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Time Change 1988 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 3

Forward 1 hour

Apr 3, 1988 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, April 3, 1988, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, April 3, 1988, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Apr 3, 1988 than the day before. There was more light in the evening and less light in the morning.

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

Oct 30

Back 1 hour

Oct 30, 1988 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 30, 1988, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 30, 1988, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 30, 1988 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Other years: 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 2024

Daylight Saving Time Info

DST in Locations in Ontario in 1988 (66 Locations)

AjaxApr 3 – Oct 30HamiltonApr 3 – Oct 30PeterboroughApr 3 – Oct 30
AtikokanNo DSTHuntsvilleApr 3 – Oct 30PickeringApr 3 – Oct 30
BarrieApr 3 – Oct 30Kawartha LakesApr 3 – Oct 30Pickle LakeNo DST
BellevilleApr 3 – Oct 30KenoraApr 3 – Oct 30Rainy RiverApr 3 – Oct 30
BramptonApr 3 – Oct 30KingstonApr 3 – Oct 30RenfrewApr 3 – Oct 30
BrantfordApr 3 – Oct 30Kirkland LakeApr 3 – Oct 30Richmond HillApr 3 – Oct 30
BrockvilleApr 3 – Oct 30KitchenerApr 3 – Oct 30SarniaApr 3 – Oct 30
BurlingtonApr 3 – Oct 30LondonApr 3 – Oct 30Sault Ste. MarieApr 3 – Oct 30
CaledonApr 3 – Oct 30MarkhamApr 3 – Oct 30St. CatharinesApr 3 – Oct 30
CambridgeApr 3 – Oct 30MiltonApr 3 – Oct 30St. JosephApr 3 – Oct 30
Chatham-KentApr 3 – Oct 30MississaugaApr 3 – Oct 30St. ThomasApr 3 – Oct 30
ClaringtonApr 3 – Oct 30NewmarketApr 3 – Oct 30StratfordApr 3 – Oct 30
CornwallApr 3 – Oct 30Niagara FallsApr 3 – Oct 30Temiskaming ShoresApr 3 – Oct 30
DrydenApr 3 – Oct 30NipigonApr 3 – Oct 30Thunder BayApr 3 – Oct 30
Fort FrancesApr 3 – Oct 30NorfolkApr 3 – Oct 30TimminsApr 3 – Oct 30
Fort Severn First NationApr 3 – Oct 30North BayApr 3 – Oct 30TorontoApr 3 – Oct 30
GoderichApr 3 – Oct 30OakvilleApr 3 – Oct 30UxbridgeApr 3 – Oct 30
GravenhurstApr 3 – Oct 30OrilliaApr 3 – Oct 30VaughanApr 3 – Oct 30
Greater SudburyApr 3 – Oct 30OshawaApr 3 – Oct 30WaterlooApr 3 – Oct 30
GuelphApr 3 – Oct 30OttawaApr 3 – Oct 30WellandApr 3 – Oct 30
HaldimandApr 3 – Oct 30Owen SoundApr 3 – Oct 30WhitbyApr 3 – Oct 30
Halton HillsApr 3 – Oct 30PembrokeApr 3 – Oct 30WindsorApr 3 – 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

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