WINNIPEG — The province of Manitoba is getting a new area code — 584 — starting this week.
The entire province is currently served by area codes 204 and 431.
“The new area code will be introduced gradually starting on October 29. After this date, residents and businesses requesting a new phone number may receive one with the new area code,” said Kelly T. Walsh, program manager of the Canadian Numbering Administrator, in a press release from the Telecommunications Alliance.
The Telecommunications Alliance runs communications campaigns on behalf of Canada’s major telecom service providers regarding the introduction of new area codes in the country.
The planned introduction of the 584 area code in Manitoba was originally announced in March.
Existing phone numbers in Manitoba will keep the same area code as before. Local calling areas remain the same and all local calls require 10-digit dialling (area code + local number).
Special numbers such as 211, 311, 411, 611 and 911 will not be affected and will still be dialled using only three digits.
Businesses using communications systems that restrict long-distance calling will need to add 584 as a local area code.
