Downsview Movers, Toronto
Cactus has completed over 70 residential moves across northwest Toronto: Downsview and the 28 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 (647) 525-5855 nowMovers in Downsview: what we know about moving here
Downsview is low-rise and family-sized. Most of what stands here is low-rise apartment stock and detached houses, with only a small tower share, so the elevator reservation that shapes a downtown move rarely applies; steps and a front door do. Households are on the fuller side and only about a quarter of these homes hold a single person, which means more boxes and more trips than a floor plan suggests.
Ownership and renting are close to even, so the year answers to lease turnovers as much as to closings. The figures below are measured across the ring of northwest Toronto communities Downsview sits inside, which is the nearest read we hold on what a move here takes.
Moving costs around Downsview, by the numbers
Downsview borrows its band from 28 northwest Toronto communities and the 79 residential moves they hold between them, with York University Heights, Yorkdale-Glen Park, Willowdale West and Lansing-Westgate carrying the counts. The middle job there billed $773 with tax in and ran 3.5 hours on site, with half of them between $530 and $1,239. Only 60% graded small and 6% large. Downsview's own stock is 39% low-rise flats and 34% detached houses, so the heavier end of that pool is well represented here.
- The comparison set
- 28 neighbourhoods · 79 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 3.5 median
- How big those moves are
- 60% small · 34% medium · 6% large
- Busiest months
- February, July and June
- What those moves cost
- $773 median
communities in northwest Toronto: this one and every community next to it
half ran 3–5.5 hours · 79 moves
February 10, July 10, June 8
half fell between $530 and $1,239 · based on 79 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does it cost to move in Downsview?
$773 is the pooled middle, tax in, from 79 residential moves across the northwest Toronto communities Downsview shares a band with, and half of them fell between $530 and $1,239. None of them is measured inside the boundary. The rate is hourly, set by the number of movers and the truck size, and it goes into the agreement before anything is picked up.
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Why is that pooled band on the heavy side?
Because only 60% of the 79 jobs in it graded small, with 34% medium and 6% large. That is a mix carrying real full-household work rather than a run of studio moves. Downsview's own housing matches it: 34% single-detached, another 39% in low-rise apartment buildings, and 2.6 people to a home at the middle.
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What is a low-rise apartment move like in Downsview?
39% of the homes here are in low-rise buildings, and those days have no lift and no bay to work with. The crew carries everything down a staircase and out to wherever the truck could stop. Only 12% of Downsview's homes are in a building of five storeys or more, so the serviced-lobby version is the exception rather than the rule.
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Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in Downsview?
There is nothing published to follow. Toronto's street occupation permit is written for moving containers, so a moving truck at the curb is not covered, and 311 is where to ask about your own address. Where the home is one of the detached ones, the driveway usually answers the question before it is asked.
Call Toronto or get a quote online. Either works.
Downsview neighbourhood guide for moving day
Downsview's panel points at stairs. Only a small share of homes here are in a building of five storeys or more, so the elevator reservation that shapes a downtown move rarely applies; the low-rise apartments and the detached houses both usually mean carrying down steps and out through a front door. Fuller households with relatively few people living alone put more in the truck than a single-occupant unit does, which is why a third mover is worth discussing rather than defaulting to two. Toronto has published nothing on parking a moving truck at a residential curb, so 311 is where to check your own street.
Most homes in Downsview were built 1961 to 1980
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 17,970
2021 federal census
- Homes
- 6,980
- What people live in
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- 39% apartments in low-rise buildings
- 34% single-detached houses
- 12% apartments in buildings of five storeys or more
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 12% of homes
- Owned or rented
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- 53% owned
- 47% rented
- One-person households
- 26%
People per household
2.6
2021 federal census, 25% sample
2021 federal census, 25% sample
Toronto publishes no page that covers a moving truck at the curb, and its Street Occupation Permit names moving containers only. Confirm with 311 whether your street needs a permit.
Not sure what the City wants on your street before a truck parks on it? We move in Downsview every week and we will tell you who to ask: talk to our Toronto 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 Downsview’s own boundary. Quoted verbatim from the public listing and trimmed at a sentence.
5 out of 5
Huge shoutout to Joshua and Danny at Cactus Moving Company, these guys were perfect from start to finish! They showed up on time, worked efficiently, and handled everything with care and respect. Moving can be stressful, but they made it feel effortless.
parastoo malekazari
moved from Downsview to St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands, November 2025 · 3 bedroom
See on Google5 out of 5
Alexey and Nikita showed up 15 minutes early, got everything organized fast, and even helped disassemble a table I couldn't figure out myself. The whole thing took way less time than I expected. Super polite, friendly guys - took all the stress out of the move!
5 out of 5
This company is amazing! They moved our family from Calgary to Toronto. Took care of every step! Honestly I’m shocked! Ordered us coffee for the move. can you imagine? After they delivered my furniture, without any damages, they even gave me welcoming gift!
5 out of 5
They moved my mother from Calgary to Toronto! Best price and SPEED! They delivered in 7 days. Everyone else offered 10-30 days. Highly recommend Cactus Moving!
5 out of 5
So glad i went with Cactus Moving for my first move. I was stressed since my new apartment didn’t have an elevator but Alex and Nikita were professional and efficient! I highly recommend!
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- York University Heights 13 moves
- Yorkdale-Glen Park 10 moves
- Willowdale West 8 moves
- Yonge-Doris 7 moves
- Bedford Park-Nortown 6 moves
- Lansing-Westgate 6 moves
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