Time in Canada
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Canada
is divided into six time zones
, based on proposals by Scottish Canadian railway engineer Sir Sandford Fleming, who helped pioneer the world's time zone system.
Times used:
on April 17 became the first place in the world to use it. It was followed by Winnipeg
on April 23, Halifax on April 30, and Hamilton, Ontario
on June 4.
Daylight saving time
is now observed in all provinces, except Saskatchewan. Under the Canadian Constitution, laws related to timekeeping are a purely provincial matter. In practice, since the late 1960s DST across Canada has been closely or completely synchronized with its observance in the United States to promote consistent economic and social interaction. When the United States extended DST in 1987 to the first Sunday in April, all DST-observing Canadian provinces followed suit to mimic the change.
The latest United States change (Energy Policy Act of 2005), adding parts of March and November starting in 2007, was adopted by the various provinces and territories on the following dates:
Official references regarding 2007 daylight changes
Quasi-Official references
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
is divided into six time zones
Time zone
A time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...
, based on proposals by Scottish Canadian railway engineer Sir Sandford Fleming, who helped pioneer the world's time zone system.
Times used:
Pacific Standard Time
- Pacific Standard TimePacific Time ZoneThe Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. During daylight saving time, its time offset is UTC-7.In the United States...
PST UTC−8 and Pacific Daylight Time PDT UTC−7- British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
(most of the province) - YukonYukonYukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
(Yukon Standard Time is no longer used.)
- British Columbia
Mountain Standard Time
- Mountain Standard TimeMountain Time ZoneThe Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time, also known as Greenwich Mean Time, during the shortest days of autumn and winter , and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time in the spring, summer, and early autumn...
MST UTC−7 year-round (no DST)- British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, northeastern- most of Peace River Regional District (except Fort WareFort Ware, British ColumbiaFort Ware, is the former name of the community of Kwadacha. Referred to by locals simply as Ware it is an aboriginal community in northern British Columbia, Canada, located in the Rocky Mountain Trench at the confluence of the Finlay and Warneford Rivers, in the Rocky Mountain Trench upstream from...
), including Dawson Creek
- most of Peace River Regional District (except Fort Ware
- British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, southeastern- CrestonCreston, British ColumbiaCreston is a town of 4,826 people in the Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The town is located just a few kilometers north of the Porthill, Idaho border crossing into the United States and about a three-hour drive north from Spokane, Washington. It is about a one-hour drive...
- Creston
- Northwest TerritoriesNorthwest TerritoriesThe Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
- TungstenTungsten, Northwest TerritoriesThe townsite of Tungsten is located at Cantung Mine in the Northwest Territories. It is accessible from Watson Lake, Yukon. Tungsten was built in 1961 and the tungsten mine went into operation in 1962 as a large open pit mine high in the Mackenzie Mountains. It originally consisted of several small...
and the associated Cantung MineCantung MineCantung Mine is a tungsten producer in the Nahanni area of the Northwest Territories, Canada, located northeast of Watson Lake in the Flat River Valley of the Selwyn Range close to the Yukon border. Tungsten was originally discovered in the area in 1954 by prospectors. Cantung Mine operated from...
- Tungsten
- British Columbia
- Mountain Standard Time MST UTC−7 and Mountain Daylight Time MDT UTC−6
- AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
- British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, southeastern- Columbia-Shuswap Regional DistrictColumbia-Shuswap Regional District, British ColumbiaThe Columbia-Shuswap Regional District is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located in the Southern Interior region on the Trans-Canada Highway between Vancouver and Calgary...
east of the Selkirk MountainsSelkirk MountainsThe Selkirk Mountains are a mountain range spanning the northern portion of the Idaho Panhandle, eastern Washington, and southeastern British Columbia. They begin at Mica Peak near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and extend approximately 320 km north from the border. The range is bounded on its west,... - Regional District of East KootenayRegional District of East Kootenay, British ColumbiaThe Regional District of East Kootenay is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the population was 55,485. The area is 27,560.48 square kilometres . The regional district offices are in Cranbrook, the largest community in the region...
