Canada spans 6 time zones, 4 main time zones, Pacific (British Columbia) / Mountain / Yukon Terr. / Central / Eastern / and Atlantic time / Newfoundland & Labrador. More info. | You can see Canada larger map
The Middle East spans 4 time zones, ranging from UTC +2h. to UTC +4h. EET (Israel) / AST (Saudi Arabia) / Iran / United Arab Emirates.
Canada Daylight Saving Time 2024 
On Sunday, November 3, Canada turned the clock back one hour, at 2:00 am it was 1:00 am More info
Middle East Daylight Saving Time 2024 
There are multiple DST dates, and only these countries observe daylight saving time:
Cyprus / Egipt / Lebanon / Israel / and Palestinian Territories: West Bank / Gaza Strip. More info.
Jordan, Syria and Iran no longer use daylight saving time. More info
You can quickly check the current time difference between the Canada and United Arab Emirates by viewing the current time zone at the top right of both countries. time zone clocks 
. clock symbols info
For ex. Toronto -5h vs Dubai +4h, there is a 9 hours difference, so Toronto is always 9 hours behind Dubai in standard time. During Canada Daylight Saving Time we will subtract 1 hour = -8 hours.
• Toronto, Canada and Dubai, UAE coincide in standard time from the first Sunday of November (End of Canada Daylight Saving Time) until the 2nd Sunday of March of the following year. (Start of Canada Daylight Saving Time).
You can also refer to the 4 Time Zone Colors 
= Intervals that are multiples of 4 hours between the same colors.
For example, between Vancouver, British Columbia and Dubai, United Arab Emirates (both in pink) the time difference (in standard time), will be Vancouver 12 hours behind Dubai, UAE. During Vancouver Daylight Saving Time we will subtract 1 hour = -11 hours. See Maps
Time change and 
time difference Toronto, Canada vs. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• As of (2nd Sunday in March) with the start of Canada daylight saving time, Toronto is -4h, and Dubai is +4h, so Toronto will be 8 hours behind Dubai.
• As of (1st Sunday in November) with the return to Canada standard time, Toronto is -5h and Dubai is +4h, so Toronto will be 9 hours behind Dubai.
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |
|---|---|
| Vancouver Time Zone -8 Daylight saving -7 |
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 Vancouver daylight saving time |
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| Time difference width | |
| Bahrain | Oman |
| Cyprus | Palestine |
| Egypt | Qatar |
| Iran | Saudi Arabia |
| Iraq | Socotra Island |
| Israel | Syria |
| Jordan | Turkey |
| Kuwait | UAE |
| Lebanon | Yemen |
| vs. local time | |
| Ontario, Toronto | |
|---|---|
| Toronto Time Zone -5 Daylight saving -4 |
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| Toronto daylight saving time |
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| Time difference width | |
| Bahrain | Oman |
| Cyprus | Palestine |
| Egypt | Qatar |
| Iran | Saudi Arabia |
| Iraq | Socotra Island |
| Israel | Syria |
| Jordan | Turkey |
| Kuwait | UAE |
| Lebanon | Yemen |
| vs. local time | |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
|---|---|
| Winnipeg Time Zone -6 Daylight saving -5 |
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| Winnipeg daylight saving time |
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| Time difference width | |
| Bahrain | Oman |
| Cyprus | Palestine |
| Egypt | Qatar |
