Next change:
Nov
3
1 hour Back
Nov 3, 2024, 2:00 am
Apr 5
Forward 1 hour
Apr 5, 1998 - Daylight Saving Time Started
When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, April 5, 1998, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, April 5, 1998, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Apr 5, 1998 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, 1998 - Daylight Saving Time Ended
When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 25, 1998, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 25, 1998, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 25, 1998 than the day before. There was more light in the morning.
Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.
DST in Locations in Ontario in 1998 (66 Locations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Hamilton | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Peterborough | Apr 5 – Oct 25 |
| Atikokan | No DST | Huntsville | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Pickering | Apr 5 – Oct 25 |
| Barrie | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Kawartha Lakes | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Pickle Lake | No DST |
| Belleville | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Kenora | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Rainy River | Apr 5 – Oct 25 |
| Brampton | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Kingston | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Renfrew | Apr 5 – Oct 25 |
| Brantford | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Kirkland Lake | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Richmond Hill | Apr 5 – Oct 25 |
| Brockville | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Kitchener | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Sarnia | Apr 5 – Oct 25 |
| Burlington | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | London | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Sault Ste. Marie | Apr 5 – Oct 25 |
| Caledon | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Markham | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | St. Catharines | Apr 5 – Oct 25 |
| Cambridge | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Milton | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | St. Joseph | Apr 5 – Oct 25 |
| Chatham-Kent | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Mississauga | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | St. Thomas | Apr 5 – Oct 25 |
| Clarington | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Newmarket | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Stratford | Apr 5 – Oct 25 |
| Cornwall | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Niagara Falls | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Temiskaming Shores | Apr 5 – Oct 25 |
| Dryden | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Nipigon | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Thunder Bay | Apr 5 – Oct 25 |
| Fort Frances | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Norfolk | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Timmins | Apr 5 – Oct 25 |
| Fort Severn First Nation | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | North Bay | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Toronto | Apr 5 – Oct 25 |
| Goderich | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Oakville | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Uxbridge | Apr 5 – Oct 25 |
| Gravenhurst | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Orillia | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Vaughan | Apr 5 – Oct 25 |
| Greater Sudbury | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Oshawa | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Waterloo | Apr 5 – Oct 25 |
| Guelph | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Ottawa | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Welland | Apr 5 – Oct 25 |
| Haldimand | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Owen Sound | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Whitby | Apr 5 – Oct 25 |
| Halton Hills | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Pembroke | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | Windsor | Apr 5 – 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