To and from Canada cheap international calls, calling cards and country code info

This post explains the cheapest way to make phone calls to and from Canada. If you simply want to pay a cheap rate when making calls to Canada, use a so called calling card or prepaid phone card.

It really couldn't be simpler to save yourself a fortune on your overseas calls. With a calling card, all you do is dial the access number (local or toll free number) before you dial your overseas number.

Too good to be true?

It sounds almost too good to be true, doesn’t it? Perhaps you’re thinking “Where’s the catch?” Well, there’s a small detail, a quick search on Google will get you hundred of sites selling calling cards. So how do you find a reputable online retailer that won’t rip you off with cards that do not work, or won’t give you any support in case of a problem?

After doing some research, I finally found that Cloncom is a reputable retailer with good rating from the Better Business Bureau that sells prepaid phone cards for Canada.

SpeedyPin is another BBB good rated retailer you may want to look at, although I can’t give you any opinion on this one because I never tried it myself.

As I always recommend better to start small, first with a $5 or $10 card to see how it works for you. In my experience it worked really well.

Calling instructions for calls to Canada

The Prefix, or calling code, or routing number, or country code (this goes by many names) for calling Canada, is +1.

Individual area codes for Canada are:

City/area list:

Area Name	Area Code
Brandon	204
Brantford	519
Calgary	403
Charlottetown	902
Corner brook	709
Edmonton	780
Fredericton	506
Gander	709
Goosebay	709
Guelph	519
Halifax	902
Hamilton	905
Kingston (ont)	613
Kitchener	519
Lethbridge	403
London	519
Medicine Hat	403
Moncton	506
Montreal	514,450
Moose Jaw	306
New Westminster	604
Niagara Falls	905
Oshawa	905
Ottawa	613
Peterborough	705
Prince George	250
Quebec	418
Red Deer	403
Regina	306
Saskatoon	306
Sault Ste Marie	705
Sherbrooke	819
St. Catherines	905
St. John, NB	506
St. Johns, Nfld	709
Sudbury	705
Sydney	902
Thunder Bay	807
Toronto (Metropolitan)	416,647
Toronto (all other parts)	289,905
Vancouver	604
Victoria (BC)	250
Windsor (Ont)	519
Winnipeg	204

Here's how to make a phone call direct to Canada from America:

You have to dial + 1 + AREA CODE + NUMBER.

But don't call Canada direct unless you want to spend a lot of money. Use a calling card or a prepaid phone service instead.

Some great prepaid phone cards for calling from Canada to the USA can also be found through Cloncom calling card search.