Time in Canada

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The time zones of the Americas and Canada

Canada is divided into six time zones and ranks third among countries with respect to number of time zones, after Russia (eleven) and the United States (nine).

The province of Saskatchewan has a law making daylight saving time (DST) permanent (The Time Act, 1966 - Statutes of Saskatchewan 1966); however the law allowed for cities on the western half of the province to set their own rules. Lloydminster, partly located in Alberta, partly located in Saskatchewan, voted to follow Alberta.

Times used (* indicates use of daylight saving time):

1 Zones
2 Daylight Saving Time
3 TZ zones
4 See also
5 External links
6 References

[edit] Zones

[edit] Pacific Standard Time

Pacific Standard Time PST UTC−8 and Pacific Daylight Time PDT UTC−7
- British Columbia (most of province)*,
- Northwest Territories*, (rest of territory is on Mountain Standard Time)
  - Tungsten, Northwest Territories and the associated Cantung Mine (no DST)
- Yukon*

[edit] Mountain Standard Time

Mountain Standard Time MST UTC−7
- Alberta*,
- British Columbia
  - northeastern (no DST)
    - Most of Peace River Regional District (except Fort Ware), Beatton River, Pink Mountain, Sikanni Chief, Buckinghorse River, Prophet River and Trutch
  - southeastern*
    - Regional District of East Kootenay,
    - Regional District of Central Kootenay east of the Kootenay River and parts east of Kootenay Lake that are south of and including Riondel (Creston doesn't observe DST), and
    - Columbia-Shuswap Regional District east of the Selkirk Mountains,
- Northwest Territories*, except for Tungsten, Northwest Territories and the associated Cantung Mine (no DST)
- Nunavut*
  - west of 102° West, and
  - all communities in the Kitikmeot Region,
- Saskatchewan
  - Lloydminster and surrounding area* (the municipal government chose to unify the entire city with Alberta's time zone)

[edit] Central Standard Time

Central Standard Time CST UTC−6
- Manitoba*,
- Nunavut
  - between 85° West and 102° West (except western Southampton Island)* (Resolute, Repulse Bay, Baker Lake, west shore of Hudson Bay),
- Ontario*
  - Northwestern Ontario west of 90° West (except Atikokan area, New Osnaburgh and Pickle Lake area, and Shebandowan and Upsala area), and Big Trout Lake area east of 90° West,
- Saskatchewan (except Lloydminster and surrounding area)
  - Creighton and Denare Beach area does observe DST (unofficially)

[edit] Eastern Standard Time

Eastern Standard Time EST UTC−5, EDT UTC−4
- Nunavut
  - east of 85° West* (Sanikiluaq, Cape Dorset, Hall Beach, Igloolik, Arctic Bay, Grise Fiord and all points east), and
  - entire Southampton Island (no DST) (Coral Harbour),
- Ontario
  - east of 90° West (except Big Trout Lake area)*, plus
  - Atikokan area (no DST),
  - New Osnaburgh and Pickle Lake area (no DST), and
  - Shebandowan and Upsala area* west of 90° West,
  - GTA ; Ottawa.
- Quebec (most of province)*

[edit] Atlantic Standard Time

Atlantic Standard Time AST UTC−4, ADT UTC−3
- Labrador (all but southeastern tip)*,
- New Brunswick*,
- Nova Scotia*,
- Prince Edward Island*,
- Quebec (east of the Natashquan River) (NAO)
- Quebec (east of the 63°W longitude) (CIA)

[edit] Newfoundland Standard Time

Newfoundland Standard Time NST UTC−3:30, daylight saving time UTC−2:30
- Labrador (southeastern)*,
- Newfoundland*

[edit] Daylight Saving Time

Daylight saving time is observed in most provinces, and has since the late 1960s been closely or completely synchronized with its observance in the United States to promote consistent economic and social interaction. When the United States extended DST in 1987 to the first Sunday in April, all Canadian provinces followed suit to mimic the change.

The latest United States change (Energy Policy Act of 2005), adding parts of March and November, has not yet been adopted by all Canadian provinces and territories.

Ontario, Manitoba - October 20, 2005
Quebec - December 5, 2005
Prince Edward Island - December 6, 2005
New Brunswick - December 23, 2005
Alberta - February 2, 2006
Northwest Territories - March 4, 2006
British Columbia - March 31, 2006
Nova Scotia - April 25, 2006
Yukon - July 14, 2006
Newfoundland - November 20, 2006 but officially announced on January 18, 2007
Nunavut - 19 February, 2007^[1]
Saskatchewan - no official action taken, as most of the province does not change their clocks back in winter, but the small parts that have historically observed DST near Alberta and Manitoba are presumed to be authorized to have the start and end dates the same as Alberta and Manitoba.

[edit] TZ zones

America/St_Johns Newfoundland Island
America/Halifax Atlantic Time - Nova Scotia (most places), W Labrador, E Quebec & PEI
America/Glace_Bay Atlantic Time - Nova Scotia - places that did not observe DST 1966-1971
America/Moncton Atlantic Time - New Brunswick
America/Goose_Bay Atlantic Time - E Labrador
America/Montreal Eastern Time - Quebec - most locations
America/Toronto Eastern Time - Ontario - most locations
America/Nipigon Eastern Time - Ontario & Quebec - places that did not observe DST 1967-1973
America/Thunder_Bay Eastern Time - Thunder Bay, Ontario
America/Pangnirtung Eastern Time - Pangnirtung, Nunavut
America/Iqaluit Eastern Time - east Nunavut
America/Coral_Harbour Eastern Standard Time - Southampton Island
America/Rankin_Inlet Central Time - central Nunavut
America/Winnipeg Central Time - Manitoba & west Ontario
America/Rainy_River Central Time - Rainy River & Fort Frances, Ontario
America/Cambridge_Bay Central Time - west Nunavut
America/Regina Central Standard Time - Saskatchewan - most locations
America/Swift_Current Central Standard Time - Saskatchewan - midwest
America/Edmonton Mountain Time - Alberta, east British Columbia & west Saskatchewan
America/Yellowknife Mountain Time - central Northwest Territories
America/Inuvik Mountain Time - west Northwest Territories
America/Dawson_Creek Mountain Standard Time - Dawson Creek & Fort Saint John, British Columbia
America/Vancouver Pacific Time - west British Columbia
America/Whitehorse Pacific Time - south Yukon
America/Dawson Pacific Time - north Yukon