🇨🇦 Ontario, Canada
Current local time in Ottawa
--:--America/Toronto · EDT · UTC-04:00
4h behind your local time.
Time zone
America/Toronto (EDT)
UTC offset
UTC-04:00
Daylight saving
Currently observing DST · changes 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 to UTC-05:00
Daylight
06:35 19:23 12h 48m
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Ottawa time — frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Ottawa in?
- Ottawa uses the America/Toronto time zone, currently EDT (UTC-04:00).
- Does Ottawa observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Ottawa is currently on daylight saving time and the clocks change next on 1 November 2026.
- What is the time difference between Ottawa and UTC?
- Ottawa is UTC-04:00, so local time is -04:00 hours from Coordinated Universal Time.
Times shown are calculated from your device clock and the IANA time zone database.