TIME SYSTEM IN SASKATCHEWAN
FACT SHEET
The provincial government (of Saskatchewan) received requests to
adopt Daylight Saving Time, has examined the issue in detail and has
decided to retain the current time system established under The Time
Act for all of Saskatchewan. This issue is a divisive one with no
consensus apparent within the whole province.
Saskatchewan is naturally located within the
Mountain Standard Time
(MST) zone which runs from just west of Winnipeg, Manitoba to just east
of Lethbridge, Alberta.
Under The Time Act, Saskatchewan adopted
Central Standard Time
and therefore shares the same time as Alberta during the summer months
and the same time as Manitoba during the winter months.
Prior to the implementation of The Time Act in 1966, the question of
time was the responsibility of municipalities. Under The Cities Act and
The Towns Act of the day, bylaws could be passed at any time through the
conduct of a plebiscite on the question of observed time. This resulted
in a patchwork of time zones in Saskatchewan with communities using
Central Standard Time, Mountain Standard Time or Daylight Saving Time as
their local time.
The Time Act of 1966 was a compromise solution that allowed all of
the province to observe Central Standard Time. During the summer months
all of Saskatchewan observes Central Standard Time. Only the Battle
River (Lloydminster) Time Option area follows Mountain Standard Time
during the winter. The rest of the province is on Central Standard Time
year round.
More information on the time system in Saskatchewan can be found in
the document “A Scientific and Historical Background Regarding The Time
System in Saskatchewan” on the Government Relations web site at:
http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/mrd/mrdpubtimesys.shtml |
