Manitobans fall back: Clocks move back 1 hour to mark end of daylight time this weekend

Posted on November 2, 2024 by Peggy

It’s that time of year again when Manitobans get an extra hour of sleep, as clocks will fall back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday.

Daylight time ends on the first Sunday in November and resumes the second Sunday in March, under the Official Time Act, the province said in a Friday reminder.

The transition back to standard time will happen at 2 a.m. on Sunday, as the clocks will turn back to 1 a.m., in Manitoba and most of the rest of Canada.

However, there are exceptions — in Yukon and Saskatchewan, the clocks stay on standard time year-round (meaning Saskatchewan and Manitoba will both be on central standard time after this weekend).

The province reminds residents that changing your clocks is also a good opportunity to check smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to make sure they’re in working condition.

The twice-yearly time change has long been controversial, with some Manitobans wishing to axe it.

In 2022, then municipal relations minister Eileen Clarke introduced a bill in the legislature that would let the province ditch the time change — but only to stay in sync with trading partners if the U.S. first moved to do so.