Moving timeline
- 6 months before: decide where you’re going; get a market evaluation; choose a lawyer
- 4 months before: start decluttering; ask family to collect items
- 3 months before: book movers or a move manager; list the home
- 1 month before: change your address with Canada Post, banks, CRA, ServiceOntario and pension providers
- 2 weeks before: arrange utilities, internet and home insurance for the new home
- Moving week: pack an essentials box with medications, documents, glasses, chargers and a change of clothes
Documents to gather before selling
- Deed or transfer and any survey of the property
- Recent property tax bill and utility bills
- Mortgage or line of credit statements, if any
- Receipts for major work: roof, furnace, windows, renovations
- Photo ID for every owner
- Power of Attorney or estate documents, if someone is acting for the owner
Useful contacts
| Ontario Health atHome (home care and long-term care) | 310-2222 |
| Seniors Safety Line (24/7) | 1-866-299-1011 |
| City of Toronto services | 311 |
| Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) | reco.on.ca |
| Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority | rhra.ca |
| Ontario seniors’ tax credits | ontario.ca |
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