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Ottawa, Ontario
Contact Centre software in Ottawa
Queues, callbacks, skills routing, recording, wallboards and supervisor tools for support and sales teams in Ottawa, with agents in the office, at home or in another province on the same queue. Designed with a specialist, priced by seat on a quote.
- 613 and 343 numbers, subject to availability
- Keep your existing number
- French and English
Example
Supervisor view Live
3Waiting
1:12Longest wait
4Agents on
128Answered today
Queue · Customer support
- 1+1 (514) 555-01030:48Waiting
- 2+1 (613) 555-01610:31Callback requested
Agents
- REReceptionReady
- CUCustomer support 1On a call
- CUCustomer support 2Wrap-up
- SASales 1Ready
Contact Centre from 3CTel is available to businesses in Ottawa in Ontario. Setup is done remotely by a specialist: numbers in the 613 and 343 area codes are provisioned where available or your existing number is ported, routing follows Eastern time business hours, and greetings, menus and the AI receptionist work in French and English. Ottawa businesses answer callers from Gatineau (819/873) daily and are expected to greet in either language.
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Why Ottawa businesses choose Contact Centre
Ottawa teams that outgrow ring groups need to know who is waiting, who is talking and what happened after the call. A Contact Centre deployment adds the queue, the callback option that keeps a caller's place, and reporting that shows the hour-by-hour pattern.
The right agent takes the call
Skills, language and priority decide who rings — so a French billing question does not land with an English-only technical agent.
Supervisors manage the day, not the post-mortem
Live queue depth, longest wait, agent status and service-level view let a supervisor pull people in before the backlog builds.
What Contact Centre includes
Queues with announcements and overflow
Position and wait messaging, priority levels, maximum wait rules, and overflow to another queue, a mailbox or the AI receptionist.
Skills-based routing
Route by language, product, account tier or certification, with weighted skill levels and a fallback group when nobody qualified is available.
Queue callback
Callers keep their place in line and get a call back when an agent frees up, which shortens the visible wait without losing the contact.
Agent status and wrap-up
Ready, on call, wrap-up, break and unavailable reasons — so scheduling and adherence reflect what agents are really doing.
Local numbers and porting in Ottawa
Area codes commonly used in Ottawa: 613 and 343. A new number is provisioned in one of these codes subject to what is available at the time; existing numbers are ported regardless of code and keep working on the old service until the scheduled switch.
Ottawa businesses answer callers from Gatineau (819/873) daily and are expected to greet in either language.
Eastern time, hours and after-hours
Ottawa runs on Eastern time. Business-hours rules, holiday schedules and after-hours routing are set in that zone, and teams with customers in other provinces can route by the caller's time zone instead of the office's.
Callers in Ottawa commonly expect service in French. Greetings, menus, voicemail prompts and the AI receptionist are configured French-first with English available, or the other way around, per line.
AI agents for Ottawa teams
Every 3CTel deployment in Ottawa can add AI agents: an AI receptionist for overflow and after-hours calls, a chat and SMS agent that books meetings into your calendar, and workflows that update your CRM after each conversation under rules you approve, all working in French and English. A person is always one step away.
AI at 3CTel
AI agents, messaging, workflows, answers and insight on one phone system, with a person always available.
Learn more: AI at 3CTelAI Receptionist
Answers, understands and books — in English and French.
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One AI agent across website chat and business SMS that answers from your approved knowledge, books appointments and hands off to people by rules.
Learn more: AI Chat & Messaging AgentAI Workflows
After-call and after-message automation: AI reads the conversation, then does the CRM, helpdesk and calendar work — with approval rules you set.
Learn more: AI WorkflowsContact Centre across Ontario
3CTel serves every province and territory. Related pages: Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Toronto and Mississauga.
Contact Centre in Ontario
Contact Centre for Ontario businesses: 416, 647 and 437 numbers, Eastern-time routing, remote setup.
Learn more: Contact Centre in OntarioContact Centre in British Columbia
Contact Centre for British Columbia businesses: 604, 778 and 236 numbers, Pacific-time routing, remote setup.
Learn more: Contact Centre in British ColumbiaContact Centre in Alberta
Contact Centre for Alberta businesses: 403, 780 and 587 numbers, Mountain-time routing, remote setup.
Learn more: Contact Centre in AlbertaContact Centre in Quebec
Contact Centre for Quebec businesses: 514, 438 and 263 numbers, Eastern-time routing, remote setup.
Learn more: Contact Centre in QuebecContact Centre in Manitoba
Contact Centre for Manitoba businesses: 204, 431 and 584 numbers, Central-time routing, remote setup.
Learn more: Contact Centre in ManitobaContact Centre in Nova Scotia
Contact Centre for Nova Scotia businesses: 902 and 782 numbers, Atlantic-time routing, remote setup.
Learn more: Contact Centre in Nova ScotiaContact Centre in Toronto
Contact Centre for Toronto businesses: 416, 647 and 437 numbers, Eastern-time routing, remote setup.
Learn more: Contact Centre in TorontoContact Centre in Mississauga
Contact Centre for Mississauga businesses: 905, 289 and 365 numbers, Eastern-time routing, remote setup.
Learn more: Contact Centre in MississaugaOther services for Ottawa businesses
Business phone system in Ottawa
Business phone system for Ottawa businesses: 613 and 343 numbers, Eastern-time routing, remote setup.
Learn more: Business phone system in OttawaBusiness VoIP in Ottawa
Business VoIP for Ottawa businesses: 613 and 343 numbers, Eastern-time routing, remote setup.
Learn more: Business VoIP in OttawaAI receptionist in Ottawa
AI receptionist for Ottawa businesses: 613 and 343 numbers, Eastern-time routing, remote setup.
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Business SMS for Ottawa businesses: 613 and 343 numbers, Eastern-time routing, remote setup.
Learn more: Business SMS in OttawaRelated pages.
Contact Centre
Queues, routing and supervision for teams that live on the phone.
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613 and 819 numbers on one system, bilingual by default, across the river.
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Reliable calling with routing your team will actually use.
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SIP calling that replaces landlines — or feeds the PBX you already own.
Learn more: Business VoIPFrequently asked questions.
Yes. Agents use the desktop or mobile app from anywhere; the queue, skills and reporting do not depend on where they sit. Time-zone rules can extend coverage across provinces.
Canadian law generally requires that callers be told a call is recorded; 3CTel configures the announcement with you and sets who can access recordings.
Service in Ottawa is delivered remotely: planning by phone, configuration and testing online, desk phones shipped pre-configured. Regional pages exist for area codes, time zones and language expectations, not because service is limited to listed places.
The service address for each number is confirmed with you at setup and registered for 9-1-1; that address is what dispatchers see, so remote workers register their own location. Canadian VoIP providers must provide 9-1-1 service and explain its limitations.
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