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Time Change 2020 in Ontario, Canada

Next change:
Mar
9
1 hour Forward

Mar 9, 2025, 2:00 am

Province: Ontario
Abbreviation: ON
Provincial Capital: Toronto
Country: Canada
Time Zones: 2
Location

Mar 8

Forward 1 hour

Mar 8, 2020 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, March 8, 2020, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 8, 2020, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Mar 8, 2020 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.

More info:
DST Starts in the US & Canada

Nov 1

Back 1 hour

Nov 1, 2020 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, November 1, 2020, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, November 1, 2020, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Nov 1, 2020 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

More info:
Daylight Saving Time Ends in USA & Canada
Yukon to Stay Permanently on DST

Other years: 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2025

Daylight Saving Time Info

DST in Locations in Ontario in 2020 (66 Locations)

AjaxMar 8 – Nov 1HamiltonMar 8 – Nov 1PeterboroughMar 8 – Nov 1
AtikokanNo DSTHuntsvilleMar 8 – Nov 1PickeringMar 8 – Nov 1
BarrieMar 8 – Nov 1Kawartha LakesMar 8 – Nov 1Pickle LakeNo DST
BellevilleMar 8 – Nov 1KenoraMar 8 – Nov 1Rainy RiverMar 8 – Nov 1
BramptonMar 8 – Nov 1KingstonMar 8 – Nov 1RenfrewMar 8 – Nov 1
BrantfordMar 8 – Nov 1Kirkland LakeMar 8 – Nov 1Richmond HillMar 8 – Nov 1
BrockvilleMar 8 – Nov 1KitchenerMar 8 – Nov 1SarniaMar 8 – Nov 1
BurlingtonMar 8 – Nov 1LondonMar 8 – Nov 1Sault Ste. MarieMar 8 – Nov 1
CaledonMar 8 – Nov 1MarkhamMar 8 – Nov 1St. CatharinesMar 8 – Nov 1
CambridgeMar 8 – Nov 1MiltonMar 8 – Nov 1St. JosephMar 8 – Nov 1
Chatham-KentMar 8 – Nov 1MississaugaMar 8 – Nov 1St. ThomasMar 8 – Nov 1
ClaringtonMar 8 – Nov 1NewmarketMar 8 – Nov 1StratfordMar 8 – Nov 1
CornwallMar 8 – Nov 1Niagara FallsMar 8 – Nov 1Temiskaming ShoresMar 8 – Nov 1
DrydenMar 8 – Nov 1NipigonMar 8 – Nov 1Thunder BayMar 8 – Nov 1
Fort FrancesMar 8 – Nov 1NorfolkMar 8 – Nov 1TimminsMar 8 – Nov 1
Fort Severn First NationMar 8 – Nov 1North BayMar 8 – Nov 1TorontoMar 8 – Nov 1
GoderichMar 8 – Nov 1OakvilleMar 8 – Nov 1UxbridgeMar 8 – Nov 1
GravenhurstMar 8 – Nov 1OrilliaMar 8 – Nov 1VaughanMar 8 – Nov 1
Greater SudburyMar 8 – Nov 1OshawaMar 8 – Nov 1WaterlooMar 8 – Nov 1
GuelphMar 8 – Nov 1OttawaMar 8 – Nov 1WellandMar 8 – Nov 1
HaldimandMar 8 – Nov 1Owen SoundMar 8 – Nov 1WhitbyMar 8 – Nov 1
Halton HillsMar 8 – Nov 1PembrokeMar 8 – Nov 1WindsorMar 8 – Nov 1

Daylight Saving Time History in Ontario

  • Ontario first observed Daylight Saving Time in 1908.
  • Ontario has observed DST for 109 years between 1908 and 2025 (DST in at least one location).
  • Previous time with no Daylight Saving Time was 1917.
  • See Worldwide DST Statistics

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