Canada Practical Country Info
Time, road side, electricity, plugs, communications and standard country identifiers in one practical reference.
For Canada, civil time is represented by America/Toronto, traffic keeps to the right side, the listed mains supply is 120 V, the international calling code is +1, and the country-code domain is .ca.
Canada time right now
Civil time reference
Canada uses multiple IANA zones on this page: America/St_Johns, America/Halifax, America/Glace_Bay, America/Moncton, America/Goose_Bay, America/Blanc-Sablon, America/Toronto, America/Iqaluit, America/Atikokan, America/Winnipeg, America/Resolute, America/Rankin_Inlet, America/Regina, America/Swift_Current, America/Edmonton, America/Cambridge_Bay, America/Inuvik, America/Vancouver, America/Creston, America/Dawson_Creek, America/Fort_Nelson, America/Whitehorse, America/Dawson.
Driving side
Right side traffic
Vehicles normally travel on the right side of the road in Canada.
Electrical system
Mains electricity
Plug and socket types
Type A
2 flat parallel pins
Type B
2 flat pins + round earth pin
How Canada is identified internationally
Measurement: Canada bases units of measurement on SI, while specified customary units may also be used under the Weights and Measures Act.
Canada practical data table
| Field | Canada | Authority / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Time zone | America/Toronto | IANA |
| Driving side | Right side | Cited road convention |
| Mains voltage | 120 V | Cited electrical reference |
| Commercial frequency | 60 Hz | Cited electrical reference |
| Calling code | +1 | ITU |
| ccTLD | .ca | IANA Root Zone |
| ISO alpha-2 | CA | ISO 3166 |
| ISO alpha-3 | CAN | ISO 3166 |
| ISO numeric | 124 | ISO 3166 |
| Measurement practice | Canada bases units of measurement on SI, while specified customary units may also be used under the Weights and Measures Act. | Cited standards source |
Sources & methodology
The source cards below document Canada's cited practical-data fields, including calling code +1, ccTLD .ca, time-zone reference America/Toronto, and identify the authority used for each claim.