What is the time difference between Toronto and Sydney?

Sydney is 14 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 Sydney 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 Sydney observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Sydney runs on UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.

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

It is 02:00 in Sydney, 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 Sydney use?

Toronto uses America/Toronto, currently UTC-4 (EDT), and Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Toronto time to Sydney time

Right now Sydney runs 14 hours ahead of Toronto. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in Toronto, and what the clock reads in Sydney at that same moment.

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

Daylight saving time

Toronto and Sydney both observe daylight saving. Where their change dates differ, so does the gap between them for the weeks in between.

Toronto

Observes daylight saving time

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

Sydney

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+10
Daylight: UTC+11
Next change: 2026-10-04 +60m

When you can actually talk

A standard working day in Toronto and one in Sydney do not overlap at all. Any call between them is early for one side or late for the other.

Toronto 20:00–04:00Sydney 10:00–18:00
Toronto 09:00–18:00Sydney 23:00–08:00

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	Toronto	Sydney
IANA zone	America/Toronto	Australia/Sydney
Abbreviation	EDT	AEST
Standard offset	UTC-5	UTC+10
Daylight offset	UTC-4	UTC+11
Clock changes this year	2	2
Country	Canada	Australia

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Toronto and Sydney?: Sydney is 14 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 Sydney 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 Sydney observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Sydney runs on UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.
If it is midday in Toronto, what time is it in Sydney?: It is 02:00 in Sydney, 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 Sydney use?: Toronto uses America/Toronto, currently UTC-4 (EDT), and Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.