> Current local time in Toronto, Canada: EST (UTC−5) until March 14, then EDT (UTC−4). Compare cities and plan meetings. > > Markdown version of https://wherora.com/time/toronto/ for AI agents and assistants. Live clocks and interactive tools need JavaScript: open the page in a browser to use them. # Time in Toronto. Canada · EST/EDT · America/Toronto **Toronto is on Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5)** until Sunday, March 14, 2027, when the clocks go forward an hour to Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4). Right now it’s the same time as New York and 5 hours behind London. Times checked November 1, 2026 against the IANA time zone database. [How WherOra calculates times](https://wherora.com/about/methodology/) ## Time zone in Toronto Toronto uses **Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5)** in winter and **Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4)** in summer. Together they are called Eastern Time (ET), the same as New York. Time zone : Eastern Standard Time (EST) / Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) UTC offset : UTC−5 (standard) · UTC−4 (summer) Daylight saving : Yes IANA zone : America/Toronto ### Clock changes in Toronto, 2026–2027 - **Sunday, March 8, 2026**: clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 AM, to 3:00 AM (EDT, UTC−4) - **Sunday, November 1, 2026**: clocks go back one hour at 2:00 AM, to 1:00 AM (EST, UTC−5) - **Sunday, March 14, 2027**: clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 AM, to 3:00 AM (EDT, UTC−4) - **Sunday, November 7, 2027**: clocks go back one hour at 2:00 AM, to 1:00 AM (EST, UTC−5) Other countries change on different dates, so the gap between cities can shift for a week or more. [See how daylight saving affects meetings](https://wherora.com/guides/daylight-saving-gap-weeks/). ### Same time as Toronto These cities in our world clock share Toronto’s time zone: Montreal. ### Plan meetings with Toronto Shared working hours and time differences for popular pairs: - [Toronto to London time](https://wherora.com/compare/toronto-london/) - [Toronto to Manila time](https://wherora.com/compare/toronto-manila/) Run a website, blog or intranet? [Add a free Toronto clock to your site](https://wherora.com/embed/?city=toronto). It keeps the right time on its own. To compare Toronto with any other place, use the clock above: press **+ Add city**, or set a date and drag the timeline to check a future meeting. [Convert a specific time](https://wherora.com/convert/) or [plan a meeting for up to six cities](https://wherora.com/meeting/). ## Toronto: quick answers ### What time zone is Toronto in? Toronto uses Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5) as standard time and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4) during daylight saving time. On phones and computers its time zone is called America/Toronto. ### Does Toronto observe daylight saving time? Yes. Clocks in Toronto go forward one hour on Sunday, March 14, 2027, and back one hour on Sunday, November 7, 2027. ### What time is it in Toronto when it’s 9 AM in New York? It’s 9:00 AM in Toronto too: Toronto has the same time as New York. That stays the same all year. EST converters [EST time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/est/) [EST to IST](https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-ist/) [IST to EST](https://wherora.com/convert/ist-to-est/) [EST to PST](https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-pst/) [PST to EST](https://wherora.com/convert/pst-to-est/) [EST to PHT](https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-pht/) [UTC to EST](https://wherora.com/convert/utc-to-est/) [EST to GMT](https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-gmt/) [EST to CET](https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-cet/) Explore city times [New York](https://wherora.com/time/new-york/) [Los Angeles](https://wherora.com/time/los-angeles/) [Chicago](https://wherora.com/time/chicago/) [Houston](https://wherora.com/time/houston/) [Dallas](https://wherora.com/time/dallas/) [Austin](https://wherora.com/time/austin/) [All city times →](https://wherora.com/time/) ## Compare city pairs [See shared working hours for all pairs →](https://wherora.com/compare/) North America ↔ Europe - [New York–London](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-london/) - [Chicago–London](https://wherora.com/compare/chicago-london/) - [Toronto–London](https://wherora.com/compare/toronto-london/) - [Dallas–London](https://wherora.com/compare/dallas-london/) - [New York–Berlin](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-berlin/) North America ↔ Asia & Pacific - [New York–Tokyo](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-tokyo/) - [New York–Manila](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-manila/) - [New York–Mumbai](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-mumbai/) - [New York–Sydney](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-sydney/) - [Los Angeles–Tokyo](https://wherora.com/compare/los-angeles-tokyo/) - [Los Angeles–Manila](https://wherora.com/compare/los-angeles-manila/) - [Chicago–Manila](https://wherora.com/compare/chicago-manila/) - [Toronto–Manila](https://wherora.com/compare/toronto-manila/) - [San Francisco–Mumbai](https://wherora.com/compare/san-francisco-mumbai/) - [San Francisco–Bengaluru](https://wherora.com/compare/san-francisco-bengaluru/) Europe ↔ Asia & Middle East - [London–Dubai](https://wherora.com/compare/london-dubai/) - [London–Singapore](https://wherora.com/compare/london-singapore/) - [London–Tokyo](https://wherora.com/compare/london-tokyo/) Close time zones - [New York–Los Angeles](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-los-angeles/) - [San Francisco–Austin](https://wherora.com/compare/san-francisco-austin/) - [New York–Buenos Aires](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-buenos-aires/) - [Berlin–Lisbon](https://wherora.com/compare/berlin-lisbon/) - [Singapore–Sydney](https://wherora.com/compare/singapore-sydney/) - [Dubai–Mumbai](https://wherora.com/compare/dubai-mumbai/) Badges show how far ahead or behind the second city is today. Read our guides[When the clocks change](https://wherora.com/guides/daylight-saving-time-dates/)[Daylight saving gap weeks](https://wherora.com/guides/daylight-saving-gap-weeks/)[Fair meetings across time zones](https://wherora.com/guides/fair-meetings-across-time-zones/)[Time zone abbreviations](https://wherora.com/guides/time-zone-abbreviations/)[All guides](https://wherora.com/guides/) --- Source: https://wherora.com/time/toronto/ · Site guide for agents: https://wherora.com/llms.txt · How times are calculated: https://wherora.com/about/methodology/