Makivvik wants to end time changes in Nunavik — but eyes next year for it
Technical issues delayed the planned switch to permanent daylight saving time
Nunavimmiut who might have been looking forward to staying on daylight saving time will have to fall back Nov. 1 for at least one more year. Makivvik was planning to abandon time changes this year, but is now targeting November 2027 for that move. (Photo by Dominique Gené)
People across Nunavik will be changing their clocks when daylight saving time ends on Nov. 1.
This is a pivot from Makivvik’s earlier plans, announced Oct. 30, 2025, for Nunavik to stay on daylight saving time year-round, starting this year.
Technical and administrative issues prevented the move, Makivvik announced Oct. 14 in a news release.
Now, the organization that represents Inuit across Nunavik is targeting November 2027 to end seasonal time changes in the region.
Makivvik launched a survey in January 2025 that asked Nunavimmiut whether the region should abolish seasonal time changes and, if so, whether it should remain on daylight saving time or standard time.
The clocks move forward during daylight saving time, creating more daylight hours in the evening, but later sunrises. Standard time brings earlier sunrises, but earlier sunsets too.
The organization said it will continue working through the legal and practical steps needed to make the change, the release said.
Clocks will move forward again on March 14, 2027, when daylight saving time resumes, the release said.
I am ok with the concept of not going with time changes, however it would be added cost to constantly changing schedules for airlines and other businesses that deal with multiple different time zones especially if not everyone is changing times.
I think it should be all that do it or none! Just my thought.
I think Nunavut tried doing 1 time zone for all of Nunavut, be it different but it did not work very well. Just food for thought..
I hate change , stick with tradition