The Government of the Northwest Territories is reminding residents that the territory will no longer be observing seasonal time changes.
Clocks in the territory will not being moving one hour back on November 1 and will instead stay on the NWT’s new permanent time standard, called Northwest Territories Time, which will be observed year-round.
“Ending seasonal time change gives residents what they’ve asked us for,” said NWT Premier R.J. Simpson.
Due to this change, the NWT will now share a common time with both Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Offline devices such as microwaves, ovens, and older models of cars will not need to have their clocks changed.
Smart devices, such as some models of cellphones and computers, will automatically update to the new time zone, without any need for residents to change them.
Older devices, such as older generations of Apple devices or computers running the Windows operating system, will need to have their clocks manually changed to the new time zone by users.
To do this, users will need to enter their device’s settings and manually change the clock to the “Northwest Territories Time” or “Alberta Time” time zone.
More information about the territory’s new time standard and more specific instructions on how to update devices can be found on the GNWT’s website.
