diff --git a/lib/Cake/Utility/Validation.php b/lib/Cake/Utility/Validation.php
index 2cb7716ce..342a6fbcc 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Utility/Validation.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Utility/Validation.php
@@ -618,6 +618,8 @@ class Validation {
 			switch ($country) {
 				case 'us':
 				case 'ca':
+				// deprecated three-letter-code
+				case 'can':
 				case 'all':
 					// includes all NANPA members.
 					// see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Numbering_Plan#List_of_NANPA_countries_and_territories