Western Canada continues the trend of abandoning the switch between daylight and standard time, with Manitoba being the latest province to make this decision. This aligns with similar moves by provinces like British Columbia, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories in recent years. Yukon and Saskatchewan have already discontinued the practice long ago.
As a result of Manitoba’s choice to stick to daylight time, residents in the province will experience a simpler time adjustment. However, this decision will create a unique situation in a small part of Ontario. Northwestern Ontario, including Kenora, shares a time zone with Manitoba rather than the rest of Ontario. With the upcoming change, this specific area will find itself in its own time zone during the winter, one hour behind Thunder Bay to the east and also one hour behind Winnipeg to the west.
Ontario is not the only province with multiple time zones. The East Kootenay region in southeastern British Columbia will also align its time with Alberta, as it did previously. Additionally, unlike Newfoundland, Labrador observes Atlantic time, and Nunavut spans three time zones.
In 2020, Ontario passed a law to end the practice of changing clocks twice a year, pending similar actions by Quebec and New York. While Quebec has not made any changes, the northern region of Nunavik has transitioned to permanent daylight time.
In the United States, the House of Representatives has approved a bill to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide, awaiting Senate approval. Similarly, the New York state Senate is currently considering a similar change.