Machinery & Heavy Equipment Movers in Ontario

Need reliable heavy machinery & industrial equipment movers in Ontario? Rigging-Busters moves machines, presses, production lines and plant equipment across the province, from Windsor and London to Toronto, Ottawa and Kingston. Our machinery movers and riggers plan the lift, arrange the MTO and municipal permits, haul the load and set it in place.

We specialize in industrial machinery moving, heavy equipment rigging, lifting, erecting, loading/unloading, relocation, and transportation services across Ontario, Canada, with a page for each city in our Ontario service area.

• Industrial work only: machinery and plant equipment, never household or office moves.
• One crew per job, from rigging and transport to set-in-place, levelling and millwright installation.
• Permits arranged: MTO for provincial highways, plus each city, region or county on the route.
• Quote replies within 2–4 business hours.
• 19 Ontario city pages, and the towns between them.

For a rough budget before you call, try the Heavy Lifting & Moving Calculator.

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Long moves start with the route. A press going from Mississauga to Windsor, or a production line moving from Hamilton to Ottawa, crosses roads owned by the province, regions and cities, and each owner issues its own permit and sets its own travel hours. We plan the route first, then book the permits, escorts and crew.

Inside the plant the job is the same in every city: confirm the real weight and centre of gravity, check the floor, doors and overhead clearance, then choose skates, a hydraulic gantry, jack-and-roll or a lift by a licensed crane partner.

Estimates are free: photos, nameplates and both addresses are enough to start, wherever the two sites are in Ontario.

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Find Machinery Movers Near You in Ontario

Every city below has its own machinery movers page with the local permit rules, industrial areas and a city FAQ. Pick the one closest to your plant, or the pickup city for a move between two regions.

Greater Toronto Area and Durham

Toronto’s Employment Areas alone hold over 381,000 jobs and 90% of the city’s manufacturing and warehousing employment; Mississauga and Brampton add aerospace, automotive and food processing plants around Pearson; and Oshawa has GM’s assembly plant. Highways 401, 407, 410 and 427 tie them together.

• Machinery movers in Toronto and the GTA: Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough and the rest of the city
• Machinery movers in Mississauga: Meadowvale, the Airport Corporate Centre and Gateway
• Machinery movers in Brampton: Bramalea, Highway 410 and Steeles, and Bram West
• Machinery movers in Vaughan and Concord: Woodbridge, Maple and the Highway 400 corridor in York Region
• Machinery movers in Markham and Richmond Hill: Beaver Creek, Commerce Valley and the industrial streets of south Markham
• Machinery movers in Oakville and Burlington: Speers Road, Winston Park, Mainway and Aldershot along the QEW and Highway 403
• Machinery movers in Milton: Halton and the Highway 401 logistics belt
• Machinery movers in Oshawa: Durham Region, with industrial rigging in Oshawa for rigging-only jobs

Hamilton, Niagara and Brantford

Steel, heavy fabrication and food plants line this stretch. Hamilton’s Bayfront Industrial Area covers 1,607 ha on Hamilton Harbour, St. Catharines has GM’s propulsion plant and a cluster of food, beverage and greenhouse businesses, and Brantford’s Braneida and Northwest business parks sit along Highway 403. The QEW and Highway 403 are provincial, so oversize loads on them need an MTO permit.

• Machinery movers in Hamilton: Bayfront, Stoney Creek, Ancaster and the airport district
• Machinery movers in St. Catharines: St. Catharines and the Niagara Region
• Machinery movers in Brantford: Brant County, Paris and Six Nations

Waterloo Region and Guelph

Automation builders and auto plants shape this region: Toyota’s Cambridge plant, ATS and Eclipse Automation are among the biggest manufacturers on Waterloo EDC’s list, and Guelph’s east end along York Road has dozens of active plants. Regional roads need a Region of Waterloo permit, with at least 10 business days to process.

