Dollard-des-Ormeaux Movers — House, Townhouse & Condo Experts
From detached family homes off Saint-Jean Boulevard to townhouse complexes near Fairview and low-rise condos along Sunnybrooke, our DDO crews handle every housing type on Montreal's second-largest island municipality — with bilingual crews, HOA parking permits, elevator booking, and school-year-aware scheduling.
DDO Character Zones
We Know Every Complex and Cul-de-sac in DDO
With roughly 50,000 residents, Dollard-des-Ormeaux is the second-largest municipality on the Island of Montreal. Our crews work every zone, from Westpark single-family streets to the dense condo cluster along Sunnybrooke.
Westpark & Saint-Louis Avenue
The established residential heart of DDO — quiet streets of 1960s and 1970s detached houses between Saint-Jean Boulevard and Sources. These are the three-to-four-bedroom family homes where many DDO families raised their kids, with mature trees, long driveways, and the classic split-level and bungalow floor plans that shape every interior move. Doorways are standard width, but basements often involve narrow stair turns that slow down large sectionals and appliances.
Townhouse Complexes off Sources & Lake
DDO has one of the largest concentrations of townhouse complexes on the Island — clusters along Sources Boulevard, Lake Road, and Dauphine, most built between the mid-1970s and late 1990s. These complexes almost always have HOA-style parking rules: visitor spots fill fast on weekends, trucks over a certain length need advance permission, and some complexes require temporary permits at the management office 48-72 hours out. Our DDO dispatch handles those calls routinely.
Sunnybrooke Condo Corridor
The stretch along Sunnybrooke and Du Centre-Commercial is DDO's condo heartland — low-rise and mid-rise buildings, many from the 1980s and 1990s, with elevator reservations and loading-bay protocols. Certificate of insurance is standard. Elevator pad-up, floor protection, and timed move windows (typically 8am-12pm or 1pm-5pm) are the norm. We coordinate with building managers directly so your move doesn't get bumped. Security-desk paperwork varies building by building; our dispatch maintains notes on what each concierge wants to see at check-in, from COI copies to the specific unit-access procedure.
Westwood & Spring Garden
The northern DDO neighbourhoods toward the Trans-Canada Highway — Westwood, Spring Garden, and Duhamel — mix larger single-family homes with some higher-end townhouse rows. Access is typically easy via Highway 40, with wide residential streets and generous driveways. Piano moves, split-level entries, and multi-car-garage arrangements are common here, and we plan accordingly for oversized items on tight staircases.
Fairview-Adjacent South DDO
Southern DDO rubs shoulders with the Fairview Pointe-Claire shopping district along Brunswick and Saint-Jean. This area sees heavy weekend and rush-hour traffic that shapes move-day timing — we usually start early (7-8am) to clear curbside before the Fairview crowd builds. Housing here mixes older bungalows, townhouses, and a handful of newer condo infills near the REM's future Fairview station. When the REM opens, we expect this zone to shift toward younger commuter households, but the current parking and traffic reality still calls for early-morning loading and careful curbside coordination.
DDO Logistics
What Makes Moving in DDO Different
Five realities shape every DDO move we plan. Here's how our crews stay ahead of each one.
HOA & Townhouse Parking Rules
Dozens of DDO townhouse complexes require advance parking permits, often 48-72 hours out, with specific truck-length limits. We call the management office as part of every booking so the truck arrives legally parked and ready to load, not circling the block. Some complexes also require a key-fob escort for the driver at security gates, and we pre-coordinate that detail at booking.
Condo Elevator Reservations
Sunnybrooke-corridor condos and most DDO mid-rises require timed elevator bookings, elevator pads, and floor runners. Miss the window and you lose the slot. We handle certificate-of-insurance paperwork and confirm elevator reservations directly with the property manager before move day.
School-Year Timing Pressure
DDO is heavy on young families, so moves concentrate sharply around late June (school-year end) and late August (before school resumes). Book 4-6 weeks out in those windows. We schedule tightly around registration deadlines, camp pickups, and bus-route changes so kids don't miss a day.
Fairview & Saint-Jean Traffic
Saint-Jean Boulevard and the Fairview retail corridor choke around noon and after 3pm on weekends. Our crews plan DDO loading windows for early morning or late afternoon to keep trucks moving, and we stage dollies on driveways before the lunch rush. Summer weekends are the worst; winter weekends before holiday shopping peak are a close second.
Multilingual Household Coordination
DDO is one of the most linguistically diverse municipalities on the Island — significant Jewish, Indian-Canadian, Armenian, and Filipino communities alongside francophone and anglophone households. Our bilingual crews and estimators are a genuine fit; English or French, whichever works at your door.
