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Time Change 1981 in Ontario, Canada

Next change:
Nov
3
1 hour Back

Nov 3, 2024, 2:00 am

Province: Ontario
Abbreviation: ON
Provincial Capital: Toronto
Country: Canada
Time Zones: 2
Location

Apr 26

Forward 1 hour

Apr 26, 1981 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, April 26, 1981, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, April 26, 1981, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Apr 26, 1981 than the day before. There was more light in the evening and less light in the morning.

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

Oct 25

Back 1 hour

Oct 25, 1981 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 25, 1981, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 25, 1981, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 25, 1981 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Other years: 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 2024

Daylight Saving Time Info

DST in Locations in Ontario in 1981 (66 Locations)

AjaxApr 26 – Oct 25HamiltonApr 26 – Oct 25PeterboroughApr 26 – Oct 25
AtikokanNo DSTHuntsvilleApr 26 – Oct 25PickeringApr 26 – Oct 25
BarrieApr 26 – Oct 25Kawartha LakesApr 26 – Oct 25Pickle LakeNo DST
BellevilleApr 26 – Oct 25KenoraApr 26 – Oct 25Rainy RiverApr 26 – Oct 25
BramptonApr 26 – Oct 25KingstonApr 26 – Oct 25RenfrewApr 26 – Oct 25
BrantfordApr 26 – Oct 25Kirkland LakeApr 26 – Oct 25Richmond HillApr 26 – Oct 25
BrockvilleApr 26 – Oct 25KitchenerApr 26 – Oct 25SarniaApr 26 – Oct 25
BurlingtonApr 26 – Oct 25LondonApr 26 – Oct 25Sault Ste. MarieApr 26 – Oct 25
CaledonApr 26 – Oct 25MarkhamApr 26 – Oct 25St. CatharinesApr 26 – Oct 25
CambridgeApr 26 – Oct 25MiltonApr 26 – Oct 25St. JosephApr 26 – Oct 25
Chatham-KentApr 26 – Oct 25MississaugaApr 26 – Oct 25St. ThomasApr 26 – Oct 25
ClaringtonApr 26 – Oct 25NewmarketApr 26 – Oct 25StratfordApr 26 – Oct 25
CornwallApr 26 – Oct 25Niagara FallsApr 26 – Oct 25Temiskaming ShoresApr 26 – Oct 25
DrydenApr 26 – Oct 25NipigonApr 26 – Oct 25Thunder BayApr 26 – Oct 25
Fort FrancesApr 26 – Oct 25NorfolkApr 26 – Oct 25TimminsApr 26 – Oct 25
Fort Severn First NationApr 26 – Oct 25North BayApr 26 – Oct 25TorontoApr 26 – Oct 25
GoderichApr 26 – Oct 25OakvilleApr 26 – Oct 25UxbridgeApr 26 – Oct 25
GravenhurstApr 26 – Oct 25OrilliaApr 26 – Oct 25VaughanApr 26 – Oct 25
Greater SudburyApr 26 – Oct 25OshawaApr 26 – Oct 25WaterlooApr 26 – Oct 25
GuelphApr 26 – Oct 25OttawaApr 26 – Oct 25WellandApr 26 – Oct 25
HaldimandApr 26 – Oct 25Owen SoundApr 26 – Oct 25WhitbyApr 26 – Oct 25
Halton HillsApr 26 – Oct 25PembrokeApr 26 – Oct 25WindsorApr 26 – Oct 25

Daylight Saving Time History in Ontario

  • Ontario first observed Daylight Saving Time in 1908.
  • Ontario has observed DST for 108 years between 1908 and 2024 (DST in at least one location).
  • Previous time with no Daylight Saving Time was 1917.
  • See Worldwide DST Statistics

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