Mar 10, 2024, 2:00 am
Mar 12
Forward 1 hour
Mar 12, 2023 - Daylight Saving Time Started
When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, March 12, 2023, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 12, 2023, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Mar 12, 2023 than the day before. There was more light in the evening.
Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.
More info:
Spring DST: The Ultimate Monday?
US Senate Approves Permanent DST Bill
DST Start 2023: US and Canada
Nov 5
Back 1 hour
Nov 5, 2023 - Daylight Saving Time Ended
When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, November 5, 2023, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, November 5, 2023, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Nov 5, 2023 than the day before. There was more light in the morning.
Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.
More info:
US Senate Approves Permanent DST Bill
DST Ends in USA & Canada 2023: Still No Law for Permanent DST
DST in Locations in British Columbia (52 Locations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsford | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Golden | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Quesnel | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Bella Coola | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Grand Forks | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Richmond | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Burnaby | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Invermere | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Saanich | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Campbell River | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Kamloops | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Salmon Arm | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Chemainus | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Kelowna | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Sechelt | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Chetwynd | No DST | Keremeos | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Sicamous | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Chilliwack | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Langley | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Sidney | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Comox | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Maple Ridge | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Squamish | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Coquitlam | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Nanaimo | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Surrey | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Cranbrook | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Nelson | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Tofino | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Creston | No DST | New Westminster | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Trail | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Crofton | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Parksville | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Vancouver | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Dawson Creek | No DST | Penticton | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Victoria | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Delta | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Port Alberni | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Whistler | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Duncan | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Port Coquitlam | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | White Rock | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Fort Nelson | No DST | Port Hardy | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Williams Lake | Mar 12 – Nov 5 |
| Fort St. John | No DST | Prince George | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | ||
| Fort Ware | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | Prince Rupert | Mar 12 – Nov 5 | ||
Daylight Saving Time History in British Columbia
- British Columbia first observed Daylight Saving Time in 1918.
- British Columbia has observed DST for 83 years between 1918 and 2023 (DST in at least one location).
- Previous time with no Daylight Saving Time was 1941.
- See Worldwide DST Statistics