Why DDO Trusts CNS
The Moving Partner for DDO's Families, Townhouses, and Condos
Dollard-des-Ormeaux is the second-largest municipality on the Island of Montreal by population — roughly 50,000 residents spread across detached homes, townhouse complexes, and low-rise condos. Founded in 1960 and named for Dollard des Ormeaux, the historic French-colonial figure, DDO grew rapidly through the 1960s and 1970s as young families migrated west from the older Montreal boroughs. That pedigree still shapes the municipality today: most of the housing stock dates from that first wave of suburban expansion, heavily renovated over the past fifteen years, with pockets of newer infill condos clustered around Sunnybrooke and Saint-Jean. The density and variety mean no two DDO moves look alike. A Westpark single-family move plays out nothing like a Sunnybrooke condo elevator slot, and a Sources-corridor townhouse with HOA parking rules is different again. We plan every DDO booking around the specific building, street, and complex, not a one-size-fits-all quote.
Every DDO move includes our full-service approach: residential moving for houses, townhouses, and condos — with careful disassembly and reassembly of platform beds, modular sectionals, and IKEA-style shelving, plus bilingual coordination for multilingual households. When closing dates slip (and they often do in DDO), we bridge the gap with secure bilingual-coordinated storage in our Saint-Laurent facility so nothing sits exposed on a driveway overnight.
As part of our broader West Island moving services network, we run daily routes connecting DDO to every neighbouring municipality — the Highway 20 and Highway 40 corridors, the Pointe-Claire and Kirkland borders, and Fairview-area cross-shopping. Questions? Call us directly at (514) 416-9610 for a free, no-obligation estimate tailored to your DDO address and building type.
Completed Moves
7,120+
Across Greater Montreal since 2017, with hundreds of DDO townhouse, condo, and family-home relocations every year across Westpark, Sources, Sunnybrooke, and the Fairview-adjacent south.
GPS-Tracked Trucks
12
Every truck in our fleet is GPS-monitored, so you know exactly where your belongings are — useful when DDO's school-year timing leaves zero slack between closing day and first bell.
Liability Insurance
$5M
Comprehensive $5M coverage on every move — meets or exceeds the insurance requirements of every DDO condo and townhouse complex we work with.
Google Rating
4.6/5
Based on 260+ verified reviews, including repeat DDO families moving between complexes, downsizing from houses, and upgrading across Saint-Jean.
DDO Moving Rates
Transparent Pricing for DDO Moves
Rates include pads, runners, standard dollies, wardrobe boxes for hanging clothes, and disassembly/reassembly of standard beds and tables. Final pricing depends on exact volume, access, and date. See the full Montreal moving prices page.
| Move Type | Crew Size | Avg. Hours | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condo / 1-BR Apartment | 2 movers | 3-5 hrs | $115-$135/hr |
| Townhouse (2-3 BR) | 3 movers | 5-7 hrs | $135-$155/hr |
| Detached Family Home (3-4 BR) | 3-4 movers | 6-9 hrs | $155-$185/hr |
| Larger Home (4-5 BR, piano, finished basement) | 4 movers | 8-11 hrs | $185-$215/hr |
| Estate or Full Household (5+ BR) | 4-5 movers | 10-14 hrs | $215-$255/hr |
Rates are local DDO estimates. School-year peak (late June, late August) books out 4-6 weeks ahead — reserve early. Long-distance and same-day short-notice moves priced separately. Call or request a free on-site visit for a firm quote. All rates include truck, fuel surcharge, and standard equipment — no hidden add-ons on invoice day.
Why DDO Chooses CNS
What Sets Our DDO Service Apart
Most Montreal moving companies treat DDO as one generic West Island stop. We don't. DDO has more housing-type variety than almost any Island municipality — detached homes, dozens of distinct townhouse complexes, condo clusters, and infill developments — and our dispatch keeps a working file on parking rules, elevator protocols, and complex-specific quirks for the buildings we've moved into and out of over the past eight years. When you book a Sources townhouse, we already know which side of the complex the visitor parking sits on; when you book a Sunnybrooke condo, we already have the building manager's direct line from three prior jobs. That institutional memory saves forty minutes of guesswork on every move.
Our DDO crews are deliberately bilingual, and in practice often multilingual — we've staffed enough moves for Jewish, Indian-Canadian, Armenian, and Filipino-Canadian households across DDO that language fluency at the door is a real operational advantage, not a marketing line. An estimator who can walk a grandparent through the paperwork in a comfortable language saves forty-five minutes of confusion on move day. Bilingual and multilingual fluency also matters for the permit paperwork at HOA offices and for coordinating with building managers whose first language isn't always English or French.
