Western Canada remains steadfast in its decision to halt the practice of switching between daylight saving and standard time. Manitoba has joined other provinces like British Columbia, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories in making this change. Yukon and Saskatchewan also do not observe daylight saving time.

Manitoba’s move to stick to daylight time will simplify life for its residents but will create a unique situation for a small part of Ontario. Northwestern Ontario, including Kenora, will now be in a time zone shared with Manitoba during the winter, making it an hour behind Thunder Bay to the east and Winnipeg to the west.

Different regions in Canada have their own time zone arrangements. For example, the East Kootenay region in British Columbia aligns its time with Alberta. Newfoundland and Labrador observe Atlantic time, while Nunavut spans three time zones.

Ontario had previously passed a law in 2020 to end the practice of changing times twice a year, contingent on Quebec and New York also doing so. Quebec as a whole has not made any changes, but Nunavik in the northern region has switched to permanent daylight time.

In the United States, the House of Representatives has approved a bill to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide, awaiting consideration by the Senate. Similarly, the New York state Senate is also contemplating a similar change.