Nov 2, 2025, 2:00 am
Mar 12
Forward 1 hour
Mar 12, 2028 - Daylight Saving Time Starts
When local standard time is about to reach
Sunday, March 12, 2028, 2:00:00 am clocks are turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 12, 2028, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.
Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later on Mar 12, 2028 than the day before. There will be more light in the evening and less light in the morning.
Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.
Nov 5
Back 1 hour
Nov 5, 2028 - Daylight Saving Time Ends
When local daylight time is about to reach
Sunday, November 5, 2028, 2:00:00 am clocks are turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, November 5, 2028, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.
Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on Nov 5, 2028 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning and less light in the evening.
Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.
DST in Locations in Ontario in 2028 (66 Locations) |
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| Ajax | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Hamilton | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Peterborough | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Atikokan | No DST | Huntsville | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Pickering | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Barrie | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Kawartha Lakes | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Pickle Lake | No DST |
| Belleville | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Kenora | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Rainy River | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Brampton | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Kingston | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Renfrew | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Brantford | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Kirkland Lake | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Richmond Hill | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Brockville | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Kitchener | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Sarnia | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Burlington | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | London | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Sault Ste. Marie | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Caledon | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Markham | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | St. Catharines | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Cambridge | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Milton | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | St. Joseph | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Chatham-Kent | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Mississauga | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | St. Thomas | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Clarington | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Newmarket | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Stratford | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Cornwall | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Niagara Falls | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Temiskaming Shores | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Dryden | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Nipigon | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Thunder Bay | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Fort Frances | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Norfolk | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Timmins | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Fort Severn First Nation | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | North Bay | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Toronto | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Goderich | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Oakville | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Uxbridge | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Gravenhurst | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Orillia | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Vaughan | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Greater Sudbury | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Oshawa | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Waterloo | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Guelph | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Ottawa | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Welland | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Haldimand | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Owen Sound | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Whitby | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Halton Hills | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Pembroke | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Windsor | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
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