From another country
+1national number
Example: +1 416 555 0123
International calling guide
+1 Country Code for Canada and the NANP
Canada uses country code +1 as a member of the North American Numbering Plan. A Canadian geographic number contains a three-digit area code followed by a seven-digit local number. Because +1 is shared with the United States and several Caribbean and Atlantic jurisdictions, the area code—not +1 alone—is needed to identify a Canadian numbering region.
Country calling code+1
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Quick answer
How to Use Country Code +1
The plus sign represents the international access method used by your phone or network.
Inside Canada
Example: 416-555-0123
Domestic trunk or access rule: 1 where required for domestic long distance.
Shared calling-code zone
+1 is also used by the United States and other North American Numbering Plan countries and territories. Later digits and the complete number are required to interpret an allocation; the country code alone does not prove a caller’s location.
Dialing detail
Dial the complete ten-digit Canadian number in the featured overlay regions. Use +1 once in international format; a domestic long-distance 1, where required, is an access prefix rather than an additional part of the number.
Country Code vs. Area Code
+1 routes a call to Canada within a shared numbering zone. A geographic area code then identifies a fixed-line numbering area or range. Do not create a duplicate global “1 area code” page for the same country-code intent.
Major Cities
Use a city page to see the applicable geographic code, format and regional limitations.
National Number Format
Canadian geographic numbers contain a three-digit area code and seven-digit local number in the NPA-NXX-XXXX format.
Area codes identify numbering-plan areas, not a phone’s exact or current location. Wireless service, VoIP and number portability can separate a number from the subscriber’s physical location. Most populated Canadian regions now have several overlay codes with identical coverage, so ten-digit local dialling is required.
When to Call
Canada spans Newfoundland, Atlantic, Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific time zones, with regional exceptions
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Common questions
+1 Country Code FAQ
Which country uses +1?
Canada uses +1 within a numbering zone also used by the United States and other North American Numbering Plan countries and territories.
How do I call Canada from abroad?
Dial +1 once, followed by the complete ten-digit Canadian number: the three-digit area code and seven-digit local number.
Is +1 an area code?
No. +1 is a country calling code. Geographic area codes are the following part of a fixed-line national number.