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    Canada Time Zones

    Time Zone of a Place
    Time zone of

    What time zone is it in Canada?

    Answer

    Time zones in Canada
    UTC−8 – UTC−3:30

    Not everyone in Canada switches: Saskatchewan, Yukon, the Peace River area of British Columbia, Atikokan in Ontario and Blanc-Sablon in Quebec keep one clock all year. Alberta and British Columbia join them on November 1, 2026: from that day Alberta keeps UTC−6 and British Columbia UTC−7 all year round.

    The zones in Canada: Newfoundland Time, Atlantic Time, Eastern Time, Central Time, Mountain Time and Pacific Time.

    Time Zone Facts

    Time zones
    Newfoundland Time, Atlantic Time, Eastern Time, Central Time, Mountain Time and Pacific Time
    Number of zones
    6
    Offsets
    UTC−8 – UTC−3:30
    Clock changes
    it depends on the part — see the table below
    Daylight saving time in effect now
    in some parts yes, in others no

    The Parts and Their Zones

    Part Time zoneStandard timeDaylight saving time
    the island of Newfoundland — the only zone in the country with a half-hour offsetNewfoundland TimeUTC−3:30 UTC−2:30
    the Maritimes — Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and most of LabradorAtlantic TimeUTC−4 UTC−3
    most of Ontario and Quebec, including Toronto, Ottawa and MontrealEastern TimeUTC−5 UTC−4
    Manitoba and western OntarioCentral TimeUTC−6 UTC−5
    Saskatchewan, which keeps Central Standard Time all year and does not switchCentral TimeUTC−6 —
    Alberta and the Northwest TerritoriesMountain TimeUTC−7 UTC−6
    Yukon, which has kept Mountain Standard Time all year round since 2020Mountain TimeUTC−7 —
    most of British Columbia, including Vancouver and VictoriaPacific TimeUTC−8 UTC−7

    Time Difference

    UTC
    2 hours 30 minutes behind
    Eastern Time
    1 hour 30 minutes ahead
    Central Time
    2 hours 30 minutes ahead
    Mountain Time
    3 hours 30 minutes ahead
    Pacific Time
    4 hours 30 minutes ahead
    Moscow Time
    MSK−6:30 in standard time, MSK−5:30 in daylight time

    The difference is calculated for the part «the island of Newfoundland — the only zone in the country with a half-hour offset».

    Current time in Canada

    UTC−2:30
    UTC−2:30 — subtract 2 hours 30 minutes from UTC
    the island of Newfoundland — the only zone in the country with a half-hour offset

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    Time Zones: Countries

    PlaceTime zone
    AngolaUTC+1
    ArgentinaUTC−3
    ArmeniaUTC+4
    AustraliaAustralian Eastern Time, Australian Central Time and Australian Western Time
    BelarusUTC+3
    BrazilUTC−2, Brasília Time, UTC−4 and UTC−5
    CanadaNewfoundland Time, Atlantic Time, Eastern Time, Central Time, Mountain Time and Pacific Time
    ChinaUTC+8
    ColombiaUTC−5
    Czech RepublicCentral European Time
    EgyptEastern European Time
    FinlandEastern European Time
    FranceCentral European Time
    Georgia (country)UTC+4
    GermanyCentral European Time
    GreeceEastern European Time
    IndiaIndia Standard Time
    IndonesiaUTC+7, UTC+8 and UTC+9
    IrelandIrish Time
    IsraelIsrael Time
    ItalyCentral European Time
    JapanJapan Standard Time
    JordanUTC+3
    KazakhstanUTC+5
    KyrgyzstanUTC+6
    MalaysiaUTC+8
    MexicoMexican Central Time, Mexican Pacific Time, Mexican Northwest Time and Mexican Southeast Time
    MozambiqueUTC+2
    NetherlandsCentral European Time
    New ZealandNew Zealand Time
    ParaguayUTC−3
    PortugalWestern European Time and UTC−1
    RussiaKaliningrad Time, Moscow Time, Samara Time, Yekaterinburg Time, Omsk Time, Krasnoyarsk Time, Irkutsk Time, Yakutsk Time, Vladivostok Time, Magadan Time and Kamchatka Time
    SerbiaCentral European Time
    South AfricaSouth Africa Standard Time
    South KoreaKorea Standard Time
    SpainCentral European Time and Western European Time
    ThailandUTC+7
    TurkeyUTC+3
    UkraineEastern European Time

    Time Zone of a Place

    This reference shows what time zone a place is in: the name of the zone and its abbreviations, the UTC offset in standard and daylight time, whether the clocks change there and when, plus the difference from UTC, from the four US zones and from Moscow. For example, it can help you find out what time zone is it in Canada? (The answer is: UTC−8 – UTC−3:30). Pick a place or a zone (e.g. 'Canada') and hit the 'Find out' button.
    Time Zone of a Place
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    FAQ

    What time zone is it in Canada?

    Time zones in Canada UTC−8 – UTC−3:30

    Is daylight saving time observed in Canada?

    It depends on the part: the table of parts above names the clock change of each one.

    How many time zones are there in Canada?

    There are 6 of them, from UTC−8 to UTC−3:30: Newfoundland Time, Atlantic Time, Eastern Time, Central Time, Mountain Time and Pacific Time.

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