Canada is one of the few countries worldwide that observes Daylight Saving Time (DST).Pacific Time Zone: British Columbia (in the area around the Kitimat-Stikine Region), the Yukon, and the Kitimat-Stikine Region of the Northwest Territoriesįacts about time and time zones in Canada.Mountain Time Zone: Alberta, British Columbia (except for the area around the Kitimat-Stikine Region), Nunavut (in the Qikiqtaaluk Region), and the Northwest Territories.Central Time Zone: Manitoba, Nunavut (in the Kivalliq Region), Ontario (in the western part of the province), Saskatchewan, and most of Quebec (in the area around James Bay and Hudson Bay).Eastern Time Zone: Ontario (except for the western part of the province), most of Quebec (in the area around Estrie), and Nunavut (in the Kitikmeot Region and the Qikiqtaaluk Region).Atlantic Time Zone: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and most of Quebec (except for a small area around Estrie).Newfoundland Time Zone: Newfoundland and Labrador.The provinces and territories of Canada are divided among these time zones as follows: For example, during DST, the local time in the Eastern Time Zone would be 5:00 p.m. Note: The local time listed above is based on the assumption that it is currently noon Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).ĭuring Daylight Saving Time (DST), the local time in each time zone is one hour ahead of the Standard Time.
Eastern Time Zone (UTC-05:00 hours) – EST: 4:00 p.m.Atlantic Time Zone (UTC-04:00 hours) – AST: 3:00 p.m.Newfoundland Time Zone (UTC-03:30 hours) – NST: 2:30 p.m.Time Zones in CanadaĬanada has six time zones.