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Time difference between Canada and Switzerland

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Canada has multiple time zones, that reason we now list some of the most important places with their respective local times.

Actual local time in Canada

City Time
Ottawa (Eastern - ON & QC (most areas)) ??:??
Alberta (Mountain - AB, BC(E), NT(E), SK(W)) ??:??
British Columbia (MST - BC (Creston)) ??:??
Manitoba (Central - ON (west), Manitoba) ??:??
New Brunswick (Atlantic - New Brunswick) ??:??
Newfoundland (Newfoundland, Labrador (SE)) ??:??
Northwest Territories (?) ??:??
Nova Scotia (Atlantic - NS (most areas), PE) ??:??
Nunavut (Eastern - NU (most areas)) ??:??
Ontario (Eastern - ON & QC (most areas)) ??:??
Prince Edward Island (Atlantic - NS (most areas), PE) ??:??
Quebec (?) ??:??
Saskatchewan (CST - SK (most areas)) ??:??
Yukon Territory (MST - Yukon (east)) ??:??

Actual local time in Switzerland

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    Canada time changes in 2026

  • EDT daylight saving time (UTC-4) takes effect on 2026-03-08 at 07:00.
  • EST standard time (UTC-5) takes effect on 2026-11-01 at 06:00.
  • MDT daylight saving time (UTC-6) takes effect on 2026-03-08 at 09:00.
  • MST standard time (UTC-7) takes effect on 2026-11-01 at 08:00.
  • CDT daylight saving time (UTC-5) takes effect on 2026-03-08 at 08:00.
  • CST standard time (UTC-6) takes effect on 2026-11-01 at 07:00.
  • ADT daylight saving time (UTC-3) takes effect on 2026-03-08 at 06:00.
  • AST standard time (UTC-4) takes effect on 2026-11-01 at 05:00.
  • NDT daylight saving time (UTC-2.5) takes effect on 2026-03-08 at 05:30.
  • NST standard time (UTC-3.5) takes effect on 2026-11-01 at 04:30.

    Switzerland time changes in 2026

  • CEST daylight saving time (UTC+2) takes effect on 2026-03-29 at 01:00.
  • CET standard time (UTC+1) takes effect on 2026-10-25 at 01:00.

If it's 12PM in Canada, what time is it in Switzerland?

When it's 12:00 PM in Ottawa, Canada, time in Zurich, Switzerland is 06:00 PM.

Inverse calculation

Distance between Canada and Switzerland

City of Canada:
City of Switzerland:

Ottawa, Canada's latitude is 44.41 and its longitude is -75.7. Zurich, Switzerland's latitude is 47.37 and its longitude is 8.54. The distance in kilometers between Canada and Switzerland is 6,194 km.

 

Traveling from Ottawa to Zurich

By car, it would take you approximately 77.43 hours to get to Zurich, Switzerland driving non-stop from Ottawa, Canada at a constant speed of 80 kilometers per hour.

By plane, it would take you approximately 10.32 hours to get to Zurich, Switzerland taking a direct flight from Ottawa, Canada.

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