IANA tz database · zone identifier

America/Vancouver

The IANA tz database identifier for Pacific Standard Time in Canada. Store this string — not the abbreviation, not the offset — and your timestamps stay correct forever.

UTC-07:00Abbreviation PDTObserves daylight saving
Time in America/Vancouver☀ Daylight
15:58:30
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Offset
UTC-07:00
Abbreviation
PDT
DST
Active

Current offset

UTC-07:00

standard UTC-08:00 · daylight UTC-07:00

Abbreviation

PDT

the daylight-saving form

DST behaviour

Observes

changes clocks twice a year

Country

🇨🇦 Canada

ISO 3166: CA · view country page →

Using this identifier

The string to put in your code.

America/Vancouver is the identifier to use in code and config for this region. Every modern language, database, and OS resolves it through the same tz database, so the examples here behave identically everywhere.

Avoid storing PDT or -07:00 — abbreviations are ambiguous and fixed offsets can't follow rule changes.

// format a date in this zone
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
timeZone: 'America/Vancouver',
dateStyle: 'full', timeStyle: 'long'
}).format(new Date());

Offset & DST behaviour

Two offsets,
every year.

America/Vancouver alternates between PST (UTC-08:00) and PDT (UTC-07:00). Right now it is on PDT; clocks fall back on 1 November 2026.

The year at a glance

PST · UTC-08:00PDT · UTC-07:00PST · UTC-08:008 Mar · +1h1 Nov · −1h Jan 2026 Dec

Technical record

The database entry, in full.

source: IANA tz database

IdentifierAmerica/Vancouver
ISO country codeCA🇨🇦 Canada
Reference coordinates49.27°N, 123.12°Wtz database reference point
Standard offsetUTC-08:00abbreviation PST
Daylight offsetUTC-07:00abbreviation PDT

Where it applies

One of Canada's 23 zones.

Looking for travel-friendly info? See Vancouver or Pacific Standard Time.

🇨🇦
Canada

37M people, 23 time zones — this identifier covers one of them.

Country page →
🇨🇦 Vancouver
15:58
15:58:30 · PDT
pop. 662KPST
🇨🇦 Surrey
15:58
15:58:30 · PDT
pop. 568KPST

Related identifiers

Nearby in the database.

Same zone group · Pacific Standard Time

other identifiers keeping PST

Same offset · UTC-07:00

other zones keeping this offset right now

Frequently asked questions

Answers specific to this identifier — generated from the database record. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].

What UTC offset is America/Vancouver?
America/Vancouver is currently UTC-07:00 (PDT). It alternates between UTC-08:00 in winter and UTC-07:00 in summer.
Does America/Vancouver observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks fall back at the next transition on 1 November 2026, as they do twice every year.
Which country uses America/Vancouver?
Canada. It is one of 23 IANA zones covering the country.
Is America/Vancouver the same as PST?
America/Vancouver is one of the IANA zones that keeps Pacific Standard Time (PST). Use America/Vancouver in software — PST is a human-friendly label, not a valid identifier.

Free · Developer API

This zone, as JSON.

Everything on this page — offset, abbreviation, DST rules, coordinates — from one endpoint, always current with the latest tzdb release.

GET /v1/timezones Live

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// this identifier, resolved live
GET /v1/timezones?iana=America/Vancouver
{
"iana": "America/Vancouver",
"utc_offset": "-07:00",
"abbreviation": "PDT",
"observes_dst": true,
"country": "CA"
}