When it is 09:00 in New York it is 09:00 in Toronto in January and 09:00 in July. Toronto is the same time New York right now — and the difference is the same all year. This page gives the live times in both cities, the overlap between their working days, the daylight saving dates that move the difference, and the best meeting windows.
Try the tool: Time Zone Converter — convert any time between New York and Toronto, with the offset for the date you pick.
Live times in New York and Toronto
The two cities side by side. The January column uses the winter offsets (New York UTC−05:00, Toronto UTC−05:00); the July column uses the summer offsets (New York UTC−04:00, Toronto UTC−04:00).
| Time in New York | Toronto in January | Toronto in July |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 00:00 | 00:00 |
| 06:00 | 06:00 | 06:00 |
| 09:00 | 09:00 | 09:00 |
| 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 |
| 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
| 21:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 |
The world clock shows the current time in both cities live, and the individual city pages — time in New York and time in Toronto — explain each city's time zone, offsets and daylight saving in full.
The time difference between New York and Toronto
The difference is constant: Toronto is the same time New York on every day of the year. That is the simplest case in time-zone work — the answer does not depend on the date, and a meeting set for 09:00 in New York is always 09:00 in Toronto. The reason the difference never changes is that both cities observe daylight saving and change their clocks on the same dates.
To convert a time, add the difference: 09:00 in New York is 09:00 in Toronto in January and 09:00 in July; 17:00 in New York — the end of the working day — is 17:00 in Toronto in January and 17:00 in July. To go the other way, subtract it: 09:00 in Toronto is 09:00 in New York in January. The time difference calculator does the arithmetic for any date, and the UTC to Toronto page gives the full conversion table for Toronto.
Meeting overlap between New York and Toronto
The overlap is the hours when both cities are in their working day (09:00–17:00 local time). The table marks the overlapping hours in New York's working day and shows what time they are in Toronto.
January
| New York time | Toronto time | Both working? |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 09:00 | Yes |
| 10:00 | 10:00 | Yes |
| 11:00 | 11:00 | Yes |
| 12:00 | 12:00 | Yes |
| 13:00 | 13:00 | Yes |
| 14:00 | 14:00 | Yes |
| 15:00 | 15:00 | Yes |
| 16:00 | 16:00 | Yes |
In January the overlap is 8 hours: 09:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00 New York time. In July it is 8 hours: 09:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00 New York time. The meeting planner finds the overlap for any two cities and any date, and the meeting time finder finds it for a whole team.
Daylight saving in New York and Toronto
New York observes daylight saving: in 2026 the clocks go forward on 8 March 2026 and back on 1 November 2026, moving the offset from UTC−05:00 to UTC−04:00.
Toronto observes daylight saving: in 2026 the clocks go forward on 8 March 2026 and back on 1 November 2026, moving the offset from UTC−05:00 to UTC−04:00.
The difference never changes, so there is no date on which a standing meeting moves. That does not mean the difference is the same as the difference with a third city — the difference between New York and London, for example, may still move when London changes its clocks. The individual DST pages — New York DST 2026 and Toronto DST 2026 — give the exact dates for each city.
Best meeting windows
The best windows in January are 09:00–17:00 in New York (09:00–17:00 in Toronto). These are the hours inside both working days, so nobody is up early or late. It is a short window, so keep the meeting short and send an agenda in advance.
Calling and travel notes
When it is 09:00 in New York it is 09:00 in Toronto in January; when it is 12:00 in New York it is 12:00 in Toronto; when it is 17:00 in New York it is 17:00 in Toronto. The difference is under 12 hours, so the two cities are usually on the same date — but check the date for late-evening and early-morning times, when the date can differ by a day. Scheduling inside the Americas is usually straightforward: the difference between New York and Toronto is small, and the working days overlap for most of the day. The main thing to check is daylight saving — not every place in the Americas observes it, and the ones that do change on different dates (the United States and Canada in March and November, Chile in September and April, Mexico not at all since 2022).
Worked conversions
Six conversions, for January (offsets New York UTC−05:00, Toronto UTC−05:00):
| New York | Toronto |
|---|---|
| 08:00 | 08:00 |
| 09:00 | 09:00 |
| 12:00 | 12:00 |
| 14:00 | 14:00 |
| 17:00 | 17:00 |
| 20:00 | 20:00 |
In July, the answers are the same. For the reverse direction, see Toronto to New York time.
New York and Toronto at a glance
| Fact | New York | Toronto |
|---|---|---|
| Country | United States | Canada |
| Region | Americas | Americas |
| IANA time zone | America/New_York |
America/Toronto |
| Standard offset | UTC−05:00 | UTC−05:00 |
| Daylight saving offset | UTC−04:00 | UTC−04:00 |
| Offset in January 2026 | UTC−05:00 | UTC−05:00 |
| Offset in July 2026 | UTC−04:00 | UTC−04:00 |
| Observes daylight saving | Yes | Yes |
The table is the whole pair in one place. The two numbers that matter most are the January and July offsets: if they are the same in both columns for a city, that city's offset never changes; if they differ, the city observes daylight saving and the difference between the cities moves with it. The individual city pages — time in New York and time in Toronto — explain each city's time zone, and the DST pages — New York DST 2026 and Toronto DST 2026 — give the exact change dates.
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between New York and Toronto?
Toronto is the same time New York right now. In January the difference is the same time and in July it is the same time — it is the same all year.
How do I schedule a recurring meeting between New York and Toronto?
Pick a time inside the overlap — 09:00–17:00 New York time — and set the calendar event in UTC so it moves correctly when the clocks change. Re-check the overlap in March and October, when the difference moves, and rotate the time if the meeting falls outside someone's working day.
What time is it in Toronto when it is 09:00 in New York?
It is 09:00 in January and 09:00 in July. The time zone converter gives the answer for any date.
What is the best time for a meeting between New York and Toronto?
The best windows in January are 09:00–17:00 New York time — inside both working days.
Does the time difference between New York and Toronto change during the year?
No. The difference is the same time all year, because both cities change their clocks on the same dates.
What time is it in New York when it is 09:00 in Toronto?
It is 09:00 in January and 09:00 in July. See Toronto to New York time for the full comparison from Toronto's side.
What are the time zones of New York and Toronto?
New York is in America/New_York (UTC−05:00 standard time) and Toronto is in America/Toronto (UTC−05:00 standard time).
What time is it in New York when it is midnight in Toronto?
It is 00:00 in New York in January and 00:00 in July — the same time, because the two cities are on the same time. Midnight conversions are the ones that most often land on the wrong date, so always check the date as well as the time.
Sources
- IANA Time Zone Database, via Node.js Intl (
Intl.DateTimeFormatwithtimeZone) — offsets, daylight saving dates and local times in this article were worked out from the IANA database, not typed from memory. - TimeFlow's own time-zone data (
data/cities.ts,data/dst.ts), computed from the IANA database. - TimeFlow's time zone converter and meeting planner — the live tools behind the numbers on this page.
- Time-zone and daylight saving rules are set by governments and can change. For flights, deadlines and meetings that cannot move, confirm the time with an official source.