| Iran | Saudi Arabia |
| Iraq | Socotra Island |
| Israel | Syria |
| Jordan | Turkey |
| Kuwait | UAE |
| Lebanon | Yemen |
| vs. local time | |
| Calgary, Alberta | |
|---|---|
| Calgary Time Zone -7 Daylight saving -6 |
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| Calgary daylight saving time |
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| Time difference width | |
| Bahrain | Oman |
| Cyprus | Palestine |
| Egypt | Qatar |
| Iran | Saudi Arabia |
| Iraq | Socotra Island |
| Israel | Syria |
| Jordan | Turkey |
| Kuwait | UAE |
| Lebanon | Yemen |
| vs. local time | |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |
|---|---|
| Regina Time Zone -6 No daylight saving |
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| Regina daylight saving time |
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| Time difference | |
| Bahrain | Oman |
| Cyprus | Palestine |
| Egypt | Qatar |
| Iran | Saudi Arabia |
| Iraq | Socotra Island |
| Israel | Syria |
| Jordan | Turkey |
| Kuwait | UAE |
| Lebanon | Yemen |
| vs. local time | |
| Quebec, Montreal | |
|---|---|
| Quebec Time Zone -5 Daylight saving -4 |
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| Quebec daylight saving time |
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| Time difference | |
| Bahrain | Oman |
| Cyprus | Palestine |
| Egypt | Qatar |
| Iran | Saudi Arabia |
| Iraq | Socotra Island |
| Israel | Syria |
| Jordan | Turkey |
| Kuwait | UAE |
| Lebanon | Yemen |
| vs. local time | |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
|---|---|
| Time difference width | |
| Halifax Time Zone -4 Daylight saving -3 |
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| Halifax no daylight saving time |
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| Bahrain | Oman |
| Cyprus | Palestine |
| Egypt | Qatar |
| Iran | Saudi Arabia |
| Iraq | Socotra Island |
| Israel | Syria |
| Jordan | Turkey |
| Kuwait | UAE |
| Lebanon | Yemen |
| vs. local time | |
| St. John's, Newfoundland | |
|---|---|
| Time difference width | |
| St. John's Time Zone -3:30 Daylight saving -2:30 |
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| St. John's daylight saving time |
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| Bahrain | Oman |
| Cyprus | Palestine |
| Egypt | Qatar |
| Iran | Saudi Arabia |
| Iraq | Socotra Island |
| Israel | Syria |
| Jordan | Turkey |
| Kuwait | UAE |
| Lebanon | Yemen |
| vs. local time | |
Capital 
Most populous city 
Capital of the country
| Pacific time zone | Mountain t. zone |
|---|---|
| Current Pacific Time | Current Mountain Time |
| Vancouver (B.Columbia) | Edmonton (Alberta) |
| CA Pacific Time Zone | CA Mountain Time Z. |
| PST = standard -8h PDT = daylight -7h |
MST = standard -7h MDT = daylight -6h |
| Central time zone | Eastern time zone |
|---|---|
| Current Central Time | Current Eastern Time |
| Winnipeg (Manitoba) | Ottawa ON - Quebec |
| CA Central Time Zone | CA Eastern Time Z. |
| CST = standard -6h CDT = daylight -5h |
EST = standard -5h EDT = daylight -4h |
| Atlantic Time Z. |
Newfoundland |
|---|---|
| Current Atlantic Time | Newfoundland Time |
| Labrador City | St. John's |
| AST = standard -4h ADT = daylight -3h |
NST = std -3h30 NDT = daylight -2h30 |
| See moore Atlantic Zone |
more cities Newfoundland |
The letters S (standard) and D (daylight), are the acronyms that show the current period of the time zone.
