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Manitoba businesses adapt after province ends seasonal time changes
Manitobans are adjusting to a new time zone after the province ended seasonal clock changes.
Premier Wab Kinew announced on Sept.
17 that Manitoba would not turn clocks back.
The province said 92 per cent of Manitobans wanted the changes to end.
The shift brings darker mornings and scheduling challenges for construction workers and IT teams.
Manitoba joins Alberta, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and parts of northwestern Ontario, which have also ended seasonal time changes.
Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce chief Loren Remillard said businesses will find ways to adapt to the new schedule.
Manitoba businesses are adjusting to darker mornings and scheduling challenges after the province ended seasonal time changes.
The change is affecting IT teams and construction workers, according to Global News.
Premier Wab Kinew announced on Sept. 17 that Manitoba would not fall back.
The province said 92 per cent of Manitobans wanted to end seasonal time changes.
Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Loren Remillard said businesses would adapt.
- Who
- Manitoba businesses and residents are adapting to the change.
- What
- The province has ended seasonal time changes and will not fall back.
- When
- The announcement was made on Sept. 17, 2026. Businesses were reported to be adjusting on Nov. 2.
- Where
- Manitoba.
- Why
- The province said 92 per cent of Manitobans wanted to end seasonal time changes.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Premier Wab Kinew announced Manitoba would not fall back during an interview with 680 CJOB.
Global News reported that Manitoba businesses were adapting to darker mornings and scheduling issues.
- Public support
- 92 per cent of Manitobans wanted to end seasonal time changes
- Announcement
- Premier Wab Kinew said Manitoba would not fall back on Sept. 17
- Business impact
- IT teams and construction workers face changes
- Chamber of Commerce
- Loren Remillard is president and CEO of the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce
What people are saying
But ultimately this is what Manitobans decided.
You woke up and that map of North America was a lot uglier than it was back in October, but business adjusts, we will find ways to adapt