Canada virtual numbers

Canada shares the +1 dial code with the United States, so a Canadian number looks and behaves like a US number to almost every app: ten digits, no country-specific checks, and the same wide acceptance for SMS verification on WhatsApp, Telegram, Google and the major marketplaces. If you already hold a US number and need a second +1 line that does not sit on the same ranges, Canada is the natural choice.

For businesses selling into Canada, a +1 number with a Toronto or Vancouver area code is the difference between a call that gets answered and one that gets ignored. Canadian customers recognize 416 and 604 instantly, and many Canadian-only services, from classifieds to banking apps, expect a Canadian number at sign-up.

The +1 numbering plan has no separate mobile prefix, so apps cannot tell a mobile from a landline by looking at the digits. They run a carrier lookup instead. Choose a mobile virtual number if you will register the number on WhatsApp, Telegram or any app that runs that lookup: these sit on real Canadian mobile ranges and pass it.

Choose a local number if customers in a specific city should see a familiar area code: Toronto 416 and 647, Vancouver 604, and other Canadian cities where stock allows. Choose a VoIP number for a business line or support desk where you mostly make and take calls over the internet and the carrier type does not matter. VoIP is the cheapest way to put a Canadian number on your website.

Receive unlimited inbound SMS in your dashboard or forwarded to your email. Make and receive calls from the app on any device, with the Canadian number as your caller ID. Forward calls to the mobile phone you already carry, in any country. Register the number on WhatsApp Business and run a Canada-facing support line without a Canadian office.

The number stays yours for as long as the rental is active. We do not recycle Canadian numbers between customers mid-term, so a number you have attached to accounts keeps working month after month, and a yearly term renews on the same number.

Canadian virtual numbers start at $9.99 a month on a monthly term, the same entry price as the US and the UK. A three-month term is 10% cheaper and a twelve-month term is 25% cheaper. Mobile numbers are priced slightly above VoIP numbers because supply on verified mobile ranges is tighter.

There are no setup fees and no contract. Inbound SMS is included; outbound calls and SMS are billed per use at North American rates, so calls to the US from a Canadian number are cheap. Cancel at the end of any term, free of charge.