Mar 9, 2025, 2:00 am
Mar 11
Forward 1 hour
Mar 11, 2012 - Daylight Saving Time Started
When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, March 11, 2012, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 11, 2012, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Mar 11, 2012 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.
More info:
Sunday, March 11: Daylight saving starts in USA & Canada
Nov 4
Back 1 hour
Nov 4, 2012 - Daylight Saving Time Ended
When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, November 4, 2012, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, November 4, 2012, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Nov 4, 2012 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.
Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.
DST in Locations in Ontario in 2012 (66 Locations) | |||||
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Ajax | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Hamilton | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Peterborough | Mar 11 – Nov 4 |
Atikokan | No DST | Huntsville | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Pickering | Mar 11 – Nov 4 |
Barrie | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Kawartha Lakes | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Pickle Lake | No DST |
Belleville | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Kenora | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Rainy River | Mar 11 – Nov 4 |
Brampton | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Kingston | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Renfrew | Mar 11 – Nov 4 |
Brantford | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Kirkland Lake | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Richmond Hill | Mar 11 – Nov 4 |
Brockville | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Kitchener | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Sarnia | Mar 11 – Nov 4 |
Burlington | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | London | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Sault Ste. Marie | Mar 11 – Nov 4 |
Caledon | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Markham | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | St. Catharines | Mar 11 – Nov 4 |
Cambridge | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Milton | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | St. Joseph | Mar 11 – Nov 4 |
Chatham-Kent | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Mississauga | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | St. Thomas | Mar 11 – Nov 4 |
Clarington | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Newmarket | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Stratford | Mar 11 – Nov 4 |
Cornwall | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Niagara Falls | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Temiskaming Shores | Mar 11 – Nov 4 |
Dryden | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Nipigon | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Thunder Bay | Mar 11 – Nov 4 |
Fort Frances | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Norfolk | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Timmins | Mar 11 – Nov 4 |
Fort Severn First Nation | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | North Bay | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Toronto | Mar 11 – Nov 4 |
Goderich | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Oakville | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Uxbridge | Mar 11 – Nov 4 |
Gravenhurst | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Orillia | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Vaughan | Mar 11 – Nov 4 |
Greater Sudbury | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Oshawa | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Waterloo | Mar 11 – Nov 4 |
Guelph | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Ottawa | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Welland | Mar 11 – Nov 4 |
Haldimand | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Owen Sound | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Whitby | Mar 11 – Nov 4 |
Halton Hills | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Pembroke | Mar 11 – Nov 4 | Windsor | Mar 11 – Nov 4 |
Daylight Saving Time History in Ontario
- Ontario first observed Daylight Saving Time in 1908.
- Ontario has observed DST for 109 years between 1908 and 2025 (DST in at least one location).
- Previous time with no Daylight Saving Time was 1917.
- See Worldwide DST Statistics