While most of Mexico no longer observes Daylight Saving Time —having eliminated it in 2022 due to limited energy savings and health concerns — 33 municipalities along the northern border did shift their clocks forward on Sunday, March 8 to align with the U.S. for cross-border commerce. That seasonal time will end November 1.
Meanwhile, one major Canadian province has made a permanent change. British Columbia moved its clocks forward on March 8 — and will never fall back again.
Premier David Eby announced the shift to year-round Pacific Daylight Time, citing health and wellness concerns after 93 percent of residents supported ending the twice-yearly disruption. The province will make the final transition November 1, joining Yukon (which shifted in 2020) and Saskatchewan (which remains on standard time year-round).
In the U.S., most states observed the March 8 start of DST, which runs through November 1, though Hawaii and most of Arizona opt out.
Across the Atlantic, Europe will turn clocks forward on March 29, with DST concluding October 25. Only Russia, Iceland and Belarus do not observe the change.