• Machinery movers in Kitchener-Waterloo: Kitchener and Waterloo
• Machinery movers in Cambridge: Galt, Preston, Hespeler and Boxwood Business Park near Highway 401
• Machinery movers in Guelph: the Hanlon and York Road industrial areas and Wellington County

Southwestern Ontario: London and Windsor

Highway 401 links London’s industrial parks, such as Innovation Park north of the highway, with Windsor-Essex, home to more than 250 machine, tool, die and mould makers and the NextStar Energy battery plant. Windsor is also the gateway to Michigan: the Gordie Howe International Bridge opened to traffic on 27 July 2026, joining the Ambassador Bridge.

• Machinery movers in London: Innovation Park, Skyway and Middlesex County
• Machinery movers in Windsor: Windsor, Essex County and the border crossings

Central Ontario: Barrie and Simcoe County

Highway 400 is the main route north from Toronto. Barrie is working to attract defence, security, aerospace and advanced manufacturing, the Innisfil Heights Employment Area covers more than 1,600 acres on Highway 400, and Honda builds the Civic and CR-V in nearby Alliston. Simcoe County limits loads to 5 t per axle on its roads from March 1 to April 30.

• Machinery movers in Barrie: Barrie, Innisfil, Springwater and Simcoe County

Eastern Ontario: Ottawa, Kanata and Kingston

The east mixes tech, defence and heavy industry. Kanata North, which the University of Ottawa calls Canada’s largest tech park, is home to labs and test floors; the City of Ottawa issues its own over-dimensional vehicle permits; and Kingston has more than 100 manufacturers on the Highway 401 corridor, close to the Lansdowne crossing to Interstate 81.

• Machinery movers in Ottawa: the whole capital, from Orleans to Nepean
• Machinery movers in Kingston: the Highway 401 corridor from Napanee to Gananoque

Moving between two regions? Send both addresses and we plan the whole route, permits included, as one job.

or give a call +1-647-846-5179

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How We Move Heavy Machinery Across Ontario

Seven steps, and who does each one:

1. Scope: you send the equipment list with weights and sizes, both addresses, photos and your shutdown dates.
2. Site checks at both ends: floors, doors, ceiling height, docks and overhead wires on the way in and out; we visit when photos are not enough.
3. Route and permits: we check the route for height and weight limits and apply for the MTO permit and each municipal permit it needs; an MTO single-trip permit needs at least 5 business days.
4. Shutdown on your side: your licensed electricians disconnect power, your maintenance team drains fluids and isolates air and gas, and the OEM prepares controls and sensitive parts.
5. Rigging and loading: skates, gantries or jack-and-roll take each machine to the truck, where it is loaded, blocked and chained down.
6. The haul: a trailer matched to the load, with escorts when the permit calls for them, travelling in the hours each permit allows.
7. Set, level and hand over: we place the machine on its new footprint, our millwrights level and align it, and your electricians and the OEM recommission it.

Equipment Our Crew Uses

• Machinery skates and toe jacks for skidding inside the plant
• Hydraulic gantries for lifts where there is no overhead crane
• Jack-and-roll gear for raising heavy machines in stages
• Forklifts for loading at docks and in yards
• Flatbed, step-deck or lowboy trailers chosen for the height and weight of the load
• Crane lifts by licensed crane partners when a lift has to clear an obstacle

Machines We Move Across Ontario

• CNC machines, lathes, machining centres and grinders
• Stamping presses, press brakes and metal forming lines
• Injection moulding and extrusion machines
• Production, packaging and food processing lines
• Printing presses and converting equipment
• Transformers, switchgear, generators and compressors
• Heavy lab and test equipment for research and tech buildings
• Steel, foundry and heavy fabrication equipment

Millwright Installation and Levelling

Once a machine is in place, our millwrights level it, align coupled equipment, reassemble anything split for transport and anchor it to the floor where the design calls for it. Your electricians and the OEM then take over for power-up and testing. For a new machine or line that only needs installing, see millwright services and machinery installation in Toronto and in Hamilton.

