Area code 514
Area code 514 holds 778 in-service central-office prefixes in the CNAC register, covering roughly 7,780,000 telephone numbers. They are split between 18 carriers and 7 rate centres. The largest is Montreal. Recorded assignments run from October 21, 1999 to June 28, 2023. That ranks it 11 of 55 Canadian area codes by prefix count.
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In numbers
- In-service prefixes
- 778
- Telephone numbers covered
- 7,780,000
- Carriers
- 18
- Rate centres
- 7
- Provinces and territories
- 1
- First assignment
- October 21, 1999
- Most recent assignment
- June 28, 2023
Who holds these numbers
Bell Canada holds the largest share at 305 prefixes, 39.2% of the total, ahead of 17 other carriers.
| Carrier | Prefixes | Share | First assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Canada | 305 | 39.2 % | 1999 |
| Bell Mobility | 121 | 15.6 % | 1999 |
| Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless) | 87 | 11.2 % | 1999 |
| Fido Solutions Inc. | 79 | 10.2 % | 1999 |
| TELUS Mobility | 49 | 6.3 % | 1999 |
| Videotron Ltd. | 45 | 5.8 % | 2000 |
| TELUS Quebec | 17 | 2.2 % | 2000 |
| ISP Telecom Inc. | 13 | 1.7 % | 2006 |
| Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Cable) | 13 | 1.7 % | 2000 |
| Distributel | 12 | 1.5 % | 2006 |
| Iristel Inc. | 10 | 1.3 % | 2007 |
| Zayo Canada Inc. | 10 | 1.3 % | 1999 |
| Fibernetics Corporation | 6 | 0.8 % | 2007 |
| IXICA Communications Inc. | 4 | 0.5 % | 2019 |
| Groupe Maskatel Quebec LP | 3 | 0.4 % | 2004 |
| Primus Telecommunications Canada Inc. | 2 | 0.3 % | 2003 |
| Cooptel | 1 | 0.1 % | 2007 |
| InnSysVoice Corp | 1 | 0.1 % | 2019 |
Where these numbers land
Prefixes in 514 serve 7 rate centres. A rate centre is the billing area a prefix is attached to, not where the handset is.
| Rate centre | Province | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal | QC | 684 | 18 |
| Lachine | QC | 23 | 10 |
| Pointe-Claire | QC | 23 | 10 |
| Roxboro | QC | 17 | 9 |
| Ste-Genevieve | QC | 16 | 9 |
| Ile-Perrot | QC | 13 | 8 |
| - | 1 | 1 |
How the allocation was built up
| Period | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|
| 1995–1999 | 10 | 6 |
| 2000–2004 | 196 | 11 |
| 2005–2009 | 141 | 15 |
| 2010–2014 | 23 | 5 |
| 2015–2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020–2024 | 3 | 1 |
403 undated in the register.
Overlay area codes
514 shares its rate centres with 263, 438, 604, 902. Overlay codes cover the same ground, which is why ten-digit dialling is required: two neighbours on one street can hold different area codes.
Allocated prefixes
Showing 150 of 778 prefixes, largest rate centres first.
Montreal, QC
514-201 · 514-202 · 514-203 · 514-204 · 514-205 · 514-206 · 514-207 · 514-208 · 514-209 · 514-210 · 514-212 · 514-213 · 514-214 · 514-215 · 514-216 · 514-217 · 514-218 · 514-219 · 514-220 · 514-221 · 514-222 · 514-223 · 514-224 · 514-225 · 514-226 · 514-227 · 514-228 · 514-229 · 514-230 · 514-231 · 514-232 · 514-233 · 514-234 · 514-235 · 514-236 · 514-237 · 514-238 · 514-239 · 514-240 · 514-241 · 514-242 · 514-243 · 514-244 · 514-245 · 514-246 · 514-247 · 514-248 · 514-249 · 514-250 · 514-251 · 514-252 · 514-253 · 514-254 · 514-255 · 514-256 · 514-257 · 514-258
Lachine, QC
514-300 · 514-307 · 514-403 · 514-420 · 514-422 · 514-469 · 514-471 · 514-492 · 514-532 · 514-538 · 514-552 · 514-556 · 514-600 · 514-631 · 514-633 · 514-634 · 514-635 · 514-636 · 514-637 · 514-639 · 514-689 · 514-780 · 514-828
Pointe-Claire, QC
514-319 · 514-426 · 514-427 · 514-428 · 514-429 · 514-457 · 514-459 · 514-500 · 514-505 · 514-534 · 514-541 · 514-558 · 514-630 · 514-671 · 514-674 · 514-693 · 514-694 · 514-695 · 514-697 · 514-698 · 514-782 · 514-783 · 514-900
Roxboro, QC
514-309 · 514-421 · 514-472 · 514-491 · 514-533 · 514-542 · 514-545 · 514-613 · 514-615 · 514-628 · 514-676 · 514-683 · 514-684 · 514-685 · 514-752 · 514-763 · 514-822
Ste-Genevieve, QC
514-305 · 514-308 · 514-479 · 514-535 · 514-547 · 514-551 · 514-565 · 514-620 · 514-624 · 514-626 · 514-675 · 514-682 · 514-696 · 514-700 · 514-784 · 514-785
Ile-Perrot, QC
514-320 · 514-425 · 514-446 · 514-453 · 514-477 · 514-478 · 514-536 · 514-539 · 514-612 · 514-646 · 514-681 · 514-901 · 514-902
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514-200
Allocation source: Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNAC), the registry that records which carrier a central-office code was originally issued to. An allocation says who was issued the prefix, not who serves the number today: numbers can be ported between carriers, and caller ID can be spoofed outright.