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Pet Valet

Pet relocation within Canada

Pet relocation services across Canada

We move dogs and cats between Toronto and Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Halifax, Regina, Saskatoon, St. John's, Montreal, Ottawa, Kelowna, Victoria, Quebec City, Thunder Bay, Charlottetown, Deer Lake and Fort McMurray as airline cargo. You choose the parts you need: home pickup, the crate, the vet visit, the airline booking and the arrival.

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Pet transport within Canada, from Toronto

Pet Valet is a Toronto pet relocation company. We look after pets whose families are moving between Toronto and another Canadian city. Most of our customers are moving for work or family and do not want to spend four or five days driving across the country with a dog or cat in the back seat. A flight gets your pet there in a few hours.

You pick what you need. Some people want us to handle everything, from the front door in Toronto to the cargo office in Calgary. Others already have an airline crate and a vet appointment, and only need someone to book the cargo space and get their dog to Pearson on time. Both are fine. Your price only includes what you choose.

We only move pets within Canada. We choose the flight and the timing that are easiest on your pet. On most routes, the quote form shows your price on screen right after you enter your contact details, before you book.

Quick facts

How pets fly
As airline cargo, in an airline approved crate
Arrival
Collection at airport cargo by someone you choose. Delivery home on routes into Toronto
Routes
Toronto to and from Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Halifax, Regina, Saskatoon, St. John's, Montreal, Ottawa, Kelowna, Victoria, Quebec City, Thunder Bay, Charlottetown, Deer Lake and Fort McMurray
Pickup area
Toronto and the GTA
Crates
We sell airline crates in every size
Prices
On screen for most routes, by email for the rest

Pick what you need

What we handle on a move

Every part is optional. Tick the ones you want in the quote form and the price adjusts.

Home pickup in Toronto and the GTA

We collect your pet at your door, drive them to Pearson cargo and check them in. The price depends on the distance from your home to the airport, and the quote form prices your exact address.

Airport pet transport

Vet visit and health certificate

Air Canada needs a vet health certificate for every pet. WestJet needs one for some pets. We tell you which applies and can drive your pet to your own vet. You pay the vet directly.

Vet health certificate

Airline crate

We work out the minimum crate series from your pet's measurements and sell you a crate ready to fly, with bedding, dishes and labels. The crate is added to your quote if you need one. The size is always an estimate until we see your pet.

Airline pet crates

Airline cargo booking

We book the cargo space on the flight and timing that are easiest on your pet, fill in the airline forms and send you the air waybill number so you can follow the shipment.

How pricing works

Pearson check-in or airport help

We check your pet in at the airline's cargo office about 3 hours before the flight. Flying with your pet instead? We bring your pet to the terminal and help you at check-in.

Pearson drop-off and pickup

Arrival

Someone you choose collects your pet at the airline's cargo office at the destination airport, and we send them the address, the opening hours and the air waybill number. Coming to Toronto? We collect your pet at Pearson cargo and deliver anywhere in Toronto and the GTA.

All routes

Two ways

Your pet flies on its own, or with you

When your pet flies on its own

Your pet travels as airline cargo in an approved crate. You can fly the same day, a few days later, or not at all. Many people send their pet once the new home is ready.

  • We book the cargo space and fill in the airline forms
  • We pick up your pet at home and check them in at Pearson cargo
  • We track the flight and keep you and the person collecting your pet posted
  • On routes into Toronto, we collect your pet at Pearson and drive them home

On most routes you see your price on screen right after you enter your contact details, and we email you a copy. For the rest, we send your price within 24 hours.

Price my pet's flight

When you fly with your pet

Your pet travels on your flight, in the cabin or in the hold, depending on its size and the airline's rules. You book your pet with the airline and pay the airline's pet fee yourself. We help with everything around it.

  • The right airline crate for your pet's size
  • A ride to your vet for the health certificate, if the airline needs one
  • A ride to Pearson for your pet on the day, and help at check-in
  • Pets only in our vehicles, so you travel to the airport separately and we meet you there

Help at the airport includes 60 minutes at the terminal, plus the ride for your pet from your home. The quote form shows the price.

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Step by step

How a move works when your pet flies on its own

  1. 1

    Get your price

    Tell us the route, the dates and your pet's size. On most routes you see the price straight away.

  2. 2

    Crate and vet

    We confirm the crate size and supply the crate if you need one. If the airline needs a health certificate, we can drive your pet to your vet.

  3. 3

    Flight booked

    We book cargo space on a flight that suits your pet, then send you the flight details and the air waybill number.

  4. 4

    Pickup and check-in

    On the day, we collect your pet at home and check them in at Pearson cargo about 3 hours before the flight.

  5. 5

    Arrival

    Your pet is collected at the cargo office when they land. Pets must be picked up within 4 hours, so we confirm who is collecting before we book.

