If I wanted to ring Canada, what code do I use at the beginning of their number from the UK?

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richardwales79

Dial 001 then you should have a 3 digit area code & then a 7 digit number.

Feinschmecker

Lots of confusing advice -- some right and some wrong -- thus far.

To get your call out of the UK you dial 00

To get into the North American long distance system of which Canada is a part, you dial 1

You then dial the regional code which in Canada tends to go with the province. For example all Nova Scotia and PEI numbers are in the 902 code area. These codes are always three figures.

You then have a code with denotes the town (further 3 digits) and finally a four digit number.

So it's the international code from the UK plus the standard American long-distance dialling format

00 - 1- XXX - XXX - XXXX

Remember that you can use Skype to call into the North American system for no more than the price of a local call and there are many international indirect calling setups that will give you calls for around 1p per minute to Canada. A web search will turn up lots and 1p/minute is the figure you should look for, possibly with a connection charge of not more than 5p.

giggles_ang

To call Canada from the UK, dial 001-xxx-xxx-xxxx.

leanne07

when i ring my mum, i put 001 at the beginning!!! :-)xx

igorolman

001. Wouldn't it have been easier to go to bt.com and find out? ;)

violett

00 + 1 + city code + number

You would have to dial 001 then the number.

theophelia

Canada is divided up into phone areas and each has it's own area code, which are posted on Canada 411. Once you have the area code and the number of the phone you 'd like to reach all you have to do is dial..

Katri-Mills

It's a 1. Got a fabulous diary that tells you dialling codes, to and from. From the UK is 00, so the full number will be 001.

elf2002

I'm pretty sure it's also 1, like the US. Canadian numbers are xxx-xxx-xxxx just like US.

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/dialing.html

That link should help you out :]

CrAzY-B|TcH

011+1-(xxx) xxx-xxxx
011 because it's an overseas number...and then 1 and the area code (3 digits) and then the person's number (7 digits).
Ex: 011+ 1 (222) 222-2222

$Sun King$

Dial 1 then the area code ( 3 digits) of the place you are phoning, followed by the phone number (7 digits)

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