Daylight saving time ends Nov. 1, 2026: who changes clocks

Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, when clocks in most of Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic Canada and Nunavut fall back one hour, while British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon and the Northwest Territories will not change their clocks.

Updated October 28, 2026: Added Makivvik’s Oct. 14 notice that Nunavik in northern Quebec falls back on Nov. 1 and is targeting an end to time changes in November 2027, and re-checked the northwestern Ontario plan four days before the change. Updated October 24, 2026: Added the City of Kenora’s own survey figures and statement, quotes from Ontario ministers Greg Rickford and Doug Downey, and the regulation’s status one week before the change. Earlier on Oct. 24: added Sioux Lookout and Pickle Lake to the northwestern Ontario communities named in the province’s announcement. Updated October 21, 2026: Re-checked against provincial and territorial government pages. Added the northwestern Ontario communities named in coverage, Nunavut’s stated position on ending the change, and Ontario’s plan for its northwest, the latest on Golden, B.C., and Nunavut, a full province-by-province table and the 2027 spring date.

Clocks in the provinces that still change go from 2 a.m. back to 1 a.m., so people there gain an hour that night. It is the first fall in which B.C., Alberta, Manitoba and the N.W.T. all skip the change, according to their governments. Saskatchewan and Yukon already stay on one time all year.

Province-by-province table for Nov. 1, 2026

When does daylight saving time end in 2026?

It ends Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, at 2 a.m. local time, the first Sunday in November under the rule used across Canada. Each time zone changes at 2 a.m. in its own local time, so Newfoundland changes first and Nunavut’s Mountain zone changes last.

Do we gain or lose an hour in November?

You gain an hour. In the places that still change, 2 a.m. becomes 1 a.m., so the night is one hour longer. Mornings get lighter earlier and evenings get dark earlier. In B.C., Alberta, Manitoba and the other places that no longer change, nothing happens on the clock.

Does B.C. change its clocks on Nov. 1?

No. The B.C. government said the province’s move to one year-round time began when clocks went ahead on March 8, 2026, and that “no change will be made” on Nov. 1. The new zone is called Pacific time, or PCT, at UTC-7.

The province said southeastern communities such as Cranbrook, Fernie and Invermere stay aligned with Alberta at UTC-6 all year, and that northeastern communities, including Dawson Creek and Fort St. John, keep their current time, which now matches the rest of B.C.

Golden is the one community whose plan has shifted. The provincial page, dated Sept. 17, still says Golden will make a last change on Nov. 1 to UTC-7. On Sept. 23, The Canadian Press reported that Golden council reversed that plan and will instead stay on Mountain daylight time, in line with Alberta. Residents of Golden should check the town’s website for the final word.

Does Alberta change its clocks?

No. The Alberta government said that beginning in November 2026, clocks will no longer reset to Mountain standard time. The province now uses Alberta Time, abbreviated ABT, equal to UTC-6, and said it will gather feedback after the first full year. Lloydminster, which follows Alberta time, will therefore share the same clock time as the rest of Saskatchewan year-round.

Does Saskatchewan change time?

No. Most of Saskatchewan stays on Central standard time, UTC-6, all year and has not changed its clocks for decades. Because Alberta now also stays at UTC-6, Saskatchewan and Alberta share the same time all year.

Does Manitoba change its clocks?

No. Premier Wab Kinew announced in a Sept. 17 news release that daylight time will stay in place permanently, so clocks will not revert to standard time on Nov. 1, The Weather Network and CBC News reported. The Canadian Press reported on Sept. 25 that Kinew signed a proclamation in Selkirk, Man., making the change official. He cited a public survey in which about 58 per cent of roughly 72,000 respondents preferred daylight time and 34 per cent preferred permanent standard time.

Does Ontario change its clocks?

Most of Ontario, including Toronto, Ottawa and Thunder Bay, falls back at 2 a.m. on Nov. 1. Ontario passed a law in 2020 to end the change, but it only takes effect on a date to be proclaimed, and that has not happened.

