Canada’s five timezones are: “Atlantic Standard Time” (AST) Eastern Standard Time (1EST) Central Standard Time (2CST) Mountain Standard Time (3MST) and Pacific Standard Time (4PST). Each time zone is based on its longitude. Each time zone can be further divided into four zones to accommodate Daylight Savings Time (5DST) ⛰️ 4️⃣ 🔛 5️⃣ !!
The Atlantic Standard Time (AST) is the time zone for New Brunswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Isl and Newfoundland and Labrador!! It is four hours behind UTC (or GMT) 4️⃣ 🤴 🆕. In wintertime when Daylight Savings Time isn’t in effect this zone is known as Atlantic Standard Time; while during summer months when Daylight Savings Time is implemented it becomes Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT) .
The Eastern Standard Time (EST) is the time zone for the provinces of Ontario and Quebec . It is five hours behind UTC or GMT 5️⃣. During the winter when Daylight Savings Time is not in effect the time zone is referred to as Eastern Standard Time while during the summer months when Daylight Savings Time is in effect, the time zone is referred to as Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) .
The Central Standard Time (CST) is the time zone for the provinces of Manitoba Saskatchewan and parts of Northwestern Ontario . It is six hours behind UTC, or GMT 6️⃣. During the winter when Daylight Savings Time is not in effect the time zone is referred to as Central Standard Time while during the summer months when Daylight Savings Time is in effect the time zone is referred to as Central Daylight Time (CDT) .
Mountain Standard Time (MST), which is seven hours behind UTC or GMT, is the time zone for Alberta, British Columbia, and portions of Northwestern Ontario and Nunavut. In the winter, when Daylight Savings Time is not in effect, the time zone is known as Mountain Standard Time (MST), while in the summer, when Daylight Savings Time is in effect, the time zone is known as Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) ⛰️.
The Pacific Standard Time (PST) is the time zone for the provinces of Yukon the Northwest Territories and parts of British Columbia and Nunavut . It is eight hours behind UTC, or GMT 8️⃣. During the winter, when Daylight Savings Time is not in effect, the time zone is referred to as Pacific Standard Time, while during the summer months, when Daylight Savings Time is in effect, the time zone is referred to as Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) .
In general the majority of Canada follows the Eastern Standard Time (EST) as its main time zone while the other regions of the country follow their respective time zones. All of the time zones are based on the UTC, or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), which is the standard time used worldwide 🔛. Each time zone is further divided into four time-zones to accommodate Daylight Savings Time (DST) 4️⃣.
In terms of Daylight Savings Time most of Canada follows the same schedule as the United States — advancing their clocks one hour forward in the spring and one hour back in the fall 🇨🇦 🔙 1️⃣. Canada does, however, have its own unique Daylight Savings Time schedule in certain provinces and territories 🇨🇦. For example in the Yukon Daylight Savings Time begins two weeks later than the rest of Canada, while in Saskatchewan, Daylight Savings Time begins three weeks later 3️⃣ 2️⃣.
Heure de Canada is a phrase that is used to describe the time zone of Canada which is based on the Eastern Standard Time (EST) 🔛 🇩🇪 🇨🇦 ️. This time zone consists of five areas, each of which is additional divided into 4 time-zones to accommodate Daylight Savings Time (DST) 5️⃣. All of the time zones are based upon the UTC or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and the majority of Canada follows the very same Daylight Savings Time schedule as the United States 🇨🇦. However certain provinces and territories have their own distinct Daylight Savings Time schedule . ! .
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