Time Zone: Sainte Rita lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).
Note: If you travel south from Sainte Rita (for example, toward Lac Baker (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).
When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 418 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 367 or 581. New phone numbers in the Sainte Rita area will be assigned with one of these codes: 418, 367 or 581. As a result, placing a call in the Sainte Rita area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).