Most Canadians will set their clocks back an hour early on Sunday morning.
Daylight saving time, which allows people to enjoy an extra hour of daylight at the end of the day, ends Sunday morning and transitions to standard time in most provinces and territories.
The change means darkness will arrive earlier in the evening, but it will be lighter earlier in the morning, although not in Yukon and most of Saskatchewan, where clocks remain fixed year-round.
Cities like Mississauga, Ontario, remember drivers, pedestrians and cyclists be alert on the roads during and after the change back to standard time.
While seasonal time changes are linked to health complications like headaches and heart problems, Toronto-based veterinary behaviorist Karen Van Haaften says our pets can feel the effects too.
She says this is because their schedules are closely linked to their owners’ daily routines, meaning their feeding, exercise and medication schedules will be delivered an hour later than usual when the clocks go back.
Van Haaften recommends modifying those routines by 10 or 15 minutes a day in the period before or after the time change to help furry friends adjust.
