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Fall back: When does the time change?

Most Canadians' clocks will be turned back an hour when daylight saving time ends. (Pexels) Most Canadians' clocks will be turned back an hour when daylight saving time ends. (Pexels)
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The signs of the upcoming autumn season are here as Canadians are starting to notice the skies getting darker earlier, and brightening later.

While autumn officially arrives on Sunday, Sept. 22, the end of daylight saving time -- also called daylight time or daylight saving time -- is approaching in November. The time change is still more than a month away, but a top trending search online Monday morning showed Google users are already wondering when they'll be changing the clocks back.

Do clocks go forward or back?

For some, it鈥檚 good news since people will gain an extra hour of sleep.

The majority of Canadians' clocks will be turned back an hour when daylight saving time ends on Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 a.m. local time.

Which provinces in Canada do not change time?

Most parts of Canada will be observing the , though some municipalities decided not to take part in the twice yearly practice.

Residents of Yukon and most of Saskatchewan don鈥檛 change their all year. There's no time change as well in some municipalities located in the following regions of Canada: Nunavut, Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia.

Is Canada getting rid of daylight saving time?

Canada isn鈥檛 cancelling daylight saving time, though some Canadians favour getting rid of it because they think the twice yearly change is a health hazard. Irene Shone鈥檚 Change.org petition, which has more than 86,000 signatures so far, is calling on the federal government to end daylight saving time. The Canadian Sleep Society, which promotes healthy sleep, and the American Medical Association also want to eliminate daylight saving time.

Ontario passed the (Bill 214) in November 2020 in order to end the bi-annual change of clocks and make daylight saving time the standard time year-round, but Ontario鈥檚 attorney general said the government would only implement it if Quebec and the state of New York are on board.

鈥淎lthough Bill 214 has been passed into law, it hasn鈥檛 taken effect, as New York State and Quebec have not passed similar legislation yet,鈥 said Jack Fazzari, press secretary for Ontario鈥檚 attorney general, in an emailed statement to CTVNews.ca on Monday. 鈥淢aking daylight saving time permanent in Ontario without Quebec and New York State following suit would be disruptive for trade, stock markets and broadcasting."

With files from CTVNews.ca's Hunter Crowther

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