Shanghai to Toronto time
Toronto is 13 hours behind Shanghai.
Time difference between Shanghai and Toronto
Toronto is 13 hours behind Shanghai. Shanghai is on China Standard Time (UTC+08:00) and Toronto is on Eastern Standard Time (EST (UTC−05:00)).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 12 hours to 13 hours over the year.
Convert Shanghai time to Toronto time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+08:00 for Shanghai and UTC−05:00 for Toronto. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Toronto is behind, so from midnight to 1:00 PM in Shanghai it is still the previous calendar day in Toronto.
| Shanghai time | Toronto time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 6:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 9:00 PM (previous day) |
| 12:00 PM | 12:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 5:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 8:00 AM |
Best time to call or meet: Shanghai and Toronto working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Shanghai and Toronto do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in Shanghai (7:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Toronto), 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 Shanghai and Toronto
Shanghai does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
Toronto 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).