PCT – Pacific Time (British Columbia)
PCT is UTC−7, all year. It is the name British Columbia uses for its permanent Pacific time after its final clock change on November 1, 2026.
Right now it is in Vancouver (, ).
What changed
British Columbia moved its clocks forward for the last time on March 8, 2026 and did not move them back on November 1, 2026. Its official time is now called Pacific time (PCT), replacing the seasonal names PST and PDT. PCT matches what used to be Pacific Daylight Time, so in winter BC is one hour ahead of Washington State and California, and in summer it shows the same time.
Exceptions: the East Kootenay area (Cranbrook, Fernie, Kimberley) uses UTC−6 all year like Alberta, and the northeast (Dawson Creek, Fort St. John) stays on UTC−7. Phones and computers learn about the change through software updates, so an older device may show the wrong time.
See Canada time zones, time in Vancouver and PST.
Questions people ask
What does PCT stand for?
Pacific Time, the name British Columbia uses for its year-round time from November 2026. In the US, Pacific time is still PST in winter and PDT in summer.
Is PCT the same as PDT?
It has the same offset, UTC−7. The difference is that BC keeps it all year, while the US West Coast goes back to PST (UTC−8) in winter.