Difference between Canadian/U.S. phone wiring?

[vegetableassassin]

Hey all, I moved down here to Florida a few months back. I brought my phone with me and when I plugged it in it didn't work. I recall hearing a long time ago about there being a difference between the two countries in regard to the wiring, but I haven't had any luck finding anything. Does anyone know anything about this or how to change it if it is possible? I should also say it's not a huge deal, my phone is almost brand new and I hate to chuck it out if it's a rather simple fix.
Thanks in advance.

[joed]

Are you sure it is a phone jack and not a network jack? Does the jack work with an American phone? I thought they were the same and would have expected it to work.

[vegetableassassin]

Ya it's a normal phone jack and American phone works fine. I can't remember exactly what the difference was, but there was one although very minor.

[househelper]

Could be as simple as how the plug is wired. On a standard US phone, the two center contacts are used and wired with the red and green or blue and white/blue wires. Maybe Canada uses the outer two contacts?

[joed]

Nope. In Canada we use the middle two wires for one line phone. Usually red and green or the blue pair in cat 5 cable.
Are you sure the Canadian phone actually works? Is it a regular analog phone or a digital phone form a office? Digital phone will not work on an analog line.