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Address Change Checklist

Moving? Changing your address? This checklist will help you discover what needs to be considered when your address changes.

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The checklist

Government

Tax Services

  • Your federal revenue service or agency
  • Municipal property tax

Mailing services

Identification and Certifications

  • Elections registration
    • 🇨🇦 This is usually tied to your tax return
  • Driver's licence
  • Vehicle permit
  • Provincial or Territorial ID Card
  • Hunting or firearms licence
  • Health card
  • Passport
  • Social insurance
    • 🇨🇦 Your social insurance address is tied to the Canada Revenue Agency
  • Library card

Personal or family health and related services

  • Family doctors
  • Specialist clinics
  • Pharmacy
  • Veterinarian and pet ID chips
  • Daycare centres
    • Emergency contact information

Education

  • School, college, or university
    • Emergency contact information
  • Provincial, Territorial, or Federal loans provider

Work

  • Employer
    • Payroll system
    • Group or individual benefits
    • HR system
  • Clients and invoices
  • Pension plan
  • Investment portfolio

Insurance

  • Home
  • Automobile
  • Health, life
  • Homeowner or renter's insurance

Finances

  • Bank accounts
  • Credit cards
    • Bank or credit-union cards
    • Branded credit cards
  • Loan issuers (automobile finances, line of credit, mortgage, etc)
  • Contactless payment services
  • Investment portfolio
  • Remittance provider
  • Will
  • Beneficiaries and successor holders for registered accounts

Home, utilities, and services

  • Home warranty
  • Utilities
    • Electrical
    • water
    • gas
    • heating
  • Connected services
    • TV or cable subscription
    • Home phone
    • Cell phone
    • Fax
    • Internet
  • Home monitoring
  • Transit card
  • Cleaning service
  • Driveway snow shoveling
  • Child carseat registration
  • Other warranty or product registration
  • Municipal, government, accounts, or related services

Automotive

  • Car title / registration
  • Lease or financing
  • Warranty

Commercial or Retail

  • Online shopping, home delivery programs (includes address for saved credit card details)
  • Loyalty programs
  • Warranties
  • Magazine subscriptions
  • Charities
  • Product registrations (for recall notices)
  • Domain registrar

Other

  • Cell phone Wi-Fi calling and emergency settings
  • Trusted friends or family

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