More on how it works

Toronto and back

Routes

We fly pets from Toronto Pearson to the cities below, and drive door to door to cities within a day's drive. Every route runs in both directions.

By road

All routes, including routes into Toronto

Leaving Toronto, the price includes home pickup, Pearson cargo check-in and the flight with all airline fees. Coming to Toronto, it includes the flight, pickup at Pearson cargo and delivery to your new home. The price depends mostly on the crate size, which follows your pet's size: bigger crates cost more to fly. See how pricing works.

Moving somewhere else in Canada? Get a price and we will plan the move with you.

How your pet flies

Your pet flies on its own as airline cargo, in the hold of a regular passenger flight, in an airline approved crate. Not every airline does this: Porter and Flair take small pets in the cabin only, and Air Transat takes pets in the hold only when you are on the same flight.

We choose the flight and the timing that are easiest on your pet, and we check the airline's rules for your pet before we book.

The airline rules we work with

  • Health certificate: Air Canada Cargo: A health certificate is required for every pet shipped as cargo, from a licensed vet, dated no more than 30 days before travel. WestJet Cargo: A health certificate is needed only for snub-nosed breeds, pets 8 to 12 weeks old, and pets that are sedated or have had recent surgery. It is valid for 10 days.
  • Minimum age: 8 weeks on WestJet, 10 weeks on Air Canada.
  • Snub-nosed breeds such as pugs, bulldogs and boxers have extra rules and may be refused in hot weather. We price these moves by hand. See snub-nosed breeds and flying.
  • Strong breeds need a reinforced crate, and pit bull type dogs are restricted in Ontario, so they cannot travel through Pearson.
  • Holidays: both airlines stop or limit pet shipments over the December holidays.

Read the details in our airline guides: Air Canada pet cargo and WestJet pet cargo.

Straight answers

What we do not do

International moves

We move pets within Canada. Moves to other countries have their own import rules and are not part of our service.

Cross-country driving

We do not drive pets across the country. By road we cover Toronto, the GTA and cities within a day's drive, like Ottawa, Montreal and Windsor.

Owners riding along

Pets only in our vehicles. If you are flying with your pet, we meet you at the terminal.

Birds, reptiles and exotics

Pets that need careful temperature control get a custom quote. Tell us about your pet and we will see what is possible.

End-of-life services

We do not offer rides to euthanasia appointments or transport to a crematorium. Your vet can point you to services that do this with care.

Pet relocation in Canada: questions

How much does pet relocation within Canada cost?
It depends on the crate size (which follows your pet's size), the route and airline, the pickup and delivery distance, the breed, the time of year, and extras such as the crate and a vet ride. Like all air cargo, the airline charges by weight and volume: the greater of the real weight of your pet and crate, and the volume weight worked out from the crate's outside size, plus airline fees. Our price includes the airline's charges. Fill in the quote form: on most routes you see your price on screen right after you enter your contact details, and we email you a copy. For the rest we send it within a day. See how pricing works.
How do pet relocation companies move pets across Canada?
Almost always by air. Within Canada, a pet flying on its own travels as airline cargo in an approved crate. A pet mover books the cargo space, prepares the crate and paperwork, drops the pet off at the cargo office and arranges pickup at the other end. Driving across the country takes days, which is hard on most pets.
Can my pet fly without me?
Yes. You do not need to be on the same flight, or fly at all. Your pet travels as cargo, and we handle the booking and the check-in at Pearson. At the other end, someone you choose collects your pet at the airline's cargo office, and we send them the address, the opening hours and the air waybill number. When your pet flies into Toronto, we collect them at Pearson and bring them home.
Which airlines do you use?
We book your pet as cargo on a Canadian airline that flies your route, and choose the flight and the timing that are easiest on your pet. Your booking confirmation names the airline and the flight. Not every airline carries pets on their own: Porter and Flair take small pets in the cabin only.
Can you move my pet in December?
Space is very limited. WestJet does not carry pets as cargo on its 737 and Q400 aircraft from December 18 to January 4. Only 787 flights can carry pets as cargo in that window. Air Canada's cargo page says it does not carry cats or dogs as cargo within Canada from December 15 to January 12. If you are moving around the holidays, contact us early. See winter and holiday embargoes.
Do you drive pets across Canada?
Not across the country. We drive pets door to door between Toronto and cities within a day's drive, like Ottawa, Montreal, Kingston, London, Windsor, Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie. For longer distances, a flight is faster and easier on your pet.
Do you move pets to other countries?
No. We only move pets within Canada. International moves have different rules for each country.

Moving within Canada with a pet?

Tell us the route and your pet's size. On most routes you see your price on screen right after you enter your contact details.

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