For example, PST Pacific standard time / PDT Pacific daylight time, plus the symbols that appear next to the clock time
| Labrador N.L.* | New Brunsbrick T. |
| Cartwright | Dieppe |
| Churchill Falls | Fredericton  |
| Happy Vallley-G.Bay | Moncton  |
| Hopedale | Riverview |
| Labrador City | Saint John |
| Nain | |
| AST = standard -4h ADT = daylight -3h |
AST = standard -4h ADT = daylight -3h |
| Nova Scotia Time | Prince Edward Island |
| Amherst | Cornwall |
| Cape Breton | Charlottetown |
| Halifax |
Montague |
| New Glasgow | Stratford |
| Truro | Summerside |
| AST = standard -4h ADT = daylight -3h |
AST= standard -4h ADT = daylight -3h |
| Quebec - Atlantic* | Quebec - Atlantic* |
| Cap-aux-Meules | Blanc-Sablon |
| Magdalen Islands | Kegaska |
| AST = standard -4h ADT = daylight -3h |
AST= standard -4h No daylight saving |
| more Atlantic time |
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| Newfoundland N.L.* | S.Pierre & Miquelon |
| Black Tickle | |
| Conception Bay South | Saint Pierre |
| Corner Brook | Saint Pierre and Miquelon, is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France  UTC = standard -3h UTC = daylight -2h |
| Gander | |
| Grand Falls-Windsor | |
| Mount Pearl | |
| Paradise | |
| St. Anthony | |
| St. John's |
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| NST = std -3h30 NDT = dst -2h30 |
Daylight saving time in Canada begins on the second Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m., moving the clock forward 1 hour and returning to winter or standard time on the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m., turning the clock back 1 hour. 
Canada map.
| Canada daylight saving time 2024 | |
Starts + 1h  |
Ends - 1h  |
| March-10 Sun. 2:00 → 3:00 |
Nov.-3 Sun. 2:00 → 1:00 |
| 2nd Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m., Canada turns the clock forward 1 hour | 1st Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m., Canada turns the clock back 1 hour |
| Pacific Time / Mountain Time / Central Time / Eastern Time / Atlantic Time / Newfoundland & Labrador. | |
| Eastern European Time | |
| Israel (Jerusalem) | Lebanon (Beirut) |
| Israel Time | Eastern European Time |
| IST = standard +2h IDT = daylight +3h |
EET = standard +2h EEST = summer +3h |
| Gaza Strip - Palestinian Territory | West Bank - Palestinian Territory |
| Eastern European Time | Eastern European Time |
| EET = standard +2h EEST = summer +3h |
EET = standard +2h EEST = summer +3h |
| Egypt (Cairo) | Cyprus (Nicosia) |
| Eastern European Time | Eastern European Time |
| EET = standard +2h EEST = summer +3h |
EET = standard +2h EEST = summer +3h |
| Note: All of these Middle Eastern countries observe Daylight Saving Time, and each of them uses a different DST date. |
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 Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| AST / Turkey | Iran |
|---|---|
| Arabia Standard Time | Iran Standard Time |
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AST/UTC = +3h No daylight saving |
IRST/UTC = +3:30 No daylight saving |
| Bahrain (Manama) | Iran* |
| Iraq (Baghdad) | Ahvaz |
| Jordan (Amman)* | Isfahan |
| Kuwait (Kuwait City) | Karaj |
| Qatar (Doha) | Kermanshah |
| Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) | Mashhad |
| Socotra Island | Qom |
| Syria (Damascus)* | Shiraz |
Turkey  (Istanbul) |
Tehran |
| Yemen (Sanaa) | (the whole country) |
| Middle Eastern countries with cities | |
| *From 2022, Jordan and Syria will permanently use the UTC +3h time zone, without daylight saving time. Previously they used standard time UTC+2 and UTC+3 in summer. *From 2022, Iran no longer use daylight saving time and will permanently use the UTC +3:30 time zone. More info |
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| United Arab Emirates | |
| Gulf Standard Time | |
| GST/UTC = +4h No daylight saving |
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| Abu Dhabi |
Ras Al Khaimah |
| Ajman | Sharjah |
| Dubai |
Umm Al Quwain |
| Fujairah | |
| The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is made up of seven independent city-states: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain. | |
| Al-Ain a major city in Abu Dhabi | |
| Oman | |
| Gulf Standard Time | |
| GST/UTC = +4h No daylight saving |
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| As Sīb | Muscat |
| Bawshar | Salalah |
