Next change:
Nov
1
DST end
Nov 1, 2026, 2:00 am
Mar 8
Forward 1 hour
Mar 8, 2026 - Daylight Saving Time Started
When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, March 8, 2026, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Mar 8, 2026 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:
British Columbia Adopts Permanent DST
Daylight Saving Time 2026 Starts in Canada
DST 2026: Your Guide to the Clock Change
Nov 1
No change
Nov 1, 2026 - Daylight Saving Time Ends
DST ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026, 2:00:00 am. However, clocks were not changed because Victoria switched time zones at the same time.
More info:
DST 2026: Your Guide to the Clock Change
DST in Locations in British Columbia (52 Locations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsford | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Golden | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Quesnel | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Bella Coola | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Grand Forks | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Richmond | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Burnaby | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Invermere | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Saanich | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Campbell River | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Kamloops | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Salmon Arm | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Chemainus | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Kelowna | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Sechelt | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Chetwynd | No DST | Keremeos | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Sicamous | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Chilliwack | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Langley | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Sidney | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Comox | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Maple Ridge | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Squamish | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Coquitlam | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Nanaimo | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Surrey | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Cranbrook | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Nelson | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Tofino | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Creston | No DST | New Westminster | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Trail | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Crofton | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Parksville | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Vancouver | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Dawson Creek | No DST | Penticton | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Victoria | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Delta | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Port Alberni | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Whistler | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Duncan | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Port Coquitlam | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | White Rock | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Fort Nelson | No DST | Port Hardy | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Williams Lake | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Fort St. John | No DST | Prince George | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | ||
| Fort Ware | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Prince Rupert | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | ||
Daylight Saving Time History in British Columbia
- British Columbia first observed Daylight Saving Time in 1918.
- British Columbia has observed DST for 86 years between 1918 and 2026 (DST in at least one location).
- Previous time with no Daylight Saving Time was 1941.
- See Worldwide DST Statistics