Time Zone Information
Ottawa, Canada
Current Time
05:30:34
Saturday, October 31, 2026 local time in Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada uses the America/Toronto time zone, currently UTC-4.
Clocks here switch twice a year — one hour forward in spring, one hour back in autumn — so the gap to other zones changes by an hour for part of the year. Check the offset above before booking an international call or a flight connection.
Time zone names come from the IANA tz database, the same source operating systems use, so the offset shown matches what your calendar will apply to a meeting in Ottawa.
Time Zone
| City | Ottawa |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Time Zone (IANA) | America/Toronto |
| UTC Offset | UTC-4 |
| Coordinates | 45.4111700, -75.6981200 |
| Population | 1,017,449 |
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
DST Observed Ottawa observes daylight saving time. The UTC offset changes when DST starts and ends; the offset shown above already reflects the current DST status.