Time to fall back: When daylight saving time 2023 ends in Canada

For years, Canada has debated about whether to keep rolling our clocks forward and back. A lack of consensus means the practice continues this November.

As winter draws near, we’re already starting to experience shorter daylight hours and soon Canadians will be plunged into even more darkness for another four months.

Daylight saving time 2023 will come to an end on Nov. 5, so consider this a sign and set an alert so you don’t forget to adjust your clock back one hour when the time comes.

Canadians in most time zones can “fall back” on Saturday, Nov. 4 this year before they head to bed, as the clocks roll back in the wee morning hours of Nov. 5 while most people are sleeping.

However, The Yukon, most of Saskatchewan and some parts of British Columbia and Quebec stay on standard time.

Your digital and wifi-connected devices should make the switch automatically, but it doesn’t hurt to double-check them the morning of Nov. 5, just to be sure.

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. It’s waiting for New York and Quebec to get on board, as the areas share trade and Canadian federal government operations are 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.