It blows me away that we change the clock to meet corporate time tables vs having flexible work days.
this post was submitted on 02 Mar 2026
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Finally!
Very good! Changing the clock twice a year is an insanity people accept as normal, and that shouldn't be the case. Please let Ontario be next (I know of weak sauce Bill 214).
Now I’m waiting for Australia to stick to one; then there won’t be a two hour staggered swing in time difference twice a year.
I'm so excited for this. Even working from home I hate changing time cause it still messes with my sleep schedule and my cats feeding schedule.
Nice! The world has been so shit for years now, I didn't expect this kind of bottom-of-the-list legislation to pass until like 2056. Glad someone cares enough to sweat the small stuff. I hope the other provinces follow suit. Last I heard, Ontario was in a deadlock because NY State didn't want to budge on it, but you know, elbows up!
Whyyyyy
I remember voting against the Daylight Savings removal here in Alberta when it came up because I don't understand why the only option when it comes to removing the swap is to make it permanent rather than not have it at all.
Like congrats, we're basically changing timezones.
Because one gives more light into the evenings and the other doesn’t… Can confirm you’re from Alberta 🤦♂️
Because it's better than changing timezones twice a year
The legeslation has been in place for years, but we held off because we didn't want to be out of sync with Washington, Oregon, and California.
From https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026AG0013-000209:
Recent actions from the U.S. have shifted how B.C. approaches decisions that merit alignment, including on time zones.
Thanks Trump :D
Trump changing space-time
Cool, maybe the rest of Canada will follow?
Yukon and Saskatchewan already don't change their clocks.
I work in BC and Yukon and I always have to check if we are on the same time or and hour difference because I can never remember.
Going forward BC and Yukon will always be on the same time.
Ontario also has this law in place just waiting for Quebec and New York to make the move too.
Please yes.
Holy crap YES!!!
This Saskatchewan resident welcomes BC to the more sane way of life!
oh no, an update to tzdata coming
We are indeed living in interesting times…
Come on, Oregon, do the thing.
About damn time!
...or is it about an hour from damn time? I can never remember.
What if there was a standard time to move to? Wouldn't that be the standard?
Daylight Savings Time, or Summer Time, is in use for 9 months of the year, and is thus the de facto standard. Daylight Wasting Time, or Winter Time, is only in use for 3 months of the year, which makes it the exception.
As a Saskatchewanian, I am so happy for BC!
This makes me so happy!
I actually heard an argument against permanent DST that I still haven't really been able to refute. The reasoning was that darker conditions in the mornings during winter could make things more hazardous for kids walking to school. In places with properly pedestrian-friendly infrastructure, it probably wouldn't be an issue, but at least in more suburban areas, I can't say I disagree. Changing back and forth twice a year is still silly, but I feel like I might prefer permanent standard time over permanent DST in a lot of places.
You’re either walking to or from school in the dark in more northern places, it’s an irrelevant argument.
Shortest day of the year in my city is only 8 hours long.
Or going to work in the dark, and going home in the dark. Daylight? Never heard of it.
When I quit smoking I actually had to start taking my short break and just stand outside just to get some vitamin d from the sun.
Working in factories, condos or high rises during construction, forget it.
BC winter is dark and gloomy in the morning and dark again by 3:30. So this won't mean much for us, other than some actually usable daylight
Schools can choose to start later in the day if they find it helpful, without needing everyone else to change their clocks and schedules too
School hours could change. And if you're far north enough, standard or daylight ain't gonna matter, there will be times when kids are walking in the dark.
That's caused (at least in part) by assigning timezones according to politics rather than longitude. Some places have gotten really skewed.
Anyway, most of us just want the government to pick one thing and stick with it. We don't care whether they pick DST, ST, or create a new half-hour timezone to split the difference so long as the changing back and forth stops.
The main reason it still exists is not a good one.
People are used to it happening and are scared of change.