Marrying and Sponsoring a Puerto Rican
Listen to this articleMarrying and Sponsoring an American Citizen to Canada is the same process, no matter where they live. Learn more about sponsorship:
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Calling Puerto Rico from Canada
Puerto Rico is part of the North American Numbering Plan, so calling is just like making a normal long-distance call:
Dial 1 – 787 or 939 – local number.
Calling Canada from Puerto Rico
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
Puerto Rico is on Atlantic Standard Time, just like the Maritimes. Puerto Rico does not practice Daylight Saving Time.
| Canadian Time Zone | # of Hours Puerto Rico is 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 Puerto Rico
Consulate of Canada in San JuanHato Rey Center, 268 Ponce de Leon Telephone: (787) 759-6629 |
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Sponsoring a Puerto Rican to Canada
The sponsoring process is time-consuming and difficult. To learn more, click the button below:
