Canada Direct®* Access Numbers


Access Numbers

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  Country    Numbers                       
       See Symbols Legend
Antigua   1-800-744-2580
  Argentina 0-800-222-1004
800-888-3868
Australia 1-800-551-177 ,
1-800-881-150
  Austria 0-800-200-217
  Azores See Portugal
Bahamas 1-800-463-0501
Bahrain 80000-100
  Balearic Islands See Spain
Barbados 1-800-744-2580
  Belarus (Mogilev,Gomel,Vitebsk,
Grodno,Brest,Minsk)
8 800-111
Belgium 0-800-100-19 ,
0-800-700-19
Belize (hotels) 558,
(payphones) 816
Bermuda 1-800-744-2580
Bolivia 800-10-0101
Brazil 0800-890-0014
(operator assistance
not available)
Brunei 800-010
Bulgaria 00-800-1359  
50 BG Leva per call will be charged from the domestic carrier in addition to the long distance charges
  Canada 1-800-646-0000
  Canary Islands See Spain
Cayman Islands 1-800-744-2580
  Chatham Islands See New Zealand
  Chile 800-360-280 ,
800-800-226
  China for Northern provinces (includes Shandong, Henan, Liaonin, Heilongjiang and Jilin and such cities as Beijing and Tianjing)
(from all major cities) 108-718
    for Southern provinces (includes Jinagsu, Zhejiang, Fujian , Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunam, Hubei, Anhui, Sichuan, Tibat, Xinjiang and Shanghai. Some of the major cities are Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hangzhou)
(from all major cities) 108-186
  Christmas Islands See Australia
  Colombia 1-800-9-19-0057
  Corsica Island See France
Costa Rica 0-800-015-1161
  Croatia 0-800-22-0101
  Cyprus 800-9-0012
  Czech Republic 800-001-115
  Denmark 80-01-00-11
Dominica 1-800-744-2580
  Dominican Republic 1-800-333-0111
No access from Tricom network
Ecuador 1-999-175
Egypt 02-365-3643,
(Cairo) 365-3643
  Elba Island See Italy
  Estonia 0-800-12011
  Fiji 004-890-1005
A charge may be applicable from hotels.
A 10 second delay may be experienced
to access Canada Direct Service.
Finland 0-800-110-011
France 0-800-99-00-16 ,
0-800-99-02-16
French Guyana 0-800-99-00-16

Gabon 00 012
  Germany 0-800-888-0014
Ghana 0-19-233
Greece 00-800-1611
Grenada 1-800-744-2580
Guadeloupe 0-800-99-00-16
  Guam 1-888-788-1005
Guatemala 9999-198
  Guyana 0161, (Georgetown) 161
  Haiti 161
  Hong Kong 800-96-1100
An international credit card is required to
activate the phone card but is not debited.
Hotels may charge for calls.
Hungary 06-800-01211
  Iceland 800-9010

India 000167
Calls may be charged as though
from a mobile phone.

Indonesia 008-801-16 ,
001-801-16
Calls may be charged as though
from a mobile phone.
  Iran  symbol found in Teheran at the Hotels
Azadi and Esteghlal and at the Teheran Airport
Ireland 1-800-555001
  Israel 1-80-9494-105  ,
1-80-9205-140
Service is charged as a mobile call from hotels.
Service not available from Palestinian territories.
Italy 800-172-213
Hotels may apply a surcharge on calls
  Ivory Coast 00-1100
  Jamaica 1-800-222-0016, (hotels) 876
Japan 00539-161 , 0066-55-161
Public coin and Card phone to be recognized by green or gray color provided by NTT. Dedicated phone to be recognized by red color with "001 IC Global Phone" logo by KDDI. A minimum of 10 or 100 yen is required for coin phone
Kenya 0-800-2201-14
Korea (South) 00722-015
Lebanon 01-423-935
  Lithuania 8-800-9-0004
Luxembourg 800-2-0119
Hotels may apply a surcharge on calls.
  Macao 0-800-100
Macedonia (FYROM) 00-800-4277
  Madeira See Portugal
Malaysia 1-800-800-017
  Malta 800-90150
Martinique 0-800-99-00-16
  Mauritius 01-110
Mexico 01-800-123-0200 ,
01-800-121-1994
When calling from a public payphone,
use one marked LADATEL or Telmex.
Monaco 800-90016
Montserrat 1-800-744-2580
Morocco 00-211-0010
Surcharge may be added to calls placed
from payphones, hotels and residences.
Netherlands 0-800-022-9116
If using a public phone, use one
marked KPN.
New Zealand 000919
Nicaragua 1-800-0168
  Northern Ireland See United Kingdom
  Norway 800-19-111
Hotels may apply a surcharge per call.
  Pakistan 00-800-15-001
  Panama 00-800-0119  
Paraguay 008-14-800
Peru 800-502-90
Hotels may apply a surcharge per call.
Philippines 10 10 55 1400
Operator assistance not available.
Poland 0 0-800-111-4118
A charge may be applied by hotels.
A debit card is required to activate
card phones and will be debited after
the call. Token phones will charge a
fee per call.
  Portugal 800-800-122
Puerto Rico 1-800-496-7123
Hotels may apply a surcharge per call.
Calls from mobile phones will be
charged airtime.
  Reunion Island 0-800-99-0016
Romania 080803 5000
operator assistance not available
  Russia (Moscow) 755-5045 ,
(outside Moscow, long distance
charges to Moscow apply)
8095-755-5045 , 810-800-110-1012

Cities/areas where Canada Direct
service is available from:
Moscow, St. Petersburg, Samara,
Rostov on Don, Ekaterinburg, Novosibirsk,
Khabarovsk, Saratov, Volgograd,
Orenburg, Chita, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
  Saint Barthélemy See Guadeloupe
St. Kitts & Nevis 1-800-744-2580
Saint Lucia 1-800-744-2580
  Saint Martin See Guadeloupe
Saint Vincent 1-800-744-2580
Hotels may apply a surcharge per call.
  San Marino See Italy
  Scotland See United Kingdom
Senegal 810-3074
  Singapore 8000-100-100
Hotels may apply a surcharge per call.
South Africa 0-800-99-0014
  Spain 900-99-0015
Hotels may apply a surcharge per call.
Sri Lanka Rest of country 01-430077
Colombo: 43-00-77
St. Pierre et Miquelon 0-800-99-00-16
  Sweden 020-799-015
Service available from Card Phones only.
Switzerland 0-800-558-330
Hotels may apply a surcharge per call.
  Syria 0811
Taiwan 00-801-120-012  
Hotels may apply a surcharge per call.
  Tasmania See Australia
Thailand 001-999-15-1000
Trinidad & Tobago (hotels) 1-800-744-3501,
(seaports) 22
Turkey 0 811 288 0014
  Turks & Caicos 01-800-744-2580
Service only available from hotels who install a dedicated line for Canada Direct service

Ukraine 8 10-0-17
  United Arab Emirates 0-800-141
Effective January 1, 2004, an access fee of 0.90Dh will be charged per call by the local telephone company
  United Kingdom 0-800-559-3141 ,
0-800-096-0634
  United States 1-800-646-0000
  Uruguay 000-419
  Vatican City See Italy
Venezuela 0-800-100-1100
Vietnam 1201-1010
Virgin Islands (British) 1-800-744-2580
Service only available from hotels that install a dedicated line for Canada Direct service
Virgin Islands (US) 1-800-496-0008
Hotels may apply a surcharge per call.
  Wales See United Kingdom
  Zambia 00-883
Zimbabwe 00-897
  Symbols Legend
Wait for a second dial tone.
Service available on dedicated phones that display the Canada Direct® symbol.
Service only available on public pay phones.
Service only available on public card phones.
Public phones may require coins or phone card.
Service not available from pay phones.
Service available from Pulsar phones without inserting a phone card
Service available from dedicated phones at airports, seaports, post offices and selected hotels.
Service is available only on International Direct Dial (IDD) phones.
Country-to-country calling available from this country to locations within this country or to most other countries (some restrictions may apply). Check the country-to-country rates with the Canada Direct® operator for calls to other countries.
  When using a payphone use those marked Rostelecom

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