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 06:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
UTC -07:00 PDT Victoria City 06:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
UTC -06:00 CST Saskatoon 07:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
UTC -06:00 MDT Calgary 07:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
UTC -05:00 CDT Winnipeg 08:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
UTC -04:00 EDT Toronto 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
UTC -03:00 ADT Halifax 10:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
UTC -02:30 NDT St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 11:07 Fri, 2026-03-13

Time zones to be used in Canada

Offset Time Zone Commences
UTC -08:00 PST 2026-11-01
UTC -07:00 MST 2026-11-01
UTC -06:00 CST 2026-11-01
UTC -05:00 EST 2026-11-01
UTC -04:00 AST 2026-11-01
UTC -03:30 NST 2026-11-01

Time of Cities in Canada

MST (UTC -07:00)

City Time
Creston 06:37 Fri, 2026-03-13

PDT (UTC -07:00)

City Time
Victoria City 06:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Vancouver 06:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Surrey 06:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Burnaby 06:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Richmond 06:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Abbotsford 06:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Coquitlam 06:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Kelowna 06:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Saanich 06:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
City Time
Kamloops 06:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Nanaimo 06:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Victoria 06:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Dawson Creek 06:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Whitehorse, Yukon 06:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Fort Nelson 06:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Dawson City 06:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Okanagan Valley 06:37 Fri, 2026-03-13

CST (UTC -06:00)

City Time
Saskatoon 07:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Regina 07:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
City Time
Swift Current 07:37 Fri, 2026-03-13

MDT (UTC -06:00)

City Time
Calgary 07:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Edmonton 07:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Yellowknife 07:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Banff town 07:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
City Time
Cambridge Bay 07:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Inuvik 07:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Red Deer 07:37 Fri, 2026-03-13

CDT (UTC -05:00)

City Time
Winnipeg 08:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Atikokan 08:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
City Time
Rankin Inlet 08:37 Fri, 2026-03-13

EDT (UTC -04:00)

City Time
Toronto 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Montreal 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Ottawa 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Quebec City 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Mississauga 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Brampton 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Hamilton 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Laval 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
London 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Markham 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Vaughan 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Gatineau 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Longueuil 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Kitchener 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Windsor 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Richmond Hill 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Oakville 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
City Time
Burlington 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Sherbrooke 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Oshawa 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Saguenay 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Barrie 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
St. Catharines 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Trois-Rivières 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Cambridge 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Kingston 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Whitby 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Guelph 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Ajax 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Thunder Bay 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Chatham-Kent 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Gaspé 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Iqaluit 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Pangnirtung 09:37 Fri, 2026-03-13

ADT (UTC -03:00)

City Time
Halifax 10:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Cape Breton Regional Municipality 10:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Saint John 10:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Moncton 10:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
City Time
Fredericton 10:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Glace Bay 10:37 Fri, 2026-03-13
Goose Bay 10:37 Fri, 2026-03-13

NDT (UTC -02:30)

City Time
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 11:07 Fri, 2026-03-13
St. John's 11:07 Fri, 2026-03-13
City Time
Blanc-Sablon 11:07 Fri, 2026-03-13