🇨🇳 Beijing ↔ 🇨🇦 Toronto

Beijing is usually 12 hours ahead of Toronto. Toronto observes daylight saving time and Beijing does not, so the difference shifts by an hour around the changeovers.

Sunrise 4:47 AMSunset 7:48 PM(local)

Sunrise 5:37 AMSunset 9:04 PM(local)

Toronto: daylight saving timeNow UTC-4. Next change: November 1, 2026 — clocks go back 1 hour.
BeijingUTC+8
TorontoUTC-4

🇨🇳 Beijing

Dialing code+86
Population18,960,744
Coordinates39.91°N, 116.40°E
Elevation49 m

🇨🇦 Toronto

Dialing code+1
Population2,794,356
Coordinates43.71°N, 79.40°W
Elevation161 m

No comfortable common working hours — these cities barely overlap.

Working hours assumed 9:00–18:00.

Frequently asked questions

What is the time difference between Beijing and Toronto?
Beijing is 12 hours ahead of Toronto. Use the side-by-side clocks and the day/night strips above to convert any hour between them.
When is the best time to call between Beijing and Toronto?
There is no hour when standard working hours (9:00–18:00) overlap in both Beijing and Toronto, so any call falls outside business hours for at least one side.
Why does the time difference between Beijing and Toronto change?
Because at least one of Beijing and Toronto observes daylight saving time, the difference shifts by an hour when one city changes its clocks and the other has not yet (or does not).