6 Time Zones · Eastern (UTC−5) · Pacific (UTC−8) · Newfoundland (UTC−3:30)
| City / Region | Time Zone | Current Time |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto / Ottawa | EST/EDT (UTC−5/−4) | --:-- |
| Winnipeg | CST/CDT (UTC−6/−5) | --:-- |
| Calgary / Edmonton | MST/MDT (UTC−7/−6) | --:-- |
| Vancouver | PST/PDT (UTC−8/−7) | --:-- |
| Halifax | AST/ADT (UTC−4/−3) | --:-- |
| St. John's (NL) | NST/NDT (UTC−3:30/−2:30) | --:-- |
| City | Zone | Current Time |
|---|---|---|
| London | GMT/BST | --:-- |
| Paris / Berlin | CET/CEST | --:-- |
| Dubai | GST | --:-- |
| Mumbai (IST) | IST | --:-- |
| Tokyo | JST | --:-- |
| Sydney | AEST/AEDT | --:-- |
Canada is the second-largest country in the world by area, spanning roughly 5,000 km from east to west. This geographic breadth requires six standard time zones, including the uniquely unusual Newfoundland Standard Time (NST, UTC−3:30) — a 30-minute offset found nowhere else in North America.
Most provinces follow the same Daylight Saving Time schedule as the US — spring forward on the second Sunday in March, fall back on the first Sunday in November. Notable exceptions: most of Saskatchewan stays on CST (UTC−6) year-round, effectively sharing Alberta's time in summer and Manitoba's in winter.
| Zone | Standard | DST | Provinces / Cities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific | PST (UTC−8) | PDT (UTC−7) | British Columbia (Vancouver) |
| Mountain | MST (UTC−7) | MDT (UTC−6) | Alberta (Calgary, Edmonton); most of SK no DST |
| Central | CST (UTC−6) | CDT (UTC−5) | Manitoba (Winnipeg) |
| Eastern | EST (UTC−5) | EDT (UTC−4) | Ontario (Toronto, Ottawa), Quebec (Montreal) |
| Atlantic | AST (UTC−4) | ADT (UTC−3) | Nova Scotia (Halifax), New Brunswick, PEI |
| Newfoundland | NST (UTC−3:30) | NDT (UTC−2:30) | Newfoundland & Labrador (St. John's) |