Every job that needs hands, not a licence
Book any of these for your home or your business. Same crews, same published rate card, same $49/hr starting point.
Moving & furniture
→Homes, offices and single awkward items. Gophers wrap it, carry it, load it and put it where it goes.
- Whole-home and apartment moves
- Office and studio relocations
- In-building shifts between floors or suites
Usually booked as Equipped · $99/hr
Construction site cleanup
→Keep the site inspection-ready. Debris out, floors swept, bins loaded, materials stacked where the next trade needs them.
- Daily and end-of-phase site cleans
- Debris haul-out and bin loading
- Post-trade tidy between subs
Usually booked as Standard · $49/hr
Labour for contractors
→Your crew is short and the schedule is not. Book general labourers by the day to carry, stage, fetch and hold.
- Second and third set of hands for your trades
- Material handling and stocking floors
- Carrying, holding, staging and fetching
Usually booked as Standard · $49/hr
Loading & unloading
→A container is at the door and the clock is running. Gophers unload it, stage it and stack it properly.
- Shipping containers and sea cans
- Moving trucks, pods and U-Hauls
- Delivery unloads and dock work
Usually booked as Priority · $69/hr
Junk & debris removal
→Basement, garage, jobsite or storage locker — cleared out, loaded up and taken to the transfer station.
- Garage, basement and storage clear-outs
- Renovation tear-out debris
- Old furniture and appliance removal
Usually booked as Equipped · $99/hr
Event setup & teardown
→Chairs, tables, staging, booths and barricades. In before doors, out after the last guest.
- Chair, table and staging setup
- Trade show booth build and strike
- Load-in and load-out crews
Usually booked as Priority · $69/hr
Property turnovers
→Between tenants, on schedule. Clear the suite, haul the leftovers, prep it for the next move-in.
- Suite and unit clear-outs
- Abandoned belongings removal
- Common area and storage room cleanouts
Usually booked as Standard · $49/hr
Warehouse & overflow
→Cover the surge without adding headcount. Picking, packing, palletizing and restocking by the shift.
- Order picking and packing
- Palletizing and wrapping
- Receiving and put-away
Usually booked as Standard · $49/hr
Material & supply runs
→Stop sending a $95/hr tradesperson to the supply house. Send a Gopher with a truck instead.
- Supply house and lumber yard pickups
- Between-site material transfers
- Tool and equipment drop-offs
Usually booked as Equipped · $99/hr
Yard & grounds labour
→Seasonal cleanups, mulch, gravel, brush and everything that has to be carried across a yard.
- Spring and fall yard cleanups
- Mulch, soil and gravel spreading
- Brush, branch and green waste hauling
Usually booked as Standard · $49/hr
Something else
→If it is lifting, carrying, sorting, cleaning, loading or fetching, describe it and we will price it.
- Anything physical that needs more hands
- Odd jobs that do not fit a category
- Recurring weekly help
Usually booked as Standard · $49/hr
Work we turn down
Gophers are general labour. Sending them into work that needs a ticket or a licence would put them and you at risk, so we say no — and tell you who to call instead.
- Work at heights and roofing
Fall-protection certification and a different insurance class. - Demolition
Structural and hazardous-material risk that general labour cannot screen for. - Asbestos, mould and hazmat
Requires a licensed abatement contractor under WorkSafeBC. - Electrical, plumbing and gas
Licensed trades only, by law. - Confined space entry
Requires certification, monitoring and a rescue plan. - Heavy equipment operation
Ticketed operators only — no excavators, forklifts, boom lifts or skid steers. - Traffic control
Requires certified flaggers and a traffic management plan. - Security and crowd control
Requires a BC security licence. - Healthcare and personal care
Requires regulated care credentials. - Food delivery
Different regulatory regime for engaged-time pay in BC.
Not sure which one you need?
Pick “Something else”, describe the job, and dispatch will tell you what it takes.