Pacific Daylight Time, Pacific Standard Time, PDT, PST

From mid-March to early November, Pacific Daylight Time is observed in Yukon and most of British Columbia. From early November to mid-March, Pacific Standard Time is in effect.

• Vancouver is on Pacific Daylight Time in July.

Capitalization

Usage is divided with regard to the use of capitals in the names of time zones. However, Canadian dictionaries and most Canadian style guides treat the official names of time zones as proper nouns and capitalize all words: Atlantic Daylight Time and Atlantic Standard Time.

Abbreviations

The name of the time zone is abbreviated when a specific time is stated; otherwise, it is written out in full. The abbreviations PDT and PST are in upper case, with no periods.

• Please arrive at the ferry dock by 6:30 a.m. PDT.

Time zones may be stated with either the 12-hour or the 24-hour system (e.g. 5:15 p.m. PDT or 17:15 PDT).

• Your flight gets into Nanaimo at 16:45 PST