Current time in Montreal, Canada
The current local time in Montreal is shown below. Montreal observes EST in winter and EDT during daylight saving time.
Daylight saving time
Sunrise & sunset today
Timezone facts
Montreal in context
Montreal sits on an island in the St. Lawrence River in southwestern Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada with around 1.78 million residents in the municipality and a wider metropolitan area of around 4.4 million. The geography is defined by the island itself (around 50 kilometres long and 16 wide), the Mount Royal hill at its centre, and the river crossings that connect the city to the south shore and Laval to the north.
Timezone history of Montreal
Montreal uses Eastern Time, the same offset as New York and Toronto, with which it shares overlapping financial and government calendars. Quebec province sits entirely within the Eastern zone. The next change to the east is the Atlantic Time boundary at the New Brunswick border, around 1,000 kilometres downriver, with Maritimes provinces sitting one hour ahead.
Working hours in Montreal
Montreal is Canada's largest French-speaking city, and most workplace business is conducted in French, with English commonly used in international-facing roles and the technology sector. Office hours typically run 09:00 to 17:00, with a substantial 60-to-90-minute lunch break that contrasts with the shorter Anglo-Canadian norm in Toronto. The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day public holiday on 24 June produces a province-wide closure ahead of the Canada Day national holiday on 1 July.