Daylight Saving Time 2022: Clocks change on Sunday
Posted March 11, 2022 9:11 am.
Last Updated March 11, 2022 9:12 am.
It could be a rough weekend for your sleep schedule, depending on who you are.
B.C. and many other jurisdictions will be making the switch to daylight time — or “springing forward” — on Sunday, meaning an hour less of shuteye for some people.
Only Yukon and most of Saskatchewan observe permanent daylight time and won’t change their clocks with the rest of the country at 2 a.m. local.
The B.C. government has passed a law to make daylight saving time permanent, but it won’t be enacted until Washington, Oregon, and California do the same.
Time change has been a popular topic for Premier John Horgan, who’s been pushing for an end to the practice since he took office.
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Many British Columbians have been advocating for the same. The ‘Stop the Time Change’ group has been vocal for years, citing various studies about crashes, injuries, and other conditions linked to “sleep pattern change that the biannual shift mandates.”
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety has previously said losing sleep over the time change may increase workplace injuries. ICBC has, in the past, also reported higher driving risks on the first Monday after clocks jump forward.
-With files from The Canadian Press
