Canadian provinces skip clock change
The gist
On Nov. 1, B.C., Alberta, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories and northwestern Ontario did not fall back, while most of Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada did.
The split leaves Canadians on different time systems, with health and business effects.
How it unfolded
- 1966Saskatchewan becomes the first province to abandon seasonal time changes, staying on Central Daylight Time year-round.
- 2020Yukon adopts permanent standard time and drops the clock switch; Ontario passes the Time Amendment Act, which only takes effect if Quebec and New York do the same.
- 2026 -03B.C. announces it will make daylight saving time permanent year-round.