Current time in Toronto

Canada · UTC-5/UTC-4

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America/Toronto

UTC offset

UTC-5/UTC-4

Daylight Saving

Yes — observed

Time zone ID

America/Toronto

Business hours

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET (Monday–Friday)

About Toronto's time zone

Toronto operates on Eastern Time (ET), using EST (UTC-5) in winter and EDT (UTC-4) during daylight saving from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November — the same schedule as New York City. As Canada's financial capital and home to the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), the city's financial markets are tightly synchronized with Wall Street. Toronto shares New York's time zone, making it one of the most globally connected cities in North America.

Best time to call Toronto

Calling from	Recommended window
London	2:00 PM – 11:00 PM GMT
Vancouver	6:00 AM – 3:00 PM PT
Dubai	6:00 PM – 3:00 AM GST
São Paulo	10:00 AM – 7:00 PM BRT

Did you know? Canada is the second-largest country in the world by area but only spans 6 time zones, compared to Russia's 11. Toronto and Vancouver — over 4,400 km apart — are only 3 hours different, whereas Moscow and Vladivostok, a similar distance apart in Russia, are 7 hours different.

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