Map reveals which provinces and territories are changing their clocks this year - National Post
The clock tower atop Calgary's Old City Hall. Alberta is adopting permanent Alberta Time (previously called Mountain Daylight Time) this year. Photo by Brent Calver/Postmedia /Brent Calver/PostmediaArticle contentDaylight saving time (DST) traditionally ends on Nov. 1 in Canada, but this year some provinces and territories are preparing to leave seasonal time changes behind.
On Wednesday, Quebec became the latest to consider leaving twice-yearly clock changes in the past, when Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon announced his government intends to abolish seasonal time changes before next year.
For years, Canadians have called for an end to the practice, and public consultations in several provinces have prompted some governments to move toward making DST permanent.
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While some jurisdictions have changed their clocks for the final time, others are sticking to the status quo, meaning things are about to get confusing. Hereβs a breakdown of which provinces are doing what with their time zones come November.
Alberta, B.C., Manitoba, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories and Yukon have all made the decision to stop switching between daylight and standard time. Therefore, clocks in these provinces wonβt fall back an hour on Nov. 1.
Saskatchewan was the first province to abandon the practice in 1966, and Yukon made the change in 2020.
Alberta, B.C. and the Northwest Territories all decided to stay on DST over the past year, and Manitoba made the decision last month.
To make things even more complicated, the Ontario government announced on Oct. 13 that northwestern parts of the province that have usually kept their clocks in sync with neighbouring Manitoba will also be making DST permanent.
