Daylight saving 2024: When does the time change? [Video]

Millions of Canadians will notice their clocks turn back by one hour on Nov. 3, marking the end of daylight saving time for this year.

Dawn will come earlier in the morning, and darkness will loom sooner in the afternoon when standard time returns. Most provinces and territories observe the shift, which occurs yearly on the first Sunday of November, with the exception of Saskatchewan and Yukon, which follow standard time year-round.

Canadians have, perhaps begrudgingly, participated in sunshine-oriented time changes since 1918. The federal government introduced daylight saving time to increase production during the First World War, shifting an hour of sunlight from before breakfast to after dinner. Germany and Britain had already passed similar legislation.

The federally-regulated time change ended with the First World War but resumed during the second, when Canada returned to a year-round daylight saving time, along with the United States. Most countries changed their …