BC Time Zone Change

Cloud Collective Support Updated by Cloud Collective Support

Starting November 1st, 2026, BC will move towards a year-round daylight savings time of (UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (British Columbia).

British Columbia is moving to a permanent year-round (UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (British Columbia). As a result, clocks in most of B.C. will not move back one hour on November 1, 2026. We are updating company systems to support the new permanent (UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (British Columbia). If your computer shows an incorrect time after the change, please contact IT Support rather than adjusting the clock manually. This article is BC-specific. Alberta will be using Mountain Time (Alberta).

What you need to do

  • Outlook on the web / New Outlook: Go to Settings > Calendar > View > Time zones. Display my calendar in time zone should be (UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (British Columbia).
  • Classic Outlook: Classic Outlook uses your Windows time zone. Once Cloud Collective has updated your computer,
    1. Restart Outlook
    2. Click File > Options > Calendar and make sure it shows (UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (British Columbia).
    Tip: What version of Outlook do I have?
  • Update the meetings you organized. Any meetings where you are the organizer that takes place on or after November 1 (including recurring series) will need to be adjusted.
    • Open the meeting > Select the time zone option and choose (UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (British Columbia) > Send the update.
      • Do not move or edit meetings someone else has organized. Ask the organizer to update them.
      • Do not shift meetings by one hour to compensate. Change the meeting time zone.
      • Important* Organizers of recurring meetings will need to make sure they are changing the time zone for the series and not just one meeting.

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