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Ontario to move northwest regions to permanent daylight time

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Casey, L. (2026, October 13). Ontario to move northwest regions to permanent daylight time. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/cp-newsalert-ontario-to-move-northwest-regions-to-permanent-daylight-time/article_db72cd31-3c9f-5c15-8544-1dfe3ba7bf7a.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-13 · by Liam Casey

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Ontario’s Indigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford announced that parts of northwest Ontario will move to permanent daylight time to align with Manitoba. This decision follows consultations with municipalities, businesses, and First Nations, where over 90% support was reported for the change. The regulatory adjustment in the Time Act is scheduled for Nov. 1, allowing regions west of the 90th meridian to remain one hour ahead of Saskatchewan’s time zone year-round.
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Ontario is set to implement permanent daylight time in its northwest region starting November 1, 2026, aligning it with Manitoba. This decision follows a similar move by Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, who announced last month that his province would cease twice-annual clock changes and stay on daylight time year-round in the central time zone, leaving Manitoba one hour ahead of other Prairie provinces. Indigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford says there is broad support among municipalities, First Nations, and businesses for this change to ensure consistency with Manitoba. The adjustment aims to avoid confusion for communities situated along shared borders and in overlapping time zones.

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Alberta First Nations Manitoba Ontario The Canadian Press

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Manitoba GPE · 4× Ontario GPE · 4× Rickford PERSON · 4× First Nations NORP · 3× Alberta GPE · 2× The Canadian Press ORG · 2× Wab Kinew PERSON · 2× Greg Rickford PERSON · 1× Indigenous Affairs ORG · 1× TORONTO GPE · 1×

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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew announced last month the province would stop twice-annual clock changes and stay on daylight time year-round in the central time zone, leaving it one hour ahead of the other Prairie provinces rather than aligned with them. “That put northwestern Ontario, who sits in the central standard time zone, in a bit of a spot, to say the least,” Rickford said.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-13
🔮 - Ontario is set to move parts of the province’s northwest region to permanent daylight time in order to align with Manitoba, Indigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford told The Canadian Press.
2026-10-13 · Toronto Star
Ontario to move northwest regions to permanent daylight time · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 2 hedged)

- Ontario is set to move parts of the province’s northwest region to permanent daylight time in order to align with Manitoba, Indigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford told The Canadian Press. asserted
Rickford → set → Press
Rickford said there is overwhelming consensus among municipalities, First Nations and businesses to make the time change permanent. asserted
change → say → municipalities
The province intends to make a regulatory change in the Time Act on Nov. 1 to allow regions west of the 90th meridian to align with Manitoba, he said. asserted
he → intend → Manitoba
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew announced last month the province would stop twice-annual clock changes and stay on daylight time year-round in the central time zone, leaving it one hour ahead of the other Prairie provinces rather than aligned with them. “That put northwestern Ontario, who sits in the central standard time zone, in a bit of a spot, to say the least,” Rickford said. asserted
Rickford → announce → least
The province had three options, he said. asserted
he → have → options
One, the northwestern region could shift to eastern time to align with the rest of the province. uncertain
region → shift → province
Two, they could continue on with time changes, but then they’d be out of step with the rest of Ontario and Manitoba. uncertain
they → continue → Ontario
“The other option ... we took by unanimous consensus, was to not change our clocks and go to what I’m calling Wab Kinew time,” Rickford said. asserted
Rickford → take → what
Much of the province’s northwest jumped into action after Kinew’s announcement to figure out a way forward. asserted
Much → jump → way
Rickford said the province reached out to municipalities, businesses and First Nations to get their thoughts. asserted
province → say → thoughts
“What ended up coming back was overwhelmingly unanimous, 90 to 94 per cent from every survey,” he said. asserted
he → end → survey
New Democrat Sol Mamakwa, who represents the riding of Kiiwetinoong that is home to the majority of Ontario’s remote, fly-in First Nations, also helped figure out a way forward. asserted
that → represent → way
“After having brought the voices of our communities across the northwest to the table, we are happy the advocacy to observe daylight savings will be implemented permanently,” Mamakwa said in a statement. asserted
Mamakwa → bring → statement
“We are proud of our collaborative efforts to deliver what works for the North. asserted
what → deliver → North
We thank everyone who reached out and shared their thoughts on this important decision.” asserted
who → thank → decision
British Columbia said in March that it was moving to permanent Pacific daylight time. Alberta also switched to permanent daylight time this year in what it calls Alberta time, which means it now has the same time as Saskatchewan year round. asserted
it → say → Saskatchewan
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 13, 2026. asserted
report → publish → Press
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