Capilano Movers, Edmonton
Cactus has completed over 100 residential moves across southeast Edmonton: Capilano and the 29 communities around it. Here is what they cost, how long they run and what the City wants at the curb.
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Or call (825) 526-2626 nowMovers in Capilano: what we know about moving here
The census panel for Capilano is close to unanimous: almost every home is a single-detached house, and the great majority of them are owned rather than rented. Housing that consistent makes for consistent moving days. The truck parks on a driveway rather than at a loading bay, the stairs are interior stairs, and the garage and basement usually have to be emptied alongside the rooms. The middle house here was built in 1960 or before, so case furniture and the turns it has to make through an older doorway tend to decide how long a day takes rather than the distance from the door to the truck. The measured picture below covers the southeast Edmonton communities Capilano sits among.
Moving costs around Capilano, by the numbers
Twenty-nine communities make up that set, with 106 residential moves between them: Summerside, Bonnie Doon, King Edward Park, Ottewell, Ellerslie and Forest Heights are the heaviest contributors. Sixty-four per cent of those jobs were graded small, 28% medium and 8% large. The median day ran 4.13 hours on site with half of them between 2.75 and 6.69 hours, and the median cost was $796 with tax in, half falling between $500 and $1,215. It is a modest sample, so read it as a range rather than as a quote.
- The comparison set
- 29 neighbourhoods · 106 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 4.13 median
- How big those moves are
- 64% small · 28% medium · 8% large
- Busiest months
- August, June and November
- What those moves cost
- $796 median
communities in southeast Edmonton: this one and every community next to it
half ran 2.75–6.69 hours · 106 moves
August 18, June 16, November 13
half fell between $500 and $1,215 · based on 106 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does it cost to move in Capilano?
The nearest measured figure is $796, the median across 106 residential moves in the southeast Edmonton communities around Capilano, with half of them between $500 and $1,215 including tax. Cactus prices a local move by the hour: the number of movers and the size of the truck set the rate, and the agreement states it before the work begins. Capilano is almost entirely detached houses, so the volume behind the door is what moves a job inside that band.
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How long does a move in Capilano take?
The middle job across those 106 moves ran 4.13 hours on site, with half of them between 2.75 and 6.69 hours. A whole detached house with a basement and a garage takes longer than that midpoint, and 8% of the jobs in the set were graded large. Because the rate is hourly and travel time within city limits is not charged, the hours on site are what you are paying for.
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Is it cheaper to move at a certain time of year in Capilano?
The hourly rate does not change by month, so no date in Capilano is priced differently from another. What moves with the season is volume: across the southeast Edmonton communities around it, August, June and November carry the most completed moves. Since the rate is hourly and there is no charge for travel time within city limits, the size of the job stays the only real lever on the total.
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Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in Capilano?
Only where the truck has to take road space, and then Edmonton's On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit is the instrument; there is currently no fee for the work reasons a move falls under. The City asks for a minimum of 6 working days on low-impact work and 10 on high-impact, and processing takes about 6 business days. With almost every home in Capilano detached rather than behind a shared entrance, it is a question that only comes up where the frontage will not take the truck.
Call Edmonton or get a quote online. Either works.
Capilano neighbourhood guide for moving day
Access in Capilano is a driveway question rather than a building one: with nearly every home detached and none in a building of five storeys or more, there is no tower lift to reserve and no loading zone to share. What takes the time instead is the volume behind the front door, since a whole detached house is a different day from a suite. The road is the one thing that can need arranging in advance, and the paperwork for that is Edmonton's On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit, which asks for at least 6 working days on low-impact work and 10 on high-impact.
Most homes in Capilano were built 1960 or before
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 2,650
- Homes
- 1,080
- What people live in
- 99% single-detached houses
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 0% of homes
- One-person households
- 22%
People per household
2.5
2021 federal census
2021 federal census
- Owned or rented
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- 92% owned
- 8% rented
2021 federal census, 25% sample
- What it costs
- No fee currently: OSCAM Permits associated with Temporary Crossing, Tree Shrub Hoarding and Waste Bin, POD or SeaCan work reasons currently have no fees associated with them. A daily permitting fee for on-street placement of commercial waste bins, PODs or SeaCans is planned but is on hold until further notice.
- How much notice
- Average processing time is 6 business days. Low-impact projects should be submitted a minimum of 6 working days prior to start of work; high-impact projects a minimum of 10 working days. Longer processing during peak construction season (March to October).
Not sure whether your block needs an OSCAM permit before the truck arrives? Booking the curb in Capilano is something we do every week: talk to our Edmonton team
Figures come from Cactus’s own completed residential moves (business and high-frequency accounts excluded) and from official municipal open data; they are medians and quartiles, never averages, every published figure rests on at least five moves, percentages are rounded, and all-time counts are floors because some older pickup and drop-off addresses were never geocoded.
Real Customers. Real Movers. Real Reviews.
Five-star Google reviews from customers whose move Cactus completed, newest first, preferring the ones whose job falls inside Capilano’s own boundary. Quoted verbatim from the public listing and trimmed at a sentence.
181 five-star reviews with a written comment on our Edmonton listing since February 2024
5 out of 5
These guys are awesome. They go above and beyond very courteous and they’re careful with your products. I was very happy and would definitely use them again.
5 out of 5
The moving service is excellent and has made my move so much easier. Thanks a lot.
5 out of 5
We would like to say thank you to Ivan, Jon, Benjamin, amazing men, they really know how to protect our furniture. If i can give 10 stars I will. Excellent people, very respectful and you can count on them.
5 out of 5
The crew of Raj, George, Karston were not prickly, they were fantastic. They arrived on time , had positive communication, executed a great move, and were professional all of the time.
5 out of 5
Nikita, Ivan and George did an amazing job. They were careful with all of our stuff and made sure everything was working when they were done. They went above and beyond. I would highly suggest cactus moving.
5 out of 5
I Have used them on 2 occasions to help move a family member out their house. 1st move house to storage that was a long move which is normal 8 hours with 2 movers not bad at all. 2nd move storage into the appartment ( Ivan and George load the truck under 1hr) . the move was done under 6 hours.
- Get your move quoted the same way
Reading one that sounds like your move? Our Edmonton coordinators will walk through the whole day with you before anything is booked: call the Edmonton office
Nearby and similar neighbourhoods in Edmonton
- Summerside 17 moves
- Bonnie Doon 16 moves
- King Edward Park 10 moves
- Ottewell 8 moves
- Ellerslie 7 moves
- Forest Heights 7 moves
- Avonmore
- Charlesworth
- Cloverdale
- Daly Grove
- Gold Bar
- Hazeldean
- Hillview
- Holyrood
- Idylwylde
- Jackson Heights
- Kameyosek
- Larkspur
- Lee Ridge
- Mill Woods Park
- Pollard Meadows
- Richfield
- Ritchie
- Silver Berry
- Tipaskan
- Tweddle Place
- Wild Rose
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