What is the current time inOntario Time now?

What is the Time Zone ofOntario Time, Canada?

Eastern Time - USA & Canada

ET ~ East Coast Time

Eastern Standard Time ( EST ) = GMT-5

Eastern Daylight Time ( EDT ) = GMT-4

What time zone isOntario in?

The Eastern part of Ontario(most of Ontario and all the major towns & cities) lie in the Eastern Time Zone , which is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT-5 ) and the Western part of Ontario, west of 90° W longitude, are in the Central Time Zone , which is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean time ( GMT-6 ).

DoesOntario observe Daylight Saving Time?

Like most provinces in Canada, Daylight Saving Time is observed in Ontario, where the time is shifted forward by 1 hour, resulting in a 4 hours ( GMT-4 ) and 5 hours ( GMT-5 ) difference behind GMT for the Eastern and Western part of Ontario respectively.

After the Summer months the time is shifted back by 1 hour resulting in the normal time difference behind GMT.