On 2026-09-17 12:46, Tim Parenti via tz wrote:
On Thu, 17 Sept 2026 at 14:30, James Bellaire wrote:
On 9/17/2026 2:06 PM, Tim Parenti via tz wrote:
While other options may have required legislative action, it appears the /
Official Time Amendment Act/, assented to 30 May 2023, allows for this,
but I am still seeking confirmation on whether that is indeed the
mechanism that will be used.
I agree with that position. They left the legislation at the "Royal Assent"
stage similar to British Columbia and Northwest Territories. The more recent
legislative efforts were to change the law to take effect on a specific date
instead of waiting for proclamation. All Manitoba needs to proceed is a
proclamation.
Here's the legislative text:
https://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/2023/pdf/c00423.pdf <https://
web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/2023/pdf/c00423.pdf>
I have not researched the effects on western Ontario. I was hoping Manitoba
would proclaim it affective in March 2027.
Absent action from Ontario, it would put the portions of western Ontario that
have observed Central Time an hour behind Manitoba in the winter, despite being
east of Manitoba, as they would fall back to UTC−6 while Manitoba stays on UTC−5.
Worth noting that Ontario's /Time Amendment Act, 2020/, assented 30 November
2020, and does allow a similar regulatory trigger. While it had been stated at
the time that they would only do so in conjunction with Québec and New York
state, that restriction does not appear in the text, so it's quite possible that
Manitoba's decision will indeed have ripple effects into central and eastern Canada.
https://www.ola.org/sites/default/files/node-files/bill/document/
pdf/2020/2020-11/b214ra_e.pdf <https://www.ola.org/sites/default/files/node-
files/bill/document/pdf/2020/2020-11/b214ra_e.pdf>
A divergence between Manitoba and western Ontario would require a new zone
America/Kenora, but as we have experienced recently in southeastern British
Columbia, at this very late stage, there may be some value in pressing "pause"
before creating new zones.
Manitoba legislature sits Sept 29th-Nov 5th if they don't simply proclaim.
Nunavut legislature sits Oct 22nd if Cambridge Bay (or now Rankin Inlet/
Resolute) want to join the party.
Just when our long-extended March "silly season" had finally started to calm
down a bit… the September one picks right up where it left off. ;)
Those darn equinoxes have a lot to answer for in legislatures! ;^>
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