SEATTLE — British Columbia will be an hour ahead of the Pacific Northwest starting Nov. 1 as the province adopts permanent daylight saving time beginning March 8.
According to the province’s Ministry of Attorney General, the Interpretation Amendment Act, which became law in 2019, was not enforced to “coordinate timing with neighboring U.S. states in the same time zone.” Now, the province says that due to recent U.S. actions, it has shifted its approach to “decisions that merit alignment, including on time zones.”
When clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, Seattle and Vancouver will be on the same time until November. When daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, the Pacific Northwest will fall back one hour, meaning Vancouver and the rest of British Columbia will be an hour ahead of Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada and a portion of Idaho…