Planning a plant relocation in Montreal? Rigging-Busters plans and runs the machinery side of a factory move: rigging each machine out, hauling it with the permits it needs and placing it in the new building.
Most industrial relocation projects move line by line, around production. A new building in Saint-Laurent or Boucherville, two sites merging, a transfer to Ontario, a lease about to end: the plan fits the project.
Your trades disconnect and reconnect the machines; our riggers move them from one floor to the other.
- Industrial work only: lines, machines and plant equipment, no residential or office moves.
- Phased moves: one line at a time, around your shutdown windows.
- Minimum project: 3,500 CAD. Most industrial moves cost more, and your written quote sets out the scope and the price.
- Fast reply: we usually reply within 2–4 business hours, and estimates are free.
For a first budget figure, try our Heavy Lifting & Moving Calculator, then send your equipment list.
or give a call +1–438-239-1237
How a Plant Relocation in Montreal Runs, Step by Step
Whether one line moves or the whole plant, the job follows the same thread:
- Equipment list: weight, dimensions, line and restart priority of every machine.
- Survey of both buildings: docks, doors, overhead clearance, slab capacity and the path to the truck.
- Sequence: line order, downtime per line, trailers, permits and escorts, all planned before the move date.
- Disconnection by your trades: power, compressed air, water and gas shut off and locked out before our crew arrives.
- Rigging out: skates, jacks and cribbing, a hydraulic gantry or a heavy forklift, chosen for the load.
- Transport: a matched trailer, a secured load and an approved route, with escorts when the permit calls for them.
- Rigging in and placement: each machine is set on its marked spot in the new building, ready for reinstallation.
Who Disconnects, Who Moves, Who Reinstalls
We move, rig, handle, transport and place machinery (mise en position). In Quebec, final installation (anchoring, levelling, alignment and connections) is done by contractors holding the required licences (RBQ, CMEQ, CMMTQ) and by CCQ-qualified workers where the law requires it.
Taking machines apart and putting them back together is done by your maintenance team, the manufacturer or those contractors. We set our dates around theirs, so each machine arrives when its installer is ready.
One line or a whole plant to move? Describe the project: estimates are free.
or give a call +1–438-239-1237
Moving a Plant Without Stopping Production
Few plants can stop everything at once, so the move runs in phases. One line shuts down, travels and is placed while the others keep producing.
Your team builds inventory ahead and sets the line order; the move calendar follows from it.
Shutdown Windows: Evenings, Weekends and the Annual Shutdown
A line that cannot stop on weekdays moves on an evening, a weekend or during the annual shutdown. The new building needs power and compressed air where each line lands, and your trades set those up before the first move.
Moving a line during a planned shutdown? Put your dates in your request.
or give a call +1–438-239-1237
Lease Ends, Closures and Auctions: Clearing the Old Site
Before the Lease Ends
The hand-back date becomes the project deadline, and the last loads are scheduled before it. Machines being sold or scrapped leave on their own schedule. Dismantling the building and decontamination belong to specialist contractors.
Closures and Consolidations
Recently, Quebec makers of furniture, ventilation products and mattresses have announced closures; some are shifting production to Ontario or the United States. In a consolidation, each machine is sorted: moved, sold or removed.
Auction Removals: About 5 Days
After an auction, the buyer often has about 5 days to clear the lot. Tell us what you bought, where it sits and the pickup deadline; rigging and transport are then planned to fit that window.
A lease or auction deadline coming up? Give us the date.
or give a call +1–438-239-1237
Relocating a Plant Between Quebec and Ontario
Rigging-Busters also works in Ontario. A plant leaving Greater Montreal for Ontario, or coming the other way, is planned as one project.
An oversize load needs a permit in each province. Ontario’s oversize/overweight permit should be requested at least 5 business days before the trip, and municipal roads can need their own permit.
In Quebec, the spring thaw limits heavy loads from mid-March to mid-May, so plan the largest machines outside that period.
Moving to or from Ontario? Give both addresses in your request.
or give a call +1–438-239-1237
What We Move in a Factory Relocation
Anything heavy or fixed to the floor needs a plan. We move:
- production lines, conveyors and packaging lines, section by section
- CNC machines, lathes, press brakes and other machine tools
- injection moulding machines, extruders and printing presses
- electrical cabinets, compressors, chillers, transformers and switchgear (see industrial rigging)
- lab and medical equipment when a pharma plant or research site moves
- the plant’s own forklifts, loaded on a trailer
Only one machine to move? See our machinery movers in Montreal.
Is your equipment list ready? Attach it to your request.
or give a call +1–438-239-1237
Industrial Areas We Serve Around Montreal
On the island, Saint-Laurent alone has about 4,500 businesses and 108,000 jobs, including more than 100 firms in its Technoparc. We also move plants in Anjou, Montréal-Est, Lachine, Dorval and Pointe-aux-Trembles.
Laval has 515 manufacturing businesses with employees. On the South Shore, the Boucherville industrial park counted 664 firms and 24,811 jobs in 2021. We also work in Longueuil, Varennes and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
On the North Shore, Mirabel’s aerospace hub has more than 45 firms and about 10,000 workers. Saint-Jérôme, Blainville and Terrebonne are also in our service area.
