Current time in Canada

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC-05:00 in winter, UTC-04:00 in summer.

Current time in Ottawa, Canada
10:55 11
Friday, May 8, 2026 EDT UTC-04:00 DST in effect
UTC Offset
UTC-04:00
IANA time zone
America/Toronto
Daylight saving
DST in effect
EST / EDT
Next DST change
November 1
backward -1h
Quick answer

The current local time in Ottawa, Canada is ⁦10:55⁩ (⁦EDT⁩), which is ⁦UTC-04:00⁩.

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, located at 45.411, -75.698.

The current time zone for Ottawa is EDT, whose offset is UTC-04:00 from UTC. The IANA identifier is America/Toronto.

The next daylight saving transition is November 1, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.

Timezone in Ottawa

Eastern Standard Time (EST)

IANA time zone: America/Toronto
During winter
EST
Eastern Standard Time
UTC-05:00
Currently active
EDT
Eastern Daylight Time
UTC-04:00

Time zones in Canada

Offsets are calculated for the current moment and can change when daylight saving time starts or ends.

Etc/GMT+8

GMT-8 UTC-08:00

Etc/GMT+7

GMT-7 UTC-07:00

Etc/GMT+6

GMT-6 UTC-06:00

Etc/GMT+5

GMT-5 UTC-05:00

Etc/GMT+4

GMT-4 UTC-04:00

-03:30

GMT-3:30 UTC-03:30

World clock

Compared with Ottawa

Ottawa
10:55
0h
Toronto
10:55
0h
Montréal
10:55
0h
Calgary
08:55
-2h
Edmonton
08:55
-2h
Winnipeg
09:55
-1h
Mississauga
10:55
0h
Vancouver
07:55
-3h
Brampton
10:55
0h
Hamilton
10:55
0h

Daylight saving time in Canada

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC-05:00 in winter, UTC-04:00 in summer.

Next DST change November 1, 2026
Direction backward
Amount 1h

DST schedule — recent & upcoming years

Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Canada.

  • 2025
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 9, 2025,
    DST end (fall back)Nov 2, 2025,
  • 2026
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 8, 2026,
    DST end (fall back)Nov 1, 2026,
  • 2027
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 14, 2027,
    DST end (fall back)Nov 7, 2027,
  • 2028
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 12, 2028,
    DST end (fall back)Nov 5, 2028,
YearDST start (spring forward)DST end (fall back)
2025Mar 9, 2025, Nov 2, 2025,
2026Mar 8, 2026, Nov 1, 2026,
2027Mar 14, 2027, Nov 7, 2027,
2028Mar 12, 2028, Nov 5, 2028,

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Canada is 10:55 EDT. The primary clock uses America/Toronto, currently UTC-04:00 from UTC.

Canada has 7 time zones in the current country dataset: America/Toronto, Etc/GMT+8, Etc/GMT+7, Etc/GMT+6, Etc/GMT+5, Etc/GMT+4, -03:30.

The primary time zone for Canada observes daylight saving time. The next known clock change is tracked from the IANA time zone database.