BC, Alberta and Manitoba Won’t Fall Back Sunday
Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada turn their clocks back at 2 a.m. on Sunday 1 November, while BC, Alberta and Manitoba stay put for good, so Toronto ends up on the same time as Winnipeg and two hours ahead of Vancouver.
At 2 a.m. on Sunday 1 November, clocks in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada go back an hour, as they do every year. This year British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba won’t change theirs, and they’ve stopped for good. The result is a new set of time gaps across the country and with the United States.
What each province has done
- British Columbia changed its clocks for the last time on 8 March 2026. It is now permanently on Pacific time (UTC−7). The Government of British Columbia says that on 1 November, “no change will be made.”
- Alberta moves to permanent Alberta Time (UTC−6). The Government of Alberta says that from November 2026 “clocks will no longer reset” to Mountain Standard Time.
- Manitoba announced on 17 September that it’s staying on daylight time permanently. Premier Wab Kinew said, “this November, your clocks won’t be changing.”
- Saskatchewan and Yukon already don’t change their clocks.
Within BC there are local exceptions. The East Kootenay, including Cranbrook, Fernie, Kimberley and Invermere, stays on Alberta’s UTC−6. Golden makes one last change on 1 November and then stays on UTC−7, which matches the rest of the province.
The new gaps, from 1 November
| City | Offset from 1 Nov | Versus Toronto, now | Versus Toronto, from 1 Nov |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John’s | UTC−3:30 | +1:30 | +1:30 |
| Halifax | UTC−4 | +1 | +1 |
| Toronto / Montréal | UTC−5 | — | — |
| Winnipeg | UTC−5 | −1 | Same time |
| Regina | UTC−6 | −2 | −1 |
| Calgary / Edmonton | UTC−6 | −2 | −1 |
| Vancouver | UTC−7 | −3 | −2 |
The United States also falls back at 2 a.m. on 1 November, according to NIST. That changes the gaps across the border:
- Vancouver is one hour ahead of Seattle and Los Angeles, and on the same time as Phoenix.
- Calgary is one hour ahead of Denver, and on the same time as Chicago.
- Winnipeg is one hour ahead of Minneapolis and Chicago, and on the same time as New York.
- Toronto and New York stay matched.
The National Research Council, which keeps Canada’s official time, warns that from 1 November some information on its time-zone page “will no longer be accurate.”
Sources
- Government of British Columbia, Permanent daylight saving time
- BC Gov News, Adopting permanent daylight saving time, 2 Mar 2026
- Government of Alberta, Alberta's new time system, 26 Aug 2026
- Province of Manitoba, Manitoba will move to permanent daylight saving time, 17 Sep 2026
- National Research Council Canada, Time zones and daylight saving time, modified 1 Nov 2025
- NIST, Daylight saving time rules
Casie Stewart is Senior Editor at Not An Atlas, usually found in a Toronto coffee shop in a cute outfit, laptop open, coffee in hand and phone (always) within arm's reach. Some of her warmest memories are of fishing and camping in New Zealand's Bay of Islands with her family as a kid. She's a New Zealand citizen, and it will always feel like home. She takes the window seat (she wants to see the world, not the beverage cart), swears by her Trtl travel pillow (comfort over cool, always) and orders whatever the locals are having. Waking up to the sounds of the rainforest in the middle of the Costa Rican jungle is her “this is why I travel” moment, and Arizona's deserts and sunsets are where she'd go back tomorrow. She covers the places, people, food and festivals that make a destination memorable. Friends say funny, effervescent and organized. Her mum adds cuddly. Next stop: Bali.
