Time in Canada now: time zones & cities

Time zones in Canada

Newfoundland Time

06:45

NDT UTC-2:30

Clocks go back on 1 November 2026.

St. John's, Conception Bay South, Paradise, Mount Pearl, Corner Brook, Grand Falls-Windsor, Gander, Portugal Cove-St. Phillip’s, Torbay, Clarenville, Stephenville, Bay Roberts, Deer Lake, Marystown

14 places

Atlantic Time

06:15

ADT UTC-3

Clocks go back on 1 November 2026.

Halifax, Sydney, Dartmouth, Moncton, Saint John, Fredericton, Lower Sackville, Charlottetown, Dieppe, Bedford, Riverview, Quispamsis, New Glasgow, Miramichi, Glace Bay, Edmundston, Lutes Mountain, Saint John West, Summerside, Saint John East

90 places

Eastern Time

05:15

EDT UTC-4

Clocks go back on 1 November 2026.

Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa, Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton, Québec, Laval, London, Etobicoke, Markham, Vaughan, Gatineau, Kitchener, Windsor, Longueuil, Oakville, Richmond Hill, Burlington, Nepean

380 places

Central Time

04:15

CDT UTC-5

No daylight saving time.

Winnipeg, Brandon, Steinbach, Kenora, Thompson, Portage la Prairie, Winkler, Selkirk, Morden, Dauphin, Dryden, Fort Frances, West St. Paul, Flin Flon, Sioux Lookout, Norway House, The Pas

17 places

Mountain Time

03:15

MDT UTC-6

No daylight saving time.

Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Red Deer, Airdrie, Sherwood Park, Grande Prairie, Fort McMurray, Medicine Hat, St. Albert, Spruce Grove, Chestermere, Cochrane, Lloydminster, Okotoks, Camrose, Yellowknife, Cranbrook, Stony Plain, Sylvan Lake

57 places

Central Standard Time

03:15

CST UTC-6

No daylight saving time.

Saskatoon, Regina, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Swift Current, Yorkton, Central Business District, Estevan, Warman, Weyburn, Martensville, Melfort, La Ronge, Meadow Lake

15 places

Pacific Time

02:15

PDT UTC-7

No daylight saving time.

Vancouver, Surrey, Victoria, Burnaby, Richmond, Coquitlam, Kelowna, Abbotsford, Langley, Saanich, Kamloops, Delta, Chilliwack, Nanaimo, North Vancouver, Maple Ridge, Prince George, New Westminster, Fleetwood, Port Coquitlam

87 places

Yukon Time

02:15

MST UTC-7

No daylight saving time.

Whitehorse, Fort St. John, Dawson Creek, Creston

4 places

Sunrise and sunset in Ottawa today

Sunrise: 07:41
Sunset: 17:51
Solar noon: 12:46
Golden hour: 07:21–08:23 and 17:08–18:10
Day length: 10 h 10 min (2 min 52 s shorter than yesterday)
Twilight: 07:10–07:41 and 17:51–18:22
Next solar eclipse: Partial solar eclipse, 14 January 202949% of the Sun covered, maximum at 12:49

Sunrise and sunset for the whole year

Moon in Ottawa today

Waning gibbous
Illumination: 68%

Moonrise: 22:37
Moonset: 13:54
Next full moon: Tuesday, 24 November 2026, 09:53
Next new moon: Monday, 9 November 2026, 02:02
Next lunar eclipse: Partial lunar eclipse, 11 January 2028Maximum at 23:13

Moon phases for the year

About Canada

There are 8 time zones in Canada: Newfoundland Time (UTC-2:30), Atlantic Time (UTC-3), Eastern Time (UTC-4), Central Time (UTC-5), Mountain Time (UTC-6), Central Standard Time (UTC-6), Pacific Time (UTC-7), Yukon Time (UTC-7). Ottawa is the capital. This page lists the time in 664 places in Canada.

Regions of Canada

Largest cities in Canada

Toronto 05:15
Montréal 05:15
Calgary 03:15
Ottawa 05:15
Edmonton 03:15
Winnipeg 04:15
Mississauga 05:15
Vancouver 02:15
Brampton 05:15
Hamilton 05:15

Time in major world cities

London UK 09:15
New York USA 5:15 AM
Tokyo Japan 18:15
Paris France 10:15
Dubai UAE 13:15
Los Angeles USA 2:15 AM
Sydney Australia 20:15
Singapore 17:15
Hong Kong 17:15
Chicago USA 4:15 AM
Toronto Canada 05:15
Moscow Russia 12:15
Beijing China 17:15
Istanbul Turkey 12:15
Berlin Germany 10:15
Seoul South Korea 18:15
Mumbai India 14:45
São Paulo Brazil 06:15
Mexico City Mexico 03:15
Cairo Egypt 11:15

Frequently asked questions

How many time zones are there in Canada?

Does Canada observe daylight saving time?

It depends on the time zone. Daylight saving time is observed in: Newfoundland Time, Atlantic Time, Eastern Time, Central Time, Mountain Time, Pacific Time. Not observed in: Central Standard Time, Yukon Time.

What is the time difference between Ottawa and UTC?

The time in Ottawa is UTC-4.

What is UTC?

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is the world's time standard. Every time zone is defined by its difference from UTC: UTC+2, for example, is 2 hours ahead of it, and UTC-5 is 5 hours behind. UTC does not change for daylight saving time and in practice matches Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).