Ottawa residents will ‘fall back’ one hour this weekend, marking the end of daylight saving time.
The switch to standard time occurs at 2 a.m. on Sunday, with clocks moving back one hour. The end of daylight saving time means it will get darker earlier in the evening, with sunset before 5 p.m. starting on Sunday.
The earlier sunrise and sunset can disrupt sleep routines for both children and adults.
“This one is a little bit easier to adapt to, we get that extra hour,” Andrew Holmes of Sleep Efficiency tells CTV Morning Live.
“Everybody’s circadian rhythm, it’s also known as a sleep-wake cycle, and it can actually become desynchronized during this time and actually take a day or two, sometimes even a week, to adjust. When we lose an hour in the springtime, we actually see an increase in motor vehicle accidents, we see a spike in health complications …