{"id":115062,"date":"2021-12-23T11:03:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T11:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.numeroesim.com\/?p=115062"},"modified":"2026-02-19T13:21:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T13:21:34","slug":"how-to-call-canada-canadian-virtual-phone-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.numeroesim.com\/blog\/global\/how-to-call-canada-canadian-virtual-phone-numbers","title":{"rendered":"How to Call Canada from Anywhere"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]How to Call Canada from anywhere\u00a0 &amp; Get Canadian virtual phone numbers\u00a0 (canadian virtual number) to use worldwide with low price and low calls tariff.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this post, we will help you know all about the Canadian local and mobile numbers, how to dial these numbers locally and overseas, and even how to get a Canadian virtual phone number to use wherever you are in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, let\u2019s see what the Canadian phone number looks like.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Does The Canadian Phone Number Look Like?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canadian mobile and landline numbers consist of four parts and eleven digits, the first part is the country code which is the country code with a one-digit number which is 1, followed by a three-digit area code, a three-digit central office code and the last four digits are the subscriber number.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, the Canadian mobile or land-line number format is something like the number in the example below: + 1 819 555 5665<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How To Call Canadian Phone Numbers From Abroad?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have a Canadian number (mobile or landline) having the format we mentioned above, the eleven digits number, and you want to call this number but from another country, then all you have to do is to add the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.skype.com\/en\/faq\/FA34573\/what-are-exit-codes-and-why-do-i-need-them\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">exit code<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for your country before the 11 digits number.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How To Call A Canadian Land-Line Number From Abroad?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are given a 7-digits landline number without the country and area codes, then follow these steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter your exit country code.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter <\/span><b>1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Canada country code).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter the area code, you can find the area code from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allareacodes.com\/canadian_area_codes.htm#:~:text=Canada%20Area%20Codes&amp;text=The%20original%209%20area%20codes,782%2C%20867%2C%20and%20902.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter the landline number.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Press \u201cCall\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong>If you are given the landline number with the country and area code (11-digits number), then just add your exit country code before the landline number and press call.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><b>Example:<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are given this land-line number: 5551234, and you know that the number is from the Vancouver area, and you are calling from Egypt, then dial the number as follows:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>00-1-604-555-1234<\/b><\/h5>\n<pre><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where 00: Egypt exit code, 1: Canada Country Code, 604: Vancouver area code.<\/span><\/pre>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But if you are given the number in this format 1\u2013604\u2013555\u20131234, then just dial:<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>00-1-604-555-1234<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How To Call A Canadian Mobile Number From Abroad?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s almost the same as calling a landline number, but you don\u2019t have to add the area code, because you will have a 10 digits number to dial.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The steps are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter your exit country code.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter 1 (Canada country code)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter the mobile number (11 digits number)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Notes:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After your exit code, the Canadian number should be 11 numbers digit starting with the country code 1.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each country has its own exit code, so if you are calling from the US for example, you will use 011 and not 0011 as in Australia. So, make sure that you know your country\u2019s exit code before dialing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why Get A Virtual Canadian Phone Number?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a fact stating that only<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cira.ca\/resources\/factbook\/canadas-internet-factbook-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">45%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Canadians do not answer all phone calls, and even when they pick up to answer, it would be usually for local calls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We believe that this could be a good reason for many people who are living outside Canada and making calls to Canada for any reason.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You also probably don\u2019t know that having a virtual phone number for a specific country will help you save a lot of money. You know that international calls tariff is way more expensive than local calls tariff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having a virtual phone number for a specific country will reduce the international calls bills to the minimum cost. It will almost be at the local call tariff in this country.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How To Get A Canadian Virtual Phone Numbers?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks to the VoIP technology, it is now possible for anyone with a smartphone to get Canadian virtual phone numbers, even if you are living or working abroad. This was nearly impossible for typical phone carriers before the VoIP technology. It made reaching other countries\u2019 local numbers more possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All you need to get a new phone number is your mobile device, download an app that provides you with virtual numbers, buy the virtual number and enjoy using it.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How To Buy Canadian second phone numbers From Numero?