Myth vs. fact: didn't Ontario stop changing the clocks?
Myth: Ontario passed a law, so we're done changing clocks. Fact: the 2020 law never took effect. Windsor falls back one hour at 2 a.m. next Sunday, Nov. 1.
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If you thought Ontario got rid of the twice-a-year clock change, you're not alone. It didn't, at least not in Windsor.
Myth
Fact
Ontario passed the Time Amendment Act in 2020. It would make daylight saving time permanent across the province, but it comes into force only "on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor," and Ontario's e-Laws site still lists those changes as not in force.
In an Oct. 13, 2026 release, Ontario said coordination with neighbouring places such as Quebec and New York is important for trade, the stock market and broadcasting. Under U.S. law, a state can stay on standard time all year but can't adopt permanent daylight time without an act of Congress.
What it means for you
Windsor falls back next Sunday: clocks go back one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, to 1 a.m.
An extra hour of sleep, and earlier sunsets on the way home from work or school.
Check the clocks that don't update themselves, like many stoves, microwaves and wall clocks. Phones usually change on their own.
Clocks spring forward again on Sunday, March 14, 2027.
New this year
Ontario said on Oct. 13 that it intends to make daylight saving time permanent in Kenora and parts of northwestern Ontario west of the 90th meridian, by Nov. 1, 2026, to stay aligned with Manitoba. Those communities would not turn their clocks back. Ontario communities in the eastern time zone, including Windsor, will keep changing their clocks twice a year.
