Canada Country Code

Canada’s phone code is the telephone country code that is used for phone communications when a call is placed from outside of the country.

Canada’s Country Code is +1

Canada’s country code is +1. The country code is necessary only when dialing a phone number to make a telephone call from another country. International callers who wish to dial a telephone number in Canada should dial first Canada’s telephone country code (+1), before the three digit area code followed by the seven digit phone number.

All phone numbers in Canada are ten digits long – (aaa)-bbb-bbbb, with aaa being the area code. Follow these two easy steps to dial a phone number in Canada using the country code:

Step 1. Enter your country’s exit code on your phone. If you are calling from Europe please enter the “00” (or “+” sign if calling from a mobile device).

Step 2. Dial 1, Canada’s country code.

Step 3. Then enter Canadian area code.

Step 4. Right after the area code, dial the seven digit national telephone number you wish to call in Canada.

If you are calling a Canadian number from the United States you need to follow these different steps:

Step 1. Enter 1, Canada’s country code.

Step 2. Then enter Canadian area code.

Step 3. Right after the country code, dial the seven digit national telephone number you wish to call in Canada.

However, you need to use the exit code “011” when calling a Canadian mobile number from the United States.

Here is an example: 

When calling from Europe: +1 aaa bbb bbbb or 001 aaa bbb bbbb
When calling from the United States: +1 aaa bbb bbbb

Canada’s area codes are three digit long codes that are used for long-distance calling inside the country. Here are Canada’s area codes:

Area Codes	Region
403, 587, 780, 825	Alberta
236, 250, 604, 672, 778	British Columbia
204, 431	Manitoba
506	New Brunswick
709	Newfoundland and Labrador
782, 902	Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 807, 905	Ontario
367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873	Quebec
306, 639	Saskatchewan
867	Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut

If you wish to dial a phone number with these area codes from outside Canada, you would have to dial first exit code, then Canada’s country code “1”. 

For example, if you want to dial a phone number in Alberta, this would be an example of a phone number: +1 403 bbb bbbb or 001 403 bbb bbbb, and +1 403 bbb bbbb if calling from United States.

Mobile phone codes in Canada are similar to the landlines phone area codes and follow the same format. The mobile phone numbers are operated by the four largest local mobile phone companies – Rogers Wireless, Bell Mobility, Freedom Mobile, and Telus Mobility.

Similar to dialing a landline phone number, mobile area codes are used for dialing inside the country. When dialing a mobile phone number from outside of the country, first you need to dial the exit code (for example, “00” or “+” sign if calling from Europe), then Canada’s country code “1”, then the national telephone number including area code.

For example, if you want to dial a mobile phone number, this is what you would dial: +1 aaa bbb bbbb, where aaa is the Canada area code listed in the table above.

f you plan to travel to Canada it is important to be prepared when it comes to your health and safety. We recommend to save the phone numbers below in case you’ll need it.

Here are the most important Canadian public phone numbers:

Phone Number	Calling for
911	police, fire department, and medical emergency
811	non-urgent telehealth
711	call service for people with hearing or speech disabilities
611	telephone line repair service, wireless operator
511	for information about traffic and roads
411	telephone directory service
311	city and government services