Next change:
Nov
3
1 hour Back
Nov 3, 2024, 2:00 am
Apr 24
Forward 1 hour
Apr 24, 1977 - Daylight Saving Time Started
When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, April 24, 1977, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, April 24, 1977, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Apr 24, 1977 than the day before. There was more light in the evening.
Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.
Oct 30
Back 1 hour
Oct 30, 1977 - Daylight Saving Time Ended
When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 30, 1977, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 30, 1977, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 30, 1977 than the day before. There was more light in the morning.
Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.
DST in Locations in Ontario in 1977 (66 Locations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Hamilton | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Peterborough | Apr 24 – Oct 30 |
| Atikokan | No DST | Huntsville | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Pickering | Apr 24 – Oct 30 |
| Barrie | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Kawartha Lakes | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Pickle Lake | No DST |
| Belleville | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Kenora | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Rainy River | Apr 24 – Oct 30 |
| Brampton | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Kingston | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Renfrew | Apr 24 – Oct 30 |
| Brantford | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Kirkland Lake | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Richmond Hill | Apr 24 – Oct 30 |
| Brockville | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Kitchener | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Sarnia | Apr 24 – Oct 30 |
| Burlington | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | London | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Sault Ste. Marie | Apr 24 – Oct 30 |
| Caledon | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Markham | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | St. Catharines | Apr 24 – Oct 30 |
| Cambridge | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Milton | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | St. Joseph | Apr 24 – Oct 30 |
| Chatham-Kent | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Mississauga | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | St. Thomas | Apr 24 – Oct 30 |
| Clarington | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Newmarket | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Stratford | Apr 24 – Oct 30 |
| Cornwall | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Niagara Falls | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Temiskaming Shores | Apr 24 – Oct 30 |
| Dryden | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Nipigon | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Thunder Bay | Apr 24 – Oct 30 |
| Fort Frances | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Norfolk | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Timmins | Apr 24 – Oct 30 |
| Fort Severn First Nation | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | North Bay | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Toronto | Apr 24 – Oct 30 |
| Goderich | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Oakville | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Uxbridge | Apr 24 – Oct 30 |
| Gravenhurst | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Orillia | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Vaughan | Apr 24 – Oct 30 |
| Greater Sudbury | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Oshawa | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Waterloo | Apr 24 – Oct 30 |
| Guelph | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Ottawa | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Welland | Apr 24 – Oct 30 |
| Haldimand | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Owen Sound | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Whitby | Apr 24 – Oct 30 |
| Halton Hills | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Pembroke | Apr 24 – Oct 30 | Windsor | Apr 24 – Oct 30 |
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