Canada is a large country with 9,984,670 sq kms! It is the second-largest country in the world. It is made up of 10 provinces three territories and six time zones. The time zone map of Canada includes Newfoundland Standard Time Atlantic Standard Time Eastern Standard Time and Pacific Standard Time 🇨🇦 6️⃣ 🌎 3️⃣ ️ 🆙 …
Time in Canada is measured according to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the standard global timekeeping system 🇨🇦. UTC is calculated by taking the mean solar time at zero degrees longitude as its starting point. All time in Canada is measured according to UTC and then adjusted according to each local time zone.
The Newfoundland Standard Time (UTC -03:30) is a time zone in the northeast of Canada, which covers the smaller provinces of Newfoundland, and Labrador. The Atlantic Standard Time (UTC -04:00) is the most easterly of the Canadian time zones and covers the provinces of Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia and New Brunswick 🤴 🍁 🆕. The Pacific Standard Time (UTC -08:00) is the westernmost of the 6 Canadian time zones covering the province of British Columbia with the exception of the northern tip.
Canada’s time zones span a plenty of latitude and longitude which has caused confusion for some ️. To help better understand the time in Canada time zone maps have been developed and are available in printed web or smartphone formats 🇨🇦 🌏. These maps show the divisions of time zones by an hour-by-hour basis so you can easily see which area is in which time zone.
The maps are color-coded with light blue representing Atlantic and Newfoundland Standard Times (UTC -03:30 and -0400 respectively) green representing Eastern Standard Time (UTC -05:00) orange representing Central Standard Time (UTC -06:00), yellow representing Mountain Standard Time (UTC -07:00), and red representing Pacific Standard Time (UTC -08:00) ⛰️ 🍊.
Time zone boundaries often do not follow provincial or territorial lines so it is important to check the time zone maps to make certain that accuracy 🌍. For example the Northwest Territories are in two various time zones 2️⃣. The isolated community of Aklavik is in Mountain Standard Time (UTC -07:00) and the rest of the territory is in Central Standard Time (UTC -06:00) ⛰️.
The time in Canada can also be affected by daylight saving time (DST). DST is observed from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November in which clocks are moved forward by one hour 1️⃣. During this time the Atlantic and Newfoundland Standard Times (UTC -03:30 and -04:00 respectively) become UTC -02:30 and -03:00 the Eastern Standard Time (UTC -05:00) becomes UTC -04:00 the Central Standard Time (UTC -06:00) becomes UTC -05:00 and the Mountain Standard Time (UTC -07:00) and Pacific Standard Time (UTC -08:00) both become UTC -07:00.
To simplify understanding of Canada’s time zones it is important to familiarise yourself with the time zone maps. This will help to be certain that that you know what time zone you are in and that you are aware of any daylight saving time changes . With the proper knowledge of Canada’s time zones you can ensure that the time you use is accurate and consistent. . .
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