Why not 520? It means “I love you”

Well sure, 437 is Toronto ‘s new area code. The others, 416 and 647 are, like they say at school, totally maxed. But in a town with hundreds of thousands of Chinese citizens, a number can be a very important thing. Stay away from 444. It means certain death. So far as we can tell, there’s nothing too stressful about 437. But most would be happier with 888 (great wealth) but it’s taken, or 520 (I love you). Maybe the next time. Here’s the government news release: Today, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced a new area code to manage the telephone number shortage that will affect Toronto, Ontario, the region currently covered by area codes 416 and 647. Starting March 25, 2013, new telephone numbers assigned in the region may be given the area code 437. Existing customers will keep their current area codes and phone numbers. These measures are being implemented in response to the Canadian Numbering Administrator’s assessment that the region will run out of telephone numbers by July 2015.