IANA-derived clock changes

Canada DST Changes in 2026

DST and clock changes in Canada during 2026, including affected IANA zones, local transition times, offsets and regional exceptions.

Does Canada use daylight saving time in 2026?

Yes, at least one represented IANA zone associated with Canada changes offset in 2026. 14 of 23 represented zones have a transition; zones without one are listed separately as regional exceptions.

27 IANA-zone clock changes
LocationCountryIANA zoneLocal transition timeBeforeAfterAmountDirection
St JohnsCanadaAmerica/St_JohnsSun, 8 Mar 2026, 03:00 GMT-2:30UTC−3:30UTC−2:3060 minutesForward
Glace BayCanadaAmerica/Glace_BaySun, 8 Mar 2026, 03:00 GMT-3UTC−4UTC−360 minutesForward
Goose BayCanadaAmerica/Goose_BaySun, 8 Mar 2026, 03:00 GMT-3UTC−4UTC−360 minutesForward
HalifaxCanadaAmerica/HalifaxSun, 8 Mar 2026, 03:00 GMT-3UTC−4UTC−360 minutesForward
MonctonCanadaAmerica/MonctonSun, 8 Mar 2026, 03:00 GMT-3UTC−4UTC−360 minutesForward
IqaluitCanadaAmerica/IqaluitSun, 8 Mar 2026, 03:00 GMT-4UTC−5UTC−460 minutesForward
TorontoCanadaAmerica/TorontoSun, 8 Mar 2026, 03:00 GMT-4UTC−5UTC−460 minutesForward
Rankin InletCanadaAmerica/Rankin_InletSun, 8 Mar 2026, 03:00 GMT-5UTC−6UTC−560 minutesForward
ResoluteCanadaAmerica/ResoluteSun, 8 Mar 2026, 03:00 GMT-5UTC−6UTC−560 minutesForward
WinnipegCanadaAmerica/WinnipegSun, 8 Mar 2026, 03:00 GMT-5UTC−6UTC−560 minutesForward
Cambridge BayCanadaAmerica/Cambridge_BaySun, 8 Mar 2026, 03:00 GMT-6UTC−7UTC−660 minutesForward
CalgaryCanadaAmerica/EdmontonSun, 8 Mar 2026, 03:00 GMT-6UTC−7UTC−660 minutesForward
InuvikCanadaAmerica/InuvikSun, 8 Mar 2026, 03:00 GMT-6UTC−7UTC−660 minutesForward
VancouverCanadaAmerica/VancouverSun, 8 Mar 2026, 03:00 GMT-7UTC−8UTC−760 minutesForward
St JohnsCanadaAmerica/St_JohnsSun, 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 GMT-3:30UTC−2:30UTC−3:3060 minutesBack
Glace BayCanadaAmerica/Glace_BaySun, 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 GMT-4UTC−3UTC−460 minutesBack
Goose BayCanadaAmerica/Goose_BaySun, 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 GMT-4UTC−3UTC−460 minutesBack
HalifaxCanadaAmerica/HalifaxSun, 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 GMT-4UTC−3UTC−460 minutesBack
MonctonCanadaAmerica/MonctonSun, 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 GMT-4UTC−3UTC−460 minutesBack
IqaluitCanadaAmerica/IqaluitSun, 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 GMT-5UTC−4UTC−560 minutesBack
TorontoCanadaAmerica/TorontoSun, 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 GMT-5UTC−4UTC−560 minutesBack
Rankin InletCanadaAmerica/Rankin_InletSun, 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 GMT-6UTC−5UTC−660 minutesBack
ResoluteCanadaAmerica/ResoluteSun, 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 GMT-6UTC−5UTC−660 minutesBack
WinnipegCanadaAmerica/WinnipegSun, 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 GMT-6UTC−5UTC−660 minutesBack
Cambridge BayCanadaAmerica/Cambridge_BaySun, 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 GMT-7UTC−6UTC−760 minutesBack
CalgaryCanadaAmerica/EdmontonSun, 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 GMT-7UTC−6UTC−760 minutesBack
InuvikCanadaAmerica/InuvikSun, 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 GMT-7UTC−6UTC−760 minutesBack

Zones without a clock change in 2026

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Calculations use individual IANA zone rules rather than a country-wide assumption. See the methodology and data sources.