Ontario Is Moving Kenora and Northwestern Ontario to Permanent Daylight Saving Time on November 1.

KENORA – October 25, 2026 – Beginning November 1, Kenora and the northwestern regions of Ontario will stay on Central Daylight Time year-round. Residents will no longer “fall back” or “spring forward.” The province announced the change earlier this month. The City of Kenora welcomed it. The move aligns the region with Manitoba and ends the seasonal clock changes that have required people to adjust twice a year.

In September the city joined other municipalities in asking residents what they wanted. Kenora’s survey drew 5,261 responses. More than 93 percent supported permanent daylight saving time and continued alignment with Manitoba. Council reviewed the results at a special meeting on October 9. The provincial decision followed. The change covers Kenora and the other northwestern communities that currently switch between Central Standard and Central Daylight Time. It does not affect the rest of Ontario, which remains on Eastern Time.

The practical effect is consistency for people who work, go to school, or receive health care across the Manitoba border. Businesses that schedule across the line will no longer have to track two different clock changes. The survey result is the local record. The provincial announcement is the decision. November 1 is the date the clocks stop changing. The rest is whether residents notice the difference once the first winter without a fall-back has passed.

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