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 22:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
UTC -07:00 PDT Victoria City 22:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
UTC -06:00 CST Saskatoon 23:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
UTC -06:00 MDT Calgary 23:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
UTC -05:00 CDT Winnipeg 00:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
UTC -04:00 EDT Toronto 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
UTC -03:00 ADT Halifax 02:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
UTC -02:30 NDT St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 03:00 Tue, 2024-03-19

Time zones to be used in Canada

Offset Time Zone Commences
UTC -08:00 PST 2024-11-03
UTC -07:00 MST 2024-11-03
UTC -06:00 CST 2024-11-03
UTC -05:00 EST 2024-11-03
UTC -04:00 AST 2024-11-03
UTC -03:30 NST 2024-11-03

Time of Cities in Canada

MST (UTC -07:00)

City Time
Creston 22:30 Mon, 2024-03-18

PDT (UTC -07:00)

City Time
Victoria City 22:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
Vancouver 22:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
Surrey 22:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
Burnaby 22:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
Richmond 22:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
Abbotsford 22:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
Coquitlam 22:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
Kelowna 22:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
Saanich 22:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
City Time
Kamloops 22:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
Nanaimo 22:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
Victoria 22:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
Dawson Creek 22:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
Whitehorse, Yukon 22:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
Fort Nelson 22:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
Dawson City 22:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
Okanagan Valley 22:30 Mon, 2024-03-18

CST (UTC -06:00)

City Time
Saskatoon 23:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
Regina 23:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
City Time
Swift Current 23:30 Mon, 2024-03-18

MDT (UTC -06:00)

City Time
Calgary 23:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
Edmonton 23:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
Yellowknife 23:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
Banff town 23:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
City Time
Cambridge Bay 23:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
Inuvik 23:30 Mon, 2024-03-18
Red Deer 23:30 Mon, 2024-03-18

CDT (UTC -05:00)

City Time
Winnipeg 00:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Atikokan 00:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
City Time
Rankin Inlet 00:30 Tue, 2024-03-19

EDT (UTC -04:00)

City Time
Toronto 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Montreal 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Ottawa 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Quebec City 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Mississauga 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Brampton 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Hamilton 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Laval 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
London 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Markham 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Vaughan 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Gatineau 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Longueuil 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Kitchener 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Windsor 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Richmond Hill 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Oakville 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
City Time
Burlington 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Sherbrooke 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Oshawa 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Saguenay 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Barrie 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
St. Catharines 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Trois-Rivières 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Cambridge 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Kingston 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Whitby 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Guelph 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Ajax 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Thunder Bay 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Chatham-Kent 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Gaspé 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Iqaluit 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Pangnirtung 01:30 Tue, 2024-03-19

ADT (UTC -03:00)

City Time
Halifax 02:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Cape Breton Regional Municipality 02:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Saint John 02:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Moncton 02:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
City Time
Fredericton 02:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Glace Bay 02:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
Goose Bay 02:30 Tue, 2024-03-19

NDT (UTC -02:30)

City Time
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 03:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
St. John's 03:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
City Time
Blanc-Sablon 03:00 Tue, 2024-03-19