How does having a local Canadian number improve communication?

I do a lot of freelance work with clients in the USA and Canada, and having a local number for each country makes communication so much easier. I saw a Reddit thread where someone mentioned an option to get an online phone number canada, and I decided to give it a shot. Setup was smooth, and now I can call and text like a local. No more expensive international rates or awkwardly explaining why I have a foreign number—this just makes everything simpler.