A group of moving companies is offering low quotes and then increasing the total cost of moves by thousands of dollars — in some cases grossly over-estimating the weight of goods to be moved, a CBC Marketplace investigation has found.
Questionable moving practices are on the rise, industry experts say. It’s a problem heightened by the global COVID-19 pandemic. In the spring of 2021, more Canadians moved to another province than any other time since 1991, according to Statistics Canada.
Watch the full investigation Friday at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC or stream anytime on CBC Gem.
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