BGRS Relocation Services

BGRS helps Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and their families when they have to move. They have a website and a phone service to help you with your move.

Here’s a summary of what BGRS does:

• Moving Help: BGRS helps with the whole moving process, giving you support, information, and advice to help you get the most out of your benefits when you move. They also help you by giving you a list of things you need to do.
• Online Tools: You can use the BGRS website or the app on your phone to manage your move:
  • See your moving budget, ask for money, upload receipts, and track your spending.
  • Find a list of service providers, like real estate agents.
  • Get moving information, like presentations and answers to common questions.
  • Keep track of your moving expenses, take pictures of receipts, and ask for money back.
  • Use maps to find places like schools, hospitals, and stores near where you are moving to.
  • Find contact information for BGRS and other people who can help.
  • See your messages and tasks you need to do.
• Money Help:
  • BGRS will create a moving budget for you and estimate how much money you will need.
  • They will give you money when you ask for it.
  • They send money through direct deposit.
  • BGRS will check your receipts and expenses.
  • They pay the service providers directly.
• Travel Help: BGRS arranges your travel, like when you go to look for a new house, or when you move to your new location.
• Household Goods: BGRS will help you fill out the forms you need to move your household goods.
• Service Providers: BGRS keeps a list of service providers that can help you with your move, such as people who do appraisals, home inspections, or legal work.
• Planning Meetings: You can set up a 30-minute meeting with a BGRS agent to talk about your specific move. They can show you how to use the website and explain your benefits.
• Bilingual Support: BGRS has people who speak both English and French to help you.
• Always Available: You can use the BGRS website anytime, and you can talk to an agent during business hours Monday to Friday.
• Information: BGRS provides access to the official relocation rules and other helpful information.
• Document Storage: You can upload and store your important moving documents on their secure website.
• Registration Support: BGRS helps you register with them if you have trouble or don’t have internet.

To start your move, you have to register on the BGRS website or app after you get your posting message. You also need to complete a quick assessment about your move. BGRS can start helping you after the military approves your move.

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