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 08:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
UTC -07:00 PDT Victoria City 08:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
UTC -06:00 CST Saskatoon 09:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
UTC -06:00 MDT Calgary 09:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
UTC -05:00 CDT Winnipeg 10:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
UTC -04:00 EDT Toronto 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
UTC -03:00 ADT Halifax 12:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
UTC -02:30 NDT St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 13:25 Sun, 2024-09-15

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 08:55 Sun, 2024-09-15

PDT (UTC -07:00)

City Time
Victoria City 08:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Vancouver 08:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Surrey 08:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Burnaby 08:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Richmond 08:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Abbotsford 08:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Coquitlam 08:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Kelowna 08:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Saanich 08:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
City Time
Kamloops 08:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Nanaimo 08:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Victoria 08:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Dawson Creek 08:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Whitehorse, Yukon 08:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Fort Nelson 08:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Dawson City 08:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Okanagan Valley 08:55 Sun, 2024-09-15

CST (UTC -06:00)

City Time
Saskatoon 09:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Regina 09:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
City Time
Swift Current 09:55 Sun, 2024-09-15

MDT (UTC -06:00)

City Time
Calgary 09:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Edmonton 09:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Yellowknife 09:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Banff town 09:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
City Time
Cambridge Bay 09:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Inuvik 09:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Red Deer 09:55 Sun, 2024-09-15

CDT (UTC -05:00)

City Time
Winnipeg 10:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Atikokan 10:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
City Time
Rankin Inlet 10:55 Sun, 2024-09-15

EDT (UTC -04:00)

City Time
Toronto 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Montreal 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Ottawa 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Quebec City 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Mississauga 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Brampton 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Hamilton 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Laval 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
London 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Markham 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Vaughan 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Gatineau 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Longueuil 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Kitchener 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Windsor 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Richmond Hill 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Oakville 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
City Time
Burlington 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Sherbrooke 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Oshawa 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Saguenay 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Barrie 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
St. Catharines 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Trois-Rivières 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Cambridge 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Kingston 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Whitby 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Guelph 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Ajax 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Thunder Bay 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Chatham-Kent 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Gaspé 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Iqaluit 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Pangnirtung 11:55 Sun, 2024-09-15

ADT (UTC -03:00)

City Time
Halifax 12:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Cape Breton Regional Municipality 12:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Saint John 12:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Moncton 12:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
City Time
Fredericton 12:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Glace Bay 12:55 Sun, 2024-09-15
Goose Bay 12:55 Sun, 2024-09-15

NDT (UTC -02:30)

City Time
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 13:25 Sun, 2024-09-15
St. John's 13:25 Sun, 2024-09-15
City Time
Blanc-Sablon 13:25 Sun, 2024-09-15