Starting April 23, 2022, Alberta will be introduced to an additional area code as they’re currently served by the area codes 403, 587, 780, 825.
The introduction of the new area code 368 is the result of a decision made by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and is intended to meet the continuously growing demand for new telephone numbers.
Adding an additional area code within a region creates more than seven million new phone numbers.
“The introduction of a new area code creates millions of additional telephone numbers without affecting the existing numbers,” said Kelly T. Walsh, Program Manager of the Canadian Numbering Administrator. “The new area code 368 will be added to the current area codes already in use in Alberta.”
The new area code will be introduced gradually across the province starting in April. After this date, consumers and businesses requesting a new phone number may receive one with the new area code; this addition will not affect other numbers.
Numbers with the new 368 area code will only be assigned to customers once there is no longer a sufficient supply of numbers with the existing area codes – 403, 587, 780 and 825.
Special numbers such as 211, 311, 411, 611 and 911 will not be affected and will still be dialed using only three digits.