Need a machine moved across the shop floor, with no truck? Ask for rigging only: the same crew and gear, priced for the move inside your building.

or give a call +1-647-846-5179

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Ontario Oversize Load Permits: MTO, Regions and Cities

Ontario splits permits by road owner. The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) issues permits for provincial highways, including the 400-series and the QEW, through its PRIO online system; cities, regions and counties issue their own for their roads, so a long move can need three or four. For trailer choice, escorts and the haul itself, see machinery transport in Ontario. The main MTO rules:

• When a permit is needed: once the truck and load go over the Highway Traffic Act limits, typically 2.6 m wide or 4.15 m high, or the legal length or weight.
• Single-trip permit: apply at least 5 business days ahead; MTO may issue it only 3 business days before the start date, and it is valid for up to 7 days on one route.
• Superload: over 120,000 kg gross, 5 m wide or 45.75 m long. It needs certified superload escorts, a traffic management plan and an engineer’s check of the bridges on the route, and approval can take up to 6 months in some cases.
• One item per overweight load: MTO does not issue an overweight permit for a load made up of several items, so heavy machines travel one per trailer or are split into legal loads.
• Loads over 4.26 m high need a low-profile trailer.
• Fees (2026): CAD 66.25 for an oversize-only single trip, CAD 127.50 to 265.25 for an overweight single trip depending on distance, and CAD 714 for a superload.

Who Issues the Permit in Each Region

Lead times from each road owner’s own permit page. We apply for every permit the route needs as part of the move:

Area	Permit from	Lead time and rules
Provincial highways (400-series, QEW, 417)	MTO, through the PRIO online system	At least 5 business days; superloads longer
Toronto	City of Toronto	7–10 business days; no oversize loads on the Don Valley Parkway, the Gardiner east of the Humber, the Allen, Black Creek Drive or the elevated Lake Shore Boulevard West
Mississauga	City of Mississauga; Region of Peel on regional roads	At least 5 business days, 14 for superloads; two escort vehicles on single trips
Brampton	Region of Peel	Peel reviews and issues the excess load permit
Milton	Town of Milton; Halton Region on regional roads	At least 5 business days
Oshawa	City of Oshawa; Durham Region	10–15 business days; get the Regional permit first
Hamilton	City of Hamilton	Up to 5 business days; overweight loads can take longer
St. Catharines	City of St. Catharines; Niagara Region	The City permit covers City roads only
Brantford area	County of Brant	At least 5 business days; no weekends, holidays or nights; no overweight single trips in March or April
Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge	Region of Waterloo	At least 10 business days, 20 for superloads; route survey first
Guelph	City of Guelph	At least 5 business days; daylight only, not 7–9 a.m. or 4–6 p.m., not weekends or holidays
London	City of London; Middlesex County	Loads over 3.66 m wide, 4.11 m (13 ft 6 in) high or 25 m long: notify the railways, Fire and Police at least 72 hours ahead; no overweight County permits in March or April
Windsor-Essex	City of Windsor; County of Essex	City route approval at least 72 hours ahead; County at least 10 business days
Barrie and Simcoe County	City of Barrie; County of Simcoe	No City moves on weekdays 6:30–9 a.m. or 4–6 p.m.; County at least 5 business days
Ottawa and Kanata	City of Ottawa	3 business days for a single trip, 10 for a superload; no downtown moves 7–9:30 a.m. or 3:30–6 p.m.
Kingston	City of Kingston	Trip permit for a set day and route, applied for online

Spring Load Restrictions

The spring thaw changes what local roads can carry. Hamilton and Simcoe County restrict loads from March 1 to April 30 (Simcoe to 5 t per axle); Middlesex County issues no overweight permits in March or April, and the County of Brant no overweight single-trip permits. City of Ottawa permits are not valid on load-restricted roads during restriction periods. Book heavy local hauls outside that window, or split the load.

Cross-Border Moves to the United States

We also arrange cross-border transport between Ontario and the US. The main truck crossings are Windsor to Detroit (the Ambassador Bridge, and the Gordie Howe International Bridge since 27 July 2026), Sarnia to Port Huron on the Blue Water Bridge, the Niagara bridges into New York, and Lansdowne on the Thousand Islands Bridge to Interstate 81. Your customs broker clears the machine; we plan the rigging, the haul and the permits for the route.

