EZYCLOCK

Time in Toronto

The current local time in Toronto, Canada — updating live, with the difference from your own clock.

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Toronto time explained

Toronto is on Eastern Time, identical to New York in both offset and changeover dates. Canada spans six time zones from Newfoundland to the Pacific, and Newfoundland famously runs on a half-hour offset that puts it thirty minutes ahead of the Atlantic provinces.

Toronto does observe daylight saving, so its offset from UTC changes twice a year. The time above already accounts for whichever is currently in force.

Reaching Toronto

Toronto shares its working day with New York exactly, so anything scheduled for one works for the other. London is reachable until roughly midday Eastern, after which the British day has ended.

How this page works

The time above is calculated on your own device from the IANA time zone database that ships with your browser, using the zone America/Toronto. Nothing is fetched from a server, and the offset shown is whatever is currently in force rather than a number typed into the page — so when a country changes its rules, this page changes with it.

The difference from your own clock is worked out the same way, comparing Toronto's current offset against your device's. If your computer's clock is wrong, so is that comparison.

Frequently asked questions

Is Toronto the same as New York time?

Yes — same zone, same changeover dates, never out of step.

How many time zones does Canada have?

Six, including the half-hour Newfoundland zone. It is one of only a handful of places worldwide using a thirty-minute offset.

Does Toronto observe daylight saving?

Yes. The clocks move twice a year, so the difference between Toronto and cities that do not change theirs shifts by an hour for part of the year. The clock on this page reads the current rules directly and is always correct.