Marrying and Sponsoring a Greenlander
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Calling Greenland from Canada
- The exit code for Canada is 011
- The country code for Denmark is 299
- Dial 011 – 299 – local number
Calling Canada from Greenland
- The international code is 00
- The country code for Canada is 1
- Dial 00 – 1 – area code – local number
List of Canadian Area Codes
| Province | Code | Province | Code |
| Alberta | 403 / 587 (southern Alberta)
587 / 780 (central and northern Alberta) |
Nunavut | 867 |
| BC | 236 / 250 / 778 (majority of BC)
236 / 604 / 778 (Metro Vancouver) |
Ontario | 226 / 519 (southwestern Ontario)
249 / 705 (northeastern Ontario) 289 / 365 / 905 (Greater Toronto Area) 343 / 613 (eastern Ontario) 416 / 647 (Toronto) 807 (northwestern Ontario) |
| Manitoba | 204 / 431 | PEI | 782 / 902 |
| New Brunswick | 506 | Quebec | 418 / 581 (eastern Quebec)
438 / 514 (Montreal) 450 / 579 (Greater Montreal) 819 / 873 (remainder of Quebec) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 709 | Saskatchewan | 306 / 639 |
| Northwest Territories | 867 | Yukon | 867 |
| Nova Scotia | 782 / 902 |
Time Difference
Greenland’s communities are split among four time zones, Qaanaaq follows North America’s DST schedule and Danmarkshavn does not observe DST. The below table ignores Saskatchewan in the summer, which also does not observe DST, and Danmarkshavn.
| Canadian Time Zone | Greenland Time Zone | # of Hours Atlantic Time is Ahead (Western Greenland) | # of Hours Greenland Time is Ahead | # of Hours Eastern Greenland Time is Ahead | # of Hours Danmarkshavn and Faroe Islands Time is Ahead |
| Pacific (BC, Yukon) | 4 hours | 6 hours | 7 hours | 8 hours | |
| Mountain (Alberta, western Nunvaut, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan) | 3 hours | 5 hours | 6 hours | 7 hours | |
| Central (Manitoba, Northwest Territories, central Nunavut, northwestern Ontario, Saskatchewan*) | 2 hours | 4 hours | 5 hours | 6 hours | |
| Eastern (most of Ontario, most of Quebec) | 1 hours | 3 hours | 4 hours | 5 hours | |
| Atlantic (Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, eastern Quebec) | Same Time Zone | 2 hours | 3 hours | 4 hours | |
| Newfoundland | 0.5 behind | 1.5 hours | 2.5 hours | 3.5 hours | |
Emergency Information for Canadians in Denmark
Canadian Diplomatic Missions in Greenland
Consulate of Canada in NuukTuapannguit 48 Postal Address Telephone: (299) 31-1647 or (299) 55-3289 |
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