The Future of Time Change in Manitoba

In much of Canada, people adjust their clocks in the Spring and Fall by an hour to change when daylight hours fall.

In March, clocks are set forward by one hour to Daylight Saving Time (DST), meaning the sun comes out later in the morning and stays out later in the evening.

In November, the clocks are set backwards by one hour to Standard Time (ST), meaning the sun comes out earlier in the morning and sets earlier in the evening.

Saskatchewan and Yukon no longer change the time, and Alberta, NWT and BC are in the process of stopping the time change. Saskatchewan uses permanent Standard Time, while Yukon, BC, NWT and Alberta use permanent Daylight Saving Time.

A recent analysis by Manitoba Health concluded that eliminating the time change would be better for population health than maintaining the status quo. You can read the full report on health impacts here.

We want to hear from you – would you like to see Manitoba stop using time change?

This information is available in an alternate format upon request to mgi@gov.mb.ca.

In much of Canada, people adjust their clocks in the Spring and Fall by an hour to change when daylight hours fall.

In March, clocks are set forward by one hour to Daylight Saving Time (DST), meaning the sun comes out later in the morning and stays out later in the evening.

In November, the clocks are set backwards by one hour to Standard Time (ST), meaning the sun comes out earlier in the morning and sets earlier in the evening.

Saskatchewan and Yukon no longer change the time, and Alberta, NWT and BC are in the process of stopping the time change. Saskatchewan uses permanent Standard Time, while Yukon, BC, NWT and Alberta use permanent Daylight Saving Time.

A recent analysis by Manitoba Health concluded that eliminating the time change would be better for population health than maintaining the status quo. You can read the full report on health impacts here.

We want to hear from you – would you like to see Manitoba stop using time change?

This information is available in an alternate format upon request to mgi@gov.mb.ca.