Buy a local or toll-free number
Choose an available Canadian number, local or 1-800, and make it active in a few minutes.
Role : ManagerDuration : 3 minOn : Web, Mac
In this video · 7 chapters
Video in French with English subtitles. The English version is coming.
Before you start
- Be a manager on the Callizy account.
- During the trial: one number only, and a card on file. Nothing is charged during the trial.
- Want to keep your current number? Follow Transfer your current number to Callizy instead.
Step by step
5 steps, about 3 minYou buy numbers on the web or on Mac, not in the mobile apps.
- 1
Open Numbers
20 sIn the Administration space, open Numbers, then click Buy a number.
Administration/Numbers/Buy a number
Open this screen in Callizy - 2
Choose the country and type
20 sCountry: Canada or United States. Type: Local for a number in your city, Toll-free (1-800) so people can reach you free of charge anywhere in the country.
- 3
Search by area code
30 sEnter your customers' Area code (514, 438, 418, 613…). The Contains field helps you find digits that are easy to remember, for example 2024.
- 4
Get the number
20 sClick Get on the line you chose. The message “Number … acquired successfully” confirms that the number is yours. It is active right away.
- 5
Choose who answers
1 minOpen the number's page, Answering tab. By default, it is “Everyone, at the same time”. To change it, follow Choose who answers a number.
Numbers/your number/Answering
Key points
- The number is active as soon as you click “Get”.
- Local: your customers see a familiar area code. Toll-free: the call is free for them anywhere in Canada.
- Remember to declare the number's 911 address, in its Settings tab.
Not working?
Callizy shows “No number found”
- Try a nearby area code: 438 or 263 instead of 514, for example.
- Clear the “Contains” field.
Callizy shows “Your trial is limited to 1 number. Activate your subscription to buy more.”
- Open Settings › Billing and click “Activate now”.
Callizy shows “Add a card to get a number.”
- Add a card when Callizy asks for one. Nothing is charged during the trial.
Callizy shows “This number is unavailable right now. Please pick another one.”
- Someone took it between your search and your click. Search again and pick another one.
Frequently asked questions
Can I keep my current number?
How much does an extra number cost?
Can I get a US number?
Video transcript
Your business account and number. In three minutes. Here's the result: your Callizy number, active. It takes calls, texts and voicemail. To get there, you need an email address, your mobile phone and a credit card. Nothing is charged during the 14-day trial. On callizy.ca, click “Start free trial”. Fastest: “Continue with Google”. Otherwise, your email, then a password, twice. Accept the terms, then “Create my account”. A 6-digit code arrives by email. Enter it. Now choose your main number. Three tabs. “Toll-Free”: a 1-800 number, free for whoever calls you. Optional. “Transfer”: you keep your current number. A temporary number is used during the transfer. Here, we take a “Local” number. Callizy suggests one. Don't like it? “Try another number”. To pick the area code: “See more available numbers”. Type 514, and choose. “Continue with this number”. Your business name. “Continue”. Two last questions: your industry, and how you heard about Callizy. “Continue”. Choose your plan. “Yearly” saves 20%. Solo, if you're the only one answering. Team, for a team. Business, to run the team's calls: campaigns, power dialer, analytics. Remember one rule. Several people need to answer the same number? Take Team: it's the plan that rings a team. You can change plans later. Here, Team: “Start 14-day free trial”. Enter your card. Nothing is charged today: billing starts after the trial, and you can cancel anytime. “Start free trial”. One last check: your mobile phone. Your first name, your number, then “Send the code”. A text arrives. Enter the code, then “Verify”. That's it: your Callizy number is active. One last step: “Continue”. Setup begins, in the next video. Callizy, the phone that answers when you can't.Read the full transcript
Your business account and number. In three minutes. Here's the result: your Callizy number, active. It takes calls, texts and voicemail. To get there, you need an email address, your mobile phone and a credit card. Nothing is charged during the 14-day trial. On callizy.ca, click “Start free trial”. Fastest: “Continue with Google”. Otherwise, your email, then a password, twice. Accept the terms, then “Create my account”. A 6-digit code arrives by email. Enter it. Now choose your main number. Three tabs. “Toll-Free”: a 1-800 number, free for whoever calls you. Optional. “Transfer”: you keep your current number. A temporary number is used during the transfer. Here, we take a “Local” number. Callizy suggests one. Don't like it? “Try another number”. To pick the area code: “See more available numbers”. Type 514, and choose. “Continue with this number”. Your business name. “Continue”. Two last questions: your industry, and how you heard about Callizy. “Continue”. Choose your plan. “Yearly” saves 20%. Solo, if you're the only one answering. Team, for a team. Business, to run the team's calls: campaigns, power dialer, analytics. Remember one rule. Several people need to answer the same number? Take Team: it's the plan that rings a team. You can change plans later. Here, Team: “Start 14-day free trial”. Enter your card. Nothing is charged today: billing starts after the trial, and you can cancel anytime. “Start free trial”. One last check: your mobile phone. Your first name, your number, then “Send the code”. A text arrives. Enter the code, then “Verify”. That's it: your Callizy number is active. One last step: “Continue”. Setup begins, in the next video. Callizy, the phone that answers when you can't.
Updated October 17, 2026