What Time Is It In Canada?
Current local time in Canada North America
October 19, 2026 ,Monday
20:57:05
Standard TimeEST |
UTC-5 |
Daylight Saving TimeEDTCurrently in use |
UTC-4 |
IANA Time Zone |
America/Toronto |
vs. your current location |
Same time |
About Canada Local Time
Time ZoneAmerica/Toronto
Standard TimeEST UTC-5
DST StatusActive (EDT)
Population41,651,653
Time DifferenceSame as Washington D.C.
Canada is a country in North America. The country has a population of about 41,651,653 people.
The local time in Canada follows the IANA time zone "America/Toronto" (EST, UTC-5). Right now the city is on daylight saving time (DST), currently EDT, and its time difference is same as washington d.c..
All times on this page are calculated live from the IANA time zone database, so daylight saving changes are applied automatically and remain accurate all year round.