Time in Nunavut

Nunavut is divided into three time zones: Eastern, Central and Mountain.

Mountain Time

• Mountain Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (MST: UTC−07:00) and Mountain Daylight Time (MDT: UTC−6:00)
  • All communities in the Kitikmeot Region, and
  • Portions of the Kivalliq Region west of 102° West

Central Time

• Central Time Zone: Central Standard Time (CST: UTC−06:00) and Central Daylight Time (CDT: UTC−05:00)
  • Portions of Kivalliq and Qikiqtaaluk Regions between 85° West and 102° West, including Resolute, Naujaat, Baker Lake, and the west shore of Hudson Bay, excluding all of Southampton Island.

Eastern Time

• Eastern Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (EST: UTC−05:00) and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT: UTC−04:00)
  • Portions of Kivalliq and Qikiqtaaluk Region east of 85° West, including Sanikiluaq, Cape Dorset, Sanirajak, Igloolik, Arctic Bay, Grise Fiord, and Iqaluit)
  • All of Southampton Island follows EST year round (i.e. does not observe daylight saving time.)