# Create a workspace, register a sender, and send your first message from the same API you will scale on.

[How sender-ID registration works →](/products/sms/compliance/sender-id-registration)

## The rest of the SMS platform

One API, one set of keys. Explore the other capabilities.

- [Sender-ID registration](/products/sms/compliance/sender-id-registration): Pre-register alphanumeric and dedicated senders where countries require it.
- [Routing](/products/sms/routing): 190+ countries, 240 direct-to-carrier links, and automatic failover.
- [Numbers](/products/sms/numbers): Long codes, short codes, toll-free, and alphanumeric sender IDs.
- [Sending](/products/sms/sending): The send API: segments, Unicode safety, batch, and idempotency.
- [Two-way](/products/sms/two-way): Inbound SMS and conversational replies as HMAC-signed webhooks.
- [All destinations](/products/sms/destinations): Coverage, sender types, and rules for every country Bird reaches.

[Get started](/dashboard/signup?returnTo=%2Fdashboard%2Fw%2Fsms%2Fdestinations)

[Explore the SMS platform](/products/sms)

## Sending SMS to Canada

- Country code: CA (dialing +1)
- Channels available: sms, whatsapp, voice
- Two-way messaging: yes

### Sender types

| Sender | Direction | Throughput (msg/s) | Registration | Timeline |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Short code | two-way | — | required (ctia_short_code) | — |
| Toll-free number | two-way | — | required (tfn) | — |
| Long code (phone number) | two-way | — | not required | — |

### Rules

- Consent: under Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation, express or implied consent is required
- Template pre-approval: yes
- Quiet hours: enforced

#### What this market refuses

It is not allowed to send messages that promote gambling, betting and/or adult content as well as shortened URLs that mask or redirect to a URL. All messages of this nature can be considered spam and/or unsolicited and may be filtered. This is out of our control.

Traffic that has been delivered successfully, does not necessarily imply compliance with industry guidelines and regulations. Due to a lack of insight from the local operators we are unable to provide further, proactive details on additional filtering that may take place. 



## Related resources

- [SMS overview](/docs/guides/sms/overview) (docs)
- [SMS destinations](/products/sms/destinations) (product)

[Get an implementation brief](/learn/workspace?topic=sms-destinations)