What is the time difference between Toronto and Singapore?

Singapore is 12 hours ahead of Toronto. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Singapore from Toronto?

There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.

Does Toronto observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Toronto runs on UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

Does Singapore observe daylight saving time?

No. Singapore stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never move.

If it is midday in Toronto, what time is it in Singapore?

It is 00:00 in Singapore, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Toronto and Singapore use?

Toronto uses America/Toronto, currently UTC-4 (EDT), and Singapore uses Asia/Singapore, currently UTC+8. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Toronto time to Singapore time

Right now Singapore runs 12 hours ahead of Toronto. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for Toronto, across for Singapore.

Toronto	Singapore
00:00	12:00
01:00	13:00
02:00	14:00
03:00	15:00
04:00	16:00
05:00	17:00
06:00	18:00
07:00	19:00
08:00	20:00
09:00	21:00
10:00	22:00
11:00	23:00
12:00	00:00next day
13:00	01:00next day
14:00	02:00next day
15:00	03:00next day
16:00	04:00next day
17:00	05:00next day
18:00	06:00next day
19:00	07:00next day
20:00	08:00next day
21:00	09:00next day
22:00	10:00next day
23:00	11:00next day

Daylight saving time

Toronto changes its clocks; Singapore does not. The difference between them therefore shifts by an hour twice a year.

Toronto

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-5
Daylight: UTC-4
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

Singapore

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+8

When you can actually talk

There is no hour where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 working day. Someone has to move — the nearest workable windows are below.

Toronto 21:00–06:00Singapore 09:00–18:00
Toronto 09:00–18:00Singapore 21:00–06:00

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	Toronto	Singapore
IANA zone	America/Toronto	Asia/Singapore
Abbreviation	EDT	UTC+8
Standard offset	UTC-5	UTC+8
Daylight offset	UTC-4	—
Clock changes this year	2	0
Country	Canada	Singapore

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Toronto and Singapore?: Singapore is 12 hours ahead of Toronto. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Singapore from Toronto?: There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.
Does Toronto observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Toronto runs on UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
Does Singapore observe daylight saving time?: No. Singapore stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Toronto, what time is it in Singapore?: It is 00:00 in Singapore, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Toronto and Singapore use?: Toronto uses America/Toronto, currently UTC-4 (EDT), and Singapore uses Asia/Singapore, currently UTC+8. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.