Daylight Saving Time starts – Canada

The next Daylight Saving Time starts is on Sunday, March 14, 2027 – in 180 days.

Clocks move forward one hour at 2:00 a.m. local time on the second Sunday of March in the United States and Canada. In Canada it's an observance, which means plenty of people mark it but nobody gets the day off work or school.

When is it? Daylight Saving Time starts falls on a date set by a special national rule. Next time round is Sunday, March 14, 2027, 180 days from now.

Which weekday does it land on? Always the same day: every one of the eleven years in the table puts Daylight Saving Time starts on a Sunday. None of those years put it next to a weekend, so it doesn't make a long weekend on its own. You can open the printable calendar for any year in the table and see the date in context.

What to expect on the day. Nothing closes. Shops, offices, schools and transport all run as normal, because this is a day people mark rather than a day they get off. That said, restaurants, florists and retailers often build around it, so booking ahead is sensible if you're planning to go out. In 2027 it falls in March, which also holds St. Patrick's Day on the 17th, Good Friday on the 26th and Easter Sunday on the 28th. Worth seeing them together before you commit to dates.

Putting it in your own calendar. You don't need to. Every calendar on this site already shows Daylight Saving Time starts for whichever country you've selected. What's worth adding is everything around it: the travel, the cover arrangements, who's visiting when. Open the month, click the days and type. Keep a free account and the notes stay with you between devices, and you can send someone a read-only link so you're both working from the same dates.

Daylight Saving Time starts is marked in United States as well. The date and the way it's observed aren't always the same from one country to the next, so use the links below to get the version that applies to you.

Daylight Saving Time starts dates 2026–2036