Clocks across British Columbia will once again “spring forward” early Sunday morning – even though the provincial government has passed legislation that would put an end to seasonal time changes.
British Columbians will find themselves short one hour of sleep when the clocks jump forward on Sunday at 2 a.m.
The move to daylight saving time also means it will remain dark later in the morning, but the evenings will be brighter for longer.
In 2019, the B.C. government passed legislation that grants the province the power to stop seasonal time changes – but said it didn’t plan on moving to permanent daylight saving time until Washington, Oregon and California also make the switch, which requires the approval of U.S. Congress.
The province introduced the legislation after 93 per cent of British Columbians indicated support for the change during a public survey, which received a record-breaking 223,273 responses.
There is also public support for a switch to permanent daylight saving time in Ontario. In 2020, Ontario passed legislation to make the change when its neighbours in Quebec and New York state do the same.
Only Yukon and most of Saskatchewan observe permanent daylight time and won’t change their clocks with the rest of Canada early Sunday.
—With files from The Canadian Press
