After a long, snowy winter, we personally cannot wait to “spring forward” this year!
Despite the return of daylight saving time meaning losing an hour of sleep, it also means we’ll soon gain longer daylight in the evenings for the warmer months ahead.
For 2025, daylight saving time in Canada starts on Sunday, March 9. At 2 a.m., in which clocks will jump forward to 3 a.m.
For Ontario, this means the sun will rise closer to 7:40 a.m. as opposed to 6:42 a.m., and set around 7:17 p.m. instead of 6:16 p.m. the previous evening.
The idea behind daylight saving time is to make better use of natural daylight throughout the year. However, debates about whether to keep or eliminate the practice have been ongoing for years, with Ontario even passing a law in 2020 to end daylight saving time completely.
The change has yet to take effect, as the province’s plan is tied to Quebec and New York state also deciding to abandon the time change.
Though Toronto continues to observe daylight saving time for the foreseeable future, there are certain regions in Canada and even within northwestern Ontario that do not. Yukon and Saskatchewan remain on the same time year-round, as well as some locations in Quebec and British Columbia.
Don’t forget to set your clocks forward next month!