As the clocks go back with the end of daylight saving time this weekend, the majority of Canadians will be able to sleep an hour longer.
On March 13, daylight saving time began at 2 a.m. and will expire at 2 a.m. on Sunday.
There has been discussion over removing seasonal time changes all throughout the nation. Some provinces and territories have opted to keep daylight saving time all year long, while others are waiting for corresponding action in the United States.
In contrast to Saskatchewan, which hasn’t changed its clocks in more than a century, Yukon chose to stop making seasonal changes in 2020 and currently observes its own standard time zone.
A private member’s bill in Ontario to have the province on permanent daylight time, provided Quebec and New York did the same, passed with unanimous support in 2020, but stalled after the legislator was voted out of office.
Quebec Premier Francois Legault at the time suggested he wasn’t opposed but said the matter wasn’t a priority.
Similar legislation was approved by British Columbia the year before to maintain daylight saving time, although some southern states have yet to follow suit.
In 2022, most Canadians will set their clocks back one hour this weekend.
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