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Phone Canada from a UK Landline
- Call from a UK Landline
- No account set up required
- From just 1p per min
Call landlines in Canada
Access number 0844 759 7771
Call mobiles in Canada
Access number 0844 759 7771
Calls to landlines 1p per min
Calls to mobiles 1p per min
InstantTalk Connection Fee: 13.1p from a BT line.
All rates shown are for calls from a BT residential or business landline. If you're calling
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Ask bill payer's permission before using the service. Calls are billed per minute & apply from the moment of connection. The charge is incurred even if the destination number is engaged or the call is not answered. Service provider: Core Telecommunications International Limited.
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Subscribe to email updates of any price changes for calls to Canada. Simply visit the "Your Account" section and select Canada and any other destinations you want updates for.
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Phone Canada from a UK Landline or Mobile
- Call from a UK Landline or Mobile
- Topup your account by text or Paypal
- Track your balance online
- From just 0.9p per min
Call numbers in Canada
Access number 020 8497 8811
Calls to landlines 0.9p per min
Calls to mobiles 0.9p per min
Only press the call/dial button once after dialing the 020 access number
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Via Text
£5 credit
text dts to 80077
£10 credit + £1 bonus
text dts to 67400
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All credit expires after 90 days unless additional credit is purchased within this 90 day period. If you set up an online account we'll remind you by email before it expires.
Ask bill payer's permission before using the service. Topup by SMS costs £5 or £10 + standard SMS fee. Calls charged per minute & apply from the moment of connection. Calls to 02 numbers cost UK standard rate and can be used as a part of inclusive minutes. For SMS customers, credit is automatically topped up by the same amount as your last credit purchase (£5 or £10) when the balance is low. To unsubscribe simply text STOP to 80077 or 67400 at any time. Service provider: Story Telecom Ltd. Tel: 020 8497 9210.
Major cities in Canada
Calgary / Edmonton / Hamilton / Montreal / Ottawa / Quebec / Toronto / Vancouver / Winnipeg
How to call Canada
Once you have dialed the access number above, then dial: 00 1 followed by the destination number you're calling.
Landline operators in Canada include Bell Canada, MTS, Nothwestel, SaskTel, Telus and Rogers Telecom. Mobile operators in Canada include Rogers, Fido, Bell, Telus, MTS and Telebec. There are also several virtual network operators such as Virgin Mobile, Solo Mobile and 7-Eleven Wireless.
More Information about Canada
Times to call
Depending on which area of Canada you're calling, there can be anything between a 5 and 8 hour time difference. For example, Ontario, Quebec, and Nunavut Territory, Canada, are all 5 hours behind London Time, so if you call at 16:00 UK Time, you'll reach there at 11:00. British Columbia on the other hand, is 8 hours behind the UK and Alberta, minus 7 hours.
National Holidays
There's no better excuse for calling your loved ones on a national holiday, of which there are plenty in Canada. In 2011, Victoria Day will be celebrated on May 23th, while Thanksgiving falls on September 5th. Otrher holidays include Family Day on February 21st, Canada Day on July 1st and Remembrance Day on November 11th.
Interesting Canadian Phone Facts
Rogers Wireless is the most popular mobile network in Canada, reporting over 8.98 million subscibers in December 2010. Rogers is followed by Bell with 7.24 subscribers and Telus on 6.97 million.
In 2010, the number of texts sent per day in Canada totalled to 164 million.
In September 2010, the country had 24.04 million mobile phone subscribers, 71.78 percent of Canada's entire population.
A report from 2010 sates that Canada's mobile phone industry posted $16.9 billion in revenue, showing an almost 70 percent increase over the past 5 years.
Over 294,000 people are employed in Canada as a result of the growing mobile phone industry. The wireless sector offers high value employment, offering an average salary of $59,000 per year.
Canadian High Commission in the UK:
Macdonald House
1 Grosvenor Square
London W1K 4AB
Tel: 020 7258 6600
Languages spoken:
English and French are the official languages of Canada, and are the mother tongues of 58.8 and 23.2 percent of the population respectively. Other languages spoken include Chinese, Italian and Punjabi.
Local area codes for destinations in Canada
- British Columbia - (1+)778, (1+)604, (1+)250
- Greater Toronto Area - (1+)289, (1+)905
- Manitoba - (1+)204
- Montreal - (1+)514
- New Brunswick - (1+)506
- Newfoundland - (1+)709
- Northern Alberta (Edmonton) - (1+)780
- Nova Scotia- Prince Edward Island - (1+)902
- Ontario - (1+)705, (1+)613, (1+)807, (1+)519
- Ontario (Toronto Metro) - (1+)416
- Québec (Québec City) - (1+)418
- Quebec - (1+)450, (1+)819
- Saskatchewan - (1+)306
- Southern Alberta (Calgary) - (1+)403
- Toronto (Ontario) - (1+)647
- Yukon & NW Territories. - (1+)867