have turned out very differently for the star-crossed couple! [More]

National Moving Day in Quebec Every year in the province of Quebec, thousands of people pack up and move on July 1. It has been a tradition in this province for the past 36years. Actually, the idea of moving in masses goes further back than that. Leases used to end on April 30 in Quebec. Back then, the problem with that was, kids were being forced out of classes by their parents before their school year was up. So on January 1, 1974, a new Quebec law came into effect. It made all leases signed till April 30 of that year valid till June 30. Ever since, moving day in Quebec has been July 1.There is no obligation to have a lease end on June 30, it does however in some ways, make finding a new home easier when leases finish on the same date.Although there is no definitive way to cou... [More]