Moving Day

• Quebec’s moving day is here, but thousands still looking for new homes

  Most residential leases in Quebec end June 30, resulting in a mass movement of trucks and people as residents simultaneously shift to new homes.

  Canada

  Jul 1, 2025
  
• Montreal’s post-moving day cleanup well underway, expected to last 2 weeks

  Montreal cleanup crews are collecting household waste following the annual July 1st moving day. As Tim Sargeant reports, it could take two weeks to remove the discarded material.

  Canada

  Jul 2, 2024
  
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• ‘Bleak picture’: Quebec moving day sees scores of renters still hunting for new home

  Montreal's municipal housing office, known as the OMHM, confirmed it has received 811 calls for assistance since the beginning of 2024.

  Canada

  Jul 1, 2024
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• Nearly 200 households in need of shelter after moving day in Quebec: housing agency

  Premier François Legault issued a statement on Saturday encouraging Quebecers who need help finding a home to contact their local housing office.

  Canada

  Jul 3, 2023
• Montreal gears up for moving day amid housing crisis

  It may be Canada day on Saturday, but across the city, many know July 1 as moving day, and it's getting more difficult to find affordable housing.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2023
• Quebec is in ‘historic housing crisis’ ahead of July 1, say housing advocates

  Housing rights advocates say Quebec is in a historic housing crisis ahead of moving day on July 1, and Bill 31 is only making it worse.

  Canada

  Jun 21, 2023
• Montreal SPCA, Opposition urge government to ban no-pet clauses in residential leases

  As moving season approaches, the Montreal SPCA and Québec Solidaire are urging the provincial government to ban no-pet clauses in residential lease agreements.

  Canada

  Mar 2, 2023
• Montreal moving day cleanup expected to take weeks

  Mattresses, couches, garbage bags — items big and small: city crews are hitting the streets this week in a post-moving day cleanup operation.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2022
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• Quebec moving day could see record number of tenants without somewhere to live

  A Quebec housing advocacy group says it's worried there will be a record number of households left without somewhere to live as of the province's July 1 moving day.

  Canada

  Jul 2, 2022
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• Montrealers face challenging moving day amid housing crisis

  This year, stress levels are through the roof as people are moving amid a province-wide housing crisis. Housing advocates say skyrocketing rents are now a widespread phenomenon.

  Canada

  Jul 1, 2022