Daylight Saving Time Returns: Clocks to Move Forward on March 9

Parts of Canada, including British Columbia (BC), will move their clocks forward by one hour on Sunday, March 9. Daylight saving time (DST) will officially take effect at 2 a.m. on that day. The change is expected to influence sleep patterns and daily routines.

DST has a long history. In 1784, Benjamin Franklin proposed the concept while serving as the U.S. ambassador to France. However, it wasn’t formally adopted in Canada until 1918, during World War I, as a measure to increase productivity.

Following the end of World War I, the Canadian government discontinued DST, only to reinstate it during World War II.

Today, not all areas of Canada and the United States observe daylight saving time. For example, Saskatchewan remains on Central Standard Time (CST) throughout the year. Similarly, certain parts of northern BC do not adjust their clocks for DST.