Clocks will "spring foward" an hour on Sunday, March 12 at 2 a.m., and Daylight Saving 2023 will end at the same time on Nov. 5.

Clocks move forward one hour at 2:00 a.m. local time on March 9, 2025, in most provinces and territories that observe daylight saving time. (Graphic created by Cheryl Santa Maria using Canva) ...

Daylight saving time will begin this year on Sunday, March 9, at 2 a.m. local time. While we might lose an hour of sleep by “springing forward,” it also marks the day when we’ll begin to ...

In the 1970s, many countries adopted daylight saving time to save on energy during a global crisis. In recent years, Canada has been following the lead of its southern neighbour, the United States.

Daylight time, which moves the clocks forward an hour, begins on March 9 in most of B.C. and lasts until Nov. 2, when the clocks fall back an hour.

If approved, the bill will make daylight savings time permanent across the United States beginning in 2023. It still needs House approval before President Joe Biden can sign it into law.

Daylight saving time was first proposed in 1895 by New Zealand entomologist George Hudson. He proposed the change because it would allow him more daylight hours to find and inspect insects.