Get Ready to Welcome New Area Codes

Mar 3, 2010

Phone numbers were starting to run out in some areas, and new area codes have to be created to meet demand. Adding a new area code enables more than seven million new numbers to be created!

Many new area codes have been successfully introduced recently in Canada to deal with a growing shortage of telephone numbers. This applies to the following areas:

* 581 in the 418 area in Québec
* 438 in the 514 area in Montréal
* 587 in the 403 and 780 areas in Alberta
* 226 in the 519 area in Ontario
* 778 in the 604 and 250 areas in British Columbia
* 289 in the 905 area in Ontario
* 647 in the 416 area in Toronto

Starting May 17, 2010, the 613 area will be adding the new 343 code. And on August 21, 2010, the 450 area will get the new 579 code. The new area code 249 will be introduced in the 705 region starting on March 19, 2011.