Toronto to Shanghai time
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of Toronto.
Time difference between Toronto and Shanghai
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of Toronto. Toronto is on Eastern Standard Time (EST (UTC−05:00)) and Shanghai is on China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 12 hours to 13 hours over the year.
Convert Toronto time to Shanghai time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC−05:00 for Toronto and UTC+08:00 for Shanghai. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Shanghai is ahead, so from 11:00 AM to midnight in Toronto it is already the next calendar day in Shanghai.
| Toronto time | Shanghai time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 7:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 10:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 7:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 10:00 AM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: Toronto and Shanghai working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Toronto and Shanghai do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Toronto (8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in Shanghai), 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 Toronto and Shanghai
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).
Shanghai does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.