Current time in Canada
Pacific Time · Vancouver
UTC−07:00Mountain Time · Calgary
UTC−06:00Central Time · Winnipeg
UTC−05:00Eastern Time · Toronto
UTC−04:00Atlantic Time · Halifax
UTC−03:00Newfoundland Time · St. John's
UTC−02:30Canada has 9 time zones, using 7 different UTC offsets over the year, from UTC−7 to UTC−2:30. Five of them observe daylight saving time.
Time zones in Canada
| Colour | Region | IANA zone | Offset now | Abbr. | Daylight saving | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MST – BC (most areas) | America/Vancouver | UTC−7 | PDT | No DST | UTC−07:00 | |
| MST – BC (Creston) | America/Creston | UTC−7 | MST | No DST | UTC−07:00 | |
| MST – BC (Dawson Cr, Ft St John) | America/Dawson_Creek | UTC−7 | MST | No DST | UTC−07:00 | |
| MST – BC (Ft Nelson) | America/Fort_Nelson | UTC−7 | MST | No DST | UTC−07:00 | |
| MST – Yukon (east) | America/Whitehorse | UTC−7 | MST | No DST | UTC−07:00 | |
| MST – Yukon (west) | America/Dawson | UTC−7 | MST | No DST | UTC−07:00 | |
| CST – SK (most areas) | America/Regina | UTC−6 | CST | No DST | UTC−06:00 | |
| CST – SK (midwest) | America/Swift_Current | UTC−6 | CST | No DST | UTC−06:00 | |
| Mountain – AB, BC(E), NT(E), SK(W) | America/Edmonton | UTC−6 | MDT | No DST | UTC−06:00 | |
| Mountain – NU (west) | America/Cambridge_Bay | UTC−6 | MDT | DST from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November | UTC−06:00 | |
| Mountain – NT (west) | America/Inuvik | UTC−6 | MDT | No DST | UTC−06:00 | |
| EST – ON (Atikokan), NU (Coral H) | America/Atikokan | UTC−5 | EST | No DST | UTC−05:00 | |
| Central – ON (west), Manitoba | America/Winnipeg | UTC−5 | CDT | DST from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November | UTC−05:00 | |
| Central – NU (Resolute) | America/Resolute | UTC−5 | CDT | DST from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November | UTC−05:00 | |
| Central – NU (central) | America/Rankin_Inlet | UTC−5 | CDT | DST from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November | UTC−05:00 | |
| AST – QC (Lower North Shore) | America/Blanc-Sablon | UTC−4 | AST | No DST | UTC−04:00 | |
| Eastern – ON and QC (most areas) | America/Toronto | UTC−4 | EDT | DST from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November | UTC−04:00 | |
| Eastern – NU (most areas) | America/Iqaluit | UTC−4 | EDT | DST from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November | UTC−04:00 | |
| Atlantic – NS (most areas), PE | America/Halifax | UTC−3 | ADT | DST from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November | UTC−03:00 | |
| Atlantic – NS (Cape Breton) | America/Glace_Bay | UTC−3 | ADT | DST from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November | UTC−03:00 | |
| Atlantic – New Brunswick | America/Moncton | UTC−3 | ADT | DST from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November | UTC−03:00 | |
| Atlantic – Labrador (most areas) | America/Goose_Bay | UTC−3 | ADT | DST from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November | UTC−03:00 | |
| Newfoundland, Labrador (SE) | America/St_Johns | UTC−2:30 | NDT | DST from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November | UTC−02:30 |
Does Canada observe daylight saving time?
In some regions. Pacific Time (Vancouver), Mountain Time (Calgary), Eastern Standard Time (EST – ON – Atikokan, NU – Coral H) and Atlantic Standard Time (AST – QC – Lower North Shore) keep the same time all year.
- Mountain Time (Mountain – NU – west): forward the second Sunday in March at 02:00, back the first Sunday in November at 02:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00 (MDT → MST).
- Central Time (Winnipeg): forward the second Sunday in March at 02:00, back the first Sunday in November at 02:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00 (CDT → CST).
- Eastern Time (Toronto): forward the second Sunday in March at 02:00, back the first Sunday in November at 02:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00 (EDT → EST).
- Atlantic Time (Halifax): forward the second Sunday in March at 02:00, back the first Sunday in November at 02:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00 (ADT → AST).
- Newfoundland Time (St. John's): forward the second Sunday in March at 02:00, back the first Sunday in November at 02:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00 (NDT → NST).
Cities in Canada
MST – BC (most areas) · America/Vancouver
MST – Yukon (east) · America/Whitehorse
MST – BC (Dawson Cr, Ft St John) · America/Dawson_Creek
CST – SK (most areas) · America/Regina
CST – SK (midwest) · America/Swift_Current
Central – ON (west), Manitoba · America/Winnipeg
Atlantic – NS (most areas), PE · America/Halifax
Atlantic – NS (Cape Breton) · America/Glace_Bay
Atlantic – New Brunswick · America/Moncton
Newfoundland, Labrador (SE) · America/St_Johns
Your time difference
- Pacific Time (Vancouver): —
- Mountain Time (Calgary): —
- Central Time (Winnipeg): —
- Eastern Time (Toronto): —
- Atlantic Time (Halifax): —
- Newfoundland Time (St. John's): —
Same clock all year as …
Eastern Time (Toronto) shows the same time as the United States, Haiti, the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands at every moment of the next 12 months.
Time difference from Toronto
| City | Toronto is |
|---|---|
| New York | same time all year |
| Los Angeles | 2 h to 4 h ahead |
| London | 4 h to 5 h behind |
| Paris | 5 h to 6 h behind |
| Dubai | 8 h to 9 h behind |
| Delhi | 9 h 30 min to 10 h 30 min behind |
| Tokyo | 13 h to 14 h behind |
| Sydney | 14 h to 16 h behind |