Canadian Call Signs Amateur Radio

The Certificate of Proficiency in Amateur Radio is accompanied by a call sign used to identify the station.

Canadian call signs normally have a national prefix consisting of two letters and a number, followed by a two- or three-letter suffix e.g. VE1AB, VA3ABC, VO1ZZ or VY2ZZZ.

Call signs are allocated with different prefixes depending on the area of the country where the amateur lives when he/she applies for a call sign, or to recognize special events. See RBR-4 and RIC-9 below for call sign policy. To obtain a call sign with a new certificate, you require the Basic Qualification.

• RBR-4 Standards for the Operation of Radio Stations in the Amateur Radio Service
• RIC-9 Call Sign Policy and Special Event Prefixes
• Available Call Sign Search

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