Marrying and Sponsoring a St. Helenian, Ascensionian or Tristanian
Listen to this articleMarrying a St. Helenian Ascensionian Tristanian Citizen and Sponsoring Your St. Helenian Ascensionian Tristanian Spouse to Canada
Marrying and Sponsoring a British Overseas Citizen is the same process, no matter where they live. Learn more about sponsorship:
Calling Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha from Canada
For St. Helena or Tristan da Cunha:
Dial 011 – 290 – 2 or 8 – local number, where
- 011 is the exit code from Canada
- 290 is the country code for St. Helena
- 2 is the prefix for Saint Helena
- 8 is the prexif for Tristan da Cunha
For Ascension:
Ascension no longer uses St. Helena’s country code.
Dial 011 – 247 – local number
Calling Canada from Saint Helena, Ascension or Tristan da Cunha
Dial 00 – 1 – area code – local number
List of Area Codes in Canada
| 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
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha are all on GMT+0. None of the islands observes Daylight Saving Time due to their proximity to the equator.
| Canadian Time Zone | # of Hours Saint Helena is Ahead | # of Hours during DST |
| Pacific (BC, Yukon) | 8 hours | 7 hours |
| Mountain (Alberta, western Nunvaut, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan) | 7 hours | 6 hours |
| Saskatchewan | 6 hours | 6 hours |
| Central (Manitoba, Northwest Territories, central Nunavut, northwestern Ontario) | 6 hours | 5 hours |
| Eastern (most of Ontario, most of Quebec) | 5 hours | 4 hours |
| Atlantic (Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, eastern Quebec) | 4 hours | 3 hours |
| Newfoundland | 3.5 hours | 2.5 hours |
Emergency Information for Canadians in the British Virgin Islands
There is no Canadian diplomatic mission in Saint Helena or anywhere near it. For assistance contact the local authorities.
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