The majority of Canadians will be able to sleep an extra hour this weekend as the clocks go back with the end of the day.
Daylight saving time began at 2 a.m. on March 13 and will end at 2 a.m. on Sunday.
There has been talk of ending daylight saving time across the country, with some states and territories opting to stay on daylight saving time year-round, while others await similar action in the US
The Yukon decided in 2020 to no longer make seasonal changes and now follows its own standard time zone, while Saskatchewan hasn’t changed its clocks in over 100 years.
A private member’s bill in Ontario for the province’s permanent daylight saving time, provided that Quebec and New York did the same, passed with unanimous support in 2020, but stalled after the legislature was voted out of office.
Quebec Premier Francois Legault, at the time, suggested he was not opposed, but said the issue was not a priority.
British Columbia passed similar legislation last year to observe daylight saving time, but is also waiting for some southern states to do the same.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on November 5, 2022.
