Bell West Inc.
Bell West Inc. holds 304 in-service central-office prefixes in the CNAC register, covering roughly 3,040,000 telephone numbers. They span 11 area codes and 240 rate centres across 4 provinces and territories, concentrated in BC. Its earliest recorded assignment dates to 1999, its most recent to 2024.
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In numbers
- In-service prefixes
- 304
- Telephone numbers covered
- 3,040,000
- Carriers
- 1
- Rate centres
- 240
- Area codes
- 11
- Provinces and territories
- 4
- First assignment
- October 27, 1999
- Most recent assignment
- February 27, 2024
Provinces and territories
| Province | Prefixes | Rate centres |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | 129 | 107 |
| Alberta | 99 | 66 |
| Manitoba | 58 | 49 |
| Saskatchewan | 18 | 18 |
Area codes
Where these numbers land
| Rate centre | Province | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | AB | 14 | 1 |
| Edmonton | AB | 10 | 1 |
| Vancouver | BC | 9 | 1 |
| Winnipeg | MB | 5 | 1 |
| Fort McMurray | AB | 4 | 1 |
| Victoria | BC | 4 | 1 |
| Abbotsford | BC | 3 | 1 |
| Kelowna | BC | 3 | 1 |
| Lethbridge | AB | 3 | 1 |
| Red Deer | AB | 3 | 1 |
| Brandon | MB | 2 | 1 |
| Dauphin | MB | 2 | 1 |
| Grande Prairie | AB | 2 | 1 |
| Medicine Hat | AB | 2 | 1 |
| Nanaimo | BC | 2 | 1 |
| New Westminster | BC | 2 | 1 |
| Penticton | BC | 2 | 1 |
| Prince George | BC | 2 | 1 |
| Richmond | BC | 2 | 1 |
| Selkirk | MB | 2 | 1 |
| Sherwood Park | AB | 2 | 1 |
| St. Albert | AB | 2 | 1 |
| Steinbach | MB | 2 | 1 |
| Thompson | MB | 2 | 1 |
| Vernon | BC | 2 | 1 |
| Whalley | BC | 2 | 1 |
| 100 Mile House | BC | 1 | 1 |
| Acme | AB | 1 | 1 |
| Airdrie | AB | 1 | 1 |
| Aldergrove | BC | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander | MB | 1 | 1 |
| Allan | SK | 1 | 1 |
| Altona | MB | 1 | 1 |
| Amaranth | MB | 1 | 1 |
| Anola | MB | 1 | 1 |
| Arborg | MB | 1 | 1 |
| Armstrong | BC | 1 | 1 |
| Athabasca | AB | 1 | 1 |
| Balcarres | SK | 1 | 1 |
| Barrhead | AB | 1 | 1 |
How the allocation was built up
| Period | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|
| 1995–1999 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000–2004 | 27 | 1 |
| 2005–2009 | 59 | 1 |
| 2010–2014 | 63 | 1 |
| 2015–2019 | 118 | 1 |
| 2020–2024 | 34 | 1 |
Allocated prefixes
Showing 93 of 304 prefixes, largest rate centres first.
Calgary, AB
403-355 · 403-366 · 403-410 · 403-440 · 403-441 · 403-476 · 403-592 · 403-695 · 403-697 · 403-698 · 403-956 · 587-933 · 825-351
Edmonton, AB
780-409 · 780-633 · 780-634 · 780-637 · 780-638 · 780-641 · 780-642 · 780-643 · 780-644 · 825-353
Vancouver, BC
236-203 · 236-495 · 604-403 · 604-678 · 778-327 · 778-328 · 778-329 · 778-330 · 778-331
Winnipeg, MB
204-220 · 204-282 · 204-283 · 204-285 · 431-575
Fort McMurray, AB
780-747 · 780-748 · 780-749 · 825-357
Victoria, BC
236-491 · 250-220 · 250-294 · 250-298
Abbotsford, BC
236-493 · 604-755 · 604-756
Kelowna, BC
236-492 · 250-448 · 778-436
Lethbridge, AB
403-388 · 403-524 · 825-355
Red Deer, AB
403-754 · 403-755 · 825-356
Brandon, MB
431-210 · 431-213
Dauphin, MB
431-220 · 431-560
Grande Prairie, AB
780-833 · 825-354
Medicine Hat, AB
403-488 · 825-352
Nanaimo, BC
236-496 · 250-244
New Westminster, BC
604-395 · 778-396
Penticton, BC
236-498 · 250-276
Prince George, BC
236-494 · 250-277
Richmond, BC
604-295 · 778-296
Selkirk, MB
431-238 · 431-561
Sherwood Park, AB
780-630 · 780-640
St. Albert, AB
780-651 · 825-358
Steinbach, MB
431-215 · 431-562
Thompson, MB
431-224 · 431-563
Vernon, BC
236-497 · 250-275
Whalley, BC
604-495 · 778-290
100 Mile House, BC
778-332
Acme, AB
587-628
Airdrie, AB
403-420
Aldergrove, BC
778-243
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.