Next change:
Nov
3
1 hour Back
Nov 3, 2024, 2:00 am
Apr 28
Forward 1 hour
Apr 28, 1974 - Daylight Saving Time Started
When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, April 28, 1974, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, April 28, 1974, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Apr 28, 1974 than the day before. There was more light in the evening.
Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.
Oct 27
Back 1 hour
Oct 27, 1974 - Daylight Saving Time Ended
When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 27, 1974, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 27, 1974, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 27, 1974 than the day before. There was more light in the morning.
Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.
DST in Locations in Ontario in 1974 (66 Locations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Hamilton | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Peterborough | Apr 28 – Oct 27 |
| Atikokan | No DST | Huntsville | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Pickering | Apr 28 – Oct 27 |
| Barrie | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Kawartha Lakes | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Pickle Lake | No DST |
| Belleville | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Kenora | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Rainy River | Apr 28 – Oct 27 |
| Brampton | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Kingston | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Renfrew | Apr 28 – Oct 27 |
| Brantford | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Kirkland Lake | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Richmond Hill | Apr 28 – Oct 27 |
| Brockville | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Kitchener | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Sarnia | Apr 28 – Oct 27 |
| Burlington | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | London | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Sault Ste. Marie | Apr 28 – Oct 27 |
| Caledon | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Markham | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | St. Catharines | Apr 28 – Oct 27 |
| Cambridge | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Milton | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | St. Joseph | Apr 28 – Oct 27 |
| Chatham-Kent | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Mississauga | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | St. Thomas | Apr 28 – Oct 27 |
| Clarington | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Newmarket | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Stratford | Apr 28 – Oct 27 |
| Cornwall | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Niagara Falls | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Temiskaming Shores | Apr 28 – Oct 27 |
| Dryden | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Nipigon | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Thunder Bay | Apr 28 – Oct 27 |
| Fort Frances | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Norfolk | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Timmins | Apr 28 – Oct 27 |
| Fort Severn First Nation | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | North Bay | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Toronto | Apr 28 – Oct 27 |
| Goderich | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Oakville | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Uxbridge | Apr 28 – Oct 27 |
| Gravenhurst | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Orillia | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Vaughan | Apr 28 – Oct 27 |
| Greater Sudbury | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Oshawa | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Waterloo | Apr 28 – Oct 27 |
| Guelph | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Ottawa | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Welland | Apr 28 – Oct 27 |
| Haldimand | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Owen Sound | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Whitby | Apr 28 – Oct 27 |
| Halton Hills | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Pembroke | Apr 28 – Oct 27 | Windsor | Apr 28 – Oct 27 |
Daylight Saving Time History in Ontario
- Ontario first observed Daylight Saving Time in 1908.
- Ontario has observed DST for 108 years between 1908 and 2024 (DST in at least one location).
- Previous time with no Daylight Saving Time was 1917.
- See Worldwide DST Statistics