Canada · EDT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Kitchener, Canada runs on UTC−4. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer. Next change: 1 Nov. Kitchener and New York currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Kitchener lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 5-hour difference between Kitchener and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–13:00 in Kitchener lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. There is a 13-hour difference between Kitchener and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Toronto, Caracas, Havana. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Kitchener.
Practical Info
Kitchener (Canada) is home to roughly 260K people. Today brings about 15.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:42, sunset at 21:06. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer. Next change: 1 Nov. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 43° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Canada
Capital
Ottawa
Continent
North America
Time Zone
EDT · America/Toronto
Coordinates
43.45°N, 80.49°W
Currency
CAD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English, French
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Kitchener was called Berlin until 1916, when anti-German feeling during the First World War forced a referendum and a rename after the British field marshal. Its Oktoberfest is now the largest outside Germany.
The clock: Kitchener keeps Eastern Time. BlackBerry was built here, and the region is still one of Canada's main technology clusters.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap