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CISC - Committee on Numbering (CSCN)

CSCN  Guidelines


Canadian Numbering and Dialing Plan

CSCN Adjunct to the CISC Administrative Guidelines

Numbering Plan exhaust issues:

Canadian Central Office Code (NXX) Assignment Guidelines (MS Word) (14 May 2010)

  • Part 1 - (MS Word) Central Office Assignment Request Forms
  • Part 2 - (MS Word) Routing and Rating Information
  • Part 3 - (MS Word) Administrator's Response/Confirmation Form
  • Part 4 - (MS Word) Confirmation of Code Activation Form
  • Appendix A - (MS Word) Audits
  • Appendix B - (MS Word) Months to Exhaust Certification Worksheet (14 May 2010)
  • Appendix C - (MS Word) Timelines
  • Appendix D - (MS Word) Plant Test Codes
  • Appendix E - (MS Word) Location Routing Numbers
  • Appendix F - (MS Word) Aging and Administration of Disconnected Telephone Numbers
  • Appendix G - (MS Word) Reserved and Held Telephone Numbers - 29 September 2003
  • Appendix H - (MS Word) Special Administrative Practises with respect to Failing Service Providers

800 Toll Free calling issues:

Canadian Adjunct

Miscellaneous Guidelines:

Other numbering guidelines on Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNA) website include:

Other numbering links

Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS)
Canadian Local Number Portability Consortium (CLNPC)
Canadian Numbering Administration Consortium (CNAC)
Industry Numbering Committee (INC)
International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
National Exchange Carriers Association (NECA)
North American Numbering Council (NANC)
North American Numbering Council (NANC) Chair Website
North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA)
Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC)
Telcordia Routing Administration