2 weeks Ago By The Weather Network
Millions of Canadians change the clocks forward on the second Sunday of March, when , and back on the first Sunday in November, when it ends at 2 a.m. Daylight time is a practice that involves changing the clocks to maximize the use of light available during the summer so that .
The switch is often associated with farmers wanting more light for harvesting, but it was first introduced to save energy during the First World War. Now, as of 1987, daylight time isn’t federally mandated; that’s why not everyone in Canada will be changing the clocks. Famously, Saskatchewan does not observe, meaning it has the same time as Calgary in the winter but Winnipeg in the summer.
The one exception is the Lloydminster area, which joins in on the time change. The Yukon, parts of Northern B.C.
, eastern Quebec, some regions in Ontario, and most of Nunavut, also do not adjust the clocks twice a year. It , when Emily and Seth Peterson of West Barnstable welcomed their sons Samuel and Ronan on Nov. 6 in Cape Cod.
Samuel was born just before the 2 a.m. time change.
Ronan arrived 31 minutes later, but because the clocks had already fallen back one hour, his official birth time was recorded as 1:10 a.m. instead of 2:10 a.
m. according to a . so young trick-or-treaters could stay out later.
was the to establish DST on July 1, 1908. Love it or hate it, the biannual change quickly. Both and have passed bills to throw out the time change, but they won't go through with it unless neighbouring states and provinces to make the change as well.
So, let your phone make the time change for you and enjoy that extra hour of sleep. Or just go about your night as normal if DST is a thing of the past where you live..
