Canada Time Zones
Time Zone of a Place
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 zone | Standard time | Daylight saving time |
|---|---|---|---|
| the island of Newfoundland — the only zone in the country with a half-hour offset | Newfoundland Time | UTC−3:30 | UTC−2:30 |
| the Maritimes — Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and most of Labrador | Atlantic Time | UTC−4 | UTC−3 |
| most of Ontario and Quebec, including Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal | Eastern Time | UTC−5 | UTC−4 |
| Manitoba and western Ontario | Central Time | UTC−6 | UTC−5 |
| Saskatchewan, which keeps Central Standard Time all year and does not switch | Central Time | UTC−6 | — |
| Alberta and the Northwest Territories | Mountain Time | UTC−7 | UTC−6 |
| Yukon, which has kept Mountain Standard Time all year round since 2020 | Mountain Time | UTC−7 | — |
| most of British Columbia, including Vancouver and Victoria | Pacific Time | UTC−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
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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 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.
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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.
See Also
- Bogotá Time Zone: UTC−5
- Brasília Time Zone: UTC−3
- Brazil Time Zones: UTC−5 – UTC−2
- British Columbia Time Zones: UTC−8 – UTC−7
- Bryansk Time Zone: UTC+3
- Buenos Aires Time Zone: UTC−3
- Buryatia Time Zone: UTC+8
- Calgary Time Zone: UTC−7
- California Time Zone: UTC−8
- Campo Grande Time Zone: UTC−4
- Canary Islands Time Zone: UTC
- Cancún Time Zone: UTC−5
- Central Time Zone: UTC−6 / UTC−5
- Central European Time Zone: UTC+1 / UTC+2
- Chamorro Time Zone: UTC+10
- Cheboksary Time Zone: UTC+3
- Chelyabinsk Time Zone: UTC+5
- Chicago Time Zone: UTC−6
- Chihuahua Time Zones: UTC−7 – UTC−6
- China Time Zone: UTC+8
- Часовые пояса Канады: UTC−8 – UTC−3:30
- Zonas horarias en Canadá: UTC−8 – UTC−3:30
- Fusos horários no Canadá: UTC−8 – UTC−3:30