How to Call Canada from South Africa

Step by step

Dial in this order.

1
Dial 00
The exit code for South Africa. It tells the network the next number is international.
00
2
Dial 1
The country code for Canada.
1
3
Dial the area code
Canada area codes start with 1 at home. Leave it off: 416 for Toronto.
416
4
Dial the local number
7 digits in Toronto.
555 0123

WHAT TO DIALSouth Africa → Canada

00 + 1 + area code + number

Exit Code

South Africa exit code

Country Code

Country code for Canada

City Code

---(3)

Toronto 416. Drop the leading 1.

Phone Number

-------(7)

Toronto, 7 digits

TypeWhat you dialExample

LANDLINE00 1 --- ------- (3)+(7)00 1 416 555 0123 Toronto

MOBILE00 1 ---------- (10)00 1 506 234 5678

Drop the leading 1.

City	Dial from South Africa	City code	Number
Toronto, Ontario	00 1 416	--- (3)	------- (7)
Montreal, Quebec	00 1 263	--- (3)	------- (7)
Vancouver, British Columbia	00 1 604	--- (3)	------- (7)
Calgary, Alberta	00 1 403	--- (3)	------- (7)
Ottawa, Ontario	00 1 613	--- (3)	------- (7)
Edmonton, Alberta	00 1 780	--- (3)	------- (7)
Winnipeg, Manitoba	00 1 204	--- (3)	------- (7)

Dial 1, then the area code, then the number. Do not dial 011.

Local times are not available for this route yet.

Just dial +1 416 555 0123 — hold 0 to get the +. The + works from any country.