Country: Canada

Capital: Ottawa

Introduction to time zones & DST in Canada

There are totally 6 time zones in Canada, most of which are similar with those in USA, including Eastern Standard TimeCentral Standard TimeMountain Standard TimePacific Standard Time. The other two are Atlantic Standard Time and Newfoundland Standard Time.

Starting in 2007, Canada follows the new North American standard for Daylight Saving Time, which begins on the second Sunday in March, and ends on the first Sunday of November. Take 2017 as an example, Canada observes DST on March 12th, and ends on November 5th.

It is worth noting that, some parts of Canada don't oberve Daylight Saving Time, including some areas of Québec, east of 63 degrees west longitude, most of Saskatchewan and Southampton Island.

Time zones currently being used in Canada

Canada is currently using 8 time zones MST PDT CST MDT CDT EDT ADT NDT

Offset Time Zone Example City Current Time
UTC -07:00 MST Creston 21:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
UTC -07:00 PDT Victoria City 21:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
UTC -06:00 CST Saskatoon 22:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
UTC -06:00 MDT Calgary 22:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
UTC -05:00 CDT Winnipeg 23:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
UTC -04:00 EDT Toronto 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
UTC -03:00 ADT Halifax 01:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
UTC -02:30 NDT St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 02:28 Thu, 2025-05-08

Time zones to be used in Canada

Offset Time Zone Commences
UTC -08:00 PST 2025-11-02
UTC -07:00 MST 2025-11-02
UTC -06:00 CST 2025-11-02
UTC -05:00 EST 2025-11-02
UTC -04:00 AST 2025-11-02
UTC -03:30 NST 2025-11-02

Time of Cities in Canada

MST (UTC -07:00)

City Time
Creston 21:58 Wed, 2025-05-07

PDT (UTC -07:00)

City Time
Victoria City 21:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
Vancouver 21:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
Surrey 21:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
Burnaby 21:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
Richmond 21:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
Abbotsford 21:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
Coquitlam 21:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
Kelowna 21:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
Saanich 21:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
City Time
Kamloops 21:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
Nanaimo 21:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
Victoria 21:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
Dawson Creek 21:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
Whitehorse, Yukon 21:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
Fort Nelson 21:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
Dawson City 21:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
Okanagan Valley 21:58 Wed, 2025-05-07

CST (UTC -06:00)

City Time
Saskatoon 22:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
Regina 22:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
City Time
Swift Current 22:58 Wed, 2025-05-07

MDT (UTC -06:00)

City Time
Calgary 22:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
Edmonton 22:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
Yellowknife 22:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
Banff town 22:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
City Time
Cambridge Bay 22:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
Inuvik 22:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
Red Deer 22:58 Wed, 2025-05-07

CDT (UTC -05:00)

City Time
Winnipeg 23:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
Atikokan 23:58 Wed, 2025-05-07
City Time
Rankin Inlet 23:58 Wed, 2025-05-07

EDT (UTC -04:00)

City Time
Toronto 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Montreal 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Ottawa 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Quebec City 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Mississauga 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Brampton 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Hamilton 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Laval 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
London 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Markham 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Vaughan 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Gatineau 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Longueuil 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Kitchener 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Windsor 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Richmond Hill 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Oakville 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
City Time
Burlington 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Sherbrooke 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Oshawa 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Saguenay 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Barrie 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
St. Catharines 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Trois-Rivières 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Cambridge 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Kingston 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Whitby 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Guelph 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Ajax 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Thunder Bay 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Chatham-Kent 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Gaspé 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Iqaluit 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Pangnirtung 00:58 Thu, 2025-05-08

ADT (UTC -03:00)

City Time
Halifax 01:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Cape Breton Regional Municipality 01:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Saint John 01:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Moncton 01:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
City Time
Fredericton 01:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Glace Bay 01:58 Thu, 2025-05-08
Goose Bay 01:58 Thu, 2025-05-08

NDT (UTC -02:30)

City Time
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 02:28 Thu, 2025-05-08
St. John's 02:28 Thu, 2025-05-08
City Time
Blanc-Sablon 02:28 Thu, 2025-05-08

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