Timing discipline matters more in DDO than almost anywhere else on the Island because the school calendar is a hard constraint. Late June and late August compress demand into a few weeks; we pre-book dispatch slots, reserve elevator bookings with building managers, and confirm HOA parking permits well in advance so a missed camp pickup or first day of school doesn't become the move's emergency. We also keep a private buffer on our September and late-August dispatch calendar for DDO families whose closing dates slip at the last minute — it happens often enough that we plan for it.
Finally, we run full-service from start to finish. Packing, disassembly, GPS-tracked transit, reassembly, placement in the new home — one company, one crew lead, one invoice. For a DDO family juggling kids, jobs, and a simultaneous closing, that single-point-of-contact model is the quiet difference between a stressful move and a well-run Saturday. And if the new home's closing date slides, our Saint-Laurent storage bridges the gap without a second company entering the picture — same crew loads, same crew stores, same crew delivers.
West Island Core
How CNS Connects DDO to the Rest of the West Island
Dollard-des-Ormeaux sits dead centre in the West Island geographically, bordered by Pierrefonds-Roxboro to the north, Pointe-Claire and Kirkland to the south and west, and Saint-Laurent just east along Highway 40. That central position makes DDO a natural hub — our crews routinely handle same-day local swaps where a DDO family sells to a Kirkland buyer whose house goes to a Pointe-Claire family. Everyone moves in the same window. We coordinate the choreography, slot the trucks to avoid double-booking, and keep a shared radio channel between crew leads so handoffs run clean.
Highway 20 and Highway 40 both serve DDO well, and the choice between them on move day is rarely obvious. Southern DDO families heading downtown or to the South Shore typically prefer the 20 via Saint-Jean or Sources. Northern DDO families moving east (Saint-Laurent, downtown, the Plateau) almost always take the 40 via Spring Garden or Stillview. We plan truck routing per-move based on exact origin and destination within the municipality — it sometimes saves forty minutes on return trips. Our dispatch checks real-time traffic before crew departure and reroutes on the fly when accidents close a corridor.
Fairview Pointe-Claire is the regional retail anchor on DDO's south border. Fairview traffic choke points (especially the Saint-Jean and Brunswick intersections) shape every weekend move-day timing decision. Our dispatch treats Fairview-adjacent loading windows as first-priority — we start early to beat the noon crowd, or we stage equipment after 4pm when the commercial traffic eases. The future REM Fairview station will shift these patterns again once service begins, and our DDO dispatch is already planning around that rhythm.
Pointe-Claire
Directly south of DDO, Pointe-Claire shares a border along Brunswick and the Fairview retail district. Many DDO-to-Pointe-Claire moves are upgrades — families moving from townhouses to detached homes — and our crews handle that route constantly.
Kirkland
Immediate western neighbour along Saint-Charles, Kirkland is the natural destination for DDO families wanting more lot size in the same school-district corridor. Ten minutes by local roads.
Pierrefonds-Roxboro
North of DDO across Gouin, Pierrefonds-Roxboro's dense residential streets make an easy cross-municipal move — same-day one-truck jobs are common between the two.
Beaconsfield
Fifteen minutes west along Highway 20, Beaconsfield's larger lots attract DDO empty-nesters and established families looking to size up. We run that corridor weekly.
Baie-D’Urfé & Senneville
Further west, the far-West-Island municipalities are less common DDO destinations, but we handle the corridor regularly for retirements and lifestyle moves toward the lake.
All cross-municipal West Island moves include GPS tracking, bilingual dispatch, and same-crew continuity from pickup to delivery.
Moving From DDO
Popular Destinations From Dollard-des-Ormeaux
Whether you're staying in the West Island core, heading downtown, or relocating across the country, here are the routes our DDO crews run most often.
Pointe-Claire
DDO-to-Pointe-Claire is one of our highest-volume local routes — typically upgrades from townhouses to detached homes, driven by families wanting a bit more yard and a shorter drive to Fairview or the REM. Same-day same-crew service is standard. Ten-to-fifteen-minute transit depending on time of day, and both municipalities share similar school-district patterns that ease the family-transition aspect.
Kirkland
Kirkland's larger lots and quieter streets attract established DDO families. Fifteen minutes via Saint-Charles or Highway 40. Local-rate hourly billing with no long-distance surcharge.
Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield moves are common for DDO empty-nesters and upgraders looking for waterfront proximity. Twenty minutes via Highway 20. We handle the long-driveway entries Beaconsfield is known for.
