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 6 time zones PST MST CST EST AST NST

Offset Time Zone Example City Current Time
UTC -08:00 PST Victoria City 18:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
UTC -07:00 MST Calgary 19:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
UTC -06:00 CST Winnipeg 20:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
UTC -05:00 EST Toronto 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
UTC -04:00 AST Halifax 22:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
UTC -03:30 NST St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 23:18 Fri, 2025-11-28

Time zones to be used in Canada

Offset Time Zone Commences
UTC -07:00 PDT 2026-03-08
UTC -06:00 MDT 2026-03-08
UTC -05:00 CDT 2026-03-08
UTC -04:00 EDT 2026-03-08
UTC -03:00 ADT 2026-03-08
UTC -02:30 NDT 2026-03-08

Time of Cities in Canada

PST (UTC -08:00)

City Time
Victoria City 18:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Vancouver 18:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Surrey 18:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Burnaby 18:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Richmond 18:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Abbotsford 18:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Coquitlam 18:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Kelowna 18:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Saanich 18:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
City Time
Kamloops 18:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Nanaimo 18:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Victoria 18:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Dawson Creek 18:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Whitehorse, Yukon 18:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Fort Nelson 18:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Dawson City 18:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Okanagan Valley 18:48 Fri, 2025-11-28

MST (UTC -07:00)

City Time
Calgary 19:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Edmonton 19:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Yellowknife 19:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Banff town 19:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
City Time
Creston 19:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Cambridge Bay 19:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Inuvik 19:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Red Deer 19:48 Fri, 2025-11-28

CST (UTC -06:00)

City Time
Winnipeg 20:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Saskatoon 20:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Regina 20:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
City Time
Swift Current 20:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Atikokan 20:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Rankin Inlet 20:48 Fri, 2025-11-28

EST (UTC -05:00)

City Time
Toronto 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Montreal 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Ottawa 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Quebec City 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Mississauga 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Brampton 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Hamilton 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Laval 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
London 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Markham 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Vaughan 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Gatineau 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Longueuil 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Kitchener 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Windsor 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Richmond Hill 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Oakville 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
City Time
Burlington 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Sherbrooke 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Oshawa 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Saguenay 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Barrie 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
St. Catharines 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Trois-Rivières 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Cambridge 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Kingston 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Whitby 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Guelph 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Ajax 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Thunder Bay 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Chatham-Kent 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Gaspé 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Iqaluit 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Pangnirtung 21:48 Fri, 2025-11-28

AST (UTC -04:00)

City Time
Halifax 22:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Cape Breton Regional Municipality 22:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Saint John 22:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Moncton 22:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
City Time
Fredericton 22:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Glace Bay 22:48 Fri, 2025-11-28
Goose Bay 22:48 Fri, 2025-11-28

NST (UTC -03:30)

City Time
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 23:18 Fri, 2025-11-28
St. John's 23:18 Fri, 2025-11-28
City Time
Blanc-Sablon 23:18 Fri, 2025-11-28

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