Manitoba Premier Says Time Changes Are Officially over with Proclamation Signing
Premier Wab Kinew said the province will stop seasonal clock changes after a survey found 92% of residents wanted the shift ended.
- On Friday, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew signed a proclamation in Selkirk, officially ending the province's practice of changing clocks twice a year to adopt permanent daylight saving time.
- The decision follows a May 2026 provincial survey where 92 per cent of 72,000 respondents supported ending seasonal time changes, with 58 per cent favoring permanent daylight time over standard time.
- Municipalities in northwestern Ontario, including Fort Frances and Kenora, are surveying residents about adopting similar measures, aligning with British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.
- Sleep medicine specialist Michael Mak cautioned that permanent daylight saving time could trigger health concerns, noting darker winter mornings might disrupt sleep cycles and reduce commute safety.
- A 2020 law prevents Ontario from following Manitoba unilaterally, requiring New York State and Quebec to adopt the same permanent time change to maintain cross-border trade and transit alignment.
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COLUMN: Think Again - Ending time change a welcome move
There’s an old saying that even a stopped clock is right twice a day. It’s a good way to describe Premier Wab Kinew’s recent announcement that his government is ending seasonal time changes in Manitoba. From this point on, Manitoba will remain on Central Daylight Time all year long.
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