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Just Made Daylight Saving Time Permanent: What Your Business Needs to Know Before November 1 [Coleman Technologies Blog](https://colemantechnologies.com/blog/categories/blog) [Business](https://colemantechnologies.com/blog/categories/business) [Darren Coleman](https://colemantechnologies.com/blog/blogger/darren-coleman) Tuesday, 20 October 2026 [ ![A business operations leader reviewing a calendar beside a laptop in a dimly lit office](//colemantechnologies.com/images/easyblog_articles/2232/b2ap3_large_bc-permanent-daylight-time-business.jpg) ](//colemantechnologies.com/images/easyblog_articles/2232/bc-permanent-daylight-time-business.jpg "bc-permanent-daylight-time-business") If your team meets, serves clients or travels across the U.S. border, November 1 could bring a scheduling surprise. British Columbia will not turn its clocks back, but Washington, Oregon and California will. At the same time, some computers and calendar applications may still treat the date as the start of Pacific Standard Time. The practical takeaway: check your organization’s devices and future calendar events now, especially if your team works across time zones. ## B.C.’s final clock change has already happened B.C. made its final seasonal clock adjustment on March 8, 2026, when clocks moved forward. On Sunday, November 1, clocks in most of the province will stay as they are. The province is moving to year-round Pacific Time (PCT) at a fixed offset of UTC-7. This replaces the seasonal PST and PDT designations for B.C. The [B.C. government’s time-zone guidance](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/celebrating-british-columbia/daylight-saving-time) confirms that November 1 completes the transition. The change followed public support for ending seasonal clock changes: the provincial engagement received more than 223,000 responses, with 93% supporting year-round daylight time. The government cites more consistent schedules, fewer seasonal disruptions and more evening light in winter among the potential benefits. There are regional exceptions within B.C. For example, southeastern communities, including Cranbrook and Fernie, will remain aligned with Alberta at UTC-6. If your business operates across the province, confirm the local time standard that applies to each location. ## Expect a one-hour gap with U.S. West Coast partners Washington, Oregon and California will still move their clocks back on November 1. From then until March 14, 2027, Vancouver will be one hour ahead of Seattle and Los Angeles. That difference can affect more than meeting invitations. A regular 9 a.m. Vancouver meeting, for example, will be 8 a.m. in Seattle and Los Angeles during that period. Your staff may need to adjust when they contact clients, attend joint operations calls or coordinate work with U.S. offices. For businesses across Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley that regularly work with clients and partners in Washington State, this is the first winter in a long time without a shared clock. If cross-border work is part of your week, it is worth confirming how your recurring meetings and deadlines are set before the gap opens up. Travel needs a quick check, too. Confirm flight departure and arrival times with the airline, and make sure staff understand which local time applies at each airport. Don’t rely on the assumption that B.C. and the U.S. West Coast are always on the same time. B.C. will align year-round with Yukon. Alberta and Manitoba are also moving away from seasonal clock changes, but their time standards differ. If your business operates across Canada, treat each location’s time zone as a scheduling detail to verify, not an assumption. ## Your calendar may need attention Your computer clock and your calendar appointments are related, but they are not the same thing. An operating-system update can help a device understand the new time-zone rules, but it may not safely correct every existing meeting in your calendar. That matters particularly for appointments created before November 1, recurring meeting series and events with participants in other time zones. Microsoft’s [Outlook guidance for B.C.’s time-zone change](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/calendar/timezone-changes-for-canada-provinces) tells users to select **(UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (British Columbia)**, then review upcoming and recurring events that continue beyond November 1. The organizer should make the change and send an updated invitation. If you are an attendee, check with the organizer rather than editing someone else’s meeting. When changing a recurring series, review any exceptions, such as individual meetings moved to a different time. Microsoft warns that updating a series can reset exceptions. Check those dates after you make the change. ![A professional team using digital tools in a technology operations setting](https://colemantechnologies.com/images/easyblog_articles/2232/b2ap3_large_bc-time-zone-change-checklist.jpg) ## A practical checklist for your business Use the time before November 1 to check the systems and schedules your team relies on. - **Update operating systems.** Install current updates on Windows, macOS, phones and tablets, then restart when prompted. Updates carry time-zone information that devices need to apply local time correctly. - **Set the B.C. time zone.** On Windows and Outlook, look for **(UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (British Columbia)**. Avoid assuming that the older generic “Pacific Time (US & Canada)” setting reflects B.C.’s new permanent offset. - **Review future and recurring meetings you organize.** Prioritize meetings on or after November 1, especially those with U.S. participants. Set the meeting to the B.C. time zone where appropriate and send the updated invitation. - **Check calendars on different devices.** Confirm that important meetings show the same intended time in the calendar application and on the devices your employees use. Different platforms may handle time-zone updates differently. - **Confirm cross-border schedules directly.** For key client calls, project deadlines and operational handoffs, make the time explicit. Adding “PCT” to an invitation or confirming the time with participants can help prevent confusion. - **Review travel and bookings.** Ask employees travelling for work to confirm departure and arrival details with the airline and check local times at their destinations. - **Check business systems that schedule events.** If your organization uses separate booking, scheduling or calendar tools, confirm with the software provider or your IT team how they handle B.C.’s fixed UTC-7 time. One important caution: don’t compensate by manually moving every meeting an hour. The correct action depends on how the event and time zone were originally set. Check the event’s time-zone setting, update it as needed and verify the result before sending changes to attendees. For additional device and calendar considerations, [UBC IT’s B.C. time-zone change guidance](https://it.ubc.ca/news/october-20-2026/bc-time-zone-change-what-it-means-your-calendar-and-devices) explains why meeting organizers should review their own events and why different applications may not behave identically. ## Make the change a routine IT check, not a last-minute scramble A time-zone change may sound simple, but it touches employee devices, calendars, recurring meetings and the systems used to coordinate work. For a business with cross-border clients or staff in multiple provinces, a short review now can help prevent avoidable scheduling confusion in November. Coleman Technologies can help your organization check device and calendar settings, review recurring meetings and identify systems that need attention. Our [managed IT services](https://colemantechnologies.com/it-services) provide proactive support for the technology your team relies on, backed by 24/7 live support for managed-services clients. If you’re not sure whether your systems are ready, [get in touch with Coleman Technologies](https://colemantechnologies.com/free-consultation). We’ll help you understand what needs to be checked and what to do next, without pressure. 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