- Regional District of Central KootenayRegional District of Central Kootenay, British ColumbiaThe Regional District of Central Kootenay is a regional district in the province of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the population was 55,883. The area is 22,130.72 square kilometres. The administrative centre is located in the city of Nelson...
east of the Kootenay RiverKootenay RiverThe Kootenay is a major river in southeastern British Columbia, Canada and the northern part of the U.S. states of Montana and Idaho. It is one of the uppermost major tributaries of the Columbia River, which is the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean...
and parts east of Kootenay LakeKootenay LakeKootenay Lake is a lake located in British Columbia, Canada and is part of theKootenay River. The lake has been raised by the Corra Linn Dam and has a dike system at the southern end, which, along with industry in the 1950s-70s, has changed the ecosystem in and around the water...
that are south of and including RiondelRiondel, British ColumbiaRiondel is a village of approximately 400 people. It is situated on the eastern shore of Kootenay Lake, located 90-minutes from Nelson, British Columbia, using the world's longest free ferry ride.- History :...
(but not CrestonCreston, British ColumbiaCreston is a town of 4,826 people in the Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The town is located just a few kilometers north of the Porthill, Idaho border crossing into the United States and about a three-hour drive north from Spokane, Washington. It is about a one-hour drive...
)
- Columbia-Shuswap Regional District
- Northwest TerritoriesNorthwest TerritoriesThe Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
, except for TungstenTungsten, Northwest TerritoriesThe townsite of Tungsten is located at Cantung Mine in the Northwest Territories. It is accessible from Watson Lake, Yukon. Tungsten was built in 1961 and the tungsten mine went into operation in 1962 as a large open pit mine high in the Mackenzie Mountains. It originally consisted of several small...
(see above) - NunavutNunavutNunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
(see Time in NunavutTime in NunavutNunavut is currently divided into three time zones, Eastern, Central and Mountain.-Mountain Standard Time:*Mountain Standard Time MST UTC−7** West of 102° West, and** all communities in the Kitikmeot Region,-Central Standard Time:...
)- west of 102° West102nd meridian westThe meridian 102° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
, and - all communities in the Kitikmeot RegionKitikmeot Region, NunavutKitikmeot Region is an administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. It consists of the southern and eastern parts of Victoria Island with the adjacent part of the mainland as far as the Boothia Peninsula, together with King William Island and the southern portion of Prince of Wales Island...
- west of 102° West
- SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
(see Time in SaskatchewanTime in SaskatchewanMost of the Province of Saskatchewan observes Central Standard Time year round. However, since the province is geographically located in the Mountain Time Zone , it is effectively on daylight saving time year round.-History:In 1912, the first law was passed that called for the use of...
)- LloydminsterLloydminsterLloydminster is a Canadian city which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan...
and surrounding area (The municipal government chose to unify the entire city with Alberta's time zone.)
- Lloydminster
- Alberta
Central Standard Time
- Central Standard Time CST UTC−6 year-round (no DST)
- SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
(most of the province) (see Lloydminster, above, and Creighton, below)
- Saskatchewan
- Central Standard Time CST UTC−6 and Central Daylight Time CDT UTC−5
- ManitobaManitobaManitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
- NunavutNunavutNunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
- between 85° West85th meridian westThe meridian 85° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, Central America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
and 102° West102nd meridian westThe meridian 102° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
(except western Southampton IslandSouthampton IslandSouthampton Island is a large island at the entrance to Hudson Bay at Foxe Basin. One of the larger members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Southampton Island is part of the Kivalliq Region in Nunavut, Canada. The area of the island is stated as by Statistics Canada . It is the 34th largest...
) (Resolute, Repulse Bay, Baker Lake, west shore of Hudson Bay),
- between 85° West
- OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, northwesternNorthwestern OntarioNorthwestern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and west of Lake Superior, and west of Hudson Bay and James Bay. It includes most of subarctic Ontario. Its western boundary is the Canadian province of Manitoba, which disputed Ontario's claim to the...
- west of 90° West90th meridian westThe meridian 90° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
(except Atikokan area, New Osnaburgh and Pickle Lake area, and Shebandowan and Upsala area) - east of 90° West90th meridian westThe meridian 90° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
: Big Trout Lake area
- west of 90° West
- SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
- Creighton and Denare Beach areaCreighton, SaskatchewanCreighton, Saskatchewan was named after Thomas Creighton. It had a 2006 census population of 1,502 inhabitants, down 3.47% from 1,556 inhabitants in 2001.The town lies beside the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border, adjacent to Flin Flon, Manitoba...
observes DST unofficially.
- Creighton and Denare Beach area
- Manitoba
Eastern Standard Time
- Eastern Standard TimeEastern Time ZoneThe Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
EST UTC−5 year-round (no DST)- NunavutNunavutNunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
- entire Southampton Island (Coral Harbour)
- OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
- west of 90° West90th meridian westThe meridian 90° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
: Atikokan area and New Osnaburgh/Pickle Lake area
- west of 90° West
- Nunavut
- Eastern Standard TimeEastern Time ZoneThe Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
EST UTC−5 and Eastern Daylight Time EDT UTC−4- NunavutNunavutNunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
- east of 85° West85th meridian westThe meridian 85° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, Central America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
(Sanikiluaq, Cape Dorset, Hall Beach, Igloolik, Arctic Bay, Grise Fiord and all points east)
- east of 85° West
- OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
- east of 90° West90th meridian westThe meridian 90° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
(except Big Trout Lake area), plus - west of 90° West90th meridian westThe meridian 90° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
: Shebandowan and Upsala area
- east of 90° West
- QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
(most of province)- Areas of LabradorLabradorLabrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...
adjacent to Schefferville (in Quebec but very close to the Labrador border) use EST and DST unofficially.
- Areas of Labrador
- Nunavut
Atlantic Standard Time
- Atlantic Standard TimeAtlantic Standard Time ZoneThe Atlantic Standard Time Zone is a geographical region that keeps time by subtracting four hours from either Coordinated Universal Time or Greenwich Mean Time , resulting in UTC-4 or GMT-4...
AST UTC−4 year-round (no DST)- QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
(east of the Natashquan River) (NAO) - QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
(east of the 63°W longitude63rd meridian westThe meridian 63° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
) (CIA)
- Quebec
- Atlantic Standard TimeAtlantic Standard Time ZoneThe Atlantic Standard Time Zone is a geographical region that keeps time by subtracting four hours from either Coordinated Universal Time or Greenwich Mean Time , resulting in UTC-4 or GMT-4...
AST UTC−4 and Atlantic Daylight Time ADT UTC−3- LabradorLabradorLabrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...
(all but the southeastern tip) - New BrunswickNew BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
- Nova ScotiaNova ScotiaNova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
- Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
- Labrador
Newfoundland Standard Time
- Newfoundland Standard TimeNewfoundland Standard Time ZoneNewfoundland Standard Time ' is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting 3½ hours from Coordinated Universal Time , resulting in UTC−3:30, or 2½ hours during daylight saving time...
NST UTC−3:30 and Newfoundland Daylight Time NDT UTC−2:30- LabradorLabradorLabrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...
(southeastern) - Newfoundland
- Labrador
Daylight saving time
Four Canadian cities, by local ordinance, used Daylight Saving Time in 1916. Brandon, ManitobaBrandon, Manitoba
Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance...
on April 17 became the first place in the world to use it. It was followed by Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
on April 23, Halifax on April 30, and Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
on June 4.
Daylight saving time
Daylight saving time
Daylight saving time —also summer time in several countries including in British English and European official terminology —is the practice of temporarily advancing clocks during the summertime so that afternoons have more daylight and mornings have less...
is now observed in all provinces, except Saskatchewan. Under the Canadian Constitution, laws related to timekeeping are a purely provincial matter. In practice, since the late 1960s DST across Canada has been closely or completely synchronized with its observance in the United States to promote consistent economic and social interaction. When the United States extended DST in 1987 to the first Sunday in April, all DST-observing Canadian provinces followed suit to mimic the change.
The latest United States change (Energy Policy Act of 2005), adding parts of March and November starting in 2007, was adopted by the various provinces and territories on the following dates:
- Ontario, Manitoba - October 20, 2005
- Quebec - December 5, 2005
- Prince Edward Island - December 6, 2005
- New Brunswick - December 23, 2005
- Alberta - February 2, 2006
- Northwest Territories - March 4, 2006
- British Columbia - March 31, 2006
- Nova Scotia - April 25, 2006
- Yukon - July 14, 2006
- Newfoundland - November 20, 2006, but officially announced on January 18, 2007
- Nunavut - February 19, 2007
- Saskatchewan - no official action taken, as most of the province does not change their clocks back in winter, but the small parts that have historically observed DST near Alberta and Manitoba are presumed to be authorized to have the start and end dates the same as Alberta and Manitoba.
