The Canaries to Toronto: time difference
Toronto is 1 h behind the Canaries. 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.
Canaries 02:35 2:35 AM Toronto 01:35 1:35 AM You –:–
02:35 2:35 AM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 17:36
01:35 1:35 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 17:03
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−1 h
Toronto is 1 h behind the Canaries.
When you, the Canaries and Toronto are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇱🇨 Canaries
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
🇨🇦 Toronto
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 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
📍 Your time
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- Early
- Working hours
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇱🇨 Canaries | 🇨🇦 Toronto |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:35 | 01:35 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from the Canaries | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/St Lucia | America/Toronto |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:01 | 07:00 |
| Sunset | 17:36 | 17:03 |
| Daylight | 11 h 35 min | 10 h 3 min |
| People on this clock | 1,862 | 2,731,571 |
Compare the Canaries with another city
More comparisons with the Canaries: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Nearby time zones
Big time differences
The Canaries and Toronto: common questions
How many hours behind the Canaries is Toronto?
The clocks in Toronto are 1 hour behind those in the Canaries (UTC−5 and UTC−4).
If it is 9:00 AM in the Canaries, what time is it in Toronto?
At 9:00 AM in the Canaries, clocks in Toronto show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in the Canaries, what time is it in Toronto?
At 6:00 PM in the Canaries, clocks in Toronto show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Toronto from the Canaries?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in the Canaries – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Toronto – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in the Canaries is it still yesterday in Toronto?
Before 1:00 AM in the Canaries, the date in Toronto has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Toronto, it is already the next day in the Canaries.
Is the time difference between the Canaries and Toronto the same all year?
No. Only Toronto switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Toronto and the Canaries will have the same time.
