Canada · EDT
Fri, 11 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Ottawa, 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. Ottawa 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 Ottawa lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 5-hour difference between Ottawa 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 Ottawa lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. There is a 13-hour difference between Ottawa 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 Ottawa.
Practical Info
Ottawa (Canada) is home to roughly 1.5M people. Today brings about 15.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:12, sunset at 20:54. 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 45° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Canada
Capital
Ottawa 👑
Continent
North America
Time Zone
EDT · America/Toronto
Coordinates
45.42°N, 75.70°W
Currency
CAD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English, French
Measurement System
Metric
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap