Time zones in Canada

There are six official time zones in Canada: Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Newfoundland, and Atlantic. All time zone boundaries in Canada are regulated by the provinces and territories.

This record contains maps and data for both legislated Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time boundaries. Daylight Saving Time occurs every year; it starts on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. However, the Yukon, Saskatchewan and parts of British Columbia, Quebec and Nunavut do not observe Daylight Saving Time.

The changes to Pacific time announced on March 2, 2026, by the Government of British Columbia are not reflected in this dataset. Please consult the [Government of British Columbia's announcement](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026AG0013-000209#:~:text=B.C.%27s%20new%20time%20zone,%20Pacific%20time,%20will,and%20other%20regions%20observing%20mountain%20standard%20time) for more information.

The maps and data were produced by the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation (CCMEO) at Natural Resources Canada. The time zone boundary lines were created from information provided by the National Research Council who are responsible for official time in Canada.

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Date ( RI_366 )
2026-03-05T00:00:00
Date ( RI_367 )
2026-04-17T00:00:00
RI_414
  Government of Canada;Natural Resources Canada;Geoscience and Earth Monitoring Sector, Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation, GeoConnnect - ( )
Status
completed; complété RI_593
Maintenance and update frequency
notPlanned; nonPlanifié RI_542
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Daylight saving time
  • Boundaries
  • Time zones
  • Maps
  • Time
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
vector; vecteur RI_635
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Metadata language
fra; CAN
Topic category
  • Society
  • Location
  • Boundaries
Begin date
2024-11-21
End date
2026-04-17
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Reference system identifier
https://epsg.io/3978 / EPSG:3978 /
Distribution format
  • PDF ( 1.6 )

  • JPG ( Unknown )

  • ESRI REST ( 10.81 )

  • SHP ( 1 )

RI_414
  Government of Canada;Natural Resources Canada;Geoscience and Earth Monitoring Sector, Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation, GeoConnnect - ( )
OnLine resource
Standard Time Zones (Service) ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Daylight Saving Time Zones (Service) ( HTTPS )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Daylight Saving Time Zones (Service) ( HTTPS )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

OnLine resource
Daylight Saving Time Zones (Static Map) ( FTP )

Dataset;JPG;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Daylight Saving Time Zones (Static Map) ( FTP )

Dataset;PDF;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Standard Time Zones (Static Map) ( FTP )

Dataset;JPG;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Standard Time Zones (Static Map) ( FTP )

Dataset;PDF;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Standard and Daylight Saving Time Zones of Canada (Shapefile) ( FTP )

Dataset;SHP;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Standard Time Zones ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

File identifier
cb2400fb-aee0-4b58-a88e-e6de32c43c16 XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2026-06-18T13:40:46
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
RI_414
  Government of Canada;Natural Resources Canada;Geoscience and Earth Monitoring Sector, Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation, GeoConnnect - ( )
 
 

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