Machinery Moving Cost in Ontario: What Affects the Price

Every move is priced on its own details. Across Ontario, the main cost drivers are:

• Equipment: weight, size and number of pieces, and whether a machine must be split into legal loads
• Access at both ends: floors, doors, ramps, docks and overhead clearance
• Method: skates, gantry, jack-and-roll or a partner crane (crane time is included in your quote), and the hours on site
• Distance and route: kilometres, trailer type and the number of permits and escorts the route needs
• Season and timing: spring load limits, permitted travel hours, and evening or weekend work around production
• Extra services: crating, storage between sites, dismantling, reassembly and millwright installation

Quotes are in Canadian dollars (CAD). Comparing machinery movers? Check that each quote covers rigging, transport, permits and set-in-place, so you compare like with like. For a quick range, use the Heavy Lifting & Moving Calculator.

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Areas We Cover in Ontario

We cover the cities in the table below and the towns between them along Highways 401, 403, 400 and 417, and each region above links to its city pages. For a site further north, send us the route and we will confirm.

Key Cities We Serve in Ontario

City	Province	Country
Toronto	Ontario	Canada
Barrie	Ontario	Canada
Brantford	Ontario	Canada
Guelph	Ontario	Canada
Hamilton	Ontario	Canada
Kanata	Ontario	Canada
Kingston	Ontario	Canada
Kitchener	Ontario	Canada
London	Ontario	Canada
Milton	Ontario	Canada
Mississauga	Ontario	Canada
Oshawa	Ontario	Canada
Ottawa	Ontario	Canada
St. Catharines	Ontario	Canada
Windsor	Ontario	Canada

Moving between two of these cities? One quote covers the rigging at both ends and the haul in between, and we also arrange cross-border transport to the United States.

or give a call +1-647-846-5179

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Why Ontario Companies Hire Us

• Industrial only: machines and plant equipment, never household goods or office furniture.
• One crew per job, from the rigging plan to the millwright hand-off.
• Permits handled across jurisdictions: MTO, regions, counties and cities on the same route.
• City pages with local detail: permit rules, industrial areas and FAQs for 19 Ontario city pages.
• Cross-border transport when a machine is sold or moved to the United States.
• Fast and free project estimates: replies within 2–4 business hours.
• Insured: liability and workers’ compensation insurance (WSIB in Ontario), with a certificate of insurance on request.

A good fit: single machines, production lines and plant moves anywhere in Ontario, moves between two cities, new equipment deliveries with set-in-place, and machines bought at auction or sold to the US.

Not a fit: household, apartment or office moves, pianos and safes, crane or forklift rental, and repairs.

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Have These Ready for an Exact Quote

For a move anywhere in Ontario, send these with your quote request:

1. The equipment: make, model, weight and dimensions of each piece
2. Both sites: full addresses, so we know which city, region or county issues the permits
3. Access: door sizes, dock or grade-level loading, floor type and overhead clearance
4. Dates: the shutdown and start-up window, and any fixed delivery date
5. Who does what: your electricians, the OEM and any other trades on site
6. Photos: the machines, their nameplates and the route out of the building

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Other Services in Ontario

Rigging only, plant relocation, CNC, lab, transformer and forklift moves have their own pages in each city. Start from your city’s services page:

Toronto · Mississauga · Brampton · Milton · Oshawa · Hamilton · St. Catharines · Brantford · Kitchener · Guelph · London · Windsor · Barrie · Ottawa · Kingston

Hospitals and imaging centres: see MRI and medical imaging equipment rigging in Ontario.

Cancer centres replacing or relocating a linear accelerator: see LINAC rigging in Ontario.

Pharma and biotech plants moving GMP production equipment: see pharmaceutical equipment relocation and rigging in Ontario.

Buyers at plant auctions: see auction machinery removal across Ontario.

Or see all our services in Canada.

Location of our sales office:

120 Eglinton Ave E, Toronto, ON M4P 1E2, Canada 👇

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Ontario Machinery Moving: FAQ

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