Moving to Nova Scotia from BC

[karthiktheg]

Hi there,

I will be moving to Halifax in a few months. Will anything change with my plan if I move there? I'm assuming I don't have to do anything and my phone plan will continue to work as usual, right?

Thank you!

[karthiktheg]

Fortunately, mine is a Canada wide calling plan. Thank you for your help!

[karthiktheg]

Yeah that makes sense

[AE_Collector]

And all comments are assuming your plan IS a canada wide calling plan. If it happens to be a provincial only plan there will be more complications with your move.

AE_Collector

[ShawnC13]

@karthiktheg, one thing to add though is if you keep your BC number anyone calling from a landline or someone without Canada wide calling from Halifax will have to pay long-distance charges to call you

[karthiktheg]

Oh I see! Thank you so much for the prompt response!

[darlicious]

@karthiktheg

 If you are on a canada wide calling plan then you need not make any changes other than deciding if you want a local phone number vs your bc number. Your phone number does determine your tax rate so changing to a local nova scotia number will increase your tax rate from 12% to 15%. If you are driving then you may want to consider stocking up on some vouchers while in Alberta as you only pay 5% gst on them saving yourself 7% to 10% in taxes.

[Triguy]

You can keep your same phone number but if people call you in NS, they maybe charged for long distance calling if they don't have Canada wide calling.

[Quigley · Accepted solution]

Everything should be the same and nothing should change unless you want to make a change. You may want to eventually get a local phone number though. It's all up to you.