CANADA AREA CODES

Canada currently uses 34 area codes which are assigned to specific geographic areas plus area code 600 which is not assigned to a geographic area. Three provinces which use only one area code are New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Saskatchewan. Several other locations share an area code such as Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island which use area code 902, as well as, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut which use area code 867. The province using the most area codes is Ontario which is using thirteen area codes followed by Quebec which is using seven area codes.

In 2012 two new area codes were implement in Canada. Quebec implemented area code 873 as an overlay of area code 819 on September 15, 2012 and Manitoba implemented area code 431 as an overlay of area code 204 on November 3, 2012.

In 2013 four new area codes will be implemented in Canada. Ontario implemented two new area codes 437 and 365 on March 25, 2013. Area code 437 is an overlay of area codes 416 and 647 and area code 365 is an overlay of area codes 905 and 289. Saskatchewan will implement area code 639 as an overlay of area code 306 on May 25, 2013 and British Columbia will implement area code 236 as an overlay of area codes 250, 604 and 778 on June 1, 2013. View more upcoming area code changes.

Although area codes in Canada are not assigned based upon population, the locations with greater populations have an increased demand for area codes. The non-geographic Canadian area code 600 is reserved for services such as data links, mobile satellite services and ISDN. Three new area codes are assigned but not yet implemented.