Alert to Vancouver: time difference
Vancouver is 3 h behind Alert. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Alert 11:49 11:49 AM Vancouver 08:49 8:49 AM You –:–
11:49 11:49 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 11:05 · 🌙 12:48
08:49 8:49 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:32 · 🌙 18:26
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−3 h
Vancouver is 3 h behind Alert.
When you, Alert and Vancouver are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇦 Alert
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇨🇦 Vancouver
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇦 Alert | 🇨🇦 Vancouver |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:49 | 08:49 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Alert | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Iqaluit | America/Vancouver |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 11:05 | 07:32 |
| Sunset | 12:48 | 18:26 |
| Daylight | 1 h 43 min | 10 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 60 | 631,486 |
Compare Alert with another city
More comparisons with Alert: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
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Alert and Vancouver: common questions
How many hours behind Alert is Vancouver?
The clocks in Vancouver are 3 hours behind those in Alert (UTC−7 and UTC−4).
What time is it in Vancouver when it is 9:00 AM in Alert?
When it is 9:00 AM in Alert, it is 6:00 AM in Vancouver.
If it is 6:00 PM in Alert, what time is it in Vancouver?
At 6:00 PM in Alert, clocks in Vancouver show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Vancouver from Alert?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Alert – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Vancouver – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Vancouver?
Until 3:00 AM in Alert it is still the previous day in Vancouver. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Vancouver it is already the next day in Alert.
Is the time difference between Alert and Vancouver the same all year?
No. Only Alert switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Vancouver will be 2 hours behind Alert.
