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Time Change 1976 in Ontario, Canada

Next change:
Nov
3
1 hour Back

Nov 3, 2024, 2:00 am

Province: Ontario
Abbreviation: ON
Provincial Capital: Toronto
Country: Canada
Time Zones: 2
Location

Apr 25

Forward 1 hour

Apr 25, 1976 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, April 25, 1976, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, April 25, 1976, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Apr 25, 1976 than the day before. There was more light in the evening.

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

Oct 31

Back 1 hour

Oct 31, 1976 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 31, 1976, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 31, 1976, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 31, 1976 than the day before. There was more light in the morning.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Other years: 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 2024

DST in Locations in Ontario in 1976 (66 Locations)

AjaxApr 25 – Oct 31HamiltonApr 25 – Oct 31PeterboroughApr 25 – Oct 31
AtikokanNo DSTHuntsvilleApr 25 – Oct 31PickeringApr 25 – Oct 31
BarrieApr 25 – Oct 31Kawartha LakesApr 25 – Oct 31Pickle LakeNo DST
BellevilleApr 25 – Oct 31KenoraApr 25 – Oct 31Rainy RiverApr 25 – Oct 31
BramptonApr 25 – Oct 31KingstonApr 25 – Oct 31RenfrewApr 25 – Oct 31
BrantfordApr 25 – Oct 31Kirkland LakeApr 25 – Oct 31Richmond HillApr 25 – Oct 31
BrockvilleApr 25 – Oct 31KitchenerApr 25 – Oct 31SarniaApr 25 – Oct 31
BurlingtonApr 25 – Oct 31LondonApr 25 – Oct 31Sault Ste. MarieApr 25 – Oct 31
CaledonApr 25 – Oct 31MarkhamApr 25 – Oct 31St. CatharinesApr 25 – Oct 31
CambridgeApr 25 – Oct 31MiltonApr 25 – Oct 31St. JosephApr 25 – Oct 31
Chatham-KentApr 25 – Oct 31MississaugaApr 25 – Oct 31St. ThomasApr 25 – Oct 31
ClaringtonApr 25 – Oct 31NewmarketApr 25 – Oct 31StratfordApr 25 – Oct 31
CornwallApr 25 – Oct 31Niagara FallsApr 25 – Oct 31Temiskaming ShoresApr 25 – Oct 31
DrydenApr 25 – Oct 31NipigonApr 25 – Oct 31Thunder BayApr 25 – Oct 31
Fort FrancesApr 25 – Oct 31NorfolkApr 25 – Oct 31TimminsApr 25 – Oct 31
Fort Severn First NationApr 25 – Oct 31North BayApr 25 – Oct 31TorontoApr 25 – Oct 31
GoderichApr 25 – Oct 31OakvilleApr 25 – Oct 31UxbridgeApr 25 – Oct 31
GravenhurstApr 25 – Oct 31OrilliaApr 25 – Oct 31VaughanApr 25 – Oct 31
Greater SudburyApr 25 – Oct 31OshawaApr 25 – Oct 31WaterlooApr 25 – Oct 31
GuelphApr 25 – Oct 31OttawaApr 25 – Oct 31WellandApr 25 – Oct 31
HaldimandApr 25 – Oct 31Owen SoundApr 25 – Oct 31WhitbyApr 25 – Oct 31
Halton HillsApr 25 – Oct 31PembrokeApr 25 – Oct 31WindsorApr 25 – Oct 31

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