The exception is the northwest. Indigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford told The Canadian Press on Oct. 13 that the province intends to make a regulatory change under the Time Act so that areas west of the 90th meridian, including Kenora, keep daylight time and do not turn clocks back, to stay aligned with Manitoba. Coverage described it as a planned change to be in place by Nov. 1. To Do Canada listed Kenora, Dryden, Fort Frances, Sioux Lookout, Red Lake and Rainy River as communities west of the 90th meridian, while Thunder Bay stays on Eastern time and still falls back. The Canadian Press said in its Oct. 14 update that the province intends to make the change on Nov. 1, and we found no confirmation that the regulation has been filed. Global News reported on Oct. 15 that the province’s announcement also covers Sioux Lookout and Pickle Lake. The City of Kenora said on Oct. 13 that its council unanimously supported the change after a September survey in which more than 93 per cent of 5,261 respondents backed permanent daylight time, and that residents will stay on Central daylight time year-round from Nov. 1. Indigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford said “what has emerged is unanimous support across the region to move to permanent daylight saving time,” and Attorney General Doug Downey said “providing certainty and predictability is essential to supporting strong communities and a competitive economy,” according to BlogTO. BlogTO described the change as a proposed regulatory change the government intends to make. We found no filed regulation text as of Oct. 28, though Global News reported on Oct. 15 that the change starts Nov. 1. Residents of those communities should watch for the final regulation.

Quebec and Atlantic Canada

Nunavik, the Inuit region of northern Quebec, also falls back. Makivvik, the regional organization, said in an Oct. 14 public notice that “there will be no modification of Nunavik’s current time standard occurring in the current year, 2026.” Nunavik moves to Eastern standard time (UTC-5) on Nov. 1 and springs forward again on March 14, 2027. Makivvik said it is targeting November 2027 to stop seasonal time changes, with no firm commitment.

We found no announcement from the rest of Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, P.E.I. or Newfoundland and Labrador ending the change, so they fall back on Nov. 1 as usual. Quebec’s Lower North Shore, east of 63 degrees west longitude, stays on Atlantic standard time all year and does not change.

Yukon, the N.W.T. and Nunavut

Yukon has stayed on Yukon Standard Time, UTC-7, since November 2020. With B.C. no longer changing either, Yukon and B.C. now share the same time all year.

The Government of the Northwest Territories said on Sept. 23 that no time change will occur on Nov. 1. Regulations creating Northwest Territories Time, at UTC-6, took effect Aug. 21.

In Nunavut, we found no territorial government announcement ending the change as of Oct. 19, so most communities fall back on Nov. 1. Nunatsiaq News and CBC News have reported that the territory, and the Kitikmeot and Kivalliq regions in particular, are exploring dropping the change to match their neighbours. Coral Harbour on Southampton Island has long stayed on Eastern standard time all year. Justice Minister George Hickes told Nunatsiaq News on May 28 that the territory is looking at ending seasonal time changes, and that public consultation and new legislation would be required. We found no announcement of a territory-wide change for Nov. 1. Residents should confirm with their hamlet or the territorial government before Nov. 1.

What are the time differences after Nov. 1?

Working from the official offsets above, from Nov. 1 Vancouver is two hours behind Toronto, not three, and Calgary, Edmonton and Regina are one hour behind Toronto. Winnipeg and Toronto share the same time through the winter. Halifax stays one hour ahead of Toronto and St. John’s 90 minutes ahead. These gaps are calculated from the published offsets, not quoted from a government table.

Most phones and computers should update automatically, but Alberta businesses have reported that some booking and calendar software lagged behind the new rules, CBC reported. Yukon’s government recommends choosing “Yukon,” “Whitehorse” or “Mountain Standard Time” and turning automatic daylight saving off when setting a zone by hand. People in B.C., Alberta and Manitoba should check that devices set manually do not jump back on Nov. 1.

When does daylight saving time start in 2027?

For places that still change, daylight saving time starts again at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 14, 2027, the second Sunday in March, when clocks spring forward one hour. It would then end on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2027. B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon and the N.W.T. will not change in March.

Related reading: a medical journal analysis backs standard time as clocks stay put, Alberta’s plan to make daylight saving time permanent, and Halloween 2026 trick-or-treat times and rules, the first big evening after the change. Also coming up: who gets Nov. 11 off in each province, winter tire laws by province and Black Friday 2026 dates and your rights.

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Sources: Makivvik, 2026 Nunavik time standards notice; Global News on Kenora;B.C. government, Pacific time; Alberta government, Alberta’s new time system; Government of the Northwest Territories; Government of Yukon, Yukon Standard Time; The Weather Network on Manitoba; The Canadian Press via Narcity on Manitoba’s proclamation; The Canadian Press via CP24 on northwestern Ontario; The Canadian Press via CP24 on Golden, B.C.; CBC News on Alberta software issues; CBC News on Nunavut; Nunatsiaq News on Nunavut; The Canadian Press via Global News on northwestern Ontario; To Do Canada on Ontario communities; Daily Hive overview; Daylight saving time in Canada (Quebec Lower North Shore, Southampton Island).

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