TZ zones
- America/St_Johns Newfoundland Island
- America/Halifax Atlantic Time - Nova Scotia (most places), W Labrador, E Quebec & PEI
- America/Glace_Bay Atlantic Time - Nova Scotia - places that did not observe DST 1966-1971
- America/Moncton Atlantic Time - New Brunswick
- America/Goose_Bay Atlantic Time - E Labrador
- America/Montreal Eastern Time - Quebec - most locations
- America/Toronto Eastern Time - Ontario - most locations
- America/Nipigon Eastern Time - Ontario & Quebec - places that did not observe DST 1967-1973
- America/Thunder_Bay Eastern Time - Thunder Bay, Ontario
- America/Pangnirtung Eastern Time - Pangnirtung, Nunavut
- America/Iqaluit Eastern Time - east Nunavut
- America/Atikokan Eastern Standard Time - Southampton Island
- America/Rankin_Inlet Central Time - central Nunavut
- America/Winnipeg Central Time - Manitoba & west Ontario
- America/Rainy_River Central Time - Rainy River & Fort Frances, Ontario
- America/Cambridge_Bay Central Time - west Nunavut
- America/Regina Central Standard Time - Saskatchewan - most locations
- America/Swift_Current Central Standard Time - Saskatchewan - midwest
- America/Edmonton Mountain Time - Alberta, east British Columbia & west Saskatchewan
- America/Yellowknife Mountain Time - central Northwest Territories
- America/Inuvik Mountain Time - west Northwest Territories
- America/Dawson_Creek Mountain Standard Time - Dawson Creek & Fort Saint John, British Columbia
- America/Vancouver Pacific Time - west British Columbia
- America/Whitehorse Pacific Time - south Yukon
- America/Dawson Pacific Time - north Yukon
See also
- List of time zones
- Newfoundland's Daylight Saving Act of 1917Daylight Saving Act of 1917The Daylight Saving Act of 1917 was an enacted by the Dominion of Newfoundland to adopt daylight saving time , thus making it one of the first jurisdictions in North America to do so, only a year after the United Kingdom on May 21, 1916...
- British Columbia time referendum, 1972British Columbia time referendum, 1972The British Columbia time referendum, 1972 was a referendum held in British Columbia on August 30, 1972, simultaneously with a general election. The actual referendum only took place in four electoral districts and part of a fifth, all located in the northeast or southeast parts of the province...
- Effects of time on North American broadcastingEffects of time on North American broadcastingThe scheduling of television programming in North America must cope with a continent spanning ten time zones: the United States has six time zones , Canada also has six , Mexico has three , Greenland also has...
- CHUCHU (radio station)CHU is the call sign of a shortwave time signal radio station operated by the Institute for National Measurement Standards of the National Research Council of Canada.- History :...
Canada's official time transfer station. - Date and time notation in CanadaDate and time notation in CanadaCanada has signed up to use the ISO 8601 format for date and time representation through national standard CSA Z234.5:1989.-Date:The Canadian Standards Association has adopted the ISO 8601 yyyy-MM-dd date format; however, the dd/MM/yy date format is still widely known, especially in Quebec...
External links
- http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/Magazine/SO98/geomap.asp
- Saskatchewan time system (156KB pdf file)
- Canadian time zone maps
- Official Times across Canada
Official references regarding 2007 daylight changes
- http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2006AG0014-000330.htm
- http://www.justice.gov.ab.ca/law/default.aspx?id=4318
- http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/press/top/2005/11/2005-11-02-06.html (appoval,new time act)
- http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/news/2005/20051020-dst.asp
- http://www.assnat.qc.ca/eng/37legislature2/Projets-loi/Publics/06-a002.htm
- http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/pre/2005e1737pr.htm
- http://www.gov.ns.ca/news/details.asp?id=20060425004
- http://assembly.pe.ca/bills/pdf_chapter/62/3/chapter-41.pdf
- http://www.gov.yk.ca/news/2006/files/06-164.pdf
- http://www.hoa.gov.nl.ca/hoa/bills/Bill0634.htm
Quasi-Official references
- (Northwest Territories) http://www.psepc.gc.ca/dob/dob06-137-en.asp