Daylight saving time 2022: Here’s when to turn your clocks back this month
Global News
Another year has passed and Canadians are still turning their clocks back, despite increased calls to keep the country on a permanent time, year-round.
Mark it in your calendars now, so you don’t show up to work an hour early on Monday.
Daylight saving time ends this coming Sunday, Nov. 6, at 2 a.m.
Most Canadians will turn their clocks back an hour, giving adults an extra hour of sleep and making the next couple of weeks a bit hellish for parents of young children.
Before you go to bed on Saturday night, make sure to manually adjust your clocks. Your digital and wifi-connected devices should adjust automatically. Those living in Yukon, most of Saskatchewan, and some parts of B.C. and Quebec don’t have to do anything, as they stay on standard time year-round.
The changing of the clocks has been a topic of debate in Canada for many years, with provincial politicians in Alberta, B.C. and Ontario wanting to scrap the century-old practice.
Ontario tabled and unanimously passed a private member’s bill called the Time Amendment Act in 2020. They’re waiting for New York and Quebec to get on board, as the areas share trade and the federal government is spread across the two provinces.
The B.C. legislature passed similar legislation in 2019, but the process has been delayed, as American states in the same time zone wait for California to pull the trigger.
Alberta had a referendum on the idea last year, and just over half of those who voted wanted to keep daylight saving time.
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