Downtown Montreal & the Plateau
DDO to downtown runs 30-45 minutes via the 40 depending on time of day. We pre-book moving permits through Montreal boroughs where curbside space is tight, and route around 1er-juillet chaos when the timing hits. Common for young professionals leaving DDO for Plateau, Rosemont, or Sud-Ouest apartment life, and for downsizers heading to high-rise condo living.
Laval & the North Shore
Off-island DDO-to-Laval moves are common for younger families and professionals. Via the 40 and the Henri-Bourassa bridge, typical transit is 35-50 minutes. We plan around bridge rush hour.
Toronto & Long-Distance
DDO to Toronto runs weekly on our long-distance corridor — GPS-tracked transit, single-crew continuity, fixed binding quotes. Retirement, corporate relocation, and family moves all welcome.
Moving within DDO? Local same-municipality moves are the lowest-fee option and often complete in a single crew day.
Services for DDO
Complete Moving Services for DDO Residents
DDO's housing mix — detached homes, townhouses, condos, and everything in between — means no single service fits every move. Here's what our DDO crews handle day in, day out.
Residential Moving
Full-service DDO moves for detached homes, townhouses, and condos. Bilingual crews, disassembly/reassembly of platform beds and sectionals, floor runners, elevator pads, and HOA-parking coordination included.
Packing Service
Full, partial, or fragile-item packing with boxes, paper, bubble wrap, and wardrobe boxes included. Our crews pack DDO kitchens and kids’ rooms in a single day when school-year timing demands it.
Storage Bridging
Climate-controlled Saint-Laurent storage for DDO residents bridging closing dates. Short-term and long-term options, secure access, and seamless hand-off to delivery when dates line up. Common scenarios include closing-date gaps between home sale and purchase, temporary storage during renovations, and seasonal storage for out-of-province retirees keeping a DDO pied-à-terre. Inventory photos on arrival, monitored 24/7, fifteen minutes from DDO.
Piano Moving
Grand, upright, and digital-hybrid pianos moved with dedicated piano boards, stair-climbing dollies, and experienced piano crews. Common in DDO’s established family homes with finished basements.
Senior & Downsizing Moves
Patient, coordinated moves for DDO parents and grandparents transitioning from large homes to condos or assisted living. Sorting, donation pickup, and estate-downsizing support available. We partner with Sun Youth, Habitat ReStore, and the Salvation Army for donation pickups, and we coordinate with families across multiple addresses when the downsize distributes furniture among adult children's households. Crew leads on senior moves are chosen deliberately for patience and experience, not speed.
Long-Distance Moving
GPS-tracked long-distance moves from DDO to Toronto, Ottawa, Kingston, the Maritimes, and beyond. Single-crew continuity, fixed binding quotes, no last-minute surcharges.
Office & Commercial Moves
Small-office and practice-level commercial moves within DDO and across the West Island — dental offices, medical clinics, professional practices, and home-business relocations. We handle server relocations, cable-management coordination, and phased moves to minimize operating downtime when a practice can't afford a full day offline.
Man With a Van
Smaller DDO moves — single rooms, studio apartments, IKEA-pickup deliveries, or item-by-item swaps — handled by our lighter 2-person van crew at a reduced hourly rate.
DDO Reviews
What DDO Residents Say About CNS
“We moved from a Sources townhouse complex to a detached home in Westpark. The HOA required a permit 72 hours out; CNS handled it without being asked. Crew was bilingual, polite, and finished in six hours flat. Kids barely noticed we moved, which is the highest compliment I can give.”
Priya S.
Sources townhouse → Westpark, DDO
“Our condo on Sunnybrooke has a strict 8am-to-noon elevator window. Most movers wanted to gamble. CNS confirmed the elevator booking directly with our manager, showed up at 7:45, and had us clear of the building by 11:30. Worth every penny.”
David L.
Sunnybrooke condo, DDO
“Downsizing from a DDO family home to a Pointe-Claire condo after twenty-three years. The crew was patient with my mother’s pace, separated donations into labelled stacks, and handled her grand piano without a scratch. Bilingual crew lead made everything easier.”
Helen M.
DDO → Pointe-Claire downsize
DDO Moving Resources
Guides & Resources for Your DDO Move
Essential reading before your Dollard-des-Ormeaux relocation — from West Island logistics to downsizing guides and hiring red flags.
Frequently Asked Questions
DDO Moving FAQ
Answers to the questions DDO residents actually ask before booking a move.
How much does it cost to hire movers in Dollard-des-Ormeaux?+
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Do you handle DDO moves to Pointe-Claire, Kirkland, or Beaconsfield?+
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