Find which network a Canada number is on today, its line type and whether it has been ported. Free, private, no sign-up.
Canada numbers use the country code +1. Numbers keep their digits when they move to another carrier, so only a live check can tell you the network a number is on today - which is what the lookup above does. It also shows the line type, whether the number was ported and whether it is a VoIP line - free, with no sign-up.
Updated October 2026
Official example numbers for each line type, written the international way and the way they are dialled inside Canada.
| Line type | International | Inside Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile or landline | +1 506-234-5678 |
(506) 234-5678 |
| Toll-free | +1 800-212-3456 |
(800) 212-3456 |
Canada shares +1 with the rest of the North American Numbering Plan.
A +1 number is a three-digit area code, a three-digit exchange and four more digits. The area code shows where the number was first registered, and each exchange was first given to one carrier - but that is only where the number started.
Customers keep their number when they switch carriers, so millions of numbers now sit on a different network from the one their prefix was issued to. That is why the lookup reads live carrier and porting records rather than a prefix table, and shows whether a number was ported.
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Networks, number ranges and number formats for 89 countries.
United States
+1
United Kingdom
+44
India
+91
Australia
+61
Germany
+49
France
+33
Spain
+34
Italy
+39
Netherlands
+31
Sweden
+46
Brazil
+55
Poland
+48
Afghanistan
+93
Azerbaijan
+994
Bahrain
+973
Bangladesh
+880
Barbados
+1
Belgium
+32
Bermuda
+1
Cambodia
+855
Caribbean Netherlands
+599
Cayman Islands
+1
Chile
+56
Colombia
+57
Congo - Brazzaville
+242
Congo - Kinshasa
+243
Croatia
+385
Cyprus
+357
Czechia
+420
Denmark
+45
El Salvador
+503
Finland
+358
Georgia
+995
Ghana
+233
Greece
+30
Guadeloupe
+590
Guinea
+224
Hong Kong SAR China
+852
Hungary
+36
Iceland
+354
Indonesia
+62
Iran
+98
Iraq
+964
Ireland
+353
Israel
+972
Japan
+81
Kazakhstan
+7
Kenya
+254
Kyrgyzstan
+996
Laos
+856
Latvia
+371
Liberia
+231
Liechtenstein
+423
Malaysia
+60
Mongolia
+976
Nepal
+977
New Zealand
+64
Nigeria
+234
North Macedonia
+389
Norway
+47
Pakistan
+92
Panama
+507
Peru
+51
Portugal
+351
Romania
+40
Russia
+7
Saudi Arabia
+966
Senegal
+221
Serbia
+381
Sierra Leone
+232
Singapore
+65
Slovakia
+421
Slovenia
+386
Somalia
+252
South Africa
+27
South Sudan
+211
Sri Lanka
+94
St. Pierre & Miquelon
+508
Switzerland
+41
Taiwan
+886
Tajikistan
+992
Tanzania
+255
Thailand
+66
Türkiye
+90
Uganda
+256
Ukraine
+380
Uzbekistan
+998
Vietnam
+84
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Short, straight answers about what the lookup can and can't tell you.
Run it through the lookup above. In Canada a number keeps its digits when it moves to another carrier, so the area code and prefix often point at the wrong network. The lookup checks live carrier and porting records instead and shows the network the number is on today, free and with no sign-up.
Enter it in the lookup above. It shows the line type - mobile, landline, VoIP, toll-free and more - from carrier records, without contacting the number.
Canada uses the country code +1. It is shared with the other countries of the North American Numbering Plan, so a +1 number is always a three-digit area code followed by seven digits.
In international format a Canada mobile number looks like +1 506-234-5678, and inside Canada like (506) 234-5678. Mobile numbers have 10 digits after the +1. The lookup also gives you the clean E.164 form (no spaces) that apps and SMS systems expect.
Yes. The lookup is completely free and needs no sign-up or credit card. We cover the cost of the live carrier check, so there are no hidden per-search fees.
No. The lookup is completely passive - we never call, text or otherwise contact the number, and the carrier check reads routing records rather than reaching the phone, so its owner gets no notification of any kind.
