Before going to bed Saturday night, most Canadians will set their clocks forward by one hour to accommodate daylight savings time.
Permanent daylight time is observed in Yukon and most of Saskatchewan, while the premiers of Ontario, British Columbia, and Quebec have stated that they are open to abandoning the time shift.
Premier John Horgan of British Columbia approved legislation three years ago allowing the province to remain on daylight time indefinitely.
But, according to Horgan, B.C. would not abandon the twice-yearly time shift until the three US states in the same time zone — Washington, Oregon, and California — do the same.
Horgan says he’s hoping that a bill proposed by Washington’s governor would be approved by Congress this year, implying that this will be the final time B.C. people “spring ahead.”
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Friday that he wants the province to keep daylight saving time and that he is looking forward to the long summer days.
The majority of provinces, as well as Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, will advance their clocks by one hour on Sunday.