India to Canada time
Canada is 10 hours 30 minutes behind India.
Time difference between India and Canada
Canada is 10 hours 30 minutes behind India. India is on India Standard Time (UTC+05:30) and Canada is on Eastern Standard Time (EST (UTC−05:00)).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 9 hours 30 minutes to 10 hours 30 minutes over the year.
Convert India time to Canada time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+05:30 for India and UTC−05:00 for Canada. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Canada is behind, so from midnight to 10:30 AM in India it is still the previous calendar day in Canada.
| India time | Canada time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 8:30 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 11:30 PM (previous day) |
| 12:00 PM | 1:30 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 4:30 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 7:30 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 10:30 AM |
Best time to call or meet: India and Canada working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in India and Canada do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM in India (8:00 AM to 9:30 AM in Canada), which usually means an early start or a late finish for one side.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in India and Canada
India does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
Canada observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Mar 14, 2027 at 2:00 AM, when clocks go forward 1 hour (UTC−05:00 to UTC−04:00).