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Laval is Quebec's third-largest city, sitting on its own island just north of Montreal. The move is quick, because the Port of Montreal is right next door. Your container clears there, then crosses the river into Laval. Allow 5 to 8 weeks. Costs go from £900 for a few boxes to £14,000-plus for a large home. We connect you with one FIDI-certified mover for Laval. They manage the shipping, the delivery and the customs, French forms included. The service is free.
Written by Darren Benjamin, founder of International Removals Companies, who has arranged international moves for over 15 years. The service has handled 850,000+ enquiries since 2010. Reviewed September 2026.
Laval has a neat advantage: it sits right beside one of Canada's biggest ports.
Your container sails up the St Lawrence to the Port of Montreal and clears there. Then it crosses the Riviere des Prairies into Laval, a very short final hop.
That closeness makes Laval one of the quicker Canadian arrivals from Britain, much like Montreal itself.
We do none of the carrying. We pass your move to one vetted, FIDI-certified firm, who take it on.
Delivery covers the whole island. Chomedey and Sainte-Rose, Vimont, Duvernay and Fabreville. A mover reaches any Laval address, bridge crossings and all.
Laval is its own island, linked to Montreal and the north shore by a series of bridges. Those crossings shape the timing, so a local crew plans the run around them.
Most of Laval is family homes with driveways, which keeps access easy. French is the everyday language; your mover handles the paperwork, so it never slows you down.
Two ways to send it. Share a container, or part load, and pay only for your space, good for a small load. Or fill your own, locked in Britain and unlocked in Laval.
Plan for £900 at the small end and £14,000-plus for a large home. The short hop from the port keeps it economical.
Laval is in Canada, so customs clearance applies on arrival. The CBSA deals with it on form BSF186. Items you've owned and used for at least six months usually come through free of duty, as settler effects. New items can bring duty, plus GST and Quebec's QST.
For the entire process, see Removals UK to Canada. The cost detail lives in our cost of moving to Canada guide.
You choose your level of help. A crew can box the whole home or just the breakables, handle the packing, then wrap the furniture for the ocean, and load the container. At the Laval end they handle customs, cross the bridge, deliver and unpack. Storage waits at both ends if your dates shift. Cars, pianos and fine art get specialist care.
Beyond the move, over many years we've helped customers change any currency through trusted partners, for the Canadian dollars you'll want early on. Full door-to-door and you barely raise a finger. A part service trims the cost when you pack yourself.
The island is the local note. Laval sits on Ile Jesus, linked to Montreal and beyond by bridges, so a delivery crosses water to reach you. It is routine, but it shapes the day's timing.
French is everyday here, as in the rest of Quebec, and your mover handles the paperwork. Winters bring real snow, so a cold-month delivery wants a little flexibility.
On a long-haul move, the company counts. Seek out FIDI FAIM, the international moving world's top accreditation. An independent Ernst and Young audit underwrites it. BAR Overseas marks the same in Britain. A firm holding both has been vetted on its money, its training and the care it gives your home.
On our side, we are not a removal business ourselves. International Removals Companies connects you with one vetted, FIDI-certified firm, who run it from survey to delivery in Laval. We've connected movers and vetted firms since November 2010. DATACONTEXT (UK) LTD, company 07425576, ICO ZB022743, Norman House, Saint Saviours Estate, Abbey Street, London, SE1 3DH. Working Member of AGM Group since 2010.
Laval is one of many. View the other destinations, or the guides on cost, cars and pets.
From £900 for boxes you share, to £14,000 or more for a large home. The short hop keeps it cheap. A survey sets the figure.
Through the Port of Montreal next door, then across the river into Laval. A very short final hop.
Roughly 5 to 8 weeks, door to door. Beside Montreal's port, Laval is one of the quicker arrivals.
Yes, Ile Jesus, linked by bridges. A delivery crosses one, which a local crew plans around.
No. Your mover takes care of the French paperwork and language.
The CBSA, on form BSF186. Used goods owned six months or more come through free as settler effects. New buys can carry GST plus Quebec's QST.
Both. The car must pass the 15-year rule. Pets fly separately, no quarantine for dogs or cats. See our guides.
No. We aren't the removal company. We connect you with one vetted, FIDI-certified Laval mover, who run it.
Send your UK postcode, your Laval address, the date and a rough idea of the load. A FIDI-certified mover responds with a price, the dates and the customs steps. No cost, no obligation.
Get My Laval QuoteFree. One FIDI-certified partner mover. DATACONTEXT (UK) LTD, operating since 2010.
We connect removals to Laval with one vetted, FIDI-certified partner mover. We don't run removals ourselves. DATACONTEXT (UK) LTD, company 07425576, ICO ZB022743. Norman House, Saint Saviours Estate, Abbey Street, London, SE1 3DH. Working Member of AGM Group since 2010.
The mover settles price, transit time, insurance and customs paperwork before you book.