B.C. will adopt permanent, year-round daylight saving time, and will be ending the practice of twice-yearly time changes in the Spring and Fall.  

B.C.’s transition to one year-round time zone will begin after the province “springs forward” on Sunday, March 8, 2026, when clocks move ahead by one hour. This will be the final time change in British Columbia. People and businesses will have eight months to prepare for Nov. 1, 2026, when clocks would usually be turned back, but now will remain the same. At that point, the transition to Pacific time, the name of B.C.’s new time zone, will be complete.

This will mean that B.C.’s new time zone, Pacific time, will be aligned with the Yukon year round.

From November until March annually, BC’s time will match Alberta and other regions observing mountain standard time, but will remain 1 hour behind the rest of the year

From March until November every year, BC’s time will align with California, Washington, Oregon and other Pacific daylight time jurisdictions, but will be out-of-sync the rest of the year with those US states.

The Langley Chamber has long supported ending the twice-yearly time change, but always proposed moving in sync with the western US states to ensure ease of doing business all along the coast.  From aligning shipping and transportation details, to our film industry coordinating with Hollywood, a mismatch with the US is not ideal for business and this move should have been more thought through.