Nov 2, 2025, 2:00 am
Apr 1
Forward 1 hour
Apr 1, 2001 - Daylight Saving Time Started
When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, April 1, 2001, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, April 1, 2001, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Apr 1, 2001 than the day before. There was more light in the evening and less light in the morning.
Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.
Oct 28
Back 1 hour
Oct 28, 2001 - Daylight Saving Time Ended
When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 28, 2001, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 28, 2001, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 28, 2001 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.
Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.
DST in Locations in Ontario in 2001 (66 Locations) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Hamilton | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Peterborough | Apr 1 – Oct 28 |
| Atikokan | No DST | Huntsville | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Pickering | Apr 1 – Oct 28 |
| Barrie | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Kawartha Lakes | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Pickle Lake | No DST |
| Belleville | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Kenora | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Rainy River | Apr 1 – Oct 28 |
| Brampton | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Kingston | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Renfrew | Apr 1 – Oct 28 |
| Brantford | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Kirkland Lake | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Richmond Hill | Apr 1 – Oct 28 |
| Brockville | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Kitchener | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Sarnia | Apr 1 – Oct 28 |
| Burlington | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | London | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Sault Ste. Marie | Apr 1 – Oct 28 |
| Caledon | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Markham | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | St. Catharines | Apr 1 – Oct 28 |
| Cambridge | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Milton | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | St. Joseph | Apr 1 – Oct 28 |
| Chatham-Kent | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Mississauga | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | St. Thomas | Apr 1 – Oct 28 |
| Clarington | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Newmarket | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Stratford | Apr 1 – Oct 28 |
| Cornwall | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Niagara Falls | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Temiskaming Shores | Apr 1 – Oct 28 |
| Dryden | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Nipigon | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Thunder Bay | Apr 1 – Oct 28 |
| Fort Frances | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Norfolk | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Timmins | Apr 1 – Oct 28 |
| Fort Severn First Nation | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | North Bay | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Toronto | Apr 1 – Oct 28 |
| Goderich | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Oakville | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Uxbridge | Apr 1 – Oct 28 |
| Gravenhurst | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Orillia | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Vaughan | Apr 1 – Oct 28 |
| Greater Sudbury | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Oshawa | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Waterloo | Apr 1 – Oct 28 |
| Guelph | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Ottawa | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Welland | Apr 1 – Oct 28 |
| Haldimand | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Owen Sound | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Whitby | Apr 1 – Oct 28 |
| Halton Hills | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Pembroke | Apr 1 – Oct 28 | Windsor | Apr 1 – Oct 28 |
Daylight Saving Time History in Ontario
- Ontario first observed Daylight Saving Time in 1908.
- Ontario has observed DST for 109 years between 1908 and 2025 (DST in at least one location).
- Previous time with no Daylight Saving Time was 1917.
- See Worldwide DST Statistics