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When does daylight saving time start in Canada?

On Sunday 14 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, clocks go forward one hour to 03:00, from EST to EDT. In Canada, this applies only where daylight saving is observed; the zones below show which. Below are the next changes for each of its zones, at the local wall-clock time they happen.

Pacific Time America/Vancouver

Cities: Vancouver, Surrey, Victoria, Burnaby · current time

  1. Sun 14 Mar 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. PST (UTC−8) becomes PDT (UTC−7).
  2. Sun 7 Nov 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go back to 01:00. PDT (UTC−7) becomes PST (UTC−8).
  3. Sun 12 Mar 2028At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. PST (UTC−8) becomes PDT (UTC−7).

Yukon Time America/Whitehorse

Cities: Whitehorse, Fort St. John, Creston, Dawson · current time

No change in the next 16 months.

Central Time America/Regina

Cities: Saskatoon, Regina, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw · current time

No change in the next 16 months.

Mountain Time America/Edmonton

Cities: Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Red Deer · current time

  1. Sun 14 Mar 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. MST (UTC−7) becomes MDT (UTC−6).
  2. Sun 7 Nov 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go back to 01:00. MDT (UTC−6) becomes MST (UTC−7).
  3. Sun 12 Mar 2028At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. MST (UTC−7) becomes MDT (UTC−6).

Central Time America/Winnipeg

Cities: Winnipeg, Brandon, Steinbach, Kenora · current time

  1. Sun 14 Mar 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. CST (UTC−6) becomes CDT (UTC−5).
  2. Sun 7 Nov 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go back to 01:00. CDT (UTC−5) becomes CST (UTC−6).
  3. Sun 12 Mar 2028At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. CST (UTC−6) becomes CDT (UTC−5).

Eastern Time America/Atikokan

Cities: Atikokan · current time

No change in the next 16 months.

Atlantic Time America/Blanc-Sablon

Cities: Blanc-Sablon · current time

No change in the next 16 months.

Eastern Time America/Toronto

Cities: Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa, Mississauga · current time

  1. Sun 14 Mar 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. EST (UTC−5) becomes EDT (UTC−4).
  2. Sun 7 Nov 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go back to 01:00. EDT (UTC−4) becomes EST (UTC−5).
  3. Sun 12 Mar 2028At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. EST (UTC−5) becomes EDT (UTC−4).

Atlantic Time America/Halifax

Cities: Halifax, Sydney, Dartmouth, Moncton · current time

  1. Sun 14 Mar 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. AST (UTC−4) becomes ADT (UTC−3).
  2. Sun 7 Nov 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go back to 01:00. ADT (UTC−3) becomes AST (UTC−4).
  3. Sun 12 Mar 2028At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. AST (UTC−4) becomes ADT (UTC−3).

Newfoundland Time America/St_Johns

Cities: St. John's, Mount Pearl, Paradise, Corner Brook · current time

  1. Sun 14 Mar 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. NST (UTC−3:30) becomes NDT (UTC−2:30).
  2. Sun 7 Nov 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go back to 01:00. NDT (UTC−2:30) becomes NST (UTC−3:30).
  3. Sun 12 Mar 2028At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. NST (UTC−3:30) becomes NDT (UTC−2:30).

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