On 10/7/2026 11:17 AM, Thomas Sirack via tz wrote:
According to a recent CBC News article, Nunavut's Kitikmeot (Western
Nunavut) and Kivalliq (Central Nunavut) regions are looking at ending
the seasonal time change:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavuts-kitikmeot-and-kivalliq-regions-aim-to-join-neighbours-not-turning-back-clocks-9.7371049
The provided map shows that the Kitikmeot Region will "share the same
time as the Yukon", which presumably means permanent UTC-07. The
Kivalliq Region is shown to be "aligned with the Northwest
Territories", again, presumably UTC-06 on a permanent basis.
The map is misleading. The alignment will be true on November 1st when
Nunavut "falls back" to standard time, but will change next March when
they "spring forward" again (with Kitikmeot aligned with NWT and
Kivalliq aligned with Manitoba for the summer).
The same article also says the Government of Nunavut is looking into
ending time changes more broadly. However, a brief look on the
government's site (https://www.gov.nu.ca) does not indicate any
official indication that this change will happen yet.
Nunavut Justice Minister George Hickes said "the Department of Justice
is accessing [sic] the feasibility of ending the time change and that
the review will be complex and could take several months."
"Several months" would lead to a change no earlier than March 2027.
Nunavut could "spring forward" for the last time next year. A better
outcome for coordination (instead of rushing to change configurations in
less than a week). The legislature is scheduled to sit on October 22nd,
which would give them about a week to pass and proclaim legislation.
Automated clocks will be wrong until all the software catches up
(probably through December unless residents use a workaround).
It is good to see a refresher to the article published last April when
Kitikmeot expressed the desire to remain in sync with Alberta and NWT's
expected changes. Thanks for posting.
