Public Advisory: Daylight Saving Time Begins on March 8

Manitoba has launched a survey asking residents which time practice they prefer: permanent daylight time, permanent standard time, the current time changes, or no preference. The survey also asks questions on topics including health impacts of daylight saving, noting a Manitoba Health analysis suggesting eliminating the time change may benefit population…

British Columbia has joined Saskatchewan in abolishing daylight-saving time, ending the twice-year clock changes. The article notes growing frustrations with clock changes across Canada and discusses reactions from other provinces.

The article reports that most Canadians will move clocks forward by one hour to begin daylight saving time on Sunday at 2 a.m., effective locally (clocks read 3 a.m.). It notes that daylight saving time applies to most provinces and territories, with exceptions: most of Saskatchewan stays on standard time year-round, and parts of northeastern British…

British Columbia will adopt a permanent Daylight Saving Time, renaming the time zone Pacific Time and keeping clocks at UTC−7 year-round. The change, effective next week, ends the biannual clock changes, with November 1 no longer involving a fall back, and aligns BC with Alberta in winter and with Pacific states in summer.