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Time in British Columbia, Canada now

 
 
Friday, January 9, 2026
Static Electricity Day
British Columbia has 3 time zones. The time zone for the capital Victoria is used here.
Sun: ↑ 08:33AM ↓ 04:22PM (7h 49m) - More info - Make British Columbia time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for British Columbia

UTC -8
Pacific Time (PT)
now 3 hours behind New York
Sunday November 2 2025
Latest change: Winter time started
  • Switched to UTC -8 / Pacific Standard Time (PST).
  • The time was set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
Sunday March 8 2026
Next change: Summer time starts
  • Switching to UTC -7 / Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
  • The time will be set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.

Time difference
from British Columbia

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Chicago+2 hours
New York+3 hours
Toronto+3 hours
São Paulo+5 hours
London+8 hours
UTC+8 hours
Lagos+9 hours
Paris+9 hours
Zurich+9 hours
Cairo+10 hours
Johannesburg+10 hours
Istanbul+11 hours
Moscow+11 hours
Dubai+12 hours
Mumbai+13.5 hours
Hong Kong+16 hours
Shanghai+16 hours
Singapore+16 hours
Tokyo+17 hours
Sydney+19 hours
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