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Changes to daylight saving time in Canada

On Sunday, November 1, 2026, more Canadian provinces and territories will officially stop changing the clock between daylight saving and standard time. These regions will not roll their clocks back one hour but will stay on daylight saving time permanently.

To ensure a smooth transition, Virgin Plus is updating our network. However, as mobile devices rely on global software databases to display time zone names, you may experience minor technical quirks.

If you live in or are travelling to one of the affected provinces or territories, we recommend you take steps on your mobile devices (like power cycling your device) so you don’t miss any important morning plans, alarms, or calendar events on Sunday, November 1.

  • What regions are impacted by this change?

    This change applies to British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories, and some parts of northwestern Ontario (Kenora, Dryden, Fort Frances, Atikokan, Rainy River District, Pickle Lake, and New Osnaburgh). These regions will join Saskatchewan and the Yukon in permanently staying on daylight saving (summer) time year-round.

    All other provinces and territories will continue to roll their clocks back one hour on November 1.

  • How could this affect my plans on Sunday November 1?

    We recommend you take steps to prepare if you live in or are travelling to an affected region so your plans are not affected. If you don’t prepare and your mobile device doesn’t receive the network update, it might automatically roll back by one hour on Sunday morning and any alarms you have set for Sunday morning will ring one hour late.

  • I live in an affected province or territory. What do I need to do?

    If you live in one of the regions affected by the change, we recommend you take the following steps.

    On Friday, October 30:

    1. Check settings: Ensure "Automatic time zone" or "Automatic Date and Time" is turned ON in your device settings.
    2. Power cycle your device: Turn your device off and back on. This forces your phone to connect to our updated network and download the correct time rules.
  • What if I’m travelling to an affected province or territory?

    If you’re travelling to or through an affected region on or shortly after November 1, you must take the following simple steps.

    As soon as you arrive in the affected province or territory:

    1. Check settings: Ensure "Automatic time zone" or "Automatic Date and Time" is turned ON in your device settings.
    2. Power cycle your device: Turn your device off and back on. This forces your phone to connect to our updated network and download the correct time rules.
  • My phone displays the correct time, but the time zone name is wrong. Is this normal?

    Yes. Your settings menu might display an incorrect time zone label until your device receives a software update from the manufacturer. This can take time to roll out. Meanwhile, the time displayed on your device will remain accurate.

  • How can I double-check that my phone is showing the correct time?

    You can check an independent, official timekeeper such as https://www.worldclock.com/.