Alberta to Receive 6th Area Code by 2028
Albertans will start using the new telephone prefix by June 10, 2028, eight months earlier than the CRTC expected the province to require a new area code.
TL;DR
- CRTC approved a sixth area code for Alberta, number 568.
- The new area code is needed due to a growing population.
- Albertans will begin using area code 568 by June 10, 2028.
- This is eight months earlier than the CRTC's initial projection.
- Alberta's population growth rate has been triple the national average.
- The province saw a 1.5% population increase between July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026.
- Alberta experienced a 2.5% population increase between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, the largest in Canada.