Marrying and Sponsoring a US Virgin Islander
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Calling the Virgin Islands from Canada
The Virgin Islands are located within the North American Numbering Plan, so calling is just like making a normal long-distance call:
Dial 1 – 304 – local number.
Calling Canada from the Virgin Islands
Calling Canada is like making a normal long distance call:
Dial 1 – area code – local number
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
The U.S. Virgin Islands are on Atlantic Standard Time, just like the Maritimes. They do not practice Daylight Saving Time.
| Canadian Time Zone | # of Hours US Virgin Islands Are Ahead or Behind | # of Hours during DST |
| Pacific (BC, Yukon) | 4 hours | 3 hours |
| Mountain (Alberta, western Nunvaut, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan) | 3 hours | 2 hours |
| Saskatchewan | 2 hours | 2 hours |
| Central (Manitoba, Northwest Territories, central Nunavut, northwestern Ontario) | 2 hours | 1 hour |
| Eastern (most of Ontario, most of Quebec) | 1 hour | Same Time |
| Atlantic (Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, eastern Quebec) | Same Time | 1 hour behind |
| Newfoundland | 30 minutes behind | 90 minutes behind |
Emergency Information for Canadians in the Virgin Islands
There is no diplomatic mission of Canada in the US Virgin Islands. Contact the Canadian Consulate in Puerto Rico if you need assistance.
Consulate of Canada in San JuanHato Rey Center, 268 Ponce de Leon Telephone: (787) 759-6629 |
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Sponsoring a US Virgin Islander to Canada
The sponsoring process is time-consuming and difficult. To learn more, click the button below:
