Time in Kanata

Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5, UTC-5)

Current local time: 17:12

Next DST change: 2027-03-14 - UTC-4.

Current local time in Kanata: · 10 Nov 2026

Kanata time zone

Time zone
UTC-5 · UTC-5standard time

14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC-4 (UTC-4) - in 124 days

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Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

Canada has 10 distinct time zone rule groups. Kanata uses Eastern Standard Time.

  • UTC-5 · UTC-5Ontario, QuebecUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-3:30 · UTC-3:30Newfoundland and LabradorUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-4 · UTC-4Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward IslandUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-4 · UTC-4America/Blanc-SablonNo daylight saving time
  • UTC-6 · UTC-6Manitoba, OntarioUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-5 · UTC-5America/AtikokanNo daylight saving time
  • UTC-6 · UTC-6SaskatchewanNo daylight saving time
  • UTC-7 · UTC-7Alberta, Northwest Territories, British ColumbiaUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-7 · UTC-7Yukon, British ColumbiaNo daylight saving time
  • UTC-8 · UTC-8British ColumbiaUses daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Kanata

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Kanata
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London5 h aheadCompare Kanata and London
New YorkSame timeCompare Kanata and New York
Los Angeles3 h behindCompare Kanata and Los Angeles
Berlin6 h aheadCompare Kanata and Berlin
Dubai+1 day9 h aheadCompare Kanata and Dubai
New Delhi+1 day10 h 30 min aheadCompare Kanata and New Delhi
Singapore+1 day13 h aheadCompare Kanata and Singapore
Tokyo+1 day14 h aheadCompare Kanata and Tokyo
Sydney+1 day16 h aheadCompare Kanata and Sydney
Copenhagen6 h aheadCompare Kanata and Copenhagen

Sun in Kanata today

Daylight
06:559h 44m16:39

9h 44m today - 5h 56m less than the longest day and 1h 0m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Kanata

City facts
Country
Canada
Region
Ontario
Population
90,000
Dialing code
Currency
CAD · Dollar
Coordinates
45.3001°, -75.9161°

Public holidays in Ontario

Holidays

  1. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 45 days

    Nationallong weekend

  2. Boxing Day

    Saturday · in 46 days

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  3. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 52 days

    Nationallong weekend

  4. Family Day

    Monday · in 97 days

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  5. Good Friday

    Friday · in 136 days

    Nationallong weekend

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Kanata in?
Kanata uses America/Toronto: UTC-5 (UTC-5).
02Does Kanata have daylight saving time?
14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC-4 (UTC-4) - in 124 days
03What is the time difference between Kanata and London?
Kanata is 5 h behind relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Kanata from New York?
A shared working-hours option: 16:00-17:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Kanata.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Kanata in?
Kanata is in Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5/UTC-4), America/Toronto. Standard time is UTC-5.
02Does Kanata use daylight saving time?
Yes. Kanata changes between UTC-5 and UTC-4 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Kanata and UTC?
Kanata is UTC-5 in standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time.