| Note: Only some countries in Middle East use daylight saving time |
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| Middle Eastern countries with cities | |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| Current time in Israel |
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| Israel daylight saving 2024 | |
| Starts + 1h |
Ends - 1h  |
| March-29 Fri. 2:00 → 3:00 |
Oct.-27 Sun. 2:00 → 1:00 |
| IDT +3h daylight | IST +2h standard |
| On Friday, March 29, at 2:00 a.m., Israel turns the clock forward 1 hour | On Sunday, October 27, at 2:00 a.m., Israel turns the clock back 1 hour |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| Current time in Lebanon |
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| Lebanon daylight saving 2024 | |
| Starts + 1h |
Ends - 1h |
| March-31 Sun. 0:00 → 1:00 |
Oct.-27 Sun. 0:00 → 23:00 |
| EEST +3h summer | EET +2h standard |
| On Sunday, March 31, at 0:00 a.m., Lebanon turns the clock forward 1 h | On Sunday, October 27, at 0:00 a.m., Lebanon turns the clock back 1 hour |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| Current time in West Bank - Palestine |
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| West Bank daylight saving 2024 | |
| Starts + 1h |
Ends - 1h |
| April-13 Sat. 0:20 → 3:00 |
Oct.-26 Sat. 2:00 → 1:00 |
| EEST +3h summer | EET +2h standard |
| On Saturday, April 13, at 2:00 a.m., West Bank turns the clock forward 1 hour | On Saturday, October 26, at 2:00 a.m., West Bank turns the clock back 1 hour |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| Current time in Gaza Strip - Palestine |
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| Gaza Strip daylight saving 2024 | |
| Starts + 1h |
Ends - 1h |
| April -13 Sat. 2:00 → 3:00 |
Oct.-26 Sat. 2:00 → 1:00 |
| EEST +3h summer | EET +2h standard |
| On Saturday, April 13, at 2:00 a.m., Gaza Strip turns the clock forward 1 hour | On Saturday, October 26, at 2:00 a.m., Gaza Strip turns the clock back 1 hour |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| Current time in Cyprus |
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| Cyprus daylight saving 2024 | |
| Starts + 1h |
Ends - 1h |
| March-31 Sun. 3:00 → 4:00 |
Oct.-27 Sun. 4:00 → 3:00 |
| EEST +3h summer | EET +2h standard |
| The last Sunday, in March 31, at 3:00 a.m., Cyprus turns the clock forward 1 hour | The last Sunday, October 27, at 4:00 a.m., Cyprus turns the clock back 1 hour |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| Current time in Egypt |
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| Egypt daylight saving 2024 | |
| Starts + 1h |
Ends - 1h |
| April-26 Fri. 0:00 → 1:00 |
Nov.-1 Fri. 0:00 → 23:00 |
| EEST +3h summer | EET +2h standard |
| On Friday, March 26, at 0:00 a.m., Egipt turns the clock forward 1 hour | On Friday, November 1, at 0:00 a.m., Egypt turns the clock back 1 hour |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| Current time in Jordan |
| Jordan No daylight saving |
| No daylight saving time |
| The last time change in Jordan was on October 5, 2022, at 0:00, when the clocks were turned back 1 hour, however, clocks were not changed because Jordan switched time zones from UTC +2 to UTC +3 at the same time. Jordan's time zone will be UTC +3h throughout the year. |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
| Current time in Syria |
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| Syria No daylight saving | ||
| No daylight saving time | ||
| The last time change in Syria was on October 4, 2022, at 0:00, whem the clocks were turned back 1 hour, however, clocks were not changed because Syria switched time zones from UTC +2 to UTC +3 at the same time. Syria's time zone will be UTC +3h throughout the year. |
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| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| Current time in Iran |
| Iran No daylight saving |
| No daylight saving time |
| The last time change in Iran was on September 22, 2022, at 0:00, when the clocks were turned back 1 hour. Iran's time zone will be UTC +3h30 throughout the year. |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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Middle East Time Zone Map Middle East Map with current time and time zones. Middle East Countries with some major cities. |
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