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Time Change 1981 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 26

Forward 1 hour

Apr 26, 1981 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, April 26, 1981, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, April 26, 1981, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Apr 26, 1981 than the day before. There was more light in the evening.

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

Oct 25

Back 1 hour

Oct 25, 1981 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 25, 1981, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 25, 1981, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 25, 1981 than the day before. There was more light in the morning.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Other years: 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 2024

Daylight Saving Time Info

DST in Locations in Ontario in 1981 (66 Locations)

AjaxApr 26 – Oct 25HamiltonApr 26 – Oct 25PeterboroughApr 26 – Oct 25
AtikokanNo DSTHuntsvilleApr 26 – Oct 25PickeringApr 26 – Oct 25
BarrieApr 26 – Oct 25Kawartha LakesApr 26 – Oct 25Pickle LakeNo DST
BellevilleApr 26 – Oct 25KenoraApr 26 – Oct 25Rainy RiverApr 26 – Oct 25
BramptonApr 26 – Oct 25KingstonApr 26 – Oct 25RenfrewApr 26 – Oct 25
BrantfordApr 26 – Oct 25Kirkland LakeApr 26 – Oct 25Richmond HillApr 26 – Oct 25
BrockvilleApr 26 – Oct 25KitchenerApr 26 – Oct 25SarniaApr 26 – Oct 25
BurlingtonApr 26 – Oct 25LondonApr 26 – Oct 25Sault Ste. MarieApr 26 – Oct 25
CaledonApr 26 – Oct 25MarkhamApr 26 – Oct 25St. CatharinesApr 26 – Oct 25
CambridgeApr 26 – Oct 25MiltonApr 26 – Oct 25St. JosephApr 26 – Oct 25
Chatham-KentApr 26 – Oct 25MississaugaApr 26 – Oct 25St. ThomasApr 26 – Oct 25
ClaringtonApr 26 – Oct 25NewmarketApr 26 – Oct 25StratfordApr 26 – Oct 25
CornwallApr 26 – Oct 25Niagara FallsApr 26 – Oct 25Temiskaming ShoresApr 26 – Oct 25
DrydenApr 26 – Oct 25NipigonApr 26 – Oct 25Thunder BayApr 26 – Oct 25
Fort FrancesApr 26 – Oct 25NorfolkApr 26 – Oct 25TimminsApr 26 – Oct 25
Fort Severn First NationApr 26 – Oct 25North BayApr 26 – Oct 25TorontoApr 26 – Oct 25
GoderichApr 26 – Oct 25OakvilleApr 26 – Oct 25UxbridgeApr 26 – Oct 25
GravenhurstApr 26 – Oct 25OrilliaApr 26 – Oct 25VaughanApr 26 – Oct 25
Greater SudburyApr 26 – Oct 25OshawaApr 26 – Oct 25WaterlooApr 26 – Oct 25
GuelphApr 26 – Oct 25OttawaApr 26 – Oct 25WellandApr 26 – Oct 25
HaldimandApr 26 – Oct 25Owen SoundApr 26 – Oct 25WhitbyApr 26 – Oct 25
Halton HillsApr 26 – Oct 25PembrokeApr 26 – Oct 25WindsorApr 26 – Oct 25

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

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