Cities in Our Montreal Service Area
| City | Province | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Montreal | Quebec | Canada |
| Beloeil | Quebec | Canada |
| Boucherville | Quebec | Canada |
| Brossard | Quebec | Canada |
| Candiac | Quebec | Canada |
| Chambly | Quebec | Canada |
| Châteauguay | Quebec | Canada |
| Laval | Quebec | Canada |
| Longueuil | Quebec | Canada |
| Marieville | Quebec | Canada |
| McMasterville | Quebec | Canada |
| Mercier | Quebec | Canada |
| Mont-Saint-Hilaire | Quebec | Canada |
| Otterburn Park | Quebec | Canada |
| Pointe-Claire | Quebec | Canada |
| Repentigny | Quebec | Canada |
| Richelieu | Quebec | Canada |
| Saint-Basile-le-Grand | Quebec | Canada |
| Saint-Eustache | Quebec | Canada |
| Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | Quebec | Canada |
| Saint-Jérôme | Quebec | Canada |
| Sainte-Julie | Quebec | Canada |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | Quebec | Canada |
| Saint-Rémi | Quebec | Canada |
| St-Bruno-de-Montarville | Quebec | Canada |
| Terrebonne | Quebec | Canada |
Plant somewhere else in the region? Give its exact address in your request.
or give a call +1–438-239-1237
Quebec Permits, Escorts and the Spring Thaw
A machine within normal size and weight limits travels without a special permit. Beyond them, up to three approvals stack up:
- The MTMD special permit (French), obtained through the GPM system: C$141 (classes 1–3) or C$305 (classes 4–7) in 2026. Classes 6 and 7 need a feasibility study, so allow a few weeks.
- The oversize-vehicle permit (French), required by each borough on the route when the loaded vehicle is over 2.6 m wide or 4.15 m high. It is also required over 50 t when the haul needs a class 6 or 7 permit. Lead time: at least 5 business days in most boroughs, or 10 in Saint-Laurent and Ville-Marie.
- A temporary occupation permit (French) when a crane or truck occupies the street: 2–10 business days, depending on the borough.
Escorts and the Spring Thaw
Wide or tall loads can need escorts. For example, a rear escort is required above 3.75 m wide on a road with more than one lane in the direction of travel. A front escort is required above 4.5 m high.
In zone 1, which includes Montreal, the spring thaw period (French) ran from 16 March to 15 May in 2026. Allowed loads drop during that time, and most special weight permits are suspended. Permits and escorts are planned before the move date.
Oversize load? Give the dimensions and weight of the largest machine.
or give a call +1–438-239-1237
What a Plant Relocation Costs in Montreal
A plant move is priced as a project, from your equipment list. What moves the price:
- Scale: how many lines and machines, their weight and size
- Both buildings: docks, doors, overhead clearance, slabs and obstacles on the way out
- Methods: skates, jacks, a hydraulic gantry, a heavy forklift or a partner’s crane
- The route: distance, an Ontario leg if any, trailer type, permits and escorts
- The calendar: number of phases, evenings and weekends, the spring thaw
The minimum project is 3,500 CAD, and most industrial moves cost more. Our pricing page shows what a quote includes.
For a firm price, send your equipment list and your dates.
or give a call +1–438-239-1237
Plant Move Checklist: What to Send for a Quote
Gather these before you ask for a quote; they also drive the move plan:
- Equipment list: make, model, weight and dimensions of each machine, grouped by line
- Drawings: the new building’s layout and where each machine goes
- Utilities to disconnect: power, compressed air, water and gas, and who handles each
- Floors: slab capacity, pits and trenches in both buildings
- Access: docks, doors, overhead clearance and yard space for trailers
- Dates: production shutdowns, the lease end, any auction deadline and when the new building is ready
- Photos: each line and the path to the door
or give a call +1–438-239-1237
Other Services in Montreal
See all our services in Montreal, or go straight to:
- Machinery and industrial movers in Montreal
- Industrial rigging services in Montreal
- Lab and medical equipment movers in Montreal
- CNC machine movers in Montreal
- Forklift moving service in Montreal
- En français : déménagement et relocalisation d’usine à Montréal
Location of our sales office:
605 Atwater Ave, Montreal, Quebec H3J 2T8, Canada
Plant and Factory Relocation in Montreal: FAQ
It depends on the scale of the project, both buildings, the rigging methods, the distance, permits and the number of phases. The minimum project is 3,500 CAD, and most industrial moves cost more. Estimates are free.
Start as soon as the date is known. If a load is oversize, an MTMD class 6 or 7 permit takes a few weeks. In Montreal, add at least 5 business days for the borough permit (10 in Saint-Laurent and Ville-Marie) and 2–10 to occupy the street.
Usually, yes. You build inventory, then the lines move one by one while the others produce. A line that cannot stop on weekdays moves on an evening, a weekend or during the annual shutdown.
Your trades disconnect the utilities, then we move the machines and set them in place. In Quebec, final installation (anchoring, levelling, alignment and connections) is done by contractors holding the required licences (RBQ, CMEQ, CMMTQ) and by CCQ-qualified workers where the law requires it.
Yes. The move is planned as one project. An oversize load needs the MTMD special permit in Quebec, then an Ontario permit requested at least 5 business days before the trip.
Only within limits: allowed loads drop and most special weight permits are suspended. In 2026, zone 1, which includes Montreal, was under thaw rules from 16 March to 15 May. Keep the heaviest machines for before or after.
For construction work, check each contractor’s RBQ licence. At the end of each contract, ask the CNESST for the contractor’s attestation de conformité: only that document clears you of its unpaid premiums. For work covered by the R-20 Act, also ask the CCQ for the contractor’s état de situation.
No. We are the moving crew, not consultants. Site selection, incentives and the new layout stay with your team or your consultant; we work from that layout to plan the sequence, rigging, permits and transport.
Yes. Give us the hand-back date or the auction’s removal deadline, which is often about 5 days. The last loads are planned to finish before that date.