<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>Canadian virtual phone numbers<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Numero eSIM app uses the VoIP technology for making calls through virtual numbers, it also allows you to use the virtual number as any other real number and you can even call other countries from this Canadian second phone number, not just Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also buy credit through the app to make your phone calls easily, it\u2019s all through the app.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, let\u2019s see the steps that you have to follow to get your Canadian virtual number from the Numero eSIM app.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download Numero eSIM app.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need to register with a valid phone number.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;114612&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/yt8dnzr?deep_link=numero%3A%2F%2Fhome&amp;campaign=Tutorial&amp;adgroup=Buttons&amp;creative=a28&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;114608&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/yt8dnzr?deep_link=numero%3A%2F%2Fhome&amp;campaign=Tutorial&amp;adgroup=Buttons&amp;creative=a29&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. From the main page, choose\u201d Phone numbers\u201d.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. From the menu choose Canada.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;119188&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;119234&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>4. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose the area you want your number from.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>5. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose the number you want.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6. Pay for the plan by clicking \u201c Buy Plan\u201d.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;black&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And now you have the Canadian virtual phone numbers that you can use through the app to call Canada easily.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> When you make calls from your virtual Canadian number to a Canadian number, you don\u2019t have to add the exit code of your country at the beginning of the number you are dialing. That is not necessary because you are calling them from a Canadian number, regardless of your location.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Video: How to get\u00a0 Canadian Virtual\u00a0 Phone Numbers from Numero<\/h2>\n<p>get a Canadian virtual number from Numero by following the steps shown in this video.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8KitSWigH-U&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;black&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do Canadian And American Phone Numbers Look The Same?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is true, Canadian and American phone numbers do look the same. In most cases, you need to look at the area code to distinguish where the source of the number is, except for Hyder and Alaska, these two areas receive their telephone service from Canada, so they have Canadian area codes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The story behind this is that before 1950, there was no standardization of phone numbers in North America. Many exchanges and even entire local phone systems had four or five-digit phone numbers, and there was no direct-dial long-distance (DDD).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In late 1940, Bell Labs instituted planning for the North American Numbering Plan. This rationalized all phone numbers in North America, and a few other countries into the now-standard 1+&lt;area code&gt;+nnn-nnnn<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This may trigger the question of how to call Canada from the USA.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How To Call Canada From The USA?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have to follow a different number of steps when you want to call Canada from the US mobile number or land-line number, the steps are as follow:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To call a Canadian mobile number, follow this format when you dial the mobile number: 011 &#8211; 1 &#8211; 10-Digit Mobile Number<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To call a Canadian land-line number, follow this format when you dial the land-line number: 011 &#8211; 1 &#8211; Area Code &#8211; Land Phone Number<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><b>Example:<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Mobile number:<\/strong> 250 555 0199 and want to call it from the US, then dial it in this format:<\/span><b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h5><b>\u00a0 011-1-250 555 0199<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Landline number:<\/strong>\u00a0 555\u20131234, and you know it\u2019s from the Vancouver area, dial it using this format:<\/span><b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h5><b>011-1-604-555-1234<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, get your Canadian virtual number from Numero and enjoy calls to Canada at a local price.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.numeroesim.com\/buy-us-virtual-phone-number\/\">How to get a US virtual number from Numero<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]How to Call Canada from anywhere\u00a0 &amp; Get Canadian virtual phone numbers\u00a0 (canadian virtual number) to use worldwide with low&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":115086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"rank_math_title":"%title% 2023","rank_math_description":"How to Call Canada from anywhere\u00a0 & Get Canadian virtual phone numbers to use worldwide with low price and low calls tariff.","rank_math_focus_keyword":"Canadian virtual phone numbers,canadian virtual number","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[585],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.numeroesim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/cover_-2.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.numeroesim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.numeroesim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.numeroesim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.numeroesim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.numeroesim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115062"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.numeroesim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115062\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126897,"href":"https:\/\/www.numeroesim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115062\/revisions\/126897"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.numeroesim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.numeroesim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.numeroesim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.numeroesim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}