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Moving Services in Canada Procurement Price, Data and Insights
Moving services encompass a range of services related to the transportation of equipment and furniture from one location to another. The key buyers of these services include consumers, construction companies, furniture wholesalers and manufacturers, finance companies, government agencies, and insurance providers.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Moving Services procurement and pricing environment in Canada includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
About this Market
What’s this procurement report about?
This procurement coverage of the Moving Services market in Canada includes Local Moves, Long-Distance Moves, International Moves, Packing Services and Storage-in-Transit. Standard coding in this coverage includes ISIC-4923-Freight transport by road, NACE-49.42-Removal Services, NAICS-484210-Used household and office goods moving and UNSPSC-78101804-Relocation services.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Moving Services procurement coverage includes High value article (An item with a value exceeding $100 per pound. These articles must be identified before the move in order to be properly insured.) and Storage-in-transit (Temporary storage for items being moved used when the buyer does not wish to or is unable to immediately begin unloading the items at their final destination.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Moving Services procurement report as suppliers are Wheaton World Wide Moving, Two Small Men with Big Hearts Moving Co., Kingsway Van Lines Inc., Centennial Moving Company and Carefree Moving Inc..
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Moving Services market in Canada category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per move, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Moving Services market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Moving Services procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
Price Environment
What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Moving Services market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
Supply Chain & Vendors
What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Moving Services market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
Business Requirements
What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current market price for Moving Services?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Moving Services is $3580 per move. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 2.14 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Moving Services market?
The top vendors in the Moving Services market include Wheaton World Wide Moving, Two Small Men with Big Hearts Moving Co., Kingsway Van Lines Inc., Centennial Moving Company and Carefree Moving Inc..
What factors affect the price of Moving Services?
The weight of goods is a critical factor in determining the cost of moving services, as heavier items require more resources for transportation, including larger vehicles and more manpower. Pricing is often calculated based on a per-pound rate, with additional fees for items that are particularly cumbersome or require special handling, such as pianos or large appliances.
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