Call received this morning. I picked up but said nothing; in response I heard nothing (not even the shuffle of papers or someone breathing).
After about 3 seconds of silence I heard a click (them hanging up). It was a single quiet "click" rather than a clatter (as if someone was hanging up a handset) - i.e. I am certain that it was a computer-dialed call.
So while this is a NEW number calling my telephone today, I have been receiving monthly calls from the nearly identical number 780-801-1633 (7 digits away from today's number) for the past 4+ years. This is despite my having asked them to STOP calling 4 years ago.
It's a good bet that the people calling from 780-801-1670 are ALSO the ones who have called from 780-801-1663. See also http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-780-801-1663.
The people behind 780-801-1663 originally called themselves Alberta Association for Community Living but changed their name to Inclusion Alberta. When I receive calls from 780-801-1663 I frequently see "Alberta" in the call display but sometimes see "Internat'l Call" or a "V-number" (e.g. something like "V915180212345") when they call. I am certain they're making their calls from a foreign call centre. I have asked them to stop calling but they don't respect my wishes. The CRTC's DNCL rules are useless in that they don't even address a situation such as this (i.e. unwanted calls from a charitable organization; repeated unwanted calls from a charitable organization AFTER you have specifically asked them to STOP calling).