Canada to Vancouver: time difference
Vancouver is 3 h behind Canada. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Canada 21:28 9:28 PM Vancouver 18:28 6:28 PM You –:–
21:28 9:28 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:12 · 🌙 18:30
18:28 6:28 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 18:36
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−3 h
Vancouver is 3 h behind Canada.
When you, Canada 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
🇨🇦 Canada
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
📍 Your time
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇦 Canada | 🇨🇦 Vancouver |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:28 | 18:28 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Canada | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Toronto | America/Vancouver |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:12 | 07:25 |
| Sunset | 18:30 | 18:36 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 11 h 11 min |
| People on this clock | 36,991,981 | 631,486 |
Compare Canada with another city
More comparisons with Canada: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Nearby time zones
Big time differences
Canada and Vancouver: common questions
How many hours behind Canada is Vancouver?
The clocks in Vancouver are 3 hours behind those in Canada (UTC−7 and UTC−4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Canada, what time is it in Vancouver?
At 9:00 AM in Canada, clocks in Vancouver show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Canada, what time is it in Vancouver?
At 6:00 PM in Canada, clocks in Vancouver show 3:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Canada and Vancouver are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Canada (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Vancouver), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Vancouver compared with Canada?
The new day starts in Vancouver later: until 3:00 AM in Canada, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 PM in Vancouver, Canada is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Canada and Vancouver the same all year?
No. Only Canada switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Vancouver will